Shloka 35

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

परिपिष्टं शिरोलेपाच्छिरः शूलविनाशनम् / निर्गुण्डिकाशिखां पीत्वा गण्डमालां विनाशयेत्

Transliteration

paripiṣṭaṃ śirolepācchiraḥ śūlavināśanam / nirguṇḍikāśikhāṃ pītvā gaṇḍamālāṃ vināśayet

Translation

よく搗いて頭に塗り薬として施せば、頭痛を滅する。またニルグンディー（nirguṇḍī）の若芽を飲めば、頸の腺の腫れ（瘰癧の類）を除き得る。

Word by Word

• परिपिष्टम्: well-pounded
• परिपिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘well-ground/pounded’

• शिरः: of the head
• शिरः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of the head)

• लेपात्: from applying (as) a head-paste
• लेपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिरः-लेपात् = from head-application)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शूल: pain/colic
• शूल: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• विनाशनम्: destruction/removal
• विनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; नश् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शूलस्य विनाशनम्)

• निर्गुण्डिका: nirguṇḍikā (plant)
• निर्गुण्डिका: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गुण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of nirguṇḍikā plant)

• शिखाम्: sprig/top-shoot
• शिखाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (निर्गुण्डिकायाः शिखाम् = top sprig)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (क्त्वा/gerund); ‘having drunk’

• गण्डमालाम्: scrofula/neck-gland swelling
• गण्डमालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डमाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (गण्डानां माला = scrofula/neck-gland swelling)

• विनाशयेत्: should destroy/remove
• विनाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Alleviating suffering (duhkha-nivritti) through appropriate means is part of righteous living.

Vedantic Theme: Compassionate maintenance of the body as a support for higher aims.

Application: Use external applications for localized pain; internal decoctions/juices for systemic swellings under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184.35 within the ausadhi sequence

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse give for headache (śiraḥ-śūla)?

It states that a well-pounded preparation applied as a head-paste (śirolepa) alleviates and destroys headache.

What does the verse say about nirgundī (nirguṇḍikā) in Garuda Purana?

It says that drinking the tender shoots/tips of nirgundī helps destroy gaṇḍamālā—glandular swellings or scrofula-like neck lumps.

Practical application of this teaching today?

It preserves a traditional herbal approach: external paste for head pain and a nirgundī-based internal remedy for swellings—best applied today with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.