Shloka 5

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

पुष्येश्वेतार्कमूलन्तु पीतं शीतेन वारिणा / नश्येतु दंशकविषं करवीरादिजं विषम्

Transliteration

puṣyeśvetārkamūlantu pītaṃ śītena vāriṇā / naśyetu daṃśakaviṣaṃ karavīrādijaṃ viṣam

Translation

プシュヤの宿の日に、白きアルカの根を冷水とともに飲めば、咬傷・刺傷の毒は滅し、またカラヴィーラ（夾竹桃）など草木より生ずる毒も滅びる。

Word by Word

• पुष्ये: in Puṣya (time)
• पुष्ये: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; नक्षत्र-नाम

• श्वेत-अर्क-मूलम्: root of the white arka plant
• श्वेत-अर्क-मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (श्वेतस्य अर्कस्य मूलम्)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

• पीतम्: drunk
• पीतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शीतेन: with cold
• शीतेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of water)

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नश्येत्: would perish/be destroyed
• नश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• दंशक-विषम्: poison from a bite/sting
• दंशक-विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंशक (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दंशकस्य विषम्)

• करवीर-आदि-जम्: arising from karavīra etc.
• करवीर-आदि-जम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त; √जन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (करवीरादिभ्यः जातम्)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right remedy at right time mitigates suffering; śāstra provides practical means to counter viṣa (toxins).

Vedantic Theme: Compassionate maintenance of the body as a dharmic instrument; ordered means within prakṛti for alleviating duḥkha.

Application: On Puṣya, drink white arka root with cold water as a remedy said to destroy bite/sting poison and plant poisons like karavīra.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: personal ingestion/household remedy context

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191: viṣa-nāśana remedies; Puṣya timing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Puṣya Nakṣatra
• Śvetārka
• Karavīra

FAQs

What is the importance of Puṣya nakṣatra in Garuda Purana remedies?

This verse links efficacy of a specific antidotal intake (white arka root with cold water) to the timing of Puṣya, indicating auspicious/therapeutic alignment of medicine with nakṣatra.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Alongside afterlife and dharma topics, the text also preserves practical instructions—here, a targeted antidote protocol for toxins from bites/stings and plant-based poisons.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical traditional-medical reference; for any bite, sting, or poisoning, seek immediate professional medical care while understanding this verse as part of classical Hindu remedial lore.