Shloka 3

Auṣadha-Yoga: Medicinal Powders, External Therapies, Fumigation, and Vishnu as Supreme Remedy

Devanagari script

सिद्धार्थकं वचा हिङ्गु करञ्जं देवदारु च / मञ्जिष्ठा त्रिफला विश्वं शिरीषो रजनीद्वयम्

Transliteration

siddhārthakaṃ vacā hiṅgu karañjaṃ devadāru ca / mañjiṣṭhā triphalā viśvaṃ śirīṣo rajanīdvayam

Translation

「シッダールタカ（芥子）、ヴァチャー、ヒング（阿魏）、カランジャ、デーヴァダール（デオダール）を用いよ。さらにマンジシュター、トリファラー、ヴィシュヴァ（乾姜）、シリーシャ、そしてラジャニー二種（姜黄の二種）を加えよ。」

Word by Word

• सिद्धार्थकम्: siddhārthaka (mustard/white mustard)
• सिद्धार्थकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धार्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वचा: vacā
• वचा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया समानम्)

• हिङ्गु: asafoetida
• हिङ्गु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया समानम्)

• करञ्जम्: karañja
• करञ्जम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवदारु: deodar cedar
• देवदारु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया समानम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• मञ्जिष्ठा: mañjiṣṭhā (madder)
• मञ्जिष्ठा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया समानम्)

• त्रिफला: triphala
• त्रिफला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया समानम्); द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि फलानि)

• विश्वम्: viśva (dry ginger)
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिरीषः: śirīṣa
• शिरीषः: Karma (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सूची/निर्देश-शैली; कर्मपदेषु अपि प्रथमा-प्रयोगः सम्भवः)

• रजनीद्वयम्: the two rajanīs (turmeric pair)
• रजनीद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वे रजनी)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right means (yukti) in combining substances for restoring balance; disciplined care as part of orderly life.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of prakṛti’s elements to steady the mind; health as support for dharma and contemplation.

Application: Use the listed drugs as part of a compound formulation (cūrṇa/kvātha/taila depending on surrounding instructions) with correct processing and dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.193.1-2 (same medicinal sequence)

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse functions as a precise prescription-style list, indicating specific substances traditionally used for purification, protection, and remedial rites described in the Preta Kanda.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

In the Preta Kanda, practical instructions often accompany discussions of post-death rites; such herb lists are used in cleansing procedures and protective preparations connected to ritual observance around death-related ceremonies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following tradition, consult a qualified priest/vaidya to use these substances appropriately; as a takeaway, the verse emphasizes disciplined, specific ritual practice rather than vague or improvised methods.