Shloka 2

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

रुद्र लाङ्गलिकामूलं चेक्षुदर्भस्तथैव च / तेन व्रणमुखं लिप्तं शल्यं निः स रति व्रणात् / चिरकालप्रविष्टो ऽपि तेन मार्गेण शङ्कर

Transliteration

rudra lāṅgalikāmūlaṃ cekṣudarbhastathaiva ca / tena vraṇamukhaṃ liptaṃ śalyaṃ niḥ sa rati vraṇāt / cirakālapraviṣṭo 'pi tena mārgeṇa śaṅkara

Translation

ໂອ ສັງກະຣະ (Śaṅkara) ເອົາຮາກພືດຊື່ ຣຸດຣະ-ລາງກະລິກາ (rudra-lāṅgalikā) ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ cekṣu ແລະ darbha. ເມື່ອທາທີ່ປາກບາດແຜ ສິ່ງແປກປອມທີ່ຝັງຢູ່ຈະອອກຈາກບາດແຜ ຕາມທາງເດີມນັ້ນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຝັງມາດົນກໍຕາມ.

Word by Word

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• लाङ्गलिकामूलम्: root of lāṅgalikā
• लाङ्गलिकामूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गलिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘लाङ्गलिकायाः मूलम्’

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• इक्षुदर्भः: sugarcane and darbha grass
• इक्षुदर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (contextual) ‘इक्षुश्च दर्भश्च’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तेन: with that (by it)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• व्रणमुखम्: mouth/opening of the wound
• व्रणमुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘व्रणस्य मुखम्’

• लिप्तम्: smeared
• लिप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘smeared/applied’

• शल्यम्: foreign body; splinter
• शल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• निःसरति: comes out; exits
• निःसरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः + सृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• व्रणात्: from the wound
• व्रणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• चिरकालप्रविष्टः: entered long ago; long-embedded
• चिरकालप्रविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरकाल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त, प्र + √विश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण; ‘चिरकाले प्रविष्टः’

• अपि: even
• अपि: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मार्गेण: by the path/way
• मार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (yukti) applied to remove the cause of suffering; doṣa-hetu removal precedes healing.

Vedantic Theme: Upāya-kauśalya: removing the ‘foreign body’ as an analogy for removing avidyā/kleśa (implicit), though here primarily medical.

Application: Prepare a wound-anointing from roots of rudra-lāṅgalikā along with cekṣu and darbha; apply to the wound-mouth to expel an embedded foreign body even if long lodged.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188 (wound management; śalya removal techniques)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara (Śaṅkara)

FAQs

What is the importance of shalya-removal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical therapeutic knowledge: specific herbs and darbha are applied to a wound so that a lodged foreign body (śalya) is expelled naturally, showing the text’s concern for bodily well-being alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the method of extracting a foreign body from a wound?

It states that smearing the wound’s opening with a paste made from rudra-lāṅgalikā root along with cekṣu and darbha causes the śalya to come out through the same channel by which it entered, even if it has been embedded for a long time.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it highlights timely care and the use of appropriate medicaments; in modern practice, treat wounds promptly and seek qualified medical help for embedded objects rather than attempting unsafe extraction.