Shloka 15

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

दोषघ्नं पद्मपत्रञ्च त्रिपुटं वातकृत्परम् / सक्षारः सर्वदोषघ्नो वास्तुको रोचनः परः

Transliteration

doṣaghnaṃ padmapatrañca tripuṭaṃ vātakṛtparam / sakṣāraḥ sarvadoṣaghno vāstuko rocanaḥ paraḥ

Translation

പദ്മപത്രം ദോഷഹരമെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; എന്നാൽ ത്രിപുടം വാതത്തെ അത്യന്തമായി വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. സക്ഷാരം സർവദോഷഹരമാണ്; വാസ്തുകം രുചിയും വിശപ്പും വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠം.

Word by Word

• दोष-घ्नम्: destroying disorders
• दोष-घ्नम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोषाणां घ्नम्)

• पद्म-पत्रम्: lotus leaf
• पद्म-पत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पद्मस्य पत्रम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिपुटम्: tripuṭa (a plant)
• त्रिपुटम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• वात-कृत्-परम्: strongly vāta-provoking
• वात-कृत्-परम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ (धातु) ‘to make’ से) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वातं करोति इति वातकृत्; तस्मात् परम् = अत्यधिकम्)

• स-क्षारः: alkaline (with kṣāra)
• स-क्षारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार (प्रातिपदिक) + स- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (क्षारयुक्तः)

• सर्व-दोष-घ्नः: destroying all doṣas
• सर्व-दोष-घ्नः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वदोषाणां घ्नः)

• वास्तुकः: vāstuka (a leafy vegetable)
• वास्तुकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास्तुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रोचनः: appetizing / pleasing
• रोचनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोचन (प्रातिपदिक; √रुच् (धातु) ‘to please/shine’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• परः: excellent / superior
• परः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of substances: some pacify, some provoke; knowledge prevents inadvertent harm and supports regulated life.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāda (carelessness) in diet binds; attentive living supports clarity (sattva) for higher pursuits.

Application: Use padmapatra for doṣa relief; avoid/limit tripuṭa when vāta is high; consider sakṣāra as broadly balancing (with caution in modern terms); use vāstuka to stimulate appetite.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (dravya-guṇa section)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Doshas

FAQs

What is the importance of listing specific foods like padmapatra and vāstuka in the Garuda Purana?

The verse preserves practical dharmic lifestyle knowledge—what to eat for balance, appetite, and health—showing Purāṇic teaching includes everyday wellbeing alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By promoting regulated living: maintaining health and appetite supports steadiness in vows, charity, and ritual duties emphasized throughout the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use appetizing, digestively supportive greens (like vāstuka/bathua where identified) when digestion is weak; avoid items described as strongly vāta-aggravating if you have dryness, gas, or anxiety tendencies.