Shloka 25

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

दह्यमानायुतः कुम्भे मूलगे खदिराङ्कुरः / साक्षधात्रीरसः क्षौद्रो हन्यात्कुष्ठं रसायनम्

Transliteration

dahyamānāyutaḥ kumbhe mūlage khadirāṅkuraḥ / sākṣadhātrīrasaḥ kṣaudro hanyātkuṣṭhaṃ rasāyanam

Translation

ഭൂമിയിൽ കുഴിച്ചിട്ട കുംഭത്തിൽ ചൂടാക്കി തയ്യാറാക്കിയ ഖദിരാങ്കുരം, ആമലകി രസവും തേനും ചേർത്ത് സേവിച്ചാൽ—ഈ രസായനം കുഷ്ഠം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• दह्यमान: being heated/burnt
• दह्यमान: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/कर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (being burnt/heated)

• आयुतः: ten thousand (in measure/quantity)
• आयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (ten-thousandfold/ten thousand)

• कुम्भे: in a pot/jar
• कुम्भे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• मूलगे: placed at the root/bottom
• मूलगे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूलग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (root-placed/at the bottom)

• खदिराङ्कुरः: a sprout of khadira (Acacia catechu)
• खदिराङ्कुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खदिरस्य अङ्कुरः)

• साक्षधात्रीरसः: dhātrī-juice with adjunct (sākṣa-)
• साक्षधात्रीरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्ष + धात्री + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (साक्ष-धात्री-रसः = juice of dhātrī with sākṣa/with adjunct)

• क्षौद्रः: honey(-mixed)
• क्षौद्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (made of honey / honeyed)

• हन्यात्: should destroy
• हन्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुष्ठम्: leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रसायनम्: a rejuvenative remedy (rasāyana)
• रसायनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/उपपद (appositional: as a rejuvenative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃskāra (processing) enhances potency; right method is as important as right substance.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) and niyama (discipline) in action; transformation through proper saṃskāra mirrors inner refinement.

Application: Prepare medicines with correct procedure (controlled heating, proper adjuncts like honey); avoid shortcuts; ensure purity of ingredients and vessel.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household_apothecary

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (rasāyana preparations; kuṣṭha remedies using khadira and dhātrī)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of khadira in Garuda Purana remedies?

Khadira is presented as a key anti-skin-disease herb; the verse highlights it in a rasāyana method combined with āmalakī juice and honey.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

The verse is medical, not eschatological; it supports the broader Purāṇic aim of preserving health so one can fulfill duties, vows, and rites properly.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual lead for Ayurvedic study; preparation methods (heating in an earth-set pot) and dosing require expert supervision.