Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

भृङ्गराजरसैर्घृष्टं घुटिकाञ्जनमिष्यते / आन्ध्यं सतिमिरं काचं हन्त्यन्यान्नेत्ररोगकान्

Transliteration

bhṛṅgarājarasairghṛṣṭaṃ ghuṭikāñjanamiṣyate / āndhyaṃ satimiraṃ kācaṃ hantyanyānnetrarogakān

Translation

ഭൃംഗരാജരസത്തിൽ അരച്ച് തയ്യാറാക്കുന്ന ഘുടികാഞ്ജനം ശ്രേഷ്ഠമെന്ന് പറയുന്നു. ഇത് അന്ധത, തിമിരം, കാചം (മുത്തുകണ്ണുപോലുള്ള മങ്ങൽ) എന്നിവയും മറ്റു നേത്രരോഗങ്ങളും നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• भृङ्गराज: bhringaraja (Eclipta alba)
• भृङ्गराज: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (in compound stem), एकवचन — 'of bhringaraja' (in compound)

• रसैः: with juices
• रसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• भृङ्गराजरसैः: with bhringaraja juice(s)
• भृङ्गराजरसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; तृतीया, बहुवचन — 'with the juices of bhringaraja'

• घृष्टम्: ground
• घृष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √घृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'rubbed/ground'

• घुटिका: pill
• घुटिका: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (in compound stem), एकवचन — 'pill/tablet' (in compound)

• अञ्जनम्: pill-collyrium
• अञ्जनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; समास: घुटिका-अञ्जन (तत्पुरुष; 'collyrium in pill form')

• इष्यते: is regarded (as effective)
• इष्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'is considered/approved'

• आन्ध्यम्: blindness
• आन्ध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• स: with
• स: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-भाव)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) — 'with' (as first member in compound)

• तिमिरम्: timira (visual obscuration)
• तिमिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• सतिमिरम्: together with timira
• सतिमिरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष — 'along with timira'

• काचम्: cataract (kāca)
• काचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'destroys'

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural; qualifies netrarogakān

• नेत्र: eye
• नेत्र: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (in compound stem), एकवचन — 'of eye' (in compound)

• रोगकान्: diseases (of the eye)
• रोगकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural; समास: नेत्र-रोगक (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Persistent ailments can be addressed through appropriate saṃskāra (processing) of herbs; careful preparation transforms efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-pariṇāma: transformation through right combination and method; clarity of perception as support for discernment.

Application: Prepare ghuṭikāñjana by triturating with fresh bhṛṅgarāja juice; apply as directed with cleanliness to avoid infection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (añjana/vartikā/ghuṭikā preparations; netra-roga taxonomy: āndhya, timira, kāca)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of anjana (collyrium) in Garuda Purana?

The verse records a specific anjana preparation method (trituration with herbal juice), reflecting how classical texts transmit practical therapeutic procedures alongside spiritual teaching.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey directly; its focus is maintaining health (especially sight), which supports study, worship, and dharmic duties emphasized elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to bhringaraj-based external formulations for eye conditions; because ocular preparations can be risky, modern use should be only under trained Ayurvedic/medical supervision.