Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

शतमूल्यैरण्डमूलचक्राव्याघ्रीपलैः शृतम् / तैलं नस्यमरुश्लेष्मतिमिरोर्ध्वर् (द्ध) गदापहम्

Transliteration

śatamūlyairaṇḍamūlacakrāvyāghrīpalaiḥ śṛtam / tailaṃ nasyamaruśleṣmatimirordhvar (ddha) gadāpaham

Translation

ശതമൂലി, എരണ്ടവേര്, ചക്രാ, വ്യാഘ്രീ—ഓരോന്നും ഒരു പലം വീതം ചേർത്ത് കാച്ചിയ തൈലം നസ്യമായി പ്രയോഗിച്ചാൽ വരൾച്ച, ശ്ലേഷ്മം, തിമിരം, കൂടാതെ ഊർദ്ധ്വഭാഗരോഗങ്ങൾ അകറ്റുന്നു।

Word by Word

• शतमूल्यैः: with śatamūlya (an herb)
• शतमूल्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतमूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शतं मूल्यं यस्य/शतमूल्य), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; tatpurusha, masculine, instrumental plural

• एरण्डमूलचक्राव्याघ्रीपलैः: with castor-root, cakrā, vyāghrī and pala (herbs)
• एरण्डमूलचक्राव्याघ्रीपलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डमूल + चक्रा + व्याघ्री + पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमास (एरण्डमूल-चक्रा-व्याघ्री-पल), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; dvandva (collective), neuter, instrumental plural

• शृतम्: boiled/cooked
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शृत (कृदन्त; √श्रु/√शृ धातु ‘to cook/boil’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle, neuter nom/acc sg

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• नस्यम्: nasal medication (nasya)
• नस्यम्: Prayojya/Upaya (Means/उपाय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• अरुश्लेष्मतिमिरोर्ध्वगदापहम्: removing aru, phlegm, darkness (eye-disease) and upward disorders
• अरुश्लेष्मतिमिरोर्ध्वगदापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरु + श्लेष्म + तिमिर + ऊर्ध्वगद + अपह (कृदन्त; √हृ/√अपह् धातु ‘to remove’)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; अपह (घञ्/कृदन्त-प्राय) ‘अपह’ = ‘removing’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; multi-member tatpurusha, neuter nom/acc sg

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right procedure (vidhi) and measured preparation in healing; disciplined application of therapy.

Vedantic Theme: Order and measure (niyama) in action; skillful means (upaya) in embodied life.

Application: Prepare medicated oil by cooking with śatamūlī, castor root, cakrā, and vyāghrī (one pala each); administer as nasya to relieve dryness, phlegm disorders, timira, and upper-region diseases.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (nasya and head/upper-body therapeutics)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya in Garuda Purana’s Ayurvedic guidance?

This verse explicitly recommends nasya (nasal therapy) with medicated oil as a targeted treatment for upper-body disorders, including phlegm-related issues and visual obscuration (timira).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the focus is on bodily therapy (ūrdhva-jatru/upper-region ailments) rather than eschatology or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores the classical Ayurvedic idea that nasal administration can influence head-and-sense disorders; any nasya practice should be done under qualified supervision.