Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

आमलक्या मधुरसं मूलं कार्पासमेव वा / पाण्डुप्रदरशान्त्यर्थं पिबेत्तण्डुलवारिणा

Transliteration

āmalakyā madhurasaṃ mūlaṃ kārpāsameva vā / pāṇḍupradaraśāntyarthaṃ pibettaṇḍulavāriṇā

Translation

പാണ്ഡുവും പ്രദരവും ശമിപ്പാൻ ആമലകിയുടെ മധുരരസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാർപ്പാസ (പരുത്തി) മൂലം—അരി കഴുകിയ വെള്ളത്തോടൊപ്പം കുടിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• āmalakyāḥ: of āmalakī
• āmalakyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmalakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• madhurasam: sweet juice
• madhurasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhura-rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (madhuraḥ rasaḥ)

• mūlam: root
• mūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• kārpāsam: cotton plant (kārpāsa)
• kārpāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārpāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• vā: or
• vā: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• pāṇḍu-pradara-śānti-artham: for alleviating pāṇḍu-pradara (pale/white discharge)
• pāṇḍu-pradara-śānti-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍu (प्रातिपदिक) + pradara (प्रातिपदिक) + śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-अर्थे द्वितीया (artham = for the purpose); बहु-तत्पुरुष (pāṇḍu-pradara-śānti)

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धा. पा/पिबति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष? actually मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: पा (to drink) — ‘let (one) drink’

• taṇḍula-vāriṇā: with rice-water
• taṇḍula-vāriṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taṇḍula (प्रातिपदिक) + vāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (taṇḍulasya vāri)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sustaining vitality (ojas/rakta) through appropriate dietetic vehicles (anupāna) and herbs.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of body-mind supports clarity (sattva) for dharma and contemplation.

Application: For pāṇḍu/pradara, administer sweet essence of āmalakī or cotton root with rice-washed water (tandula-vāri) as carrier, under supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (bleeding/pitta-related remedies around this passage); Garuda Purana 1.172 (women’s disease treatments introduced immediately after)

Characters & Entities

• Amalaki
• Karpasa
• Pandu
• Pradara

FAQs

What is the importance of rice-water (taṇḍula-vāri) in Garuda Purana remedies?

Here it functions as a gentle vehicle (anupāna) for intake—supporting absorption and making the remedy suitable for conditions like pāṇḍu and pradara.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife geography or Yama’s realm; it focuses on therapeutic conduct, aligning health-care with dharmic daily life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If using āmalakī or kārpāsa-root preparations, consult an Ayurvedic clinician—especially for bleeding disorders—while treating the verse as a traditional reference.