Shloka 5

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

श्वासकासाम्यमाधुर्यस्वरघातार्वुदानि च / गलगण्डश्लीपदानि गुडलेपादि कारयेत्

Transliteration

śvāsakāsāmyamādhuryasvaraghātārvudāni ca / galagaṇḍaślīpadāni guḍalepādi kārayet

Translation

ശ്വാസക്കഷ്ടം, ചുമ, രുചിവികാരം, സ്വരഭംഗം, അർബുദ-ശോഥം, ഗലഗണ്ഡം, ശ്ലീപദം എന്നിവയിൽ ശർക്കര(ഗുഡ)-ലേപം മുതലായ പ്രയോഗങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• श्वास: breathlessness
• श्वास: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• कास: cough
• कास: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• आम्य: disease/illness
• आम्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• माधुर्य: sweetness (disorder)
• माधुर्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधुर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• स्वरघात: loss/obstruction of voice
• स्वरघात: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वरस्य घातः)

• अर्वुदानि: tumors/swellings
• अर्वुदानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गल: throat/neck
• गल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• गण्ड: swelling/goiter
• गण्ड: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• श्लीपदानि: elephantiasis-type swellings
• श्लीपदानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लीपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गुड: jaggery
• गुड: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• लेप: paste/plaster
• लेप: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘आदि’ = etc./and the like (post-member)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should apply
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (continuing practical instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Roga-śamana through appropriate upacāra (external applications) as a duty of self-care and care for dependents.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for dharma and bhakti); pragmatic acceptance of embodied life.

Application: Use indicated lepa (e.g., guḍa-based plaster) and allied external therapies for listed conditions; seek competent medical guidance rather than neglecting symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (Ayurveda/rasāhāra context: tastes, foods, effects)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What treatments are suggested in this Garuda Purana verse?

It recommends preparing and applying lepa (external plaster/poultice) preparations, specifically mentioning jaggery-based applications, for respiratory and swelling-related conditions.

Does the Garuda Purana discuss practical medicine as well as death rituals?

Yes. Alongside themes like dharma and post-death rites, it contains sections that catalog substances and describe therapeutic preparations such as lepa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat these as historical traditional pointers; for serious conditions like goitre, tumours, or elephantiasis, seek clinical care and use any traditional topical remedies only with qualified guidance.