Shloka 23

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

सतैलं व्रणनुत्स्याच्च स्फुटितोद्धटिताधरे / जातीपत्रं च चर्वित्वा विधृतं मुखरोगनुत्

Transliteration

satailaṃ vraṇanutsyācca sphuṭitoddhaṭitādhare / jātīpatraṃ ca carvitvā vidhṛtaṃ mukharoganut

Translation

എണ്ണയോടെ പുരട്ടിയാൽ ഇത് വ്രണശമനമാകുന്നു; പൊട്ടിപ്പിളർന്ന അധരങ്ങൾക്കും ഉപകാരമാണ്. ജാതി (മുല്ല) ഇല ചവച്ച് വായിൽ പിടിച്ചാൽ മുഖരോഗങ്ങൾ ശമിക്കും।

Word by Word

• सतैलम्: with oil; oily
• सतैलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-तैल (प्रातिपदिक; स + तैल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (तैलेन सह/तैलयुक्तम्)

• व्रणनुत्: removing wounds
• व्रणनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रण-नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; व्रण + नुत् < √नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (व्रणं नुदति इति)

• स्यात्: should be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• स्फुटितोद्धटिताधरे: in (a case of) cracked and split lips
• स्फुटितोद्धटिताधरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फुटित-उद्धटित-अधर (प्रातिपदिक; स्फुटित + उद्धटित + अधर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्फुटितश्च उद्धटितश्च अधरः यस्य/यत्र) — अर्थतः ‘स्फुटितोद्धटिते अधरे’ (locative)

• जातीपत्रम्: jasmine leaf
• जातीपत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाती-पत्र (प्रातिपदिक; जाती + पत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जात्याः पत्रम्)

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

• चर्वित्वा: having chewed
• चर्वित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर्व् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having chewed’

• विधृतम्: held/kept (in the mouth); applied
• विधृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘held/kept/applied’

• मुखरोगनुत्: removing mouth-diseases
• मुखरोगनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख-रोग-नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; मुख + रोग + नुत् < √नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मुखरोगं नुदति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra; chapter gives remedial formulations)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Alleviating suffering through appropriate care and simple remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Day-to-day alleviation of duhkha at the bodily level while sustaining the instrument of practice.

Application: Apply the preparation with oil for wounds/cracked lips; chew and retain jasmine leaves in the mouth for oral diseases.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.22 (preceding sikthaka preparation); Garuda Purana 1.177.24-26 (dental/oral remedies continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What does this verse recommend for mouth diseases according to Garuda Purana?

It recommends chewing jasmine leaves (jātī-patra) and holding them in the mouth to relieve mouth disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it is part of a practical health-remedy section within the broader Garuda Purana compilation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a gentle traditional practice, it suggests plant-based oral care; apply cautiously and seek medical guidance for persistent mouth lesions or infections.