Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

काञ्जिकस्य सतैलस्य गण्डूषकवलास्थितिः / ताम्बूलचूर्णदग्धस्य मुखस्य व्याधिनुच्छिव !

Transliteration

kāñjikasya satailasya gaṇḍūṣakavalāsthitiḥ / tāmbūlacūrṇadagdhasya mukhasya vyādhinucchiva !

Translation

ഹേ ശിവാ! എണ്ണ ചേർത്ത പുളിച്ച കാഞ്ചികം വായിൽ ഗണ്ഡൂഷവും കവലവും ആയി പിടിച്ചാൽ താംബൂലചൂർണദാഹത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള മുഖരോഗങ്ങൾ ശമിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• काञ्जिकस्य: of sour gruel (kanjika)
• काञ्जिकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्जिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सतैलस्य: of (that which is) with oil
• सतैलस्य: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘तैलयुक्त’

• गण्डूष: mouth-holding (gargle)
• गण्डूष: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• कवल: bolus/morsel (chewed lump)
• कवल: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अस्थितिः: non-use/absence (of gargling and bolus-holding)
• अस्थितिः: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject notion/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘गण्डूष’ + ‘कवल’ इत्येतयोः द्वन्द्वसमासः, तस्य ‘अस्थितिः’ (absence of practice)

• ताम्बूल: betel (leaf/quid)
• ताम्बूल: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• चूर्ण: powder
• चूर्ण: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• दग्धस्य: of (that which is) burnt/scorched
• दग्धस्य: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• मुखस्य: of the mouth
• मुखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• व्याधि: by disease
• व्याधि: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• नुच्छिव: O Chiva (Śiva), dispeller of disease
• नुच्छिव: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नुत् (कृदन्त; √नुद् (धातु) + क्विप्/क्विन्) + छिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘व्याधिनुत्’ = व्याधिं नुदति इति (disease-dispelling) + ‘छिव’ (vocative usage as संबोधन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda; verse includes an address 'O Śiva' as a traditional vocative)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body through appropriate remedies is a supportive duty for sustaining life and practice.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as an instrument (sadhana) to uphold dharma; pragmatic maintenance without attachment.

Application: Use a fermented sour gruel (kanjika) mixed with oil as gargle/mouth-rinse to alleviate mouth disorders from burning/irritation (e.g., from betel preparations).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (Ayurveda/medicine section; mukha-roga and therapies such as gandusha/kavala, nasya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of gaṇḍūṣa (gargling/holding liquid in the mouth) in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents gaṇḍūṣa and kavala as therapeutic oral practices, using kāñjika with oil to relieve mouth disorders, showing the Purana’s practical Ayurvedic dimension.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Alongside afterlife and dharma topics, the Garuda Purana also preserves applied knowledge—here, a specific remedy for oral burning and disease—indicating holistic guidance for embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it points to oil-mixed sour-fermented gargles for oral irritation; in modern use, one should adapt cautiously and consult qualified medical guidance for mouth ulcers or burns.