Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

त्रिसप्ताहं वाः पिष्टानि ज्योतिष्मत्याः फलानि हि / शुक्लाभयामज्जलेपाद्दन्तस्याङ्ककलङ्कनुत्

Transliteration

trisaptāhaṃ vāḥ piṣṭāni jyotiṣmatyāḥ phalāni hi / śuklābhayāmajjalepāddantasyāṅkakalaṅkanut

Translation

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂന്ന് ആഴ്ച ജ്യോതിഷ്മതിയുടെ ഫലങ്ങൾ അരച്ച് ലേപമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കണം. ശുക്ലാഭയയുടെ മജ്ജ (പൾപ്പ്) ലേപിച്ചാൽ പല്ലിലെ പാടുകളും കളങ്കചിഹ്നങ്ങളും മാറും.

Word by Word

• त्रिसप्ताहम्: for three weeks
• त्रिसप्ताहम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सप्ताह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः सप्ताहाः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or/alternatively)

• पिष्टानि: pounded
• पिष्टानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (ground/pounded)

• ज्योतिष्मत्याः: of jyotiṣmatī (a plant)
• ज्योतिष्मत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• शुक्लाभयामज्जलेपात्: from the paste of the pith of śuklābhayā
• शुक्लाभयामज्जलेपात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक) + अभया (प्रातिपदिक) + मज्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समाहार/तत्पुरुषसमासः (शुक्लाभयायाः मज्जया लेपः)

• दन्तस्य: of the tooth
• दन्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अङ्ककलङ्कनुत्: remover of tooth-marks/stains
• अङ्ककलङ्कनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + कलङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त; √नुद् धातु, क्विप्/क्विन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अङ्ककलङ्कं नुदति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a didactic medical-remedial section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discipline over time (niyama) yields purification; external cleanliness mirrors inner order.

Vedantic Theme: Niyama and śauca as preparatory virtues; steadiness (dhairya) in practice.

Application: For three weeks apply paste of jyotiṣmatī fruits; apply śuklā-abhayā marrow/pulp as a topical lepa to remove tooth stains and blemish-marks.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.32-36 (series of dental/oral formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Jyotiṣmatī and Abhayā in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse presents them as practical purificatory medicines: Jyotiṣmatī fruit paste and Śuklā Abhayā pulp are recommended to remove discoloration and blemish-marks from the teeth.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching?

Within Achāra-oriented instruction, bodily cleanliness and removal of visible defects are treated as part of disciplined living; this verse gives a concrete herbal method aligned with purity and proper conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to maintain cleanliness and health through disciplined routines; if considering herbs like Jyotiṣmatī or Harītakī, apply them only with informed guidance from qualified Ayurvedic practitioners.