Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

मध्वाज्यपिप्पलीचूर्णं क्वथितं क्षीरसंयुतम् / पीतं हृद्रोगकासस्य विषमज्वरनुद्भवेत्

Transliteration

madhvājyapippalīcūrṇaṃ kvathitaṃ kṣīrasaṃyutam / pītaṃ hṛdrogakāsasya viṣamajvaranudbhavet

Translation

തേനും നെയ്യും ചേർത്ത പിപ്പലി ചൂർണം പാലോടെ കാച്ചി കുടിച്ചാൽ ഹൃദ്രോഗവും ചുമയും അകന്നു, വിഷമജ്വരവും ശമിക്കും।

Word by Word

• मधु-आज्य-पिप्पली-चूर्णम्: powder of honey, ghee and long pepper
• मधु-आज्य-पिप्पली-चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी/संबन्ध-प्रधानः)

• क्वथितम्: boiled/decocted
• क्वथितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• क्षीर-संयुतम्: mixed with milk
• क्षीर-संयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम्

• पीतम्: when drunk
• पीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (सेवनार्थे) ‘पानं कृतम्’

• हृद्-रोग-कासस्य: of heart-disease and cough
• हृद्-रोग-कासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• विषम-ज्वर-नुत्: remover of intermittent fever
• विषम-ज्वर-नुत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; नुद्-धातोः क्तिन्/क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘नुत्’ = नाशक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (औषधस्य)

• भवेत्: would become/prove
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a medicinal/remedial teaching context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Preservation of health through appropriate, sattvic medicaments supports one’s capacity for dharma and worship.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana—body as an instrument for puruṣārthas; moderation and right means (yukti).

Application: Use pippalī with honey and ghee, boiled and taken with milk, as a formulated drink for cough, heart-affliction, and intermittent fever under suitable guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (Ayurveda/auṣadha section): fever (jvara), cough (kāsa) and formulations; Garuda Purana 1.176–1.178 (adjacent medical recipes and regimen guidance)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Ayurvedic remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical healing guidance—using classical ingredients like pippalī, honey, ghee, and milk—alongside its broader spiritual and dharmic teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it addresses bodily ailments. Indirectly, it reflects the text’s concern for sustaining health so one can fulfill dharma and religious duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional formulation, it can be treated as a heritage reference; in modern practice, use it only with appropriate medical guidance, especially for heart conditions and fever.