Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

बृहतीकस्य वै मूलं संपिष्टमुदकेन च / पीतं संघातवातस्य विपाटनकृदेव च

Transliteration

bṛhatīkasya vai mūlaṃ saṃpiṣṭamudakena ca / pītaṃ saṃghātavātasya vipāṭanakṛdeva ca

Translation

ബൃഹതീകയുടെ വേർ വെള്ളത്തിൽ അരച്ച് കുടിച്ചാൽ സംഘാത-വാതം (അടഞ്ഞു കട്ടയായ വാതം) പൊളിച്ച് ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• बृहतीकस्य: of bṛhatīka (a plant)
• बृहतीकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहतीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (औषधिनाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संपिष्टम्: pounded, ground
• संपिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पिष् (धातु) → संपिष्ट (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• उदकेन: with water
• उदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पीतम्: to be drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (drunk/taken)

• संघातवातस्य: of obstructive/clustered vāta (wind disorder)
• संघातवातस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संघात (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (संघातः एव वातः / संघात-रूपः वातः)

• विपाटनकृत्: causing breaking/opening (dispersing)
• विपाटनकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-पट् (धातु) → विपाटन (प्रातिपदिक) + कृद्/कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विपाटनं करोति इति)

• एव: certainly, indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diagnosis-specific medicine: targeted intervention breaks pathological obstruction.

Vedantic Theme: Yathārtha-jñāna leading to duḥkha-kṣaya (right knowledge applied to embodied life).

Application: Crush bṛhatīkā root in water and drink to break up saṅghāta-vāta (obstructed/clotted vāta).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (vāta-roga remedies sequence: external and internal preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical therapeutic guidance—here, a simple water-preparation of an herb-root is prescribed to address a specific vāta pathology (saṃghāta-vāta).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse does not describe the after-death journey; it belongs to an instructional section that includes remedies and practical measures, indicating the text’s broader scope beyond afterlife descriptions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional principle: specific preparations are matched to specific imbalances (like obstructed vāta). In modern practice, one should treat it as historical Ayurvedic guidance and consult a qualified practitioner before using herbs.