Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सैन्धवं कृष्णलवणं सौवीरं मत्स्यपित्तकम् / मधु सर्पिः सितायुक्तं स्त्रीणां तद्भगलेपनात्

Transliteration

saindhavaṃ kṛṣṇalavaṇaṃ sauvīraṃ matsyapittakam / madhu sarpiḥ sitāyuktaṃ strīṇāṃ tadbhagalepanāt

Translation

സൈന്ധവലവണവും, കൃഷ്ണലവണവും, സൗവീര (ക്ഷാര/തീക്ഷ്ണ ലവണ)വും, മത്സ്യപിത്തവും—ഇവ തേൻ, നെയ്യ്, പഞ്ചസാര എന്നിവയോടെ ചേർത്ത് സ്ത്രീയുടെ ഭഗത്തിൽ ലേപമായി പുരട്ടുന്നതായി ഇവിടെ പരാമർശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सैन्धवम्: rock-salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. singular); द्रव्यवाचक

• कृष्णलवणम्: black salt
• कृष्णलवणम्: Karma (Ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘कृष्णं लवणम्’

• सौवीरम्: sauvīra (a salt/mineral from Sauvīra)
• सौवीरम्: Karma (Ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; द्रव्य/देशज-नाम

• मत्स्यपित्तकम्: fish bile
• मत्स्यपित्तकम्: Karma (Ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य + पित्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मत्स्यस्य पित्तकम्’

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Karma (Ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• सर्पिः: ghee
• सर्पिः: Karma (Ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; विसर्गान्त-रूपम्

• सितायुक्तम्: mixed with sugar
• सितायुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of mixture)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिता + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः ‘सितया युक्तम्’

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• तत्: that / their
• तत्: Sambandha (Determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन-सम्बन्धे (as determiner in compound)

• भग: vulva / female organ
• भग: Adhikarana (Locus, in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन-सम्बन्धे (as member in compound)

• लेपनात्: from smearing / by application
• लेपनात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular); हेतौ/कारणे (from/by reason of smearing)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.180 (auṣadha/vaśīkaraṇa and sexual-control recipes)

FAQs

What is the importance of this paste (lepa) description in the Garuda Purana?

It illustrates the text’s practical, prescriptive style—listing specific substances and a method of application as part of a ritual/therapeutic or expiatory instruction within the Preta Kanda framework.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like sin, purification, and afterlife ritual?

Preta Kanda often connects bodily conduct and ritual purity with karmic consequences; such material prescriptions function as remedial measures (purification/expiation) that support dharmic order and reduce harmful outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical ritual-medical reference: prioritize ethical conduct and consult qualified practitioners for any real-world health practice rather than applying ancient formulations literally.