Shloka 7

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि कारयेत् / गुग्गुलं गुडतुल्यं च गुटिकामुपयुज्यच / वायुः स्नायुगतं चैव अग्निमान्द्यं च नाशयेत्

Transliteration

anantāśṛṅgaverasya sūkṣmacūrṇāni kārayet / guggulaṃ guḍatulyaṃ ca guṭikāmupayujyaca / vāyuḥ snāyugataṃ caiva agnimāndyaṃ ca nāśayet

Translation

അനന്തയും ശൃംഗവേരവും സൂക്ഷ്മചൂർണ്ണമാക്കി, ഗുഡത്തിന് തുല്യമായ അളവിൽ ഗുഗ്ഗുലു ചേർത്ത് ഗുടിക (ഗുളിക) ആക്കി സേവിക്കണം. ഇത് സ്നായുഗത വാതവും അഗ്നിമാന്ദ്യവും (ജീർണാഗ്നിയുടെ മന്ദത) നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य: of anantā and śṛṅgavera
• अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्गवेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (औषध-द्रव्यसमूह), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—अनन्ता च शृङ्गवेरं च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), तस्य षष्ठी

• सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि: fine powders
• सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—सूक्ष्मं चूर्णम् इति कर्मधारय

• कारयेत्: should have (them) prepared; should make
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• गुग्गुलम्: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गुडतुल्यम्: equal in amount to jaggery
• गुडतुल्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—गुडेन तुल्यम् इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/and)

• गुटिकाम्: a pill; tablet
• गुटिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उपयुज्य: having administered/used
• उपयुज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) + उप- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having used/administered’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/and)

• वायुः: vāta (wind humor)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्नायुगतम्: located in the tendons
• स्नायुगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नायु (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—स्नायुषु गतं इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष; ‘gata’ = क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अग्निमान्द्यम्: weak digestive fire; indigestion
• अग्निमान्द्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मान्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—अग्नेः मान्द्यम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/and)

• नाशयेत्: should remove; should cure
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as typical Garuda Purana dialogue framing)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Maintaining agni (digestive fire) and balancing vāta supports clarity, steadiness, and capacity for duty.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of the guṇas through regulated living; bodily balance as a support for inner discipline.

Application: Make fine powders of anantā and śṛṅgavera; add guggulu equal to guḍa; form pills and take as directed to alleviate snāyu-gata vāyu and agni-māndya, with appropriate dietary support.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183.4-6 (purgation and ūru-stambha remedies in the same run of medical verses)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Vata)

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for vata-related pain?

It prescribes a pill (guṭikā) made from fine powder of anantā and dry ginger, combined with guggulu in jaggery-equivalent quantity, to reduce vāta lodged in tendons/sinews.

How does this verse relate to agni (digestive fire) in Garuda Purana?

It explicitly states that the same formulation removes agni-māndya—weak digestive fire—indicating a therapeutic focus on restoring digestion alongside pacifying vāta.

Practical application of this instruction today?

As a traditional Ayurvedic formulation reference: it highlights using warming, vāta-pacifying ingredients (ginger, guggulu) for tendon/nerve vāta and poor digestion—best applied under qualified Ayurvedic guidance.