Shloka 13

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

भक्षयेद्वा नरीबीजं पयसाज्येन पाचितम् / घृतशर्करया युक्तं शुक्रः स्यादक्षयस्ततः

Transliteration

bhakṣayedvā narībījaṃ payasājyena pācitam / ghṛtaśarkarayā yuktaṃ śukraḥ syādakṣayastataḥ

Translation

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നരിയുടെ വിത്തുകൾ പാൽയും നെയ്യും ചേർത്ത് വേവിച്ച്, പിന്നെ നെയ്യും ശർക്കരയും ചേർത്ത് കഴിക്കണം. അതിനാൽ ശുക്രധാതു അക്ഷയമായി (അക്ഷീണമായി) നിലനിൽക്കും.

Word by Word

• भक्षयेत्: should eat/consume
• भक्षयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• नरीबीजम्: narī-seed (a medicinal seed)
• नरीबीजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरी + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नर्याः/नारीणां बीजम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पयसाज्येन: with milk and ghee
• पयसाज्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (पयश्च आज्यं च), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

• पाचितम्: cooked/prepared
• पाचितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच् (धातु) → पाचित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नरीबीज’विशेषणम्

• घृतशर्करया: with ghee and sugar
• घृतशर्करया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (घृतं च शर्करा च), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युक्तम्: mixed/combined
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नरीबीज’विशेषणम् (mixed)

• शुक्रः: semen/vital fluid
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अक्षयः: inexhaustible
• अक्षयः: Karta-pradhana-visheshana (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग (imperishable)

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/हेतुवाचक (thereupon/therefrom)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bṛṃhaṇa and vājīkaraṇa: building and stabilizing śukra through nourishing dietetic preparation.

Vedantic Theme: Prāṇa-śarīra maintenance within worldly life; disciplined use of food-medicine as upāya.

Application: Cook narī seeds with milk and ghee; combine with ghee and sugar; administer as a tonic aimed at preventing śukra-kṣaya (depletion).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (vājīkaraṇa/rasāyana-like recipes)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of śukra (semen/virile essence) in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse treats śukra as a vital sustaining essence and prescribes a specific cooked preparation to make it akṣaya—stable and not easily depleted.

How does this verse fit the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

It appears as instructional guidance where Vishnu gives Garuda practical, results-oriented prescriptions—here focused on bodily vitality rather than afterlife punishments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional dietary formulation, it points to nourishment-based rejuvenation (milk, ghee, sugar) for vitality; it should be approached cautiously and ideally with guidance if one has medical conditions.