Shloka 15

Bhāiṣajya-yoga for Prameha, Mutra-roga, Arśa, Bhagandara, and Agni-dīpana

Devanagari script

चूर्णमुष्णोदकेनैषां पीतं चातिक्षुधाकरम् / साज्यं सूकरमांसं वै पीतं चातिक्षुधाकरम्

Transliteration

cūrṇamuṣṇodakenaiṣāṃ pītaṃ cātikṣudhākaram / sājyaṃ sūkaramāṃsaṃ vai pītaṃ cātikṣudhākaram

Translation

അവർ ചൂടുവെള്ളത്തോടുകൂടെ കുടിക്കുന്ന ചൂർണം അത്യധിക വിശപ്പിന് കാരണമാകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ നെയ്യോടുകൂടെ കഴിക്കുന്ന പന്നിമാംസവും അതിവിശപ്പുണ്ടാക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• cūrṇam: powder
• cūrṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (powder)

• uṣṇodakena: with hot water
• uṣṇodakena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; उष्ण-उदक (hot water)

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (of these)

• pītam: drunk; taken
• pītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धाातु) → pīta (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (having been drunk/when drunk)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• atikṣudhākaram: causing excessive hunger
• atikṣudhākaram: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + kṣudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपसर्गार्थ-समासः (ati- + kṣudhā-kara = causing excessive hunger)

• sājyaṃ: with ghee
• sājyaṃ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्, उपसर्गार्थ) + ājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (with ghee)

• sūkaramāṃsam: boar meat
• sūkaramāṃsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkara (प्रातिपदिक) + māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (boar's meat)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• pītam: drunk; taken
• pītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धाातु) → pīta (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• atikṣudhākaram: causing excessive hunger
• atikṣudhākaram: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + kṣudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (causing excessive hunger)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āhāra-niyama (discipline in food) to prevent bodily disturbance and craving.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as sādhanā-upakaraṇa: caring for the body supports dharma and higher pursuits; unchecked appetite strengthens rajas/tamas.

Application: Avoid combinations that intensify hunger/craving; observe personal response to hot-water powders and heavy meat+ghee; favor sattvic moderation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.187.1-4 (adjacent medical/dietary prescriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dietary discipline in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific ways of consuming food (powder with hot water; pork with ghee) to an undesirable bodily result—excessive hunger—showing that disciplined diet is treated as part of dharma and self-regulation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it supports the broader Garuda Purana theme that bodily habits and disciplined living shape one’s conduct (karma) and readiness for spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder to observe mindful eating and avoid combinations that aggravate appetite and restlessness; treat diet as a tool for steadiness and ethical self-control.