Shloka 10

Rasāyana for Longevity: Milk-Based Regimens, Triphalā, Palāśa, and Bhr̥ṅgarāja (Śrāvaṇa & Puṣya Observances)

Devanagari script

तदुद्वर्तनमात्रेण सर्वरागः प्रमुच्यते / सच्छागक्षीरचूर्णेन दृष्टिः स्यान्मासतो ऽञ्जनात्

Transliteration

tadudvartanamātreṇa sarvarāgaḥ pramucyate / sacchāgakṣīracūrṇena dṛṣṭiḥ syānmāsato 'ñjanāt

Translation

ആ ഔഷധം ശരീരത്തിൽ ഉരച്ച് പുരട്ടിയാൽ മാത്രം എല്ലാ വർണ്ണവികാര‑മലങ്ങളും ദോഷക്കറകളും നീങ്ങും. ശുദ്ധ ആട്ടിൻപാലിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടാക്കിയ ചൂർണം അഞ്ജനമായി കണ്ണിൽ ഇട്ടാൽ ഒരു മാസത്തിനകം ദൃഷ്ടി തെളിയും.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उद्वर्तन: of rubbing/massage
• उद्वर्तन: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्+वृत् (धातु) → उद्वर्तन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of rubbing/massage)

• मात्रेण: by mere measure/only
• मात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• सर्वरागः: all discoloration/blemish
• सर्वरागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (all kinds of discoloration/blemish)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/gets removed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सत्: good/pure
• सत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from अस्)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (as first member in compound); अर्थः ‘शुद्ध/उत्तम’

• छाग: goat
• छाग: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (goat)

• क्षीर: milk
• क्षीर: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (milk)

• चूर्णेन: with powder (of pure goat-milk)
• चूर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्+छाग+क्षीर+चूर्ण)

• दृष्टिः: vision/eyesight
• दृष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would become/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मासतः: in a month/after a month
• मासतः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial ablative in -तः); अर्थः ‘मासे/मासात्’ (within/after a month)

• अञ्जनात्: from (using) collyrium
• अञ्जनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादान (from collyrium application)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right means (upāya) and disciplined application remove visible defects; embodied life is supported through appropriate remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-as-dependant instrument (śarīra-sādhana) for dharma and higher pursuits; purity (śauca) as supportive of sattva.

Application: Use external udvartana (rubbing) for skin blemishes; use goat-milk-based powder as añjana regularly for a month to improve eyesight, with attention to cleanliness and dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.187 (Ayurveda/rasayana context: longevity, anti-aging, vision-strengthening preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of udvartana (rubbing therapy) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats udvartana as a direct, practical remedy: mere application/rubbing is said to remove “sarva-rāga,” i.e., bodily discoloration or morbid staining, highlighting the text’s applied therapeutic guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine here; instead, it presents a health-focused instruction, showing that the Garuda Purana also contains practical teachings alongside spiritual and post-death narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores disciplined, time-bound practice (e.g., consistent anjana use “within a month”) and careful use of pure ingredients—principles that can be applied today by seeking safe, traditionally-informed, and medically appropriate guidance.