Shloka 6

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

यवभस्म विडङ्गञ्च गन्धपाषाणमेव च / शुण्ठिरेषाञ्चैव चूर्णं भ्वितं रुधिरेणवै

Transliteration

yavabhasma viḍaṅgañca gandhapāṣāṇameva ca / śuṇṭhireṣāñcaiva cūrṇaṃ bhvitaṃ rudhireṇavai

Translation

യവഭസ്മം, വിഡംഗം, ഗന്ധപാഷാണം, കൂടെ ശുണ്ഠി—ഇവയെല്ലാം ചൂർണമാക്കി രക്തത്തിൽ നന്നായി സംസ്കരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• yava-bhasma: barley-ash
• yava-bhasma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yava (प्रातिपदिक) + bhasma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yavasya bhasma = barley-ash)

• viḍaṅgam: false black pepper (viḍaṅga)
• viḍaṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viḍaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

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

• gandha-pāṣāṇam: fragrant stone (gandha-pāṣāṇa)
• gandha-pāṣāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṣāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्रव्यनाम), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gandhasya pāṣāṇaḥ = fragrant stone)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• śuṇṭhī: dry ginger
• śuṇṭhī: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuṇṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• reṣāṇām: of the reṣā (a medicinal substance)
• reṣāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: reṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• bhāvitam: treated/impregnated
• bhāvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) + bhāvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भू-धातोः णिच् (causative) + क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘संस्कृत/भावित’ = impregnated/treated

• rudhireṇa: with blood
• rudhireṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (instrumental)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material substances, when properly processed (saṃskāra), yield specific effects; efficacy depends on correct method.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti as instrument under niyati; results arise from causes when conditions are complete (kāraṇa-kārya-bhāva).

Application: Follow exact proportions and processing (powdering, bhāvanā/impregnation) rather than improvising; treat as a procedural recipe.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188 (medical/abhicāra-bhūta-pratiṣedha context)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this medicinal formula in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a specific preparation method—making a cūrṇa (powder) of listed substances and ‘bhāvana’ (infusion)—showing the text’s practical, ritual-medical dimension alongside its spiritual teachings.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes like protection and post-death rites?

In many Garuda Purana contexts, protective or remedial measures are taught as part of maintaining purity and warding off afflictions; this verse contributes a technical recipe-style instruction within that broader instructional dialogue of Vishnu to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical/heritage medical reference: consult qualified Ayurvedic practitioners before attempting any preparation, and focus on the underlying principle—disciplined, methodical practice aligned with dharma and wellbeing.