Shloka 19

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

कदलीक्षारसंयुक्तहरिद्रा सिध्मकापहा / रम्भापामार्गयोः क्षार एरण्डेन विमिश्रितः / तदभ्यङ्गान्महादेव ! सद्यः सिध्म विनश्यति

Transliteration

kadalīkṣārasaṃyuktaharidrā sidhmakāpahā / rambhāpāmārgayoḥ kṣāra eraṇḍena vimiśritaḥ / tadabhyaṅgānmahādeva ! sadyaḥ sidhma vinaśyati

Translation

വാഴയുടെ ക്ഷാരസാരത്തോടു ചേർത്ത മഞ്ഞൾ സിദ്ധ്മകത്തെ അകറ്റുന്നു. വാഴ (രമ്പാ)യും അപാമാർഗവും നിന്നുള്ള ക്ഷാരം ആവണക്കെണ്ണയുമായി കലർത്തി അഭ്യംഗം ചെയ്താൽ, ഹേ മഹാദേവാ, സിദ്ധ്മ ഉടൻ അപ്രത്യക്ഷമാകും।

Word by Word

• कदलीक्षारसंयुक्तहरिद्रा: turmeric mixed with plantain-alkali
• कदलीक्षारसंयुक्तहरिद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली-क्षार-संयुक्त-हरिद्रा (प्रातिपदिक; कदली + क्षार + संयुक्त + हरिद्रा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सिध्मकापहा: removing sidhmaka
• सिध्मकापहा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध्मक-अपहा (प्रातिपदिक; सिध्मक + अपहा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with हरिद्रा

• रम्भापामार्गयोः: of plantain and apāmārga
• रम्भापामार्गयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा-अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व; रम्भा + अपामार्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• क्षारः: alkali
• क्षारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• एरण्डेन: with castor (oil/plant)
• एरण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• विमिश्रितः: mixed
• विमिश्रितः: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिश्र् (धातु) → विमिश्रित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with क्षारः

• तदभ्यङ्गात्: from that anointing/massage
• तदभ्यङ्गात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्-अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; तद् + अभ्यङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सिध्म: sidhma (skin disease)
• सिध्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिध्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विनश्यति: is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि-
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right preparation (saṃyoga) and right application (abhyanga) yield tangible well-being; disciplined action bears fruit.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as orderly causation at the embodied level; proper means (upāya) aligned with nature.

Application: Use turmeric with banana alkali; alternatively prepare alkali of rambhā and apāmārga, blend with castor oil, apply as abhyanga for sidhma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (series of sidhma/sidhmaka remedies: lepa, kṣāra, abhyanga, udvartana)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva
• Haridra
• Apamarga
• Eranda
• Kadali
• Rambha

FAQs

What is the importance of this remedy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical, tradition-linked medicinal formulation, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits applied knowledge (prayoga) such as herbal/alkaline preparations and therapeutic abhyanga.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or the soul’s journey in the Garuda Purana?

No—this specific verse is a medical instruction for treating sidhma (a skin disorder). It sits in a pragmatic, health-oriented context rather than the afterlife narrative.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a classical approach—combining herbal agents (haridrā), alkaline extracts (kṣāra), and oil application (abhyanga). For modern use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner due to potency/irritation risks of kṣāra.