Shloka 3

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

तद्भक्षणमजीर्णं हि पाण्डुरोगञ्ज कामलम् / अतीसारांश्च मन्दाग्निं प्लीहाञ्चैव निवारयेत्

Transliteration

tadbhakṣaṇamajīrṇaṃ hi pāṇḍurogañja kāmalam / atīsārāṃśca mandāgniṃ plīhāñcaiva nivārayet

Translation

അതിന്റെ ഭക്ഷണം തീർച്ചയായും അജീർണം, പാണ്ഡുരോഗം, കാമല; കൂടാതെ അതിസാരം, മന്ദാഗ്നി, പ്ലീഹാ-വ്യാധികൾ എന്നിവയും ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• tad-bhakṣaṇam: eating of that (preparation)
• tad-bhakṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tasya bhakṣaṇam)

• ajīrṇam: indigestion
• ajīrṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• pāṇḍu-roga-jan: pāṇḍu-roga-causing condition (anemia/jaundice-type disorder)
• pāṇḍu-roga-jan: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍu (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक) + jan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समास: (pāṇḍu-roga) षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-सम्बन्ध + jan (उत्पादक/जनक) = 'producer of jaundice-like disease'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• kāmalam: jaundice
• kāmalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• atīsārān: diarrheas/dysenteries
• atīsārān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atīsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• manda-agniṃ: weak digestive fire
• manda-agniṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mandaḥ agniḥ)

• plīhān: spleen disorder/enlarged spleen
• plīhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plīhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (वैकल्पिक-रूप: plīhānam/plīhān)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• eva: certainly
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle: just/indeed)

• nivārayet: should ward off / prevent
• nivārayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) [नि + causative: nivāray-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Removal of obstacles (vyādhi) that hinder duty and spiritual practice; maintaining agni as a foundation of well-being.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic sādhana: caring for the body-mind instrument to enable higher pursuits; balance and purification.

Application: Use the prepared modaka remedy to address ajīrṇa, pāṇḍu, kāmala, atīsāra, mandāgni, and splenic disorders, with attention to diet and digestion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.2 (recipe for the modaka); Garuda Purana 1.192.4–1.192.6 (related herbal lists and processing)

FAQs

What is the importance of digestive fire (mandāgni) in this Garuḍa Purāṇa verse?

The verse treats mandāgni (weak digestion) as a root condition linked with multiple ailments; it recommends that consuming the stated substance helps restore digestive capacity and thereby prevents related disorders.

How does this verse relate to Garuḍa Purāṇa teachings beyond afterlife topics?

It shows the Ācāra Kāṇḍa also preserves practical dharmic living guidance—health maintenance and disease-prevention—alongside its more widely known discussions on death rites and post-death states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to prioritize digestion and diet discipline; for any specific ‘substance’ referenced in surrounding verses, consult a qualified practitioner before adopting it as a remedy.