Shloka 33
Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations
अभया च गुडूची च आटरूषकवाकुची / एतैरक्षसमैर्भागैर्घृतप्रस्थं विपाचयेत्
abhayā ca guḍūcī ca āṭarūṣakavākucī / etairakṣasamairbhāgairghṛtaprasthaṃ vipācayet
അഭയ, ഗുഡൂചി, ആടരൂഷക, വാകുചി—ഇവയെല്ലാം സമഭാഗമായി എടുത്ത്, അവയോടൊപ്പം ഒരു പ്രസ്ഥം നെയ്യ് പാകം ചെയ്യണം।
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Yukti (rational combination) and mātrā (proper measure) in medicine; disciplined preparation as part of right conduct.
Vedantic Theme: Order and measure in prakṛti-based remedies; using the body wisely as a vehicle for higher pursuits.
Application: Combine equal parts of abhayā, guḍūcī, āṭarūṣaka, and vākucī; cook them with one prastha of ghee to prepare a medicated ghṛta.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (series of ghṛta-yogas; medhya and roga-hara preparations)
FAQs
This verse preserves a specific herbal-ghṛta instruction—equal parts of named herbs cooked into a fixed measure of ghee—showing the text’s practical emphasis on dharmic living supported by traditional remedies.
Within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, such prescriptions function as applied guidance—how to prepare a sanctioned formulation—alongside the Purana’s wider moral and spiritual instruction.
Treat it as a classical formulation reference: if attempting in practice, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for correct identification, proportions, and safety before preparing or consuming medicated ghee.