Shloka 10

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

तिलक्वाथेन संयुक्तं रक्तगुल्मं स्त्रिया हर / कुसुमस्य निबद्धञ्च तरुणीनां महेश्वर

Transliteration

tilakvāthena saṃyuktaṃ raktagulmaṃ striyā hara / kusumasya nibaddhañca taruṇīnāṃ maheśvara

Translation

ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ, എള്ളിന്റെ ക്വാഥം ചേർത്ത പ്രയോഗം സ്ത്രീകളിലെ രക്തഗുല്മം അകറ്റുന്നു; കൂടാതെ യുവതികൾക്കായി പുഷ്പബന്ധം (പൂ കെട്ടൽ) എന്നും വിധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तिलक्वाथेन: with sesame decoction
• तिलक्वाथेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तिलस्य क्वाथः)

• संयुक्तम्: mixed/combined
• संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (रक्तगुल्मम्) विशेषणम्

• रक्तगुल्मम्: blood-related abdominal lump (raktagulma)
• रक्तगुल्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (रक्तः गुल्मः)

• स्त्रिया: by/for a woman
• स्त्रिया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• हर: remove
• हर: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कुसुमस्य: of the flower
• कुसुमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• निबद्धम्: bound/tied (as a bandage)
• निबद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + बन्ध् (धातु) → निबद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (रक्तगुल्मम्) विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• तरुणीनाम्: of young women
• तरुणीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda, within an Ācāra/Prayoga-style passage)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Holistic care: bodily disorders are treated through both material remedies and protective observances, reflecting integrated dharmic living.

Vedantic Theme: Interplay of gross (sthūla) and subtle (sūkṣma) supports; upāyas may be medicinal and symbolic without contradicting higher truth.

Application: Prepare sesame-based decoction for rakta-gulma in women; apply prescribed floral binding/amulet practice for young women as supportive care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (continuation of gynecological therapeutics; inclusion of non-pharmacological bindings suggests ritual adjuncts)

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of sesame (tila) in Garuda Purana practices?

This verse presents sesame-based preparation (tila-kvātha) as a curative measure, reflecting tila’s common ritual-and-remedial role in Purāṇic practice (purification, protection, and supportive healing).

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings on dharma and practice?

Rather than describing the afterlife, it functions as an Ācāra-style instruction: dharma includes caring for the body through sanctioned remedies and protective observances used in household life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that traditional texts often pair spirituality with practical wellbeing; for health issues, seek qualified medical guidance while treating ritual practices as cultural/spiritual support rather than a substitute for care.