Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

यस्य बालस्य तिलकः कृतो गौरोचनाख्यया / शर्करा-कुष्ठपानञ्च दत्तं स स्याच्च निर्भयः / विष-भूत-ग्रहादिभ्यो व्याधिभ्यो बालकः शिव

Transliteration

yasya bālasya tilakaḥ kṛto gaurocanākhyayā / śarkarā-kuṣṭhapānañca dattaṃ sa syācca nirbhayaḥ / viṣa-bhūta-grahādibhyo vyādhibhyo bālakaḥ śiva

Translation

ഗോരോചന എന്ന ദ്രവ്യത്തോടെ തിലകം ചെയ്ത്, ശർക്കരയും കുഷ്ഠവും ചേർന്ന പാനം കൊടുത്ത ബാലൻ നിർഭയനാകുന്നു. വിഷം, ഭൂത-ഗ്രഹാദികൾ, മറ്റ് രോഗങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്ന് സംരക്ഷിതനായി ആ ബാലൻ ശിവമയമായ കല്യാണം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• बालस्य: of the child
• बालस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तिलकः: tilaka mark
• तिलकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कृतः: is made/applied
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु), क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भाव (passive/resultative)

• गौरोचना-आख्यया: with (the substance) called gaurocanā
• गौरोचना-आख्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरोचना (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; साधन/करणवाचक

• शर्करा-कुष्ठ-पानम्: drinking of sugar and kuṣṭha (costus)
• शर्करा-कुष्ठ-पानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (शर्करा-कुष्ठयोः पानम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दत्तम्: is given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भाव

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निर्भयः: fearless
• निर्भयः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक; निः + भय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विष-भूत-ग्रह-आदिभ्यः: from poison, spirits, seizures/ ग्रह etc.
• विष-भूत-ग्रह-आदिभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित समुच्चय; अपादानवाचक

• व्याधिभ्यः: from diseases
• व्याधिभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन

• बालकः: the boy/child
• बालकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā and śānti: safeguarding children through combined ritual and remedy is a duty; fearlessness arises from ordered care and faith.

Vedantic Theme: Acknowledges adhyātmika/adhidaivika/ādhibhautika sources of suffering in lived experience; seeks śānti through right means.

Application: Use culturally meaningful protective practices alongside evidence-based pediatric care; reduce fear by structured prevention and timely treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household/childcare space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (protective and medical measures; adjacent women’s health remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Bhuta
• Graha

FAQs

What is the importance of gorocanā tilaka in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents gorocanā tilaka as an apotropaic (protective) mark that helps keep a child safe from poison, spirit-related disturbances (bhūta), graha afflictions, and illness, cultivating “nirbhayatā” (fearlessness/security).

How does this verse explain protection from bhūta and graha afflictions?

It frames certain disturbances as “bhūta” and “graha” influences and prescribes a combined ritual-medical approach—tilaka plus a medicinal drink—aimed at preventing seizure-like or harmful effects attributed to such forces.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it emphasizes preventative care for children through culturally rooted protective practices; in modern use, rituals may be observed with faith while any herbal intake should be done cautiously and with qualified guidance.