Shloka 35

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

वासाघृतं तिक्तघृतं पिप्पलीघृतमेव च / अम्लपित्ते प्रयोक्तव्यं गुडकूष्माण्डकं तथा

Transliteration

vāsāghṛtaṃ tiktaghṛtaṃ pippalīghṛtameva ca / amlapitte prayoktavyaṃ guḍakūṣmāṇḍakaṃ tathā

Translation

अम्लपित्तात वासा-घृत, तिक्त-घृत व पिप्पली-घृत यांचा उपयोग करावा; तसेच गूळ व कूष्माण्ड (पेठा) यांची तयारीही द्यावी।

Word by Word

• वासाघृतम्: ghee prepared with vāsā
• वासाघृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासाघृत (प्रातिपदिक; वासा+घृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; औषधद्रव्यनाम

• तिक्तघृतम्: bitter ghee
• तिक्तघृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिक्तघृत (प्रातिपदिक; तिक्त+घृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• पिप्पलीघृतम्: pippalī-ghee
• पिप्पलीघृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पलीघृत (प्रातिपदिक; पिप्पली+घृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अम्लपित्ते: in acid-pitta (hyperacidity)
• अम्लपित्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्लपित्त (प्रातिपदिक; अम्ल+पित्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; रोगनाम

• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: should be administered/used
• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+युज् (धातु) → प्रयोक्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय—‘should be used’

• गुडकूष्माण्डकम्: jaggery-pumpkin preparation
• गुडकूष्माण्डकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडकूष्माण्डक (प्रातिपदिक; गुड+कूष्माण्डक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्य/पाकविशेषनाम

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (adverb/conjunctive)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti in selecting anupāna and sneha (ghṛta) to restore balance; care as a righteous act.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvic maintenance of the body-mind instrument; harmony (sāmya) as conducive to contemplation.

Application: For āmlapitta employ vāsā-ghṛta, tikta-ghṛta, pippalī-ghṛta; also use guḍa-kūṣmāṇḍa preparation as indicated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171.34-38 (āmlapitta-cikitsā sequence; ghṛta and sweet formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ghṛta (medicated ghee) in treating āmlapitta as per this verse?

The verse presents ghṛta as a classical anupāna/vehicle that carries herbs and helps pacify pitta while supporting digestion and tissue nourishment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife doctrine; it is a therapeutic instruction within the Garuda Purana’s health-related material.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests pitta-calming medicated ghee and kūṣmāṇḍa-based food medicine for acidity; contemporary use should be personalized and supervised by an Ayurvedic clinician.