Shloka 46

Devanagari script

मुखरोगे तु त्रिफलागण्डूषपरिधारणम् / गृहधूम यवक्षारपाठाव्योपरसाञ्जनम्

Transliteration

mukharoge tu triphalāgaṇḍūṣaparidhāraṇam / gṛhadhūma yavakṣārapāṭhāvyoparasāñjanam

Translation

Bagi penyakit mulut, hendaklah menahan kumuran (gaṇḍūṣa) yang dibuat daripada Triphalā. Juga disarankan sapuan/kolirium (añjana) yang disediakan daripada jelaga rumah, yava-kṣāra (alkali barli), pāṭhā dan vyoparasa.

Word by Word

• मुखरोगे: in mouth disease
• मुखरोगे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in mouth-disease' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुखस्य रोगः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकार: निपात/समुच्चय-भेदक — 'but/indeed'

• त्रिफलागण्डूषपरिधारणम्: retaining triphalā gargle
• त्रिफलागण्डूषपरिधारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिफला (प्रातिपदिक) + गण्डूष (प्रातिपदिक) + परि-√धृ (धातु) + अनम् (प्रत्यय; भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'the act of holding (in mouth) a triphalā gargle' (तत्पुरुष-समास; परिधारणम् = भावकृदन्त)

• गृहधूम: house smoke/soot
• गृहधूम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'house-smoke' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गृहस्य धूमः)

• यवक्षारपाठाव्योपरसाञ्जनम्: collyrium made of yavakṣāra etc.
• यवक्षारपाठाव्योपरसाञ्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षार (प्रातिपदिक) + पाठा (प्रातिपदिक) + व्योपारसा (प्रातिपदिक; द्रव्यनाम) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'collyrium/ointment of barley-alkali, pāṭhā, and vyoparasā' (बहु-अङ्ग-तत्पुरुष; द्रव्य-समाहार)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śauca (cleanliness) and preventive care begin at the mouth—gateway of food and speech.

Vedantic Theme: Control of indriyas (jihvā/vāk) supported by bodily hygiene; purity as a support for sattva.

Application: Use triphalā gaṇḍūṣa (retained gargle); apply recommended topical preparation with soot, yava-kṣāra, pāṭhā, and vyoparasa as indicated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (mukharoga cikitsā sequence: gaṇḍūṣa, lepa/añjana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Triphala

FAQs

What is the importance of Triphala in the Garuda Purana?

Here Triphalā is presented as a primary remedy for mukharoga, used via gaṇḍūṣa (retained gargle), indicating its cleansing and balancing role in oral disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; this verse is part of the Purana’s health and remedy instructions rather than its afterlife or Yama-loka narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It supports traditional oral-care practices like herbal gargling (gaṇḍūṣa); consult a qualified practitioner before using alkaline/soot-based preparations.