Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

अभयाक्षामृतं चैकद्विचतुर्भागिकं युतम् / मध्वाज्यलीढं क्वाथो वा सर्वनेत्ररुगर्दनम्

Transliteration

abhayākṣāmṛtaṃ caikadvicaturbhāgikaṃ yutam / madhvājyalīḍhaṃ kvātho vā sarvanetrarugardanam

Translation

Abhayā dan Akṣāmṛta digabungkan menurut sukatan satu, dua atau empat bahagian; diambil bersama madu dan minyak sapi (ghee), atau digunakan sebagai rebusan, ia memusnahkan segala penyakit mata.

Word by Word

• अभया-अक्ष-अमृतम्: (a mixture of) abhayā, akṣa, and amṛta
• अभया-अक्ष-अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभया (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्रव्य-सूची-समासः (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'abhayā, akṣa, and amṛta (mixture)'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• एक-द्वि-चतुर्-भागिकम्: in 1-2-4 part proportions
• एक-द्वि-चतुर्-भागिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या) + द्वि (संख्या) + चतुर् (संख्या) + भागिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-समाहारः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'in proportions of 1, 2, and 4 parts'

• युतम्: mixed
• युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'combined/mixed'

• मधु-आज्य-लीढम्: licked with honey and ghee
• मधु-आज्य-लीढम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लीढ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (लीढ); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'licked with honey and ghee'

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'decoction'

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपातः (or)

• सर्व-नेत्र-रुग्-अर्दनम्: destroying all eye-pain
• सर्व-नेत्र-रुग्-अर्दनम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रुज् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'destroyer of all eye-pains'

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Measured proportion and appropriate vehicle (honey/ghee) enhance efficacy; disciplined regimen counters disease.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti and niyama (regulated practice) in sustaining the body for higher aims.

Application: Prepare Abhayā and Akṣāmṛta in 1/2/4-part proportion; take licked with honey and ghee (madhv-ājya-līḍha) or use as a decoction (kvātha) to destroy eye diseases.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (netra-roga cikitsā; internal and external formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of eye-remedy formulations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-backed medicinal formulations, showing the text’s role not only in dharma and afterlife teachings but also in health guidance through herbal preparations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey here; the focus is on removing physical eye ailments, indicating that the Purana also transmits applied knowledge for embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights classical vehicles like honey and ghee and dosage-by-proportion thinking; for modern use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner due to safety, identification, and dosage requirements.