Shloka 35

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

त्रिसप्ताहं वाः पिष्टानि ज्योतिष्मत्याः फलानि हि / शुक्लाभयामज्जलेपाद्दन्तस्याङ्ककलङ्कनुत्

Transliteration

trisaptāhaṃ vāḥ piṣṭāni jyotiṣmatyāḥ phalāni hi / śuklābhayāmajjalepāddantasyāṅkakalaṅkanut

Translation

Atau selama tiga minggu, gunakan buah Jyotiṣmatī yang ditumbuk menjadi pes. Dan dengan menyapu isi (pulpa) Śuklā Abhayā, segala noda dan tanda cela pada gigi akan disingkirkan.

Word by Word

• त्रिसप्ताहम्: for three weeks
• त्रिसप्ताहम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सप्ताह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः सप्ताहाः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or/alternatively)

• पिष्टानि: pounded
• पिष्टानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (ground/pounded)

• ज्योतिष्मत्याः: of jyotiṣmatī (a plant)
• ज्योतिष्मत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• शुक्लाभयामज्जलेपात्: from the paste of the pith of śuklābhayā
• शुक्लाभयामज्जलेपात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक) + अभया (प्रातिपदिक) + मज्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समाहार/तत्पुरुषसमासः (शुक्लाभयायाः मज्जया लेपः)

• दन्तस्य: of the tooth
• दन्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अङ्ककलङ्कनुत्: remover of tooth-marks/stains
• अङ्ककलङ्कनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + कलङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त; √नुद् धातु, क्विप्/क्विन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अङ्ककलङ्कं नुदति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a didactic medical-remedial section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discipline over time (niyama) yields purification; external cleanliness mirrors inner order.

Vedantic Theme: Niyama and śauca as preparatory virtues; steadiness (dhairya) in practice.

Application: For three weeks apply paste of jyotiṣmatī fruits; apply śuklā-abhayā marrow/pulp as a topical lepa to remove tooth stains and blemish-marks.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.32-36 (series of dental/oral formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Jyotiṣmatī and Abhayā in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse presents them as practical purificatory medicines: Jyotiṣmatī fruit paste and Śuklā Abhayā pulp are recommended to remove discoloration and blemish-marks from the teeth.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching?

Within Achāra-oriented instruction, bodily cleanliness and removal of visible defects are treated as part of disciplined living; this verse gives a concrete herbal method aligned with purity and proper conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to maintain cleanliness and health through disciplined routines; if considering herbs like Jyotiṣmatī or Harītakī, apply them only with informed guidance from qualified Ayurvedic practitioners.