Shloka 10

Dhūpa-Lepa-Mantra-Prayoga: Vaśīkaraṇa, Rakṣā, Jvara-nāśa, and Stambhana Applications

Devanagari script

चातुर्थिकहरो धूपो डाकिनीज्वरनाशकः / अर्जुनस्य च पुष्पाणि भल्लातकविडङ्गके

Transliteration

cāturthikaharo dhūpo ḍākinījvaranāśakaḥ / arjunasya ca puṣpāṇi bhallātakaviḍaṅgake

Translation

Dupa yang menghilangkan demam cāturthika dan memusnahkan demam akibat ḍākinī disediakan dengan bunga arjuna, bersama bhallātaka dan viḍaṅga.

Word by Word

• चातुर्थिकहरः: remover of quartan fever
• चातुर्थिकहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चातुर्थिक (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुषः (determinative: 'remover of cāturthika')

• धूपः: incense/fumigation
• धूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• डाकिनीज्वरनाशकः: destroyer of ḍākinī-type fever
• डाकिनीज्वरनाशकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (determinative: 'destroyer of ḍākinī-fever')

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna (tree)
• अर्जुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भल्लातकविडङ्गके: in/with bhallātaka and viḍaṅga
• भल्लातकविडङ्गके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लातक (प्रातिपदिक) + विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्वसमासः (copulative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Suffering (fever) may be understood as multi-causal—physical and unseen influences—addressed through prescribed remedial action.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyātmika/ādhibhautika/ādhidaivika duḥkha triad implied; remedies operate within empirical order.

Application: Use as a cultural lens on integrative healing; in practice, treat fever medically; ritual fumigation may serve as supportive hygiene/aroma practice if safe.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.180.9; Garuda Purana 1.180.11; Garuda Purana 1.181.1

Characters & Entities

• Dakinis

FAQs

What is the importance of dhūpa (fumigation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents dhūpa as a targeted therapeutic ritual—using specific botanicals to counter particular fevers and subtle afflictions—showing how ritual fumigation is treated as a practical healing measure.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to a remedial/therapeutic context, emphasizing protection and curing disturbances (including those attributed to ḍākinīs) during embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional reference: if used at all, consult qualified Ayurvedic/ritual practitioners, since ingredients like bhallātaka can be potent; the broader takeaway is disciplined, specific, and context-aware use of remedies rather than random ritualism.