Shloka 5

Ṛtucaryā, Āhāra–Aushadha Prayoga, Viṣa-haraṇa, and Mantra Procedures

Devanagari script

यवास्तिलाश्वगन्धा च मुशली सरला गुडम् / एभिश्च रचितां जग्ध्वा तरुणो बलवान्भवेत्

Transliteration

yavāstilāśvagandhā ca muśalī saralā guḍam / ebhiśca racitāṃ jagdhvā taruṇo balavānbhavet

Translation

Dengan memakan ramuan yang dibuat daripada yava (barli), tila (bijan), aśvagandhā, musalī, saralā (damar/resin pokok śāla) dan guḍa (gula merah), seorang pemuda menjadi kuat dan bertenaga.

Word by Word

• यवाः: barley (grains)
• यवाः: Karta (List item/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तिलाः: sesame seeds
• तिलाः: Karta (List item/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अश्वगन्धा: aśvagandhā (withania)
• अश्वगन्धा: Karta (List item/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वगन्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मुशली: muśalī (a medicinal plant)
• मुशली: Karta (List item/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुशली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सरला: saralā (pine/resinous tree)
• सरला: Karta (List item/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुडम्: jaggery
• गुडम्: Karma (Object/ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• रचिताम्: prepared/made
• रचिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रचित (कृदन्त; रच् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (implied: 'mixture/preparation' understood)

• जग्ध्वा: having eaten
• जग्ध्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) of भुज् with suppletive form जग्ध्वा

• तरुणः: a young man
• तरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तरुण-विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become/should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Strength and vigor can be cultivated through disciplined nourishment; bodily vigor supports duty and life-stages when guided by restraint.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga support: maintaining the body for svadharma; ojas as a functional support, not ultimate goal.

Application: Consume a preparation of barley, sesame, aśvagandhā, musalī, saralā resin, and jaggery as a traditional strength-promoting tonic (dose/suitability implied).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.182 (balya/vājīkaraṇa recipes)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of this strength-giving formulation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional dhārmic health instruction: a simple compound of grains, sweetener, and tonic herbs is recommended to build bodily strength and vigor in youth.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Within the Ācāra Kāṇḍa, such guidance supports right living (ācāra) by encouraging disciplined diet and wholesome preparations that sustain the body for dharma, duties, and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the principle—nourishing, sattvic, strengthening foods and carefully chosen herbs—while following modern medical guidance for herbs like aśvagandhā and musalī, especially regarding dosage and contraindications.