Shloka 7

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

तिलतैलं यवान्दग्ध्वा मषीं कृत्वा तु लेपयेत् / तेनैव सह तैलेन अग्निदग्धः सुखी भवेत्

Transliteration

tilatailaṃ yavāndagdhvā maṣīṃ kṛtvā tu lepayet / tenaiva saha tailena agnidagdhaḥ sukhī bhavet

Translation

Bakar barli dalam minyak bijan, jadikan ia seperti jelaga lalu sapukan sebagai ubat. Dengan minyak yang sama itu, orang yang melecur oleh api menjadi lega dan selesa.

Word by Word

• तिलतैलम्: sesame oil
• तिलतैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (tilasya tailam)

• यवान्: barley grains
• यवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having burnt’

• मषीम्: ash/soot
• मषीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having made’

• तु: then / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• लेपयेत्: should apply/smear
• लेपयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) भावः—‘cause to smear’

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• तैलेन: with oil
• तैलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अग्निदग्धः: burnt by fire
• अग्निदग्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + दग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘अग्निना दग्धः’

• सुखी: comfortable / relieved
• सुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely treatment of injury reduces suffering; practical compassion expressed as care.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) as sattvic support for dharmic life; body-care as enabling duty.

Application: Burn barley in sesame oil, make a soot-like paste, apply as lepa; use the same oil for burn relief.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (burn/fire injury remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of sesame oil (tilataila) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents tilataila as a practical therapeutic medium: when combined with the ash/soot of burnt barley and applied as a paste, it is said to soothe a person burned by fire.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is not about the soul’s journey or Yama’s realm; it is a pragmatic instruction for bodily relief, reflecting the text’s inclusion of applied, welfare-oriented guidance alongside afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional household/heritage remedy, it emphasizes prompt soothing care for burns; in modern practice, treat burns with medically recommended first aid and professional care, while viewing the verse as part of historical healing knowledge.