Shloka 24

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

युक्तं लोध्रभवैर्नोरैश्चूर्णन्तु कनकस्य च / तेनोद्वर्तितदेहस्य न स्याद्ग्रीष्मप्रबाधिका

Transliteration

yuktaṃ lodhrabhavairnoraiścūrṇantu kanakasya ca / tenodvartitadehasya na syādgrīṣmaprabādhikā

Translation

Sediakan serbuk yang dicampur daripada lodhra dan bahan-bahan harum yang lain, serta emas halus; dengan menyapu dan menggosok tubuh dengannya, gangguan akibat panas musim kemarau tidak akan timbul.

Word by Word

• yuktam: mixed, combined
• yuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (past participle; Neuter Nom/Acc sg)

• lodhrabhavaiḥ: with products of lodhra
• lodhrabhavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lodhra-bhava (प्रातिपदिक; लोध्र + भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental plural)

• noraiḥ: with fragrant substances (nora)
• noraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental plural)

• cūrṇam: powder
• cūrṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Neuter Nom/Acc singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• kanakasya: of gold
• kanakasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

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

• tena: by that (with it)
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Pronoun; Instrumental singular)

• udvartita-dehasya: of the body that has been rubbed/anointed
• udvartita-dehasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ud-vartita-deha (प्रातिपदिक; उद्वर्तित + देह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, 3rd person singular)

• grīṣma-prabādhikā: summer affliction/irritation
• grīṣma-prabādhikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grīṣma-prabādhikā (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रीष्म + प्रबाधिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Preventive care and moderation: aligning lifestyle with seasons to avoid suffering and maintain capacity for duty.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic maintenance of the body as a support for dharma; cultivating sattva through cleanliness and balance.

Application: Prepare an udvartana powder with lodhra and other aromatics, adding fine gold; rub/anoint the body to prevent summer-heat affliction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (summer heat, udvartana, fragrant powders)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of udvartana (powder rubbing) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents udvartana as a practical dharmic-health regimen: rubbing the body with a lodhra-based powder is recommended to prevent heat-related discomfort in summer.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not address the afterlife narrative; it focuses on embodied well-being—maintaining the body through seasonal discipline, which supports steadiness in dharma and ritual life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a seasonal routine: use a safe herbal body powder (traditional udvartana) suited to your skin and climate to reduce summer discomfort, ideally guided by competent Ayurvedic advice.