Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

इन्द्रवारुणिकामूलं यस्य नाम्ना सुदूरतः / निः क्षिप्यते समुत्पाट्य तस्य प्लीहा विनश्यति

Transliteration

indravāruṇikāmūlaṃ yasya nāmnā sudūrataḥ / niḥ kṣipyate samutpāṭya tasya plīhā vinaśyati

Translation

Jika akar indravāruṇikā digali, lalu dengan menyebut nama seseorang ia dilemparkan dari tempat yang sangat jauh, maka limpa (plīhā) orang itu dikatakan akan binasa.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रवारुणिकामूलम्: root of indravāruṇikā
• इन्द्रवारुणिकामूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रवारुणिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘इन्द्रवारुणिकायाः मूलम्’

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सुदूरतः: from a great distance
• सुदूरतः: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुदूरतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/अपादानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (from far away)

• निः: out/away
• निः: Sambandha (Prefix/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निः (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग (prefix) ‘निस्/निः’

• क्षिप्यते: is thrown
• क्षिप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• समुत्पाट्य: having uprooted
• समुत्पाट्य: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + उत् + √पाट्/√पट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having uprooted)

• तस्य: of that person
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• प्लीहा: spleen
• प्लीहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लीहन्/प्लीहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विनश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Misuse of knowledge (vidyā) for harm is adharma; intention (saṅkalpa) shapes ethical weight and karmic consequence.

Vedantic Theme: Karma and saṅkalpa: agency binds; harmful volition deepens bondage and suffering.

Application: Treat as a cautionary example: do not employ name-invocation and herb-handling for harming others; prioritize ahimsa and responsible healing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (herb actions including extraordinary claims)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of indravāruṇikā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents indravāruṇikā’s root as a potent ritual-herb whose uprooting and name-invocation are believed to affect the spleen, illustrating the text’s discussion of herb-based rites and their claimed effects.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it reflects the Garuda Purana’s broader concern with karma and the consequences of actions—here, the ethical weight of using rites to cause bodily harm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a cautionary teaching: avoid harmful ritual/occult practices and focus on dharmic, non-injurious conduct; for health issues like spleen disorders, rely on qualified medical care rather than coercive rites.