Shloka 17

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

मातुलुङ्गरसश्चैव कदलीरस एव च / तैलमेभिर्विपक्तव्यं कर्णशूलापहं परम्

Transliteration

mātuluṅgarasaścaiva kadalīrasa eva ca / tailamebhirvipaktavyaṃ karṇaśūlāpahaṃ param

Translation

Jus mātuluṅga (citron) dan juga jus pisang hendaklah dimasak bersama minyak; minyak yang disediakan ini amat unggul untuk menghilangkan sakit telinga.

Word by Word

• मातुलुङ्गरसः: juice of citron
• मातुलुङ्गरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलुङ्ग-रस (प्रातिपदिक; मातुलुङ्ग + रस)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातुलुङ्गस्य रसः)

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

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

• कदलीरसः: juice of banana
• कदलीरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली-रस (प्रातिपदिक; कदली + रस)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कदल्याः रसः)

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

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

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एभिः: with these (ingredients)
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• विपक्तव्यम्: should be cooked/prepared
• विपक्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√पच् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (to be cooked/prepared)

• कर्णशूलापहम्: removing earache
• कर्णशूलापहम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्ण-शूल-अपह (प्रातिपदिक; कर्ण + शूल + अपह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्णशूलस्य अपहः = removing ear-pain)

• परम्: supreme/excellent
• परम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Garuda Purana’s didactic medical-remedial section)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a supportive duty (deha-dharana) enabling dharma and worship; right preparation (saṃskāra) makes substances efficacious.

Vedantic Theme: Instrumentality of the body (śarīra as sādhanā) under prakṛti; disciplined action (karma) applied skillfully.

Application: Prepare medicated oil by cooking citron juice and banana juice with oil; use for earache as a topical therapy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (Ayurveda/medical recipes section; adjacent verses on ear disorders and oral cleansing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for earache is prescribed in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes cooking oil with citron juice (mātuluṅga-rasa) and banana juice (kadalī-rasa) to create a medicated oil that alleviates ear pain (karṇaśūla).

Does this verse relate to afterlife teachings like Yama’s realm or preta rituals?

No. This verse belongs to a practical remedial/health instruction context (karṇaśūla treatment) rather than the preta-kāṇḍa themes of death rituals, Yama’s kingdom, or the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the tradition of simple medicated-oil preparations using plant juices; in modern practice, such remedies should be approached cautiously and ideally with qualified medical guidance, especially for ear conditions.