Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

प्रस्थद्वयं माषकस्य क्वाथश्च द्रोणमम्भसाम् / चतुर्भागावशेषेण तैलप्रस्थं विपाचयेत्

Transliteration

prasthadvayaṃ māṣakasya kvāthaśca droṇamambhasām / caturbhāgāvaśeṣeṇa tailaprasthaṃ vipācayet

Translation

Sediakan rebusan dua prastha māṣaka (kacang hitam) dalam satu droṇa air; apabila tinggal seperempat, masakkan (proseskan) satu prastha minyak bersama rebusan itu.

Word by Word

• प्रस्थद्वयम्: two prasthas (a measure)
• प्रस्थद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (परिमाणवाचकः)

• माषकस्य: of māṣaka (a weight/measure)
• माषकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• द्रोणम्: one droṇa (measure)
• द्रोणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• अम्भसाम्: of water
• अम्भसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• चतुर्भाग: in (when reduced to) a quarter-part
• चतुर्भाग: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्णां भागानाम्)

• अवशेषेण: with the remainder (left)
• अवशेषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक

• तैलप्रस्थम्: a prastha of oil
• तैलप्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तैलस्य प्रस्थः)

• विपाचयेत्: should cook thoroughly
• विपाचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Careful preparation and right measure (yukti, mātrā) as a form of righteous, life-supporting conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as loka-saṅgraha (sustaining embodied life) enabling higher pursuits.

Application: Follow exact proportions and reduction (to one-quarter) when preparing medicated oil/decoctions; avoid improvising dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.43; Garuda Purana 1.192.44; Garuda Purana 1.192.45; Garuda Purana 1.192.46

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this preparation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a precise, measure-based method for preparing a medicated oil using a black-gram decoction, reflecting the text’s practical guidance on traditional remedies and preparations.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like death rituals or the soul’s journey?

This specific verse is technical and medicinal in nature rather than describing the afterlife; it appears within instructional material, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits practical disciplines alongside spiritual teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the classical rule of reducing a decoction to one quarter before processing oil—useful as a traditional reference for understanding Ayurvedic taila-pāka methodology (to be applied under qualified guidance).