Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

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

Devanagari script

विडङ्गं मधुकं पाठां मांसीं सर्जरसं तथा / रहिद्रां त्रिफलाञ्चैव मपामार्गं मनः शिलाम्

Transliteration

viḍaṅgaṃ madhukaṃ pāṭhāṃ māṃsīṃ sarjarasaṃ tathā / rahidrāṃ triphalāñcaiva mapāmārgaṃ manaḥ śilām

Translation

ဗိဒင်္ဂ၊ မဓုက (လိကော်ရစ်)၊ ပါဋ္ဌာ၊ မာံစီ နှင့် ရှာဇ္ဇ သစ်စေးတို့ကိုလည်းကောင်း၊ ထို့အပြင် ဟရိဒြာ (နနွင်း)၊ တြိဖလာ၊ အပာမာရ္ဂ နှင့် မနဟ်-ရှီလာတို့—ဤအရာများသည် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော ဆေး/ကရိယာ၏ ပါဝင်ပစ္စည်းများဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• विडङ्गम्: vidanga (Embelia ribes)
• विडङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मधुकम्: madhuka (licorice/mahua)
• मधुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाठाम्: pāṭhā (Cissampelos pareira)
• पाठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मांसीम्: māṃsī (spikenard)
• मांसीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्जरसम्: resin/juice of sarja tree
• सर्जरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ज + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्जस्य रसः)

• तथा: also; and
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक ("and/also")

• हरिद्राम्: turmeric
• हरिद्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिफलाम्: triphala (three-fruit mixture)
• त्रिफलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि फलानि यस्याः/समूहः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• अपामार्गम्: apāmārga (Achyranthes aspera)
• अपामार्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनःशिलाम्: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• मनःशिलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसः शिला)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right means (upāya) and correct ingredients (dravya) determine efficacy; disciplined adherence to prescription.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as ordered action (niyata-karma) producing results through proper causes and conditions.

Application: Follow exact ingredient lists and proportions in traditional formulations; verify identity/purity of herbs/minerals before use.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184.15-18 (continuation of formulation and application)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional, authoritative list of substances used for prescribed remedies and purificatory applications within the Garuda Purana’s ritual-ethical framework.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

In the Preta Kanda context, such ingredient lists commonly support protective or purificatory measures connected to post-death observances and maintaining ritual cleanliness during related rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical ritual-medical reference: if using any herb/mineral (especially manaḥśilā/realgar), consult qualified Ayurvedic and medical guidance and prioritize safe, ethical practice.