Shloka 15

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

हस्ते बद्धं काण्डयुक्तं कण्ठे बद्धं ग्रहादिहृत् / कृष्णायान्तु चतुर्दश्यां कटिबद्धं समाहृतम् / सिंहादिश्वापदाद्भीतिं हरेच्च नीललोहित

Transliteration

haste baddhaṃ kāṇḍayuktaṃ kaṇṭhe baddhaṃ grahādihṛt / kṛṣṇāyāntu caturdaśyāṃ kaṭibaddhaṃ samāhṛtam / siṃhādiśvāpadādbhītiṃ harecca nīlalohita

Translation

လက်တွင် တံတောင်ပါအောင် ချည်ထားလျှင် ဂြဟာကပ်ခြင်းနှင့် အခြားဒုက္ခများကို ဖယ်ရှားသည်။ လည်ပင်းတွင် ချည်ထားလျှင် ထိုကဲ့သို့သော ဖမ်းဆီးကပ်လျက်မှုကို တားဆီးသည်။ မှောင်ပက္ခ၏ ဆယ့်လေးရက်နေ့တွင် စုဆောင်း၍ ခါးတွင် ချည်ထားလျှင် ခြင်္သေ့နှင့် အခြားတောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန်တို့ကြောင့် ဖြစ်သော ကြောက်ရွံ့မှုကို ပယ်ဖျက်သည်—ဤသည်မှာ နီလာ-လိုဟိတ (အပြာ-အနီ) ကာကွယ်သတ္တိ ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• हस्ते: in the hand
• हस्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular

• बद्धम्: tied
• बद्धम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु) → बद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘tied’ (agreeing with implied object)

• काण्डयुक्तम्: with stalk attached
• काण्डयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘having a stalk’ (qualifying implied object)

• कण्ठे: on the neck
• कण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular

• बद्धम्: tied
• बद्धम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु) → बद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ग्रहादिहृत्: removing seizures etc.
• ग्रहादिहृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त, कृत्)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे तत्पुरुषसमास; ‘ग्रह-आदि-हृत्’ = ‘one that removes seizures etc.’; प्रातिपदिकवत् (indeclinable in verse as predicate adjective)

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘on (the day of) Kṛṣṇā (dark fortnight)’

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Sambandha (Emphasis/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘on the fourteenth lunar day’

• कटिबद्धम्: tied at the waist
• कटिबद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक) + बद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘tied at the waist’

• समाहृतम्: collected, procured
• समाहृतम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-हृ (धातु) → समाहृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘collected/obtained’

• सिंहादिश्वापदात्: from lions and other beasts
• सिंहादिश्वापदात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वापद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (श्वापद), पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative singular; ‘from lions and other wild beasts’

• भीतिम्: fear
• भीतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• नीललोहित: O Nīlalohita
• नीललोहित: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular; epithet of Rudra (‘blue-red’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā through disciplined observance (bandhana, proper collection time) aligning human action with cosmic rhythms.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta) reflected in ritual timing; fear is met by dharmic preparedness rather than panic.

Application: Use amuletic binding practices with attention to prescribed timing and method; treat ‘graha’ afflictions as requiring both protection and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (rakṣā-bandhana and herb-amulet prescriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Nila-Lohita
• Graha (seizing spirits/afflictions)

FAQs

What is the importance of Nīla-Lohita in this Garuda Purana verse?

Nīla-Lohita is invoked as a protective divine force associated with removing fear, graha-type afflictions, and dangers; the verse links that protection to a specific ritual binding practice.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana ritual practice?

It describes an apotropaic rite: gathering a plant with its stalk and tying it on the hand, neck, or waist—especially on kṛṣṇa-pakṣa caturdaśī—to avert seizures/afflictions and fear from predators.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes disciplined timing, intention, and faith in protective observances; in modern life, it can be taken as guidance to adopt structured, dharmic safeguards (prayer, vows, and responsible precautions) against fear and harmful influences.