Shloka 3

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

पिबेच्छल्मलिमूलं यः पुष्यर्क्षे रुद्र वारिणा / तस्मिन्नपास्तदशना नागाः स्युर्नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

pibecchalmalimūlaṃ yaḥ puṣyarkṣe rudra vāriṇā / tasminnapāstadaśanā nāgāḥ syurnātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

အို ရုဒ္ရရေ— ပုရှျယ နက္ခတ်နေ့၌ «ရုဒ္ရရေ» နှင့် ရောစပ်ထားသော ရှာလ္မလီပင် အမြစ်ကို သောက်သူအပေါ်၌ နာဂမြွေများ၏ အဆိပ်ဖျား (သွား) မရှိတော့ကြောင်း သံသယမရှိ။

Word by Word

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शल्मलि-मूलम्: root of the silk-cotton tree (śalmali)
• शल्मलि-मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्मलि (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शल्मल्याः मूलम्)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• पुष्य-ऋक्षे: in the Puṣya asterism
• पुष्य-ऋक्षे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पुष्यं नाम ऋक्षम्)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (person/state)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपास्त-दशनाः: having their fangs removed/repelled
• अपास्त-दशनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप-आस् (धातु; कृदन्त) + दशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अपास्ताः दशनाः येषां ते)

• नागाः: snakes
• नागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be/become
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, within the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Combined ritual potency (Rudra-sambandha) and herbal action can neutralize threats; śāstra prescribes specific means and times.

Vedantic Theme: Integration of daiva (sacred consecration) and puruṣakāra (human action) within ordered causality.

Application: On Puṣya, drink śālmali root mixed with ‘Rudra-water’ as a protective measure said to render nāgas fangless toward the person.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: personal ingestion/field collection context

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191: Puṣya-based anti-sarpa remedies; Rudra/Śiva addressed as Vṛṣadhvaja

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Puṣya (Nakṣatra)
• Nāgas

FAQs

What is the importance of Puṣya nakṣatra in Garuda Purana remedies?

This verse presents Puṣya as an auspicious timing-marker (nakṣatra) that strengthens a protective rite—here, consuming śalmali-root with Rudra-water to neutralize serpent danger.

How does this verse explain protection from nāgas (serpents)?

It states a specific ritual-herbal measure: drinking śalmali root preparation on Puṣya with Rudra-associated water results in nāgas becoming ‘apāsta-daśana’ (rendered fangless) toward the practitioner.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it emphasizes disciplined timing (auspicious days) and sanctified intention in protective practices; for real-world safety, one should still rely on medical care and responsible precautions regarding snakes.