Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

तण्डुकीयोविपहरः पालङ्क्याश्च तथापरे / मूलकं दोषकृच्छामं स्विन्नं वातकफापदम्

Transliteration

taṇḍukīyovipaharaḥ pālaṅkyāśca tathāpare / mūlakaṃ doṣakṛcchāmaṃ svinnaṃ vātakaphāpadam

Translation

ତଣ୍ଡୁକୀୟ ବିପହ (ଅବରୋଧଜନିତ ହାନିକର ଅବସ୍ଥା)କୁ ଦୂର କରେ; ପାଳଙ୍କ୍ୟ (ପାଳଙ୍ଗ ଶାଗ)ର ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରକାରମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତେଣୁହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ମୂଳକ (ମୂଳା) ଦୋଷବୃଦ୍ଧିକାରୀ; ସିଝାଇଲେ/ଭାପରେ ପକାଇଲେ ବାତ‑କଫ ବଢ଼ାଇବାର କାରଣ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• तण्डुकीयः: taṇḍukīya (a plant)
• तण्डुकीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उपहरः: upahara (a plant/vegetable)
• उपहरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहर (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) ‘to bring/take’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पालङ्क्याः: pālaṅkyā (spinach-like greens)
• पालङ्क्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालङ्क्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मूलकम्: radish
• मूलकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दोष-कृत्-शामम्: causing doṣa yet pacifying (soothing)
• दोष-कृत्-शामम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ) + शाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दोषं करोति इति दोषकृत्; शामम् = शमकरम्/शान्तिकरम्)

• स्विन्नम्: steamed / cooked by steaming
• स्विन्नम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्विन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्विद् (धातु) ‘to sweat/steam’ से; भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• वात-कफ-आपदम्: bringing trouble to vāta and kapha (aggravating them)
• वात-कफ-आपदम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + आपद्/आपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वातकफयोः आपदम् = वातकफ-उपद्रवकारकं/आपद्रूपम्)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃskāra (processing) changes effects; disciplined preparation and moderation prevent doṣa disturbance.

Vedantic Theme: Right action in small daily acts (āhāra-vidhi) supports inner steadiness; negligence breeds suffering.

Application: Use taṇḍukīya and suitable leafy greens for obstructive digestive states; treat mūlaka as doṣa-provoking here, and note that cooking/steaming may still aggravate vāta-kapha per this verse—apply contextually.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (diet/dravya-guṇa continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Kapha
• Doshas

FAQs

What is the importance of terms like vipaha in the Garuda Purana?

They reflect an Ayurvedic diagnostic vocabulary inside the Purana, linking food choices with specific digestive or obstructive disorders rather than only general ‘healthy/unhealthy’ labels.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It supports the Garuda Purana’s broader ethic that disciplined diet and digestion help sustain dharma-practice; bodily imbalance is treated as an obstacle to sustained religious duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you experience kapha/vāta symptoms (heaviness, mucus, bloating, dryness), be cautious with radish preparations and prioritize greens described as digestive-supportive; adjust to season and constitution.