Shloka 6

Keśa-vardhana, Pālitā-nāśa, Śiraḥ-roga and Karṇa-śūla Cikitsā

Hair Growth, Greying Reversal, Head & Ear Remedies

Devanagari script

विडङ्गगन्धपाषाणसाधितं तैलमुत्तमम् / सचतुर्गुणगोमूत्रं मनसः शिलमेव वा

Transliteration

viḍaṅgagandhapāṣāṇasādhitaṃ tailamuttamam / sacaturguṇagomūtraṃ manasaḥ śilameva vā

Translation

Recomenda-se um óleo excelente, preparado ao ser processado com viḍaṅga e a pedra perfumada (gandha-pāṣāṇa); ou uma preparação misturada com urina de vaca em proporção quádrupla; ou ainda manasa-śilā (realgar).

Word by Word

• विडङ्गगन्धपाषाणसाधितम्: prepared with viḍaṅga, fragrance, and stone (mineral)
• विडङ्गगन्धपाषाणसाधितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पाषाण (प्रातिपदिक) + साधित (कृदन्त; √साध् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय ‘साधित’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विडङ्गगन्धपाषाणैः साधितम्)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सचतुर्गुणगोमूत्रम्: (oil) with fourfold cow-urine
• सचतुर्गुणगोमूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् ‘सहित’) + चतुर् (संख्या) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + गोमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (चतुर्गुणं गोमूत्रं यस्य/यत्र; ‘with four parts of cow-urine’); ‘स’ = सहार्थक-निपात (with)

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिलम्: stone/mineral (śilā-substance)
• शिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right means (yukti) in preparation—proper processing and proportion determine efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic discipline (niyama) in action; careful method as a form of sattvic order.

Application: Prepare medicated oil processed with vidanga and gandha-pashana; alternatively use a preparation with cow’s urine in fourfold proportion; manasa-shila is also mentioned as an ingredient option.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.176 (formulary sequence: oils, pastes, and adjunct minerals for hair/scalp conditions)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicated oil and gomutra preparations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists specific traditional substances—medicated oil, fourfold gomutra mixture, and manasa-śilā—as recommended preparations, reflecting the text’s concern with practical remedies and purity-oriented observances.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes like dharma and purification?

Even when discussing remedies, the Garuda Purana frames them as part of disciplined living—maintaining bodily and ritual cleanliness—supporting dharmic conduct that is repeatedly emphasized in Vishnu’s instruction to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder that the Garuda Purana includes actionable guidance: follow safe, qualified traditional practice for any herbal/mineral remedy and prioritize cleanliness, moderation, and dharmic routine in daily life.