Shloka 10

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

हरीतकीकुष्ठचूर्णं कृत्वा आस्यं च पूरयेत् / शीतं पीत्वाथ पानीयं सर्वच्छर्दिनिवारणम्

Transliteration

harītakīkuṣṭhacūrṇaṃ kṛtvā āsyaṃ ca pūrayet / śītaṃ pītvātha pānīyaṃ sarvacchardinivāraṇam

Translation

Prepare um pó de harītakī e kuṣṭha e encha a boca com ele; depois beba água fresca—é um remédio que detém todo tipo de vômito.

Word by Word

• हरीतकीकुष्ठचूर्णम्: powder of harītakī and kuṣṭha
• हरीतकीकुष्ठचूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतकी+कुष्ठ+चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हरीतकी-कुष्ठयोः चूर्णम् / हरीतकीकुष्ठ-चूर्णम्)

• कृत्वा: having prepared
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—‘कृत्वा’ (having made/prepared)

• आस्यम्: the mouth
• आस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• पूरयेत्: should fill
• पूरयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्/पॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम; causative sense ‘to fill’

• शीतम्: cold (drink/water)
• शीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (शीतं = शीतलजलम्/शीतम् पेयम्)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—‘having drunk’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ (then/thereupon)

• पानीयम्: a drink/medicine (to be taken)
• पानीयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (drinkable water/medicine)

• सर्वच्छर्दिनिवारणम्: remedy preventing all vomiting
• सर्वच्छर्दिनिवारणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of pānīyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व+छर्दि+निवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वासां छर्दीनां निवारणम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (upāya) in caring for the body; disciplined application of remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Regulation of the senses/body supports sattva and steadiness for higher pursuits.

Application: Prepare harītakī and kuṣṭha powder; hold/fill the mouth with it, then drink cool water as a remedy for vomiting, under proper guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (chardi-nivāraṇa remedies; adjacent formulations for jvara and pitta/kapha disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Haritaki
• Kushta

FAQs

What is the importance of this remedy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical, Ayurveda-aligned formulation—harītakī and kuṣṭha powder with cool water—presented as a direct means to stop vomiting (chardi).

How does this verse relate to the broader Garuda Purana narrative?

Within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, it functions as applied instruction (upadeśa) on bodily care and symptom relief, complementing the text’s wider concern for maintaining the body during ritual and dharmic life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach: powdered herbal combination followed by cool water for nausea/vomiting—best treated today as a historical reference and discussed with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for safe use.