Shloka 69

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

वासकस्वरसं पैत्ते गुडूच्या रसमेव वा / जलेनामलकीबीजं कल्कं वाससितामधु

Transliteration

vāsakasvarasaṃ paitte guḍūcyā rasameva vā / jalenāmalakībījaṃ kalkaṃ vāsasitāmadhu

Translation

पित्तोत्थेषु विकारेषु वासकस्य स्वरसं पिबेत्, अथवा गुडूच्याः रसम्। अथवा जलयुक्तं आमलकीबीजकल्कं सितामधुसमन्वितं सेवेत्।

Word by Word

• vāsaka-svarasam: juice of vāsaka
• vāsaka-svarasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsaka (प्रातिपदिक) + svarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vāsakasya svarasaḥ)

• paitte: in pitta (disorder)
• paitte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘पित्ते’ = in pitta-condition

• guḍūcyāḥ: of guḍūcī
• guḍūcyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍūcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• rasam: juice/decoction
• rasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• vā: or
• vā: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• jalena: with water
• jalena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• āmalakī-bījam: āmalakī seed
• āmalakī-bījam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmalakī (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (āmalakyāḥ bījam)

• kalkam: paste (bolus)
• kalkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• vāsasitā-madhu: vāsā, sugar, and honey (together)
• vāsasitā-madhu: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsā (प्रातिपदिक) + sitā (प्रातिपदिक) + madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (vāsā ca sitā ca madhu ca) — as a combined ingredient

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right maintenance of the body through appropriate, doṣa-specific remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as an instrument (sādhana) to uphold dharma and pursue higher aims; balance (samatva) as supportive of sattva.

Application: For pitta aggravation, use cooling/anti-pitta preparations: vāsaka-svarasa or guḍūcī-rasa; alternatively āmalakī-seed paste with water, sugar, and honey under qualified guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/medicine section; doṣa-based remedies); Garuda Purana 1.172 (continuation into strīroga-cikitsā)

Characters & Entities

• Vasaka
• Guduchi
• Amalaki
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of pitta-balancing remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-backed formulations—vāsaka, guḍūcī, and āmalakī—used to pacify pitta and restore bodily balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death path here; instead, it teaches bodily maintenance and healing as part of dharmic living within Kāṇḍa 1’s conduct-focused instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a textual reference for pitta-pacifying herbal choices (vāsaka/guḍūcī/āmalakī), while following qualified Ayurvedic guidance for dosage and suitability.