Shloka 3

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

Hair Growth, Greying Reversal, Head & Ear Remedies

Devanagari script

एलामांसीकुष्ठमुरायुक्तमभ्यङ्गतः शिवम् / गुञ्जाफलं समादेयं लेपनं चन्द्रलुप्तनुत्

Transliteration

elāmāṃsīkuṣṭhamurāyuktamabhyaṅgataḥ śivam / guñjāphalaṃ samādeyaṃ lepanaṃ candraluptanut

Translation

एलामांसीकुष्ठमुरायुक्तेन तैलेनाभ्यङ्गः शिवो हितश्च। गुञ्जाफलं लेपनार्थं ग्राह्यं, तल्लेपः चन्द्रलुप्तं नुदति।

Word by Word

• एला: cardamom (elā)
• एला: Vishaya/Padartha (Item listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (drug)

• मांसी: māṃsī (spikenard)
• मांसी: Vishaya/Padartha (Item listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (drug)

• कुष्ठ: kuṣṭha (costus)
• कुष्ठ: Vishaya/Padartha (Item listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (drug)

• मुरा: murā (a herb)
• मुरा: Vishaya/Padartha (Item listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (drug)

• युक्तम्: mixed/combined
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘mixed/combined’

• अभ्यङ्गतः: by massage/application
• अभ्यङ्गतः: Hetu/Prayojana (Means/Reason)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यङ्गत (प्रातिपदिक; अभ्यङ्ग + त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘by/through massage (application)’ (ablatival sense in usage)

• शिवम्: beneficial
• शिवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘beneficial/auspicious’

• गुञ्जाफलम्: guñjā fruit/seed
• गुञ्जाफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुञ्जा-फल (प्रातिपदिक; गुञ्जा + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समादेयम्: should be taken
• समादेयम्: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be taken/should be taken’

• लेपनम्: application/paste
• लेपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चन्द्रलुप्तनुत्: curing alopecia (candralupta)
• चन्द्रलुप्तनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier of लेपनम्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र-लुप्त-नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; चन्द्र + लुप्त + नुत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘removing candralupta (alopecia areata)’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Regular, wholesome self-care (abhyanga) and appropriate topical therapy as part of sadācāra and health maintenance.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-supporting routines stabilize the instrument (body-mind) for higher aims; auspiciousness (śiva) as harmony and well-being.

Application: Use oil processed with elā, māṃsī, kuṣṭha, murā for massage; apply guñjā-seed paste to reduce patchy hair loss (as stated).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.176.2 (hair oil); Garuda Purana 1.176.4 (hair texture/discoloration lepas)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of candralupta remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional therapeutic prescription, showing that the Garuda Purana also records practical, dharmic household knowledge such as herbal applications for ailments like patchy hair-loss.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

While many chapters address afterlife ethics and ritual duty, this adhyaya presents bodily care through medicinal formulations, reflecting a holistic view where health supports dharma and daily discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference for traditional formulations; for real treatment, consult a qualified Ayurveda practitioner—especially since guñjā is potent and can be unsafe if misused.