Shloka 8

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

सैन्धवं रजनीद्वे व भृङ्गराजरसेन हि / पिष्ट्वा तदञ्जनादेव तिमिरादिविनाशनम्

Transliteration

saindhavaṃ rajanīdve va bhṛṅgarājarasena hi / piṣṭvā tadañjanādeva timirādivināśanam

Translation

सैन्धवं रजनीद्वयं च भृङ्गराजरसेन पिष्ट्वा, तदञ्जनमेव तिमिरादिदोषान् विनाशयति।

Word by Word

• सैन्धवम्: rock-salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रजनी: turmeric (rajanī)
• रजनी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वे: two (kinds/units)
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• भृङ्गराजरसेन: with the juice of bhr̥ṅgarāja
• भृङ्गराजरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भृङ्गराजस्य रसः)

• हि: indeed, surely
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• पिष्ट्वा: having pounded
• पिष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having ground/pounded’

• तत्: of that (mixture)
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ अर्थे (sandhi in compound)

• अञ्जनात्: from/through collyrium application
• अञ्जनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• तिमिरादिविनाशनम्: destroyer of timira etc. (eye disorders)
• तिमिरादिविनाशनम्: Karta/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर + आदि + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-तत्पुरुष (तिमिरादीनां विनाशनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of substances (dravya) and method (saṃskāra) yields beneficial results; disciplined practice supports well-being.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic upāya (means) within embodied life; maintaining the senses supports higher aims.

Application: Prepare añjana by grinding saindhava and the two rajanī with bhṛṅgarāja juice for timira-type conditions (with proper expertise).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.7 (preceding ocular remedy); Garuda Purana 1.177.9-11 (additional ocular applications: lepa, pāna, copper-vessel trituration)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Bhṛṅgarāja

FAQs

What is the importance of bhṛṅgarāja in this Garuda Purana verse?

Bhṛṅgarāja is presented as a key liquid medium (juice) for grinding the ingredients into an anjana, implying a targeted herbal synergy for eye disorders like timira.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; the verse is strictly an Ayurvedic instruction within the Vishnu–Garuda teaching context.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It preserves a traditional formulation approach (herbal juice-based grinding for topical use); because ocular application can be risky, it should be pursued only with expert clinical supervision.