Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

आटरूषकमूलं तु काञ्जिकापिष्टमेव तु / तेनाक्षिबूमिलेपाच्च चक्षुः शूलं विनश्यति

Transliteration

āṭarūṣakamūlaṃ tu kāñjikāpiṣṭameva tu / tenākṣibūmilepācca cakṣuḥ śūlaṃ vinaśyati

Translation

आटरूषकमूलं काञ्जिकेन पिष्ट्वा, तेनाक्षिभूमौ लेपात् चक्षुःशूलं विनश्यति।

Word by Word

• आटरूषकमूलम्: root of āṭarūṣaka
• आटरूषकमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आटरूषक + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आटरूषकस्य मूलम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• काञ्जिकापिष्टम्: pounded with sour gruel (kāñjika)
• काञ्जिकापिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्जिका + पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण ‘पिष्ट’ (pounded); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (काञ्जिकया पिष्टम्)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• तेन: with that (paste)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• अक्षिबूमिलेपात्: from applying (it) on the ground/area of the eye (eye-region plaster)
• अक्षिबूमिलेपात्: Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि + भूमि + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अक्षेः भूमौ लेपः)

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

• चक्षुः: the eye
• चक्षुः: Adhikarana/Karta (Locus/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• शूलम्: pain, colic-like ache
• शूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनश्यति: perishes, disappears
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Alleviating pain through appropriate measures is a humane duty; methodical application matters (lepa around the eye).

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) expressed through practical care; body as locus of duḥkha and its mitigation.

Application: Grind āṭarūṣaka root with kāñjika and apply as a paste around the eye region to reduce eye pain (with caution to avoid contact/irritation).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.10 (internal intake for eye pain); Garuda Purana 1.177.8 (añjana for timira)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for eye pain is described in this Garuda Purana verse?

It prescribes āṭarūṣaka root made into a paste with kāñjika and applied as a lepa around the eye-region to relieve eye pain.

How does this verse fit the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

It appears within an instructional section where Vishnu teaches Garuda practical formulations—here, a specific external application for ocular pain.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference for traditional formulations, but consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner/doctor before applying any herbal paste near the eyes.