Shloka 7
Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha
with Mantra Applications
अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि कारयेत् / गुग्गुलं गुडतुल्यं च गुटिकामुपयुज्यच / वायुः स्नायुगतं चैव अग्निमान्द्यं च नाशयेत्
anantāśṛṅgaverasya sūkṣmacūrṇāni kārayet / guggulaṃ guḍatulyaṃ ca guṭikāmupayujyaca / vāyuḥ snāyugataṃ caiva agnimāndyaṃ ca nāśayet
अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरयोः सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि कारयेत्। गुग्गुलं गुडतुल्यं च गुटिकां चोपयोजयेत्॥ वायुः स्नायुगतं चैव अग्निमान्द्यं च नाशयेत्॥
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as typical Garuda Purana dialogue framing)
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Maintaining agni (digestive fire) and balancing vāta supports clarity, steadiness, and capacity for duty.
Vedantic Theme: Harmony of the guṇas through regulated living; bodily balance as a support for inner discipline.
Application: Make fine powders of anantā and śṛṅgavera; add guggulu equal to guḍa; form pills and take as directed to alleviate snāyu-gata vāyu and agni-māndya, with appropriate dietary support.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183.4-6 (purgation and ūru-stambha remedies in the same run of medical verses)
FAQs
It prescribes a pill (guṭikā) made from fine powder of anantā and dry ginger, combined with guggulu in jaggery-equivalent quantity, to reduce vāta lodged in tendons/sinews.
It explicitly states that the same formulation removes agni-māndya—weak digestive fire—indicating a therapeutic focus on restoring digestion alongside pacifying vāta.
As a traditional Ayurvedic formulation reference: it highlights using warming, vāta-pacifying ingredients (ginger, guggulu) for tendon/nerve vāta and poor digestion—best applied under qualified Ayurvedic guidance.