Shloka 4

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

गुग्गुलुत्रिफलायुक्तं पीत्वा नश्येद्भगन्दरम् / अजाजीशृङ्गवेरञ्च दथा मण्डं विपाचयेत्

Transliteration

guggulutriphalāyuktaṃ pītvā naśyedbhagandaram / ajājīśṛṅgaverañca dathā maṇḍaṃ vipācayet

Translation

गुग्गुलुत्रिफलायुक्तं योगं पीत्वा भगन्दरः नश्यति। तथा अजाजीशृङ्गवेरयुक्तं मण्डं विपाचयेत्।

Word by Word

• गुग्गुलुत्रिफलायुक्तम्: mixed with guggulu and triphalā
• गुग्गुलुत्रिफलायुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुग्गुलु + त्रिफला + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण—(औषधं/पानं) ‘युक्तम्’

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having drunk’

• नश्येत्: would perish / be destroyed
• नश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगन्दरम्: fistula (bhagandara)
• भगन्दरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अजाजीशृङ्गवेरम्: ajājī and śṛṅgavera (ginger) (as a mixture)
• अजाजीशृङ्गवेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजाजी + शृङ्गवेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समाहारद्वन्द्व (collective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दथा: thus / likewise
• दथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय; पाठभेद/अर्थः ‘तथा’ (thus/also)

• मण्डम्: thin rice-gruel (maṇḍa)
• मण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• विपाचयेत्: should cook well
• विपाचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body through appropriate medicines as a supportive duty for sustaining life and practice.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (instrument for dharma and spiritual pursuit).

Application: Use guggulu+triphala preparation for bhagandara; prepare thin manda gruel with ajaji and shringavera as directed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (medical/recipe sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharma—care of the body through herbal preparations—alongside spiritual instruction, presenting health as supportive of disciplined living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it addresses bodily disease and its management, reflecting the text’s broader scope that includes health guidance in addition to afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights classical combinations (guggulu–triphala; ajwain–dry ginger gruel) used in traditional practice; in modern use, such remedies should be approached with qualified Ayurvedic guidance, especially for fistula.