Shloka 7

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

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

Devanagari script

तिलतैलं यवान्दग्ध्वा मषीं कृत्वा तु लेपयेत् / तेनैव सह तैलेन अग्निदग्धः सुखी भवेत्

Transliteration

tilatailaṃ yavāndagdhvā maṣīṃ kṛtvā tu lepayet / tenaiva saha tailena agnidagdhaḥ sukhī bhavet

Translation

तिलतैले यवान् दग्ध्वा मषीं कृत्वा तु लेपयेत्। तेनैव तैलेन सह अग्निदग्धः सुखी भवेत्।

Word by Word

• तिलतैलम्: sesame oil
• तिलतैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (tilasya tailam)

• यवान्: barley grains
• यवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having burnt’

• मषीम्: ash/soot
• मषीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having made’

• तु: then / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• लेपयेत्: should apply/smear
• लेपयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) भावः—‘cause to smear’

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• तैलेन: with oil
• तैलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अग्निदग्धः: burnt by fire
• अग्निदग्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + दग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘अग्निना दग्धः’

• सुखी: comfortable / relieved
• सुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely treatment of injury reduces suffering; practical compassion expressed as care.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) as sattvic support for dharmic life; body-care as enabling duty.

Application: Burn barley in sesame oil, make a soot-like paste, apply as lepa; use the same oil for burn relief.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (burn/fire injury remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of sesame oil (tilataila) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents tilataila as a practical therapeutic medium: when combined with the ash/soot of burnt barley and applied as a paste, it is said to soothe a person burned by fire.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is not about the soul’s journey or Yama’s realm; it is a pragmatic instruction for bodily relief, reflecting the text’s inclusion of applied, welfare-oriented guidance alongside afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional household/heritage remedy, it emphasizes prompt soothing care for burns; in modern practice, treat burns with medically recommended first aid and professional care, while viewing the verse as part of historical healing knowledge.