Shloka 8

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

सौरसर्षपयुक्तानि सर्वाण्येतानि शङ्कर / पिष्टान्यनम्लतक्रेण ग्रन्थिकं नाशयेद्धि वै

Transliteration

saurasarṣapayuktāni sarvāṇyetāni śaṅkara / piṣṭānyanamlatakreṇa granthikaṃ nāśayeddhi vai

Translation

सौरसर्षपयुक्तानि सर्वाण्येतानि शङ्कर । अनम्लतक्रेण पिष्टानि ग्रन्थिकां नाशयन्ति वै ॥

Word by Word

• saura-sarṣapa-yuktāni: mixed with saura-mustard
• saura-sarṣapa-yuktāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक) + sarṣapa (प्रातिपदिक) + yuj (धातु) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: युज्-धातोः क्त (PPP) ‘युक्त’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (saura-sarṣapaiḥ yuktāni = mixed with mustard of ‘saura’)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• etāni: these (things)
• etāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• śaṅkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṅkara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• piṣṭāni: ground/pounded
• piṣṭāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: piṣ (धातु) + piṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पिष्-धातोः क्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘ground/pounded’

• anamla-takreṇa: with non-sour buttermilk
• anamla-takreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + amla (प्रातिपदिक) + takra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (anamlaṃ takram = non-sour buttermilk)

• granthikam: a glandular swelling/knotted tumor
• granthikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: granthika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (रोगनाम), द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• nāśayet: should destroy/cure
• nāśayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु)
• Form: लकारः विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse, addressing Śaṅkara as a vocative within the medical/ritual instruction context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right combination (yoga) and right medium (anupāna/processing vehicle) determine outcome.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta/niyama) in cause-effect; disciplined action yields predictable fruit.

Application: Combine prior ingredients with mustard; grind with non-sour buttermilk as vehicle; apply for granthikā-type swellings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188.6-7 (ingredient list); Garuda Purana 1.188.9-10 (shift to bhūta-hara measures)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara

FAQs

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

This verse preserves a practical therapeutic instruction—using mustard and non-sour buttermilk as a grinding medium—to address granthikā (nodular swelling), reflecting the text’s concern with bodily well-being alongside dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it gives a concrete remedy for a physical condition, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits applied knowledge (health and purification) within its broader religious framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it highlights careful preparation (proper combinations and medium). For modern use, treat it as historical Ayurvedic guidance and consult qualified practitioners rather than self-medicating.