Shloka 9

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

पिष्ट्वा गव्यघृतेनैव पाठामूलं पिबेत्तु यः / सर्वं विषं विनश्येच्च नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

piṣṭvā gavyaghṛtenaiva pāṭhāmūlaṃ pibettu yaḥ / sarvaṃ viṣaṃ vinaśyecca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

पाठामूलं गव्यघृतेनैव पिष्ट्वा यः पिबति, तस्य सर्वं विषं विनश्यति; अत्र विचारणा न कार्या।

Word by Word

• पिष्ट्वा: having ground/pounded
• पिष्ट्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action): ‘having ground’

• गव्यघृतेन: with cow’s ghee
• गव्यघृतेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्यघृत (प्रातिपदिक: गव्य + घृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गव्यस्य घृतम्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थ (emphasis/only)

• पाठामूलम्: the root of pāṭhā (plant)
• पाठामूलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाठामूल (प्रातिपदिक: पाठा + मूल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पाठायाः मूलम्)

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should drink’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of विषम्)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• विनश्येत्: would perish/be destroyed
• विनश्येत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘should perish’

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

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Grammatical subject of ‘is to be done’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominal)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa of tested healing practice; decisive action in crisis without vacillation.

Vedantic Theme: Pravṛtti in loka-saṅgraha: sustaining the body as an instrument for dharma and sādhana.

Application: Use a simple, accessible antidotal preparation (pāṭhā-root with cow ghee) and avoid delay when poisoning is suspected.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prayoga section)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of poison-removal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical healing instructions, presenting a specific antidotal preparation (pāṭhā root with cow ghee) said to neutralize poison.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it gives a worldly, protective remedy—highlighting the text’s broader scope beyond afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It reflects the traditional belief in pāṭhā and ghee as antidotal supports; in modern practice, treat poisoning as a medical emergency and view this as historical/heritage knowledge rather than a substitute for clinical care.