Shloka 32
Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting
बिल्वमूलञ्च समधुगुडूचीक्वथितं जलम् / पीतं हरेच्च त्रिवधं छर्दिं नैवात्रसंशयः / पीता दूर्वा छर्दिनुत्स्यात्पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा
bilvamūlañca samadhuguḍūcīkvathitaṃ jalam / pītaṃ harecca trivadhaṃ chardiṃ naivātrasaṃśayaḥ / pītā dūrvā chardinutsyātpiṣṭātaṇḍulavāriṇā
बिल्वमूलं समधु गुडूचीक्वथितं जलं च पीतं त्रिविधां छर्दिं हरेत्, नात्र संशयः। तथा पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा सह पीता दूर्वा छर्दिं नुत्स्यात्।
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Skillful preparation (kvātha) and appropriate adjuncts (honey, rice-water) restore balance; certainty arises from śāstra and experience.
Vedantic Theme: Balance (sāmya) as health; right means applied at right time reduces duḥkha.
Application: Drink guḍūcī-boiled water mixed with honey along with bilva root to stop three types of vomiting; alternatively, take dūrvā with rice-water (pounded rice water) to check vomiting.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: household kitchen/boiling hearth
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (gastrointestinal remedies; kvātha and anupāna)
FAQs
It prescribes drinking water decocted with guḍūcī, mixed with honey, along with bilva root, as a remedy said to remove three kinds of vomiting; it also mentions dūrvā taken with water made from ground rice.
No. This specific verse is practical, medicinal instruction (a remedy for vomiting) rather than a description of the soul’s journey, preta state, or Yama’s punishments.
As a conservative takeaway, it highlights using simple, plant-based decoctions (guḍūcī, bilva) and cooling supports (dūrvā, rice-water) for restoring bodily balance—best understood today as a traditional remedy to be used with appropriate medical judgment.