Shloka 6

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

पुनर्नवायाः शुक्लाया मूलं तण्डुलवारिणा / पीतं विद्रधिनुत्स्याच्च नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

punarnavāyāḥ śuklāyā mūlaṃ taṇḍulavāriṇā / pītaṃ vidradhinutsyācca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

पुनर्नवायाः शुक्लाया मूलं तण्डुलवारिणा पीतम्; विद्रधिं नुत्स्याच्च, नात्र कार्या विचारणा।

Word by Word

• पुनर्नवायाः: of punarnavā
• पुनर्नवायाः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्नवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• शुक्लायाः: white
• शुक्लायाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘पुनर्नवायाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तण्डुलवारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तण्डुलस्य वारिणा’ (rice-water)

• पीतम्: taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पा (धातु) क्त (पीत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त (drunk/taken)

• विद्रधिनुत्स्यात्: should drive away abscesses
• विद्रधिनुत्स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक) + √नुद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपपद-समासभाव: ‘विद्रधिं नुदति’

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

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa-by-tradition: trusted remedies transmitted for alleviating suffering; compassion expressed through sharing effective treatment.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) in embodied life; reducing duḥkha supports steadiness for higher aims.

Application: Administer white punarnavā root with rice-water as anupāna for vidradhi (abscess/boil) under appropriate medical supervision; observe dosage and contraindications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (punarnavā and other remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Punarnava
• Tandula-vari (rice-water)
• Vidradhि (abscess)

FAQs

What remedy for vidradhi (abscess/boils) is given in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the root of white punarnavā taken with rice-water is effective for destroying vidradhi (abscess/boils).

Does this shloka relate to afterlife teachings or ritual instructions?

No—this particular verse is a practical medicinal instruction (an Ayurvedic-style remedy) rather than a description of Yama’s realm, preta-state, or funeral rites.

What is a practical application of this teaching today?

It preserves a traditional herbal-use principle: punarnavā root with a mild vehicle (rice-water) is recommended for boil-like swellings; in modern practice, it can be treated as a historical/AYUSH reference and applied with appropriate medical guidance.