Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

नित्यं निम्बदलानाञ्च चूर्णमामलकस्य च / प्रत्यूषे भक्षयेच्चैव तस्य कुष्ठं विनश्यति

Transliteration

nityaṃ nimbadalānāñca cūrṇamāmalakasya ca / pratyūṣe bhakṣayeccaiva tasya kuṣṭhaṃ vinaśyati

Translation

नित्यं निम्बदलानां च चूर्णमामलकस्य च। प्रत्यूषे भक्षयेच्चैव तस्य कुष्ठं विनश्यति॥

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: daily
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'always/daily'

• निम्बदलानाम्: of neem leaves
• निम्बदलानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — निम्बस्य दलानि

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

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आमलकस्य: of amla (Indian gooseberry)
• आमलकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• प्रत्यूषे: at dawn
• प्रत्यूषे: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'at dawn'

• भक्षयेत्: should eat/consume
• भक्षयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-viseshana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of him/of that person'

• कुष्ठम्: leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विनश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, in the broader Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nityācāra (daily discipline) and purity support restoration of health.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi through regulated conduct; body-mind clarity as support for higher aims.

Application: Regularly consume neem leaf preparation with amla powder at dawn as a kuṣṭha-hara regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (skin-disease remedies; dawn regimen emphasis)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for kuṣṭha is taught in Garuda Purana Adhyaya 190?

This verse prescribes a daily dawn regimen of consuming neem leaves together with amla (āmalaka) powder to alleviate/destroy kuṣṭha (skin disease).

How does this shloka relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Within the Vishnu–Garuda instruction framework, the text also includes practical dharmic living through health guidance—here, an Ayurvedic-style dietary remedy rather than an afterlife or punishment passage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional wellness guideline, it highlights disciplined morning routines and herbal diet; in modern practice, one may treat it as heritage knowledge and consult a qualified clinician before using neem/amla therapeutically.