Shloka 12

Devanagari script

हिङ्गुतुम्बुरुशुण्ठीभिः सिद्धं तैलन्तु सार्षपम् / एतद्धि पुरणं श्रेष्ठं कर्णशूलापहं परम्

Transliteration

hiṅgutumburuśuṇṭhībhiḥ siddhaṃ tailantu sārṣapam / etaddhi puraṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ karṇaśūlāpahaṃ param

Translation

हिङ्गुतुम्बुरुशुण्ठीभिः सिद्धं सार्षपतैलं यत्। एतत् हि शोधनं श्रेष्ठं, कर्णशूलापहं परम्॥

Word by Word

• हिङ्गु-तुम्बुरु-शुण्ठीभिः: with hiṅgu, tumburu, and śuṇṭhī
• हिङ्गु-तुम्बुरु-शुण्ठीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + तुम्बुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमासः; instrumental plural: “with/using asafoetida, tumburu, and dry ginger”

• सिद्धम्: prepared
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle): “prepared/processed”

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and (emphatic)
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-विशेषक (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• सार्षपम्: mustard (made of mustard)
• सार्षपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तैलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

• पुरणम्: filling/instillation
• पुरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; “filling/instillation (of oil)”

• श्रेष्ठम्: excellent
• श्रेष्ठम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; पुरणम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कर्ण-शूल-अपहम्: removing earache
• कर्ण-शूल-अपहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/अप-हृ ‘to remove’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कर्णशूलस्य अपहः = “remover of ear-pain”

• परम्: supreme/very effective
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्यर्थ-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a legitimate puruṣārtha-supporting duty; right means (yukti) in remedy-making.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as an instrument (sādhana) for dharma and higher pursuits; sattvic order through disciplined practice.

Application: Prepare sarṣapa-taila medicated with hiṅgu, tumburu, and śuṇṭhī; use for ear pain as a cleansing, pain-relieving measure.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (Ayurvedic/vaidya-prayoga context: ear disorders and taila preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this ear-pain remedy in the Garuda Purana?

It shows the text’s practical guidance: a medicated mustard-oil preparation is recommended as a highly effective means to relieve karṇa-śūla (earache).

How does this verse relate to the broader Garuda Purana teachings?

Although the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife and dharma themes, it also preserves applied instruction—here, a specific traditional formulation for bodily suffering, framed as a ‘best’ cleansing/remedial preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it reflects the value of careful, ingredient-based traditional remedies; in modern practice, use it as historical guidance and consult a qualified Ayurvedic/medical professional before applying oils to the ear.