Shloka 6

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

अवृष्यः श्लेष्मपित्तघ्नो राजमाषो ऽनिलार्तिनुत् / कुलत्थः श्वासहिक्काहृत्कफगुल्मानिलापहः

Transliteration

avṛṣyaḥ śleṣmapittaghno rājamāṣo 'nilārtinut / kulatthaḥ śvāsahikkāhṛtkaphagulmānilāpahaḥ

Translation

ராஜமாஷம் வृष்யம் அல்ல; அது கப‑பித்தத்தை அகற்றி, வாதத்தால் உண்டாகும் துன்பங்களை நீக்கும். குலத்தம் (கொள்ளு) மூச்சுத்திணறல், விக்கலை நீக்கி, கபம், குல்மம், வாதம் ஆகியவற்றைத் தணிக்கும்.

Word by Word

• अवृष्यः: non-aphrodisiac
• अवृष्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + वृष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गेण निषेधः

• श्लेष्मपित्तघ्नः: destroyer of phlegm and bile
• श्लेष्मपित्तघ्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्म + पित्त + हन् (धातु) → घ्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्लेष्मपित्तयोः घ्नः)

• राजमाषः: rāja-māṣa (a superior variety of black gram)
• राजमाषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + माष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः/श्रेष्ठः माषः)

• अनिलार्तिनुत्: relieving distress caused by vāta
• अनिलार्तिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिल + आर्ति + नुद् (धातु) → नुत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अनिल-आर्तिं नुदति इति); कृदन्तः—नुद्-धातोः ‘नुत्’

• कुलत्थः: horse gram
• कुलत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्वासहिक्काहृत्: remover of dyspnea and hiccup
• श्वासहिक्काहृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वास + हिक्का + हृ (धातु) → हृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (श्वास-हिक्का) + तत्पुरुष (तयोः हर्ता); कृदन्तः—हृ-धातोः ‘हृत्’

• कफगुल्मानिलापहः: remover of kapha, abdominal lumps (gulma), and vāta
• कफगुल्मानिलापहः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ + गुल्म + अनिल + अप + हृ (धातु) → अपह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (कफ-गुल्म-अनिल) + तत्पुरुष (तान् अपहन्ति/अपहरति इति); कृदन्तः—अप+हृ-धातोः ‘अपह’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right understanding of dravya-guṇa prevents misuse: not all beans are vṛṣya; some are targeted remedies for vāta-kapha ailments.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa and viveka in daily conduct—discernment applied to bodily maintenance.

Application: Use rājamāṣa for kapha-pitta reduction and vāta-related discomfort without expecting vṛṣyatva; use kulattha for śvāsa/hikkā and kapha-gulma/vāta issues, prepared appropriately (soups/decoctions) to suit digestion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (continued pulse descriptions; therapeutic indications)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of kulattha (horse-gram) in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights kulattha as a therapeutic pulse, especially for respiratory issues and vāta-kapha disturbances like hiccup, breathlessness, and gulma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing removal of vāta-related distress and kapha congestion, it supports a disciplined life where health is maintained for dharma and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Kulattha is traditionally used when kapha congestion and vāta symptoms dominate; rājamāṣa is described as kapha-pitta pacifying but not a virility tonic.