Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

श्वेतापराजितापत्रं निम्बपत्ररसेन तु / नस्यदानाड्डाकिनीनां मातॄणां ब्रह्मरक्षसाम् / मोक्षः स्यान्मधुसारेण नस्याच्च वृषभध्वज

Transliteration

śvetāparājitāpatraṃ nimbapatrarasena tu / nasyadānāḍḍākinīnāṃ mātṝṇāṃ brahmarakṣasām / mokṣaḥ syānmadhusāreṇa nasyācca vṛṣabhadhvaja

Translation

வெள்ளை அபராஜிதா இலைையை வேப்பிலைச் சாறுடன் கலந்து நஸ்யமாக அளித்தால் டாகினிகள், மாத்ருக்கள், பிரம்மராக்ஷஸர்கள் உண்டாக்கும் துன்பங்களில் இருந்து விடுதலை கிடைக்கும். மேலும், ஓ வृषபத்வஜா, தேன் சாரத்தால் நஸ்யம் செய்தாலும் அந்தத் துன்பம் நீங்கும்।

Word by Word

• श्वेतापराजितापत्रम्: leaf of white aparājitā (clitoria)
• श्वेतापराजितापत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेता (प्रातिपदिक) + अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्वेतायाः अपराजितायाः पत्रम्’

• निम्बपत्ररसेन: with neem-leaf juice
• निम्बपत्ररसेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘निम्बपत्रस्य रसः’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• नस्यदानात्: from giving nasal drops
• नस्यदानात्: Apadana (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्यदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘नस्यस्य दानम्’ (administration of nasal drops)

• डाकिनीनाम्: of ḍākinīs
• डाकिनीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मातॄणाम्: of the Mothers (mātṛs)
• मातॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्: of brahma-rākṣasas
• ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मरक्षसः’ (a class of spirits)

• मोक्षः: release/deliverance
• मोक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मधुसारेण: with honey-essence
• मधुसारेण: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• नस्यात्: from nasal administration
• नस्यात्: Apadana (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘from nasal application’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• वृषभध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वज: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; ‘वृषभो ध्वजः यस्य सः’ (Śiva)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Removal of afflictions (including unseen causes) through disciplined remedial action; ‘moksha’ here as release from torment.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-nivritti as a proximate goal; clarity of mind restored by removing obstacles.

Application: Prepare white aparajita leaf with neem-leaf juice for nasya; alternatively nasya with honey-essence; used traditionally for afflictions attributed to dakinis/matrs/brahmaraksasas.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (bhuta-vidya/ausadha measures)

Characters & Entities

• Dakini
• Matrikas (Mātṛs)
• Brahmarakshasa
• Shiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)
• Aparājitā plant
• Neem (Nimba)
• Honey (Madhu)

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya (nasal administration) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats nasya as a ritual-therapeutic method: specific herbal and honey preparations are said to remove or neutralize torment attributed to hostile subtle beings, restoring protection and well-being.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s view of unseen afflictions?

It reflects the text’s practical strand where suffering can be linked to subtle-entity interference (ḍākinīs, Mātṛs, brahma-rākṣasas) and where prescribed remedies function as both medicine and apotropaic (protective) rite.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional reference: seek qualified Ayurvedic guidance for any nasya practice, and apply the ethical takeaway—maintain purity of conduct and disciplined daily routines that the Purāṇas associate with protection from fear and disturbance.