Shloka 56

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

मृतभ्रष्टाभयालेपात्त्रिफला क्षीरसंयुता / शुण्ठीनिम्बदलैः पिष्टैः सुखोष्णैः स्वल्पसैन्धवैः / धार्यश्चक्षुषि संक्षेपाच्छोथकण्डूरुजापहः

Transliteration

mṛtabhraṣṭābhayālepāttriphalā kṣīrasaṃyutā / śuṇṭhīnimbadalaiḥ piṣṭaiḥ sukhoṣṇaiḥ svalpasaindhavaiḥ / dhāryaścakṣuṣi saṃkṣepācchothakaṇḍūrujāpahaḥ

Translation

మృతభ్రష్టాభయా లేపంతో, పాలలో కలిపిన త్రిఫల; అలాగే శుంఠి మరియు వేప ఆకులను నూరి సుఖంగా గోరువెచ్చగా చేసి, కొద్దిగా సైంధవం కలిపి—ఇదిని స్వల్పకాలం కళ్లపై ఉంచాలి; ఇది వాపు, దురద, నొప్పిని తొలగిస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• मृत-भ्रष्ट-अभया-लेपात्: from (a) paste of mṛta, bhraṣṭa, and abhaya
• मृत-भ्रष्ट-अभया-लेपात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अभया (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'from the paste of mṛta, bhraṣṭa, and abhaya'

• त्रिफला: Triphala
• त्रिफला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'Triphala'

• क्षीर-संयुता: mixed with milk
• क्षीर-संयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः; स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'combined with milk'

• शुण्ठी-निम्ब-दलैः: with ginger and neem leaves
• शुण्ठी-निम्ब-दलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक) + निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (निम्बस्य दलानि); तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम् (Plural) — 'with ginger and neem-leaves'

• पिष्टैः: ground
• पिष्टैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु) → पिष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम् (Plural) — 'ground'

• सुख-उष्णैः: comfortably warm
• सुख-उष्णैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम् (Plural) — 'pleasantly warm'

• स्वल्प-सैन्धवैः: with a little rock-salt
• स्वल्प-सैन्धवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम् (Plural) — 'with a little rock-salt'

• धार्यः: should be applied
• धार्यः: Vidhi (Injunctive/prescriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धार्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/अनियत-कर्तृक-कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्तः (gerundive); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'to be applied/should be held'

• चक्षुषि: on the eye
• चक्षुषि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'in/on the eye'

• संक्षेपात्: by brief application
• संक्षेपात्: Hetu/Prakara (Cause/Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'by brief application/shortly' (हेतु/प्रकार)

• शोथ-कण्डू-रुजा-अपहः: removing swelling, itching, and pain
• शोथ-कण्डू-रुजा-अपहः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक) + रुजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (शोथादीनाम् अपहः); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम् (Singular) — 'remover of swelling, itching, and pain'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Moderation and precision in remedy: correct temperature, small salt quantity, brief application.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) in action; disciplined care reduces duḥkha.

Application: Prepare Triphalā with milk; make a paste of dry ginger and neem leaves; warm pleasantly; add a small amount of rock-salt; apply/hold on the eyes briefly to remove swelling, itching, and pain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171.54-58 (netra therapies: añjana, lepā, decoction, anti-timira preparation)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Triphalā in Garuda Purana?

This verse uses Triphalā as a core formulation for eye-related discomfort, highlighting its role as a balancing, therapeutic compound in traditional practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate afterlife cosmology here; it conveys applied knowledge for reducing suffering in embodied life, which supports disciplined living and religious duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests a short-duration, gently warmed application using Triphalā with milk plus neem/ginger and a little rock-salt; modern use should be supervised by qualified medical professionals, especially for eye treatments.