Shloka 12

Preparations of Medicated Ghee and Oils (Ghṛta–Taila Yoga); Brāhmī-ghṛta and Nārāyaṇa Taila

Devanagari script

त्वग्गताश्चापि ये वाता शिरास्नायुगताश्च ये / सर्वांस्तान्नाशयत्याशु तैलं रोगकुलान्तकम्

Transliteration

tvaggatāścāpi ye vātā śirāsnāyugatāśca ye / sarvāṃstānnāśayatyāśu tailaṃ rogakulāntakam

Translation

చర్మంలో నిలిచినవైనా, శిరా‑స్నాయువులలో ప్రవేశించినవైనా వాతవికారాలను ఈ రోగకులాంతకమైన తైలం అన్నిటినీ త్వరగా నశింపజేస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• त्वक्-गताः: having gone to/located in the skin
• त्वक्-गताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्तान्त-विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (त्वचि गताः = त्वग्गताः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अपि-अर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• ये: which/that (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• वाताः: vāta disorders/winds
• वाताः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• शिरा-स्नायु-गताः: located in veins and tendons
• शिरा-स्नायु-गताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिरा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नायु (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्तान्त-विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (शिरासु स्नायुषु गताः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ये: which/that (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नाशयति: destroys
• नाशयति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (णिच्; नश्-धातु causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रोग-कुल-अन्तकम्: destroyer of the multitude of diseases
• रोग-कुल-अन्तकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (रोगानां कुलस्य अन्तकः = रोगकुलान्तकः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Preservation of health as a support for dharma; disease is to be addressed promptly with proper remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as instrument (sādhana) for puruṣārthas; pragmatic acceptance of embodied maintenance.

Application: Use appropriate medicated oil therapy for vāta disorders affecting skin, vessels, tendons/ligaments; treat early and comprehensively.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174.13-16 (Nārāyaṇa-taila formulation and variants)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (doṣa)

FAQs

What is the importance of this oil in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific medicated oil as a fast-acting therapy for vāta conditions affecting multiple tissue pathways—skin, vessels, and ligaments—framing it as broadly disease-destroying.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the afterlife narrative here; the focus is practical Ayurvedic instruction within the Purana’s teaching dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a principle: vāta ailments may manifest across tissues, so therapies are described as penetrating and systemic; any real use of medicated oils should follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance.