Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पं रात्र्यन्धतां हन्ति तिमिरं पटलं तथा / चतुर्भागानि शङ्खस्य तदर्धेन मनः शिला

Transliteration

puṣpaṃ rātryandhatāṃ hanti timiraṃ paṭalaṃ tathā / caturbhāgāni śaṅkhasya tadardhena manaḥ śilā

Translation

ఈ పుష్పయోగం రాత్రి అంధత్వాన్ని హరిస్తుంది; తిమిరం, పటలం కూడా తొలగిస్తుంది. శంఖం నాలుగు భాగాలు తీసుకొని, దాని సగం మనశ్శిల తీసుకోవాలి.

Word by Word

• पुष्पम्: the flower (this ingredient)
• पुष्पम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• रात्र्यन्धताम्: night-blindness
• रात्र्यन्धताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्धता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रात्रेः अन्धता)

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तिमिरम्: cataract / dimness
• तिमिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पटलम्: film/opacity (on the eye)
• पटलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• चतुर्भागानि: four parts
• चतुर्भागानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (चत्वारः भागाः)

• शङ्खस्य: of conch-shell
• शङ्खस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तदर्धेन: with half of that (quantity)
• तदर्धेन: Karana (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य अर्धम्)

• मनःशिला: realgar
• मनःशिला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनःशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa of measure: proportion (bhāga) is knowledge that makes action effective.

Vedantic Theme: Right knowledge (samyag-jñāna) guides right action; precision reduces harm.

Application: Follow stated ratios: four parts śaṅkha and half-quantity manaḥśilā (as specified) within the broader formulation context.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.6 (adds saindhava and method of vati/anjana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of timira and paṭala in this Garuda Purana verse?

They are technical eye-disease terms: timira indicates visual obscuration/dimness, while paṭala refers to a film/opacity; the verse frames the remedy as addressing both conditions along with night-blindness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the verse is medical in orientation and lists therapeutic targets and ingredient proportions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it shows careful dosage logic (parts and half-parts) in classical formulations; for actual treatment, consult qualified clinicians since ocular conditions require proper diagnosis and safe preparation standards.