Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

कटितन्तुनिबद्धं वै कुर्यान्मलनिरोधनम् / कृष्णकाकस्य रक्तेन यस्य नाम प्रलिप्य च

Transliteration

kaṭitantunibaddhaṃ vai kuryānmalanirodhanam / kṛṣṇakākasya raktena yasya nāma pralipya ca

Translation

నడుముకు తాడు కట్టి మల-అశౌచ నిరోధం చేయవలెను; అలాగే నల్ల కాకి రక్తంతో ఆ వ్యక్తి పేరును లిఖించవలెను.

Word by Word

• कटितन्तुनिबद्धम्: tied with a thread at the waist
• कटितन्तुनिबद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + निबद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √बन्ध्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कट्यां तन्तुना निबद्धम्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do/should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मलनिरोधनम्: stoppage/retention of excretion
• मलनिरोधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक) + निरोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मलस्य निरोधनम्)

• कृष्णकाकस्य: of a black crow
• कृष्णकाकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + काक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृष्णः काकः)

• रक्तेन: with blood
• रक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (whose)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• प्रलिप्य: having smeared/written
• प्रलिप्य: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + लिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having smeared/written)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bandhana (binding) + nāma-lekhana (name-inscription) are treated as mechanisms to ‘fix’ intention onto a target in abhichāra.

Vedantic Theme: Misuse of will (icchā-śakti) for harm deepens avidyā and bondage; true mastery is self-restraint.

Application: As a cautionary reading: cultivate internal ‘bandhana’ as self-discipline (yama/niyama) rather than binding others; avoid violence and blood rites.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: ritual enclosure/liminal site

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (vaśya/uccāṭana/bandhana-type procedures)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Kṛṣṇa-kāka (black crow)

FAQs

What is the importance of mala-nirodhana (restraint of impurity) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames mala-nirodhana as a practical ritual safeguard—using a waist-tied cord and a marked name—to maintain ritual purity and protect the intended person during a prescribed rite.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching on death rituals?

Adhyaya 177 is situated in prescriptive material on rites and protections; this shloka gives a concrete procedure emphasizing śauca (ritual cleanliness) and identification of the beneficiary by writing the name.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Modern practice can retain the ethical core—cleanliness, disciplined conduct, and clear intention in rites—while following one’s tradition and qualified guidance for any specific ritual acts.