Shloka 25

Devanagari script

मधुयष्टिश्च गोक्षीरं तथा च कण्टकारिका / एतानि समभागानि पिबेदुष्णेन वारिणा / चतुर्भागावशेषेण गर्भसम्भवमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

madhuyaṣṭiśca gokṣīraṃ tathā ca kaṇṭakārikā / etāni samabhāgāni pibeduṣṇena vāriṇā / caturbhāgāvaśeṣeṇa garbhasambhavamuttamam

Translation

యష్టిమధు, గోక్షీరం, కంటకారిక—ఇవన్నీ సమభాగాలుగా తీసుకొని గోరువెచ్చని నీటితో త్రాగవలెను; ఒక చతుర్థాంశం మిగిలినపుడు అది ఉత్తమ గర్భసంభవాన్ని కలిగించును.

Word by Word

• मधुयष्टिः: licorice
• मधुयष्टिः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मधु-यष्टिः = यष्टिमधु)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• गोक्षीरम्: cow's milk
• गोक्षीरम्: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गवां क्षीरम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कण्टकारिका: kaṇṭakārikā (a thorny herb)
• कण्टकारिका: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + आरिका/आरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कण्टकयुक्ता/कण्टक-सम्बन्धिनी)

• एतानि: these (things)
• एतानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• समभागानि: in equal parts
• समभागानि: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (समाः भागाः यस्य)

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• उष्णेन: with warm
• उष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (वारिणा इति सह—उष्णेन वारिणा)

• वारिणा: water
• वारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चतुर्भागावशेषेण: with the remaining quarter-part
• चतुर्भागावशेषेण: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + अवशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (चतुर्भागः अवशेषः यस्य/चतुर्भाग-अवशेषः)

• गर्भसम्भवम्: conception/pregnancy
• गर्भसम्भवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गर्भस्य सम्भवः)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गर्भसम्भवम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Progeny-seeking as a legitimate household aim supported by regulated intake and preparation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma within pravṛtti: ordered life-goals pursued through disciplined means; body as instrument for dharma.

Application: As historical Ayurveda-adjacent lore: note the emphasis on proportion, anupāna (warm water), and reduction; in practice, fertility issues should be addressed by qualified clinicians.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/clinic-like domestic space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.178.26-27 (mātuluṅga-based conception/son-seeking formulations)

FAQs

What is the importance of garbha-sambhava (conception) guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharmic life-guidance, including traditional herbal measures intended to support conception, alongside its better-known teachings on death rites and afterlife.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the post-death journey directly; instead, it focuses on the conditions for embodied life—specifically, a preparation believed to aid the beginning of pregnancy (garbha-sambhava).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a cultural-textual takeaway, it highlights the traditional use of licorice, milk, and herbal decoctions; for actual practice, one should consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner and follow safe, individualized guidance.