Shloka 8

Bhāiṣajya-yoga: Lehyas for Kāsa–Śvāsa–Hikkā, Blood-Pacifying Drinks, Udvartana Depilation, and Dental Brightening

Devanagari script

लवणं हरितालञ्च तुम्बिन्याश्च फलानि च / लाक्षारससमायुक्तं लोमशातनमुत्तम्

Transliteration

lavaṇaṃ haritālañca tumbinyāśca phalāni ca / lākṣārasasamāyuktaṃ lomaśātanamuttam

Translation

లవణము, హరితాలము, తుంబినీ ఫలములు—లాక్షారసముతో కలిపినచో—ఉత్తమ లోమశాతన యోగము సిద్ధమగును।

Word by Word

• लवणम्: salt
• लवणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरितालम्: orpiment
• हरितालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तुम्बिन्याः: of the gourd-plant (tumbinī)
• तुम्बिन्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• लाक्षारससमायुक्तम्: mixed with lac-juice/resin
• लाक्षारससमायुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लाक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘समायुक्त’ = संयुक्त; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लाक्षारसेन समायुक्तम्)

• लोमशातनम्: hair-removal preparation
• लोमशातनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोम (प्रातिपदिक) + शातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (लोमशातनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Application: Make a depilatory by combining salt, haritāla (orpiment), tumbinī fruits, and lac-resin juice; apply as a hair-removing preparation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.181 (series of depilatory formulations; lo-ma-śātana recipes)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of lomaśātana (hair removal) in Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical formulation used for bodily grooming and cleanliness, supporting purity-oriented disciplines that often accompany vows and observances.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like dharma and ritual practice?

While not describing the afterlife directly, it reflects the text’s broader concern with right conduct and preparatory disciplines, where bodily cleanliness is treated as a supportive aid to religious life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical record of traditional formulations; for safety, avoid self-preparing mineral-based mixtures like haritāla and follow modern medical guidance for skin products.