Shloka 22

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

वृषस्य मृन्मयस्यैव युक्तो भेको निगृह्यते / शङ्करावयवैर्युक्तो धूपं घ्रात्वा च गर्जति / विस्मयं कुरुते चैव वृषवन्नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

vṛṣasya mṛnmayasyaiva yukto bheko nigṛhyate / śaṅkarāvayavairyukto dhūpaṃ ghrātvā ca garjati / vismayaṃ kurute caiva vṛṣavannātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

మట్టితో చేసిన వృషభానికి కట్టబడిన కప్పను బలంగా నియంత్రిస్తారు; శంకరుని అవయవాలతో యుక్తమై అది ధూప వాసన పీల్చి ఫుసఫుసలాడి గర్జన కూడా చేస్తుంది. ఇది ఆశ్చర్యాన్ని కలిగిస్తుంది—నిస్సందేహంగా అది వృషభంలా కనిపిస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• वृषस्य: of a bull
• वृषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• मृन्मयस्य: clay-made
• मृन्मयस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृन्मय (प्रातिपदिक; मृद् + मयट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘made of clay’

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

• युक्तः: joined/connected; fitted
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भेकः: frog
• भेकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• निगृह्यते: is restrained/held down
• निगृह्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शङ्करावयवैः: with parts/limbs of Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करावयवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर-अवयव (प्रातिपदिक; शङ्कर + अवयव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• युक्तः: endowed/connected
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• धूपम्: incense/smoke
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• घ्रात्वा: having smelled
• घ्रात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

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

• गर्जति: roars
• गर्जति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विस्मयम्: wonder/astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

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

• वृषवत्: like a bull
• वृषवत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृषवत् (अव्यय; वृष + वत्)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमानवाचक; adverb of comparison)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra through illustrative analogies)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Maya-janaka prayoga: engineered illusion and ventriloquized spectacle (frog constrained to mimic a bull) producing vismaya (astonishment).

Vedantic Theme: Maya and adhyasa: appearances can be manufactured; the mind accepts resemblance as reality when cues are arranged.

Application: Use as an ethical reflection on deception and spectacle—how staged cues manipulate belief; modern application in media literacy and skepticism toward ‘miracle’ demonstrations.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184.21-23 (occult/technical marvels cluster)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of this analogy in the Garuda Purana?

It shows how external additions and forced display can create a convincing appearance, yet the underlying reality remains different—urging discernment rather than being misled by form.

How does this verse relate to spiritual discernment (viveka)?

By describing something made to look and sound like a bull while not truly being one, the verse points to the need to distinguish essence from mere outward show in religious and worldly judgments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not judge truth, holiness, or competence by outward performance alone; verify character, intention, and consistency—especially in matters of faith, ethics, and guidance.