Shloka 29

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

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

Devanagari script

लोहचूर्णं तक्रपीतं पाण्डुरोगहरं भवेत् / तण्डुलीय कगोक्षूरमूलं पीतं पयोन्वितम्

Transliteration

lohacūrṇaṃ takrapītaṃ pāṇḍurogaharaṃ bhavet / taṇḍulīya kagokṣūramūlaṃ pītaṃ payonvitam

Translation

ఇనుప చూర్ణాన్ని మజ్జిగతో సేవిస్తే పాండురోగం (రక్తహీనత) నశిస్తుంది. అలాగే తండులీయ మరియు గోక్షూర మూలాన్ని పాలతో కలిపి త్రాగితే అది కూడా వైద్యప్రయోగం అవుతుంది.

Word by Word

• लोहचूर्णम्: iron powder
• लोहचूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘लोहस्य चूर्णम्’

• तक्रपीतम्: taken with buttermilk
• तक्रपीतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘पीत’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘तक्रेण पीतम्/तक्रं पीतम्’ = taken with buttermilk

• पाण्डुरोगहरम्: removing anemia/pallor-disease
• पाण्डुरोगहरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुरोग (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पाण्डुरोगस्य हरम्’

• भवेत्: would be / becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तण्डुलीयम्: taṇḍulīya herb (amaranth/related green)
• तण्डुलीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुलीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क: and/particle (textual)
• क: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक-प्रयोगे कण (particle), here likely sandhi-fragment before next word

• गोक्षूरमूलम्: root of gokṣūra (Tribulus)
• गोक्षूरमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षूर (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गोक्षूरस्य मूलम्’

• पीतम्: taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘पीत’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पयः: with milk
• पयः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘पयसा’ (instrumental) implied in compound ‘पयोन्वित’

• अन्वितम्: combined with
• अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि (धातु) / अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘अन्वित’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्त/सहित’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-rakṣaṇa (care of the body) through appropriate remedies to sustain life and duty.

Vedantic Theme: Body as an instrument (sādhana-śarīra) for dharma and spiritual pursuit; pragmatic acceptance of embodied maintenance.

Application: Use iron filings with buttermilk for pāṇḍu-like pallor/anemia; take taṇḍulīya and gokṣūra root with milk as a strengthening preparation under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (Ayurveda/auṣadha section continuing with remedies for specific rogas)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for pāṇḍu-roga is mentioned in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse states that iron powder (lohacūrṇa) taken with buttermilk is pāṇḍu-roga-hara—helpful for pallor/anemia-like conditions.

What is the second preparation described in the shloka?

It prescribes consuming taṇḍulīya along with gokṣūra root, taken with milk, as a healing combination.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach of vehicle-based intake (buttermilk/milk) for herbs/minerals; in modern practice, use it as historical guidance and consult a qualified Ayurvedic/medical professional before ingesting iron or herbal roots.