Shloka 32

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

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

Devanagari script

तथेन्द्रवारुणीमूलं वारिपीतं विषादिहृत् / सुरभिकामूलपा नाद्वा तन्नाशो भवेच्छिव

Transliteration

tathendravāruṇīmūlaṃ vāripītaṃ viṣādihṛt / surabhikāmūlapā nādvā tannāśo bhavecchiva

Translation

అలాగే ఇంద్రవారుణీ మూలాన్ని నీటితో త్రాగితే విషాది బాధలు తొలగుతాయి. లేదా సురభికా మూలపానం చేయడం వల్ల ఆ (విషబాధ) నశిస్తుంది—ఓ శివా.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• इन्द्रवारुणीमूलम्: root of indravāruṇī
• इन्द्रवारुणीमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रवारुणी (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘इन्द्रवारुण्याः मूलम्’

• वारिपीतम्: taken with water
• वारिपीतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘पीत’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वारिणा/वारि-सहितं पीतम्’

• विषादिहृत्: removing poison etc.
• विषादिहृत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्विप्/‘हृत्’ = ‘हरति’), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विषादीन् हरति’

• सुरभिकामूलपा: one who takes the root of surabhikā (or the root-drink of surabhikā)
• सुरभिकामूलपा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त/नामधातु-प्रयोग: ‘मूलप’ (one who drinks/uses root); स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: ‘सुरभिकायाः मूलपः/मूलपा’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• अद्वा: or (in ‘not … or …’)
• अद्वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा/वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or) — पाठे ‘नाद्वा’ = ‘न + अथवा/वा’

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ (genitive) implied in ‘तन्नाशः’

• नाशः: destruction/cessation
• नाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue; the verse concludes with a vocative ‘O Śiva’ as an address/benediction in some recensions)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā (protection) and compassionate response to crisis; medicine as a dharmic act in the face of विष (poison).

Vedantic Theme: Divine order accommodates practical means; invoking the sacred while applying worldly remedies.

Application: Take indravāruṇī root with water to counter poison-related afflictions; alternatively drink surabhikā-root preparation for destruction of the toxic condition, with expert oversight due to potency.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (viṣa-hara remedies; continuation of therapeutic catalog)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of poison-removal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharmic life-guidance, including traditional antidotal plant remedies used to counteract poison and acute afflictions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it focuses on preserving life and health through remedies, which supports one’s capacity to follow dharma and complete duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical-scriptural reference to traditional medicine; for real poisoning, seek immediate emergency medical care, while understanding the verse as part of India’s classical antidote tradition.