Shloka 8

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

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

Devanagari script

लज्जालोः शरपुङ्खाया लेपः साज्यो ऽग्निनाशनः / ॐ नमो भगवते ठ ठ छिन्धि छिन्धि ज्वलनं प्रज्वलितं नाशय नाशय हुं फट्

Transliteration

lajjāloḥ śarapuṅkhāyā lepaḥ sājyo 'gnināśanaḥ / oṃ namo bhagavate ṭha ṭha chindhi chindhi jvalanaṃ prajvalitaṃ nāśaya nāśaya huṃ phaṭ

Translation

లజ్జాలు మరియు శరపుంఖా ఆకుల లేపనం నెయ్యితో కలిపితే అగ్నిదాహాన్ని శమింపజేస్తుంది. (మంత్రం:) “ॐ నమో భగవతే ఠ ఠ ఛిన్ధి ఛిన్ధి జ్వలనం ప్రజ్వలితం నాశయ నాశయ హుం ఫట్।”

Word by Word

• लज्जालोः: of lajjālu (sensitive plant)
• लज्जालोः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• शरपुङ्खायाः: of śarapuṅkhā (a herb)
• शरपुङ्खायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरपुङ्खा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• लेपः: a paste/application
• लेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• साज्यः: with ghee
• साज्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘आज्येन सहितः’

• अग्निनाशनः: fire-alleviating / burn-removing
• अग्निनाशनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘अग्नेः नाशनः’

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Invocation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: मन्त्र-प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable used in salutation)

• भगवते: to the Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• ठ: ṭha (seed syllable)
• ठ: Mantra (Invocation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ठ (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर (seed syllable)

• ठ: ṭha
• ठ: Mantra (Invocation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ठ (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर (seed syllable)

• छिन्धि: cut / sever
• छिन्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• छिन्धि: cut
• छिन्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्वलनम्: burning/fire
• ज्वलनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रज्वलितम्: blazing
• प्रज्वलितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ज्वल् (धातु) → प्रज्वलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्वलनम्)

• नाशय: destroy
• नाशय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• नाशय: destroy
• नाशय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• हुं: huṃ
• हुं: Mantra (Invocation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुं (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर (seed syllable)

• फट्: phaṭ
• फट्: Mantra (Invocation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर/उच्चारण-निपात (mantric exclamation)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra and material remedies together are presented as efficacious means to counter danger; speech-act (mantra) as a force when properly applied.

Vedantic Theme: Shabda-shakti in vyavahara; reliance on Ishvara while acting in the world.

Application: Prepare lepa of lajjaloo and sharapunkha with ghee for fire/burning; recite the given mantra as part of application/protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (mantra-yukta remedies; fire protection)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of fire-protection remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents an agni-śamana (fire-calming) remedy combining an herbal lepa with a protective mantra, showing the Purana’s practical ritual focus on averting harm and removing dangerous conditions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it gives a protective ritual formula, reflecting the text’s broader concern with safeguarding life and ritual purity through mantras and prescribed applications.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it emphasizes using disciplined, faith-based protective practices; for modern use, treat the herbal and mantric elements as traditional ritual guidance and follow safe, context-appropriate observance rather than improvised medical substitution.