Shloka 3

Bhāiṣajya-yoga for Prameha, Mutra-roga, Arśa, Bhagandara, and Agni-dīpana

Devanagari script

गोरक्षकर्कटीमूलं पिष्टं शीतोदकेन च / पीतं दिनत्रयेणैव नाशयेद्रुद्र शर्कराम्

Transliteration

gorakṣakarkaṭīmūlaṃ piṣṭaṃ śītodakena ca / pītaṃ dinatrayeṇaiva nāśayedrudra śarkarām

Translation

హే రుద్రా! గోరక్ష-కర్కటీ మూలాన్ని నూరి చల్లని నీటితో కలిపి మూడు రోజులు త్రాగితే శర్కరా (కంకర/రాయి) నశిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• गोरक्षकर्कटीमूलम्: root of gorakṣa-karkaṭī
• गोरक्षकर्कटीमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोरक्षकर्कटी + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोरक्षकर्कट्याः मूलम्)

• पिष्टम्: pounded/ground
• पिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु) → पिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ground/pounded’

• शीतोदकेन: with cold water
• शीतोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शीतम् उदकम्)

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

• पीतम्: when taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Kriya (Condition/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘when taken’

• दिनत्रयेण: in three days
• दिनत्रयेण: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रयः दिनाः) ; Instrumental singular ‘within/over three days’

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

• नाशयेत्: should eliminate
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative ‘should destroy/remove’

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शर्कराम्: gravel/urinary stones (śarkarā)
• शर्कराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Austerity-like discipline in treatment (three consecutive days) and correct preparation yields relief; steadiness (dhṛti) in practice.

Vedantic Theme: Kriyā-niṣṭhā: consistent action toward a goal; reduction of duḥkha through right means.

Application: Pound gorakṣa-karkaṭī root, mix with cold water, and drink for three days to cure severe śarkarā (gravel/stone disorder).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.186.4 (mālatī root with goat milk for mūtra-nirodha and pāṇḍu-śarkarā); Garuda Purana 1.186.2 (urinary retention remedy)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Garuda Purana also preserves practical healing instructions, giving a specific plant-based remedy and regimen for a stone/gravel disorder (śarkarā).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife travel here; instead, it focuses on maintaining the body through a three-day medicinal regimen, a complementary concern within the Purana’s broader teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights disciplined, time-bound use of traditional remedies; however, the exact plant identity and dosage should be verified with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before attempting use.