Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

द्विजयष्ट्याश्च वै मूलं पिष्टं तण्डुलवारिणा / गण्डमालां हरेल्लेपादसाध्यं गलगण्डकम्

Transliteration

dvijayaṣṭyāśca vai mūlaṃ piṣṭaṃ taṇḍulavāriṇā / gaṇḍamālāṃ harellepādasādhyaṃ galagaṇḍakam

Translation

ద్విజయష్టీ మూలాన్ని తండులవారితో (బియ్యపు మాడితో) నూరి లేపనంగా పెట్టితే గండమాల తొలగుతుంది; ఈ లేపనంతో దురసాధ్యమైన గలగండమూ శమిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• द्विजयष्ट्याः: of the dvijayaṣṭi plant
• द्विजयष्ट्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजयष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—द्विज + यष्टि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• पिष्टम्: pounded/ground
• पिष्टम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मूलम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• तण्डुलवारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुलवारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तण्डुल + वारि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• गण्डमालाम्: glandular swelling/neck scrofula
• गण्डमालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डमाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—गण्ड + माला (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• हरेत्: should remove/cure
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• लेपात्: from/by the plaster (application)
• लेपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• असाध्यम्: incurable
• असाध्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘गलगण्डकम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• गलगण्डकम्: goitre/neck swelling
• गलगण्डकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गलगण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—गल + गण्डक (तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate maintenance of the body through appropriate remedies is part of right living (sadācāra) and supports dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Sharīra as a sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for duty and liberation); care without over-identification.

Application: Prepare dvijayaṣṭī root paste with rice-water; apply topically for glandular swellings/goitre under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.186 (Ayurveda/roga-pratikāra section)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy does this verse give for gaṇḍamālā in the Garuda Purana?

It prescribes a topical paste (lepa) made by grinding the root of dvijayaṣṭī with rice-water, applied to reduce gaṇḍamālā (glandular neck swellings).

Does the Garuda Purana mention treatment for galagaṇḍa (goitre)?

Yes. This verse states that applying the dvijayaṣṭī-root paste with rice-water can alleviate even difficult-to-treat throat goitre (galagaṇḍaka).

Practical application of this teaching today?

It highlights traditional external herbal applications for swellings; in modern practice, such remedies should be approached as heritage knowledge and used cautiously with qualified medical guidance.