Shloka 14

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

बाधिर्यं कर्णशूलञ्च पूयस्त्रावञ्च कर्णयोः / क्रिमयश्च विनश्यन्ति तैलस्यास्य प्रपूरणात्

Transliteration

bādhiryaṃ karṇaśūlañca pūyastrāvañca karṇayoḥ / krimayaśca vinaśyanti tailasyāsya prapūraṇāt

Translation

బాధిర్యం, కర్ణశూలం, చెవుల నుండి పుయ్యస్రావం, అలాగే చెవిలో కృములు—ఈ తైలాన్ని చెవిలో పూర్తిగా నింపితే నశిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• बाधिर्यम्: deafness
• बाधिर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधिर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कर्ण-शूलम्: earache
• कर्ण-शूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: “ear-pain”

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

• पूय-स्त्रावम्: pus-discharge
• पूय-स्त्रावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूय (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: “discharge of pus”

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

• कर्णयोः: in/of the two ears
• कर्णयोः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6th/7th), द्विवचन; “of/in the two ears”

• क्रिमयः: worms
• क्रिमयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• विनश्यन्ति: perish/are destroyed
• विनश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तैलस्य: of the oil
• तैलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तैलस्य इति विशेष्यस्य निर्देशः

• प्रपूरणात्: by the filling/instillation
• प्रपूरणात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपूरण (प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ ‘to fill’ + प्र-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; कारणार्थे: “from/by the filling (instillation)”

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, within a didactic/therapeutic section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate alleviation of suffering; timely intervention prevents worsening.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) and right action reduce duḥkha at the embodied level.

Application: Fill the ear thoroughly with the prepared oil to address deafness, earache, pus discharge, and ear-worms/maggots.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (karnaroga outcomes of taila-prayoga)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for ear disorders?

It states that thoroughly filling the ear with the specified oil alleviates deafness, earache, pus discharge, and even worm infestation in the ear.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Here the text functions as a practical dharmic handbook (Achara Kanda), preserving traditional therapeutic guidance alongside spiritual instruction, rather than describing afterlife punishments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference to traditional care; for safety, seek qualified medical/Ayurvedic guidance before attempting any ear-oil procedures, especially with infection or discharge.