Shloka 26
Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas
समाध्वाज्यपयोभिश्च भक्षयित्वा च कामयेत् / स्त्रीणां शतं महादेव तत्क्षणान्नात्र संशयः
samādhvājyapayobhiśca bhakṣayitvā ca kāmayet / strīṇāṃ śataṃ mahādeva tatkṣaṇānnātra saṃśayaḥ
దానిని నెయ్యి, పాలతో కలిసి భక్షించిన తరువాత కామేచ్ఛ కలుగుతుంది. ఓ మహాదేవా, తక్షణమే శతమంది స్త్రీలను పొందుతాడు—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda; the verse itself addresses 'Mahādeva' within the quoted instruction)
Concept: Channeling bodily potency through prescribed diet; implicit need for restraint and ethical conduct despite potency claims.
Vedantic Theme: Management of rajas through discipline; bodily powers are secondary and require viveka.
Application: Use strengthening foods (ghee, milk, prepared māṣa) as vr̥ṣya; interpret hyperbolic claims cautiously and subordinate to responsible conduct.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202.25 (the preparation described)
FAQs
This verse is a result-statement: it claims an immediate, tangible outcome from a specific consumption practice, illustrating how the text sometimes frames actions with explicit phala (fruit) to motivate adherence.
This particular verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it presents a worldly, desire-oriented promised result, contrasting with other Garuda Purana sections that focus on karma, death rites, and afterlife consequences.
Read it as a cautionary example of desire-driven goals: prioritize dharma and self-control, and treat such claims as contextual to the text’s genre rather than as a universal prescription.