Shloka 45

Devanagari script

क्षीरात्सशर्करसाद्द्विप्रस्थो मधुकात्पले / तैलम्य कुडवं पक्वं तन्नस्यं पलितापहम्

Transliteration

kṣīrātsaśarkarasāddviprastho madhukātpale / tailamya kuḍavaṃ pakvaṃ tannasyaṃ palitāpaham

Translation

นำนมผสมน้ำตาลสองประสถะ ใส่มธุคะ (ชะเอม) หนึ่งปละ และน้ำมันหนึ่งกุฑวะ แล้วเคี่ยวให้สุก ใช้หยอดจมูก (นัสยะ) ย่อมขจัดผมหงอกก่อนวัย

Word by Word

• क्षीरात्: from milk
• क्षीरात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — 'from milk'

• सशर्करसात्: from (milk) with sugar-syrup
• सशर्करसात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + शर्करसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — 'from (milk) with sugar-juice/sugar-syrup' (अव्ययीभाव: स + शर्करसा)

• द्विप्रस्थः: two prasthas (measure)
• द्विप्रस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'two-prastha measure' (द्विगु-समास)

• मधुकात्: from madhuka (licorice)
• मधुकात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (औषधिद्रव्य), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — 'from madhuka (licorice)'

• पले: (quantity:) one pala
• पले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in/at one pala (measure)' (मात्रा-निर्देश)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'oil'

• इह: here/in this
• इह: Sambandha (Context marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकार: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण — 'here/in this (procedure)'

• कुडवम्: a kuḍava (measure)
• कुडवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मात्रा), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'a kuḍava (measure)'

• पक्वम्: cooked/prepared
• पक्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व (कृदन्त; √पच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'cooked/prepared' (तैलम् विशेषण)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'that' (नस्यं विशेषण)

• नस्यम्: nasal medicine
• नस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'nasal medication/snuff'

• पलितापहम्: removing gray hair
• पलितापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलित (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (कृदन्त; √हृ/अप-√हृ (धातु) + अच्/घञ्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'removing grayness' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पलितस्य अपहः)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Order, measure, and proper processing (pāka) are essential for beneficial outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Discipline (niyama) in action; right means (upāya) for right effect in the empirical realm.

Application: Prepare medicated oil with specified measures; apply as nasya under appropriate guidance for premature greying.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (nasya and rasayana formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows nasya (nasal instillation) as a targeted therapeutic route, prescribing a specific cooked formulation to address palita (premature greying).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; instead, it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical instruction sections that preserve Ayurvedic knowledge for bodily well-being.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a classical Ayurvedic approach—measured ingredients, cooking, and route-specific therapy (nasya)—but any real use should be done only under qualified Ayurvedic supervision.