Shloka 75

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

तमुच्चाटयते रुद्र शृणु तद्योगमुत्तमम् / निः क्षिप्तं च पुरीषं वै वनमूषिकचर्मणि

Transliteration

tamuccāṭayate rudra śṛṇu tadyogamuttamam / niḥ kṣiptaṃ ca purīṣaṃ vai vanamūṣikacarmaṇi

Translation

โอ้รุทระ จงฟังวิธีอันประเสริฐที่ทำให้เขาถูกขับไล่ (อุจฉาฏนะ): พึงนำอุจจาระที่ขับออกแล้วใส่ลงในหนังหนูป่า.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उच्चाटयते: drives away/expels
• उच्चाटयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + चाटय् (धातु; causative of √चट्/√चाट् in sense 'to drive away')
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• योगम्: procedure/rite
• योगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (योगम्)

• निःक्षिप्तम्: thrown/placed out
• निःक्षिप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस् + क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि (thrown out/placed)

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

• पुरीषम्: excrement
• पुरीषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वनमूषिकचर्मणि: on the skin of a forest-mouse
• वनमूषिकचर्मणि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनमूषिक (प्रातिपदिक) + चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वनमूषिकस्य चर्मणि)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction, addressing Rudra within the narrative tradition)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Uccāṭana is framed as a technical karma: specific substances + containment + disposal to effect separation/banishment.

Vedantic Theme: Tamas-driven action externalizes inner aversion; purification is better sought through sattvic disciplines.

Application: Read as ethnography of ritual technology; in practice, replace ‘banishment’ impulses with boundary-setting and non-harmful protective rites.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: forest-edge/liminal space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (uccāṭana and related prayogas)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of uccāṭana (expulsion) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights uccāṭana as a specific protective procedure—an applied ritual method intended to drive away a harmful presence or influence using prescribed materials and actions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Rather than describing the soul’s journey directly, the verse belongs to the Purana’s practical ritual layer—showing how disruptive forces are ritually removed so that purity and dharmic order are maintained.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The takeaway is to prioritize purification and protective discipline; in modern practice, this is best applied through ethically grounded conduct, cleanliness, and legitimate, non-harmful religious observances guided by qualified tradition.