Shloka 27

Devanagari script

मातुलुङ्गस्य बीजानि मूलान्येरण्डकस्य च / घृतेन सह संयोज्य पाययेत्पुत्रकाक्षिणी

Transliteration

mātuluṅgasya bījāni mūlānyeraṇḍakasya ca / ghṛtena saha saṃyojya pāyayetputrakākṣiṇī

Translation

ให้นำเมล็ดมาทุลุงคะและรากละหุ่ง (เอรัณฑะ) ผสมกับเนยใส แล้วให้สตรีผู้ปรารถนาบุตรดื่มเป็นยา.

Word by Word

• मातुलुङ्गस्य: of citron
• मातुलुङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• बीजानि: seeds
• बीजानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• मूलानि: roots
• मूलानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• एरण्डकस्य: of castor (eraṇḍa)
• एरण्डकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (together with)

• संयोज्य: having mixed/combined
• संयोज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive in -ya), 'संयोज्य' = having combined

• पाययेत्: should administer to drink
• पाययेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'should make drink')

• पुत्रकाक्षिणी: a woman desiring a son
• पुत्रकाक्षिणी: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (पुत्रकं/पुत्रं काङ्क्षति इति—'desiring a son')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Progeny—specifically a son—is sought through material means; reflects lineage/ritual continuity concerns in traditional society.

Vedantic Theme: Pravṛtti-dharma shaped by social aims; attachment to specific outcomes (putra) as a binding desire.

Application: Historically, indicates son-preference embedded in ritual culture; modern application should reject gender bias and focus on healthy conception and maternal wellbeing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: household/vaidya setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.178.25-26 (conception remedies with milk/warm water; mātuluṅga seeds)

FAQs

What is the importance of this remedy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional household (gṛhastha) upāya: a ghee-based herbal preparation intended to support a putrakāma (son-desiring) woman, reflecting the text’s practical, dharma-linked guidance for family life.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or Yama’s realm in the Garuda Purana?

No. This particular verse is a practical medicinal/household instruction and does not describe preta-rites, Yama’s kingdom, or afterlife punishments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical traditional formulation; if someone wishes to apply it, it should be done only with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner, while keeping the broader dharmic intent—responsible, ethical family life—central.