Shloka 3

Domestic Therapeutics for Teeth, Ears, Women’s Kleda, Digestion, Poison-Check, and Eye Disorders

Devanagari script

मूलकं स्विद्य मन्दाग्नौ रसं तस्य प्रपूरयेत् / कर्णयोः पूरणात्तेन कर्णस्त्रावो विनश्यति

Transliteration

mūlakaṃ svidya mandāgnau rasaṃ tasya prapūrayet / karṇayoḥ pūraṇāttena karṇastrāvo vinaśyati

Translation

ให้อุ่นหัวไชเท้าบนไฟอ่อน ๆ แล้วคั้นเอาน้ำให้เต็มหู เมื่อหยอดจนเต็มหูด้วยน้ำนั้น น้ำหนอง/ของเหลวไหลจากหูย่อมดับสิ้น

Word by Word

• मूलकम्: radish
• मूलकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• स्विद्य: steam/boil (it)
• स्विद्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्दाग्नौ: on a mild fire
• मन्दाग्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (मन्दः अग्निः)

• रसम्: juice
• रसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रपूरयेत्: should fill (with)
• प्रपूरयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• पूरणात्: from the filling
• पूरणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (from/by the filling)

• तेन: by that/with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्णस्त्रावः: ear discharge
• कर्णस्त्रावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्णस्य स्त्रावः)

• विनश्यति: is destroyed/ceases
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Attentive care for bodily ailments using accessible means; disciplined application (proper warming, extraction, instillation).

Vedantic Theme: Right action in the empirical realm (vyavahara) supports steadiness of mind; care of senses (indriya) as support for higher pursuits.

Application: Warm radish gently, extract juice, instill appropriately; ensure hygiene and safety (avoid burns/contamination).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.179.4 (arka leaf juice for ear pain)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for ear discharge (karṇastrāva) is given in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes warming radish (mūlaka) on a mild fire, extracting its juice, and instilling it into the ears to stop ear discharge.

Does this shloka relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or the afterlife?

No. In this context it functions as practical instruction from the Ācāra Kāṇḍa, focusing on household/health remedies rather than preta-karma or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the Purana’s emphasis on accessible care and prevention; for modern use, treat it as a traditional reference and seek qualified medical guidance for ear infections or discharge.