Shloka 2

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

अभया नवनीतञ्च शर्करापिप्पलीयुतम् / पानादर्शोहरं स्याच्च नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

abhayā navanītañca śarkarāpippalīyutam / pānādarśoharaṃ syācca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

เมื่อรับประทานอภัยา (หรีตะกี) ร่วมกับเนยสด ผสมน้ำตาลและปิปปลีเป็นเครื่องดื่ม ย่อมขจัดโรค ‘อะทัรศะ’ ได้ ไม่จำเป็นต้องสงสัยเลย.

Word by Word

• अभया: abhayā (harītakī)
• अभया: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नवनीतम्: butter
• नवनीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवनीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• शर्करा: of sugar
• शर्करा: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• पिप्पली: of long pepper
• पिप्पली: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• युतम्: mixed with sugar and long pepper
• युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त 'युक्त/युत'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शर्करा+पिप्पली+युतम्

• पान: of drinking
• पान: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अर्शः: of piles/hemorrhoids
• अर्शः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्शस्/अर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• हरम्: removing (piles caused by drinking)
• हरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पान+अर्शः+हरम्

• स्यात्: would be/is beneficial
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this
• अत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'to be done/necessary' (विचारणा इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Ācāra Kāṇḍa instructional section)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Remove obstacles to perception through balanced nourishment and spice; confidence grounded in tradition.

Vedantic Theme: Clarity of indriyas supports discernment (viveka) and right living; bodily clarity as a support for inner clarity.

Application: Take harītakī with fresh butter, sugar, and long pepper as a drink for adarśa-type visual obscuration, with appropriate medical oversight.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184.2 (ocular/vision-related remedy within the medical chapter)

FAQs

What remedy does Garuda Purana recommend for adarśa (vision-related obscuration)?

This verse prescribes harītakī (abhayā) with fresh butter, sugar, and long pepper, taken as a drink, as a curative for adarśa.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or the soul’s journey in Garuda Purana?

No—this specific shloka is from an instructional/therapeutic context in Kanda 1, focusing on a medicinal preparation rather than preta-karma or afterlife descriptions.

What is a practical application of this verse today?

It highlights a traditional herbal-food formulation approach; in modern practice, one may study it as historical Ayurvedic knowledge and consult a qualified practitioner before using such remedies.