Shloka 28

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

स वायुना समाकृष्य दष्टानां गरलं हरेत् / तनौ न्यसेद्दष्टकस्य नीलकण्ठादि संस्मरेत्

Transliteration

sa vāyunā samākṛṣya daṣṭānāṃ garalaṃ haret / tanau nyaseddaṣṭakasya nīlakaṇṭhādi saṃsmaret

Translation

อาศัยลมปราณดึงพิษของผู้ถูกกัดออก แล้วขจัดพิษนั้น พึงทำการนยาสะลงบนกายของผู้ถูกกัด และระลึกถึงนีลกัณฐะและเทพผู้คุ้มครองอื่น ๆ.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (practitioner)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वायुना: by/with the wind (breath)
• वायुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• समाकृष्य: having drawn/pulled together
• समाकृष्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + कृष् (धातु) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दष्टानाम्: of the bitten (persons)
• दष्टानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘दष्ट’ = bitten (person)

• गरलम्: poison/venom
• गरलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तनौ: on the body
• तनौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दष्टकस्य: of the bitten person
• दष्टकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नीलकण्ठादि: Nīlakaṇṭha and others
• नीलकण्ठादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीलकण्ठ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नीलकण्ठः आदि यस्य)

• संस्मरेत्: should remember/meditate upon
• संस्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāyu-assisted extraction plus topical application, supported by deity-smaraṇa (Nīlakaṇṭha etc.), removes poison from the bitten.

Vedantic Theme: Integration of prana discipline with daiva (divine) remembrance—outer action aligned with inner recollection.

Application: Use breath/wind technique to draw out venom; apply the remedy on the patient’s body; invoke Nīlakaṇṭha and other protectors as part of the therapeutic rite.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.27 (restraint of openings; mantra extraction); Garuda Purana 1.19.29 (herbal adjuncts for vishahara)

Characters & Entities

• Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Nīlakaṇṭha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents remembrance of Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva, famed for bearing poison) as a protective devotional act aligned with removing venom and restoring safety to the afflicted.

How does this verse explain a practical method for poison removal?

It describes extracting the poison through “vāyu” (wind/breath) and then applying a remedy to the bitten person’s body, supported by divine remembrance as part of the procedure.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a devotional and cultural teaching: seek immediate medical care for bites/poisoning, while using prayer/recitation as supportive spiritual practice rather than a substitute for treatment.