Shloka 14

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

सोम राजस्य बीजानि नवनीतयुतानि च / मधुनास्वादितानि स्युः शुक्लकुष्ठहराणि वै / तक्रान्नपानतो रुद्र नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

soma rājasya bījāni navanītayutāni ca / madhunāsvāditāni syuḥ śuklakuṣṭhaharāṇi vai / takrānnapānato rudra nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

เมล็ดโสมราชะ เมื่อรับประทานร่วมกับเนยสดและชิมด้วยน้ำผึ้ง ย่อมกล่าวกันว่าแก้โรคกุษฐะขาวได้แน่แท้ โอ้รุทระ! หากรับพร้อมนมเปรี้ยวเจือจางเป็นทั้งอาหารและเครื่องดื่ม ก็ไม่ต้องไตร่ตรองสงสัยอีก

Word by Word

• सोम: of soma (a plant/medicine)
• सोम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (राजस्य इति सह सम्बन्धः)

• राजस्य: of the king
• राजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• बीजानि: seeds
• बीजानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• नवनीत-युतानि: mixed with butter
• नवनीत-युतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवनीत (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; (नवनीतेन) युतानि = butter-mixed

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

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• आस्वादितानि: tasted/seasoned (with)
• आस्वादितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + स्वाद् (धातु) → आस्वादित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• स्युः: would be; become
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• शुक्ल-कुष्ठ-हराणि: removing white leprosy
• शुक्ल-कुष्ठ-हराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (कृदन्त; हृ धातोः अण्/णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; (शुक्लं कुष्ठं) हरन्ति इति

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• तक्र-अन्न-पानतः: due to taking buttermilk, food, and drink (as regimen)
• तक्र-अन्न-पानतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-समासान्तात् अव्ययप्रयोगः; -तः (ablatival adverb) = 'from/by (the regimen of)'; अर्थः: तक्रं च अन्नं च पानं च तेषां (सेवन)तः

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

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

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done; necessary
• कार्या: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative)

• विचारणा: consideration; deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda; vocative 'Rudra' appears as an address within the cited tradition)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right regimen (yukti) and proper anupāna (vehicle) determine therapeutic success.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) in embodied life; disciplined intake supports sattva and steadiness.

Application: Administer Soma-rāja seeds with navanīta and honey; take with buttermilk as dietary vehicle as prescribed in the verse (with clinical identification and safety verification of the plant).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190.13-17 (cluster on skin disorders and bile/heat conditions; anupāna and lepa/bhakṣya methods)

Characters & Entities

• Soma-rāja
• Rudra

FAQs

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

This verse preserves a traditional therapeutic prescription, presenting a specific combination (Soma-rāja seeds with butter and honey, supported by buttermilk diet) as a decisive remedy for śukla-kuṣṭha, showing the text’s practical guidance alongside its spiritual teachings.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like dharma or ritual practice?

While not describing afterlife doctrines here, the Garuda Purana also functions as a manual of right living (ācāra) and wellbeing; such remedies support bodily health, enabling steadiness in dharma, vows, and ritual observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a record of classical tradition: consult a qualified Ayurvedic physician before using any herb/seed-based remedy, and follow dietary discipline (pathya) as emphasized here (e.g., buttermilk-based regimen) under proper guidance.