Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

जातिपत्रं कोलपत्रं तथा चैव मनः शिला / एभिश्चैव कृता वर्तिर्बदर्यग्नौ महेश्वर / धूमपानं कासहरं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

jātipatraṃ kolapatraṃ tathā caiva manaḥ śilā / ebhiścaiva kṛtā vartirbadaryagnau maheśvara / dhūmapānaṃ kāsaharaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

ใบชาติ ใบโกล และมะนะห์ศิลา นำมาทำเป็นไส้ แล้วรมควันในไฟจากไม้บะดะรี โอ้พระมหेशวร การสูดควันยานี้ย่อมกำจัดไอ ไม่ต้องสงสัย

Word by Word

• जातिपत्रम्: jāti-leaf (jasmine leaf)
• जातिपत्रम्: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जात्याः पत्रम्)

• कोलपत्रम्: jujube leaf
• कोलपत्रम्: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोल + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोलस्य पत्रम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Discourse adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• मनःशिला: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• मनःशिला: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• कृता: made/prepared
• कृता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘निर्मिता’ अर्थे

• वर्तिः: wick/roll (for fumigation)
• वर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बदर्यग्नौ: in the fire of badarī-wood
• बदर्यग्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बदरी-काष्ठस्य अग्निः)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• धूमपानम्: smoke-inhalation
• धूमपानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धूमस्य पानम्)

• कासहरम्: cough-removing
• कासहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कास + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कासं हरति इति)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done
• कार्या: Vidhi (Injunctive qualifier/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विचारणा’ इति विशेष्ये

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

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right application of agni and substances transforms them into effective therapy; certainty comes from tested śāstra-prayoga.

Vedantic Theme: Agni as transformative principle; disciplined use of means rather than doubt-driven inaction.

Application: Prepare a wick (varti) from specified leaves and manaḥśilā; burn in badarī-wood fire and perform controlled dhūmapāna for cough, with caution and proper method.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: hermitage/household hearth

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (dhūmapāna and respiratory remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the importance of dhūmapāna (medicated smoke) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents dhūmapāna as a practical therapeutic method—using specific leaves and manaḥśilā prepared as a wick and smoked—to alleviate cough, emphasizing its efficacy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s journey; instead, it appears within an instructional context where Vishnu conveys applied knowledge, here focusing on a health remedy (kāsahara) rather than afterlife doctrine.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the traditional idea of targeted herbal/mineral fumigation for respiratory issues; in modern practice, such methods should be approached cautiously and under qualified guidance due to the mention of manaḥśilā (realgar).