Shloka 16

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

विषंनृणां विनश्येत्तु एतेषां भक्षणाच्छिव / दीपतैलप्रदानाच्च दंशैराकीटजैः शिव / खर्जूरकविषं नश्येत्तदा वै नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

viṣaṃnṛṇāṃ vinaśyettu eteṣāṃ bhakṣaṇācchiva / dīpatailapradānācca daṃśairākīṭajaiḥ śiva / kharjūrakaviṣaṃ naśyettadā vai nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

โอ้พระศิวะ ด้วยการรับประทานโอสถเหล่านี้ พิษในกายมนุษย์ย่อมสลาย และด้วยการถวาย น้ำมันสำหรับประทีปบูชา พิษจากการกัดต่อยของแมลงและสัตว์เล็กย่อมสงบลง อีกทั้งพิษที่เกิดจากคัรชูรกะก็ย่อมดับสิ้น—หาได้มีความสงสัยไม่।

Word by Word

• viṣam: poison
• viṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular)

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (plural)

• vinaśyet: should perish/be destroyed
• vinaśyet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√naś (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), adversative/emphatic

• eteṣām: of these (ingredients)
• eteṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃ/Napuṃ (common), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (plural)

• bhakṣaṇāt: from eating/ingestion
• bhakṣaṇāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana (singular)

• śiva: O Śiva
• śiva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (singular)

• dīpa: lamp
• dīpa: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), in compound (पूर्वपद)

• taila: oil
• taila: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), in compound (मध्यपद)

• pradānāt: from giving lamp-oil
• pradānāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa+taila+pradāna (प्रातिपदिक; √dā in noun)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana (singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dīpasya tailasya pradānam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya (conjunction)

• daṃśaiḥ: by bites/stings
• daṃśaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural)

• ākīṭajaiḥ: born of insects (insect-origin)
• ākīṭajaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākīṭa+ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ākīṭānāṃ jāḥ)

• śiva: O Śiva
• śiva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (singular)

• kharjūraka: date (fruit)
• kharjūraka: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: kharjūraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), in compound (पूर्वपद)

• viṣam: date-poison (poison from dates)
• viṣam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kharjūraka+viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kharjūrakasya viṣam)

• naśyet: should perish
• naśyet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic particle)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (locative adverb)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, within a cited Śiva-addressed formula)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Healing and protection are supported by both material remedies and meritorious acts (dāna) such as offering lamp-oil.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and karma: auspicious action (dāna) harmonizes conditions and removes affliction.

Application: Use stated antidotal measures for bites/poisons; additionally perform dīpa-taila dāna as a protective, merit-generating act.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191.17-20 (continuation of viṣa-pratikāra/antidotes)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of dīpa-taila-pradāna (offering lamp oil) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that offering oil for a lamp is a meritorious act linked with alleviating harm from insect-bite–born poison, presenting dāna as both spiritual merit and remedial support.

How does this verse explain the Garuda Purana’s approach to suffering and affliction?

It combines practical measures (consuming specified remedies) with ritual charity (lamp-oil offering), showing that afflictions can be addressed through both material treatment and dharmic acts.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek proper medical care for poisoning or bites, and if you practice Hindu rituals, support temple lamps or offer lamp oil as a devotional act while cultivating disciplined, compassionate conduct.