Shloka 15

Auṣadha-Yoga: Medicinal Powders, External Therapies, Fumigation, and Vishnu as Supreme Remedy

Devanagari script

हंस एषाञ्च विण्मूत्रं मांसं वा रोम शोणितम् / धूपं दद्याज्ज्वरार्तेभ्य उन्मत्तेभ्यश्च शान्तये

Transliteration

haṃsa eṣāñca viṇmūtraṃ māṃsaṃ vā roma śoṇitam / dhūpaṃ dadyājjvarārtebhya unmattebhyaśca śāntaye

Translation

สำหรับผู้ที่ทุกข์ดังกล่าว พึงถวายธูป (การรมควันศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ด้วยมูลและปัสสาวะของหงส์ (หังสะ) หรือด้วยเนื้อ ขน/ปีก และเลือดของมัน เพื่อบรรเทาผู้ป่วยไข้และผู้มีอาการคลุ้มคลั่งให้สงบ

Word by Word

• हंस: (of) a swan
• हंस: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (सर्वनाम)

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

• विण्मूत्रम्: feces and urine
• विण्मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विण् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

• मांसम्: meat
• मांसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (particle: 'or')

• रोम: hair/fur
• रोम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• शोणितम्: blood
• शोणितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• धूपम्: incense/fumigation
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दद्याज्: should give
• दद्याज्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्वरार्तेभ्यः: for/from those afflicted with fever
• ज्वरार्तेभ्यः: Sampradana/Apadana (Beneficiary/Source context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अर्द्/आर्द्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) बहुवचन; ज्वर-आर्त = ज्वरेण आर्ताः (those afflicted by fever)

• उन्मत्तेभ्यः: for/from the mad/deranged
• उन्मत्तेभ्यः: Sampradana/Apadana (Beneficiary/Source context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) बहुवचन

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

• शान्तये: for pacification/relief
• शान्तये: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific substances and actions (dravyas and kriyā) are prescribed as causal means to alleviate afflictions (vyādhi/unmāda) through śānti rites.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahāra-level upāyas: pragmatic remedies operate within the empirical domain while higher devotion is affirmed later.

Application: Use dhūpa as a pacification measure for jvara and unmāda per the tradition’s prayoga; ensure procedural purity, safety, and ethical sourcing in any modern adaptation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.193.16 (auṣadha-jāta destroys disease); Garuda Purana 1.193.17 (Vishnu as the supreme medicine); Garuda Purana 1.194.1 (kavaca removing all afflictions)

Characters & Entities

• Haṃsa

FAQs

What is the importance of dhūpa (fumigation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents dhūpa as a śānti measure—an appeasing, remedial rite—used to calm afflictive conditions such as fever and mental disturbance by employing specific prescribed substances.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader ritual framework?

It reflects the text’s practical, prescriptive style: alongside teachings on dharma and post-death matters, it also lists śānti-karmas (pacificatory acts) meant to reduce suffering and inauspicious influences in embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a principle, it emphasizes seeking pacification and restoration through disciplined ritual and ethical care; in modern practice, any such rite should be approached with guidance, legality, hygiene, and non-harm, while prioritizing appropriate medical support for fever or mental-health crises.