Shloka 8

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

पापरोगस्य सन्तापनिवृक्तिं कुरुते शिव / घृततुल्या रुद्र लाक्षा पीता क्षीरेण वै सह

Transliteration

pāparogasya santāpanivṛktiṃ kurute śiva / ghṛtatulyā rudra lākṣā pītā kṣīreṇa vai saha

Translation

โอ้พระศิวะ รุทรลักษาอันมีความชุ่มมันดุจเนยใส เมื่อดื่มร่วมกับน้ำนม ย่อมบรรเทาความแสบร้อนทรมานแห่งโรคที่เกิดจากบาปได้

Word by Word

• पापरोगस्य: of the sinful disease
• पापरोगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य रोगः)

• सन्तापनिवृक्तिम्: cessation of distress
• सन्तापनिवृक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ताप (प्रातिपदिक) + निवृक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सन्तापस्य निवृक्तिः)

• कुरुते: does, brings about
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• घृततुल्या: equal to ghee
• घृततुल्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (घृतस्य तुल्या)

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

• लाक्षा: lac (resin)
• लाक्षा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पीता: taken (drunk)
• पीता: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (लाक्षा) पीता = ‘having been drunk/when taken’

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/सहयोगार्थक (indeclinable of accompaniment)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sin-born afflictions (pāpa-roga) can be mitigated through prescribed remedial means, implying karma’s effects are experienced as embodied suffering yet can be pacified.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala experienced in the body; upāya (means) within dharma to reduce duḥkha while ultimate liberation remains distinct.

Application: Use the stated preparation (Rudra-lākṣā with milk) as a cooling, unctuous remedy for burning disease; pair with ethical correction and devotional orientation implied by the invocation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prakaraṇa context: remedies for women’s disorders and bleeding)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of pāpa-roga (sin-born disease) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats certain illnesses as karmic in origin and presents a remedial act that aims to reduce the inner “burning” (santāpa), linking healing with expiation (prāyaścitta).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

By framing suffering as a consequence of pāpa (sin), it reinforces the Purāṇic logic that ethical action and prescribed remedies lessen torment—supporting the broader teaching on how karma shapes one’s experience in this life and beyond.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to address suffering through both ethical correction (reducing harmful actions) and disciplined, tradition-aligned remedies under competent guidance, rather than viewing pain as random or meaningless.