Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

स्नेहञ्च तत्समं क्षीरं कल्कश्च स्नेहपादकः / संवर्तितौषधैः पाको बस्तौ पाने भवेत्समः / खरो ऽभ्यङ्गे मृदुर्नस्ये पाको ऽपि संप्रकल्पयेत्

Transliteration

snehañca tatsamaṃ kṣīraṃ kalkaśca snehapādakaḥ / saṃvartitauṣadhaiḥ pāko bastau pāne bhavetsamaḥ / kharo 'bhyaṅge mṛdurnasye pāko 'pi saṃprakalpayet

Translation

Ang snehā (langis/ghee) ay kunin na kapantay ang dami ng gatas, at ang kalka (dinikdik na paste) ay maging isang-kapat ng bahagi ng snehā. Ang pagluluto kasama ng mga gamot na maayos na naproseso ay dapat magkapareho ang pamantayan para sa basti (enema) at sa pāna (pag-inom). Para sa abhyanga (masahe) maaari itong gawing mas malapot/mas matapang; para sa nasya (gamot sa ilong) mas banayad—sa gayon ay maayos na naiaangkop ang paghahanda.

Word by Word

• स्नेहम्: fat/oil (unctuous substance)
• स्नेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

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

• तत्समम्: equal to that (in amount)
• तत्समम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण—तत्समम् (equal to that, i.e., equal quantity)

• क्षीरम्: milk
• क्षीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• कल्कः: paste (herbal bolus)
• कल्कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

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

• स्नेहपादकः: one-quarter of the oil/fat (measure)
• स्नेहपादकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह + पादक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण—स्नेहस्य पादकः (one-quarter of the sneha)

• संवर्तितौषधैः: with processed medicines/drugs
• संवर्तितौषधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्तित (कृदन्त; √वृत्/√वर्त्) + औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; करण—संवर्तितानि औषधानि (processed/rolled medicines)

• पाकः: cooking/preparation
• पाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• बस्तौ: in enema therapy (basti)
• बस्तौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• पाने: in drinking/oral intake
• पाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समः: the same (proportion)
• समः: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate)

• खरः: strong/thick (more concentrated)
• खरः: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate)

• अभ्यङ्गे: in oil-massage (abhyanga)
• अभ्यङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• मृदुः: mild/soft (less concentrated)
• मृदुः: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate)

• नस्ये: in nasal therapy (nasya)
• नस्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• पाकः: preparation/cooking
• पाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• संप्रकल्पयेत्: should prepare/arrange
• संप्रकल्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + √कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appropriateness (yogyatā) and proportion (māna) are essential; therapy must be adapted to route and purpose.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti and viveka in action; right means aligned to right end.

Application: When cooking medicated sneha: use equal milk to sneha, kalka at one-fourth of sneha; maintain proper pāka for basti and oral use; make stronger for abhyanga, gentler for nasya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.49

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vaidya (physician)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about medicated ghee/oil preparation in the Garuda Purana?

It specifies practical proportions and usage: equal milk to sneha, kalka as a quarter portion, and consistent preparation for both basti (enema) and pāna (oral use), with adjustments for abhyanga and nasya.

How is this guidance connected to dharma in the Garuda Purana?

By prescribing disciplined, measured healing practices, it supports righteous living through bodily maintenance and correct therapeutic conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use precise proportions and context-specific intensity in therapies; in modern practice, apply this principle under qualified Ayurvedic supervision.