Shloka 53

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

मूलं नागरमानीतं सक्षीरं हृदयार्तिनुत् / सौवचलं तदर्धन्तु शिवानाञ्च घृतं पिबेत्

Transliteration

mūlaṃ nāgaramānītaṃ sakṣīraṃ hṛdayārtinut / sauvacalaṃ tadardhantu śivānāñca ghṛtaṃ pibet

Translation

Ang ugat ng nāgara (tuyong luya), kapag ininom na may gatas, ay nagpapawi ng pagdurusa sa puso. Dapat ding uminom ng asin na sauvarchala—kalahati ng sukat—at ghee na niluto kasama ang śivā (harītakī).

Word by Word

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नागरम्: dry ginger (nāgara)
• नागरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मूलस्य)

• आनीतम्: brought, procured
• आनीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-नी (नी धातु) → आनीत (क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—brought/obtained

• सक्षीरम्: with milk
• सक्षीरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (‘स’ = सह) = with milk

• हृदयार्तिनुत्: relieving heart pain/distress
• हृदयार्तिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदयार्ति + नुत् (नुद् धातु/कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ‘हृदयार्तेः नुत्’ = remover of heart-pain

• सौवचलम्: sauvacala (a medicinal salt/mineral)
• सौवचलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौवचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदर्धम्: half of that (quantity)
• तदर्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ‘तस्य अर्धम्’ = half of that

• तु: indeed/and (emphasis)
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• शिवानाम्: of śivā (a medicinal herb; lit. ‘auspicious ones’)
• शिवानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

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

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely, appropriate care (yukta-upacāra) is a duty; simple substances can be potent when used correctly.

Vedantic Theme: Balance in embodied life; maintenance of the heart (hṛdaya) as support for steadiness of mind and practice.

Application: Use dry ginger root with milk for hṛdaya-ārti; take sauvarchala in half-measure and ghee prepared with harītakī as advised.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (cardio-digestive and urinary remedies; use of ghṛta and salts)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of hṛdaya-ārti (heart distress) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats heart distress as a condition relieved by specific diet-medicinal combinations (dry ginger with milk, mineral salt, and harītakī-processed ghee).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the afterlife narrative; it shows that the Vishnu–Garuda teaching also includes health disciplines that support dharma and steady spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it emphasizes warming digestive support (ginger, appropriate salts, medicated ghee); for actual treatment—especially for cardiac symptoms—seek qualified medical care first.