Shloka 7

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

अपामगजटाकट्यां लोहितैः सप्ततन्तुभिः / बद्ध्वा वारे रवेर्नूनं ज्वरं हन्ति तृतीयकम्

Transliteration

apāmagajaṭākaṭyāṃ lohitaiḥ saptatantubhiḥ / baddhvā vāre ravernūnaṃ jvaraṃ hanti tṛtīyakam

Translation

Sa araw ng Linggo, kapag itinali sa baywang ang isang kumpol ng apāmārga bilang anting, gamit ang pitong pulang sinulid, tiyak na napapawi ang lagnat na dumarating tuwing ikatlong araw.

Word by Word

• अपामग-जटा-कट्याम्: on the waist (belt) made of apāmarga fibers/hair
• अपामग-जटा-कट्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामग (प्रातिपदिक) + जटा (प्रातिपदिक) + कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अपामगस्य जटा; जटायाः कटिः/कट्याम्)

• लोहितैः: with red (threads)
• लोहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तन्तुभिः)

• सप्त-तन्तुभिः: with seven threads
• सप्त-तन्तुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (सप्त तन्तवः)

• बद्ध्वा: having tied
• बद्ध्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; धातुः—बन्ध् (बंधन)

• वारे: on the day/time
• वारे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• रवेः: of the Sun (Sunday)
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Modifier (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (particle/adverb of certainty)

• ज्वरम्: fever
• ज्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तृतीयकम्: the third-day (tertian)
• तृतीयकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ज्वरम्)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (kriyā) and timed observance are presented as efficacious for removing disease.

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha-karmaphala experienced as bodily suffering can be mitigated through prescribed upāyas within dharma.

Application: Perform the stated charm: apāmārga tuft tied at the waist with seven red threads on Sunday for tertian fever.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (jvara-cikitsā/auṣadha-prayoga context)

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual measures for fever in Garuda Purana?

The verse shows that Garuda Purana preserves not only herbal prescriptions but also ritualized, time-specific practices (like Ravi-vāra) used in traditional healing culture.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It focuses on curing illness in embodied life; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s concern for sustaining dharmic living by maintaining health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It can be studied as a traditional ritual-healing reference; for actual fever, prioritize medical evaluation while treating such practices as cultural/spiritual observances.