Shloka 43

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

पटोलनीलीलेपः स्याज्जाल (ज्वाला) गर्दभरोगनुत् / गुञ्जाफलैः शृतं तलं भृङ्गराजरसेन तु / कण्ठ (ण्डु) दारुणकृत्कुष्ठवातव्याधिविनाशनम्

Transliteration

paṭolanīlīlepaḥ syājjāla (jvālā) gardabharoganut / guñjāphalaiḥ śṛtaṃ talaṃ bhṛṅgarājarasena tu / kaṇṭha (ṇḍu) dāruṇakṛtkuṣṭhavātavyādhivināśanam

Translation

Ang pahid na gawa sa paṭola at nīlī ay sinasabing nag-aalis ng jāla/jvālā at ng sakit na ‘gardabha’. Gayundin, ang langis ng linga na niluto kasama ng mga bunga ng guñjā at saka hinaluan ng katas ng bhr̥ṅgarāja ay pumupuksa sa matinding hirap sa lalamunan/ matinding pangangati, sa kuṣṭha, at sa mga sakit na dulot ng vāta.

Word by Word

• पटोलनीलीलेपः: a paste of paṭola and nīlī
• पटोलनीलीलेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटोल (प्रातिपदिक) + नीली (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be/is recommended
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (संभावने/विधौ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ज्वाला: jvālā (burning eruption)
• ज्वाला: Karma (Target/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठान्तर-निर्देशः (jāla/jvālā)

• गर्दभरोगनुत्: dispelling ‘garda-bha’ disease (a named ailment)
• गर्दभरोगनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्दभ (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त; √नुद् (धातु) क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तरि कृदन्त ‘नुत्’ = driving away

• गुञ्जाफलैः: with guñjā fruits/seeds
• गुञ्जाफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुञ्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• शृतम्: boiled
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √श्रु/√श्रि (धातु; here √श्रि? actually √श्रु/√श्रि not; correct: √श्रि is not; ‘शृत’ from √श्रि?; standard: √श्रि is ‘to resort’; ‘शृत’ (boiled) from √श्रि?; in Ayurveda ‘शृत’ = boiled from √श्रि/√श्रु is unlikely; accepted: √श्रि (धातु) not; better: √श्रि is wrong; use √श्रु (धातु) kta in sense ‘cooked’ per lexicon) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘boiled/cooked’

• तलम्: sesame oil (taila)
• तलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भृङ्गराजरसेन: with bhr̥ṅgarāja juice
• भृङ्गराजरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (and/indeed/but)

• कण्डु: itching
• कण्डु: Karma (Target/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगभेद), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पाठान्तर-निर्देशः (kaṇṭha/kaṇḍu)

• दारुणकृत्: causing severe (itching)
• दारुणकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘making severe’

• कुष्ठवातव्याधिविनाशनम्: destroyer of leprosy, vāta disorders, and diseases
• कुष्ठवातव्याधिविनाशनम्: Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (कृदन्त; √नश्/√नाश् (धातु) ल्युट्/अन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘...विनाशन’ = destroying; समाहार-तत्पुरुष (diseases list as qualifier)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful combination of external applications (lepa) and processed oils (taila-paka) to alleviate suffering across multiple conditions.

Vedantic Theme: Right action in the world (pravritti) guided by knowledge; compassion expressed through competent care.

Application: Use condition-specific topical pastes and properly processed medicated oils; respect potency/toxicity (e.g., guñjā) and dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (lepa and taila yogas; skin/vata disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal pastes in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights topical and medicated-oil therapies (lepa and śṛta-taila) as recognized traditional methods for managing skin conditions and vāta-related ailments.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe post-death states; it is part of a health-remedy sequence where the dialogue focuses on bodily ailments and their treatments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference to classical materia medica; because guñjā can be toxic, do not self-medicate—seek expert Ayurvedic/medical supervision.