Shloka 53

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

बृहतीकस्य वै मूलं संपिष्टमुदकेन च / पीतं संघातवातस्य विपाटनकृदेव च

Transliteration

bṛhatīkasya vai mūlaṃ saṃpiṣṭamudakena ca / pītaṃ saṃghātavātasya vipāṭanakṛdeva ca

Translation

Ang ugat ng bṛhatīkā, kapag dinikdik at hinalo sa tubig at ininom, ay tunay na lunas na bumabasag at nagpapaluwag sa baradong, nagbubukol na vāta (hangin).

Word by Word

• बृहतीकस्य: of bṛhatīka (a plant)
• बृहतीकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहतीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (औषधिनाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• संपिष्टम्: pounded, ground
• संपिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पिष् (धातु) → संपिष्ट (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• उदकेन: with water
• उदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पीतम्: to be drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (drunk/taken)

• संघातवातस्य: of obstructive/clustered vāta (wind disorder)
• संघातवातस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संघात (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (संघातः एव वातः / संघात-रूपः वातः)

• विपाटनकृत्: causing breaking/opening (dispersing)
• विपाटनकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-पट् (धातु) → विपाटन (प्रातिपदिक) + कृद्/कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विपाटनं करोति इति)

• एव: certainly, indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diagnosis-specific medicine: targeted intervention breaks pathological obstruction.

Vedantic Theme: Yathārtha-jñāna leading to duḥkha-kṣaya (right knowledge applied to embodied life).

Application: Crush bṛhatīkā root in water and drink to break up saṅghāta-vāta (obstructed/clotted vāta).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (vāta-roga remedies sequence: external and internal preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical therapeutic guidance—here, a simple water-preparation of an herb-root is prescribed to address a specific vāta pathology (saṃghāta-vāta).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse does not describe the after-death journey; it belongs to an instructional section that includes remedies and practical measures, indicating the text’s broader scope beyond afterlife descriptions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional principle: specific preparations are matched to specific imbalances (like obstructed vāta). In modern practice, one should treat it as historical Ayurvedic guidance and consult a qualified practitioner before using herbs.