Shloka 27

Vashikarana–Stambhana Prayogas and Garbha-Sambhava Yogas

Devanagari script

मातुलुङ्गस्य बीजानि मूलान्येरण्डकस्य च / घृतेन सह संयोज्य पाययेत्पुत्रकाक्षिणी

Transliteration

mātuluṅgasya bījāni mūlānyeraṇḍakasya ca / ghṛtena saha saṃyojya pāyayetputrakākṣiṇī

Translation

Paghaluin ang mga buto ng mātuluṅga (citron) at ang mga ugat ng eraṇḍa (castor) sa ghee, at ipainom ito sa babaing naghahangad ng anak na lalaki.

Word by Word

• मातुलुङ्गस्य: of citron
• मातुलुङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• बीजानि: seeds
• बीजानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• मूलानि: roots
• मूलानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• एरण्डकस्य: of castor (eraṇḍa)
• एरण्डकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (together with)

• संयोज्य: having mixed/combined
• संयोज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive in -ya), 'संयोज्य' = having combined

• पाययेत्: should administer to drink
• पाययेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'should make drink')

• पुत्रकाक्षिणी: a woman desiring a son
• पुत्रकाक्षिणी: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (पुत्रकं/पुत्रं काङ्क्षति इति—'desiring a son')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Progeny—specifically a son—is sought through material means; reflects lineage/ritual continuity concerns in traditional society.

Vedantic Theme: Pravṛtti-dharma shaped by social aims; attachment to specific outcomes (putra) as a binding desire.

Application: Historically, indicates son-preference embedded in ritual culture; modern application should reject gender bias and focus on healthy conception and maternal wellbeing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: household/vaidya setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.178.25-26 (conception remedies with milk/warm water; mātuluṅga seeds)

FAQs

What is the importance of this remedy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional household (gṛhastha) upāya: a ghee-based herbal preparation intended to support a putrakāma (son-desiring) woman, reflecting the text’s practical, dharma-linked guidance for family life.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or Yama’s realm in the Garuda Purana?

No. This particular verse is a practical medicinal/household instruction and does not describe preta-rites, Yama’s kingdom, or afterlife punishments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical traditional formulation; if someone wishes to apply it, it should be done only with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner, while keeping the broader dharmic intent—responsible, ethical family life—central.