Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

कषायो मधुना पीतो वातहृन्मदनान्वितः / विरेचनं प्रयोक्तव्यं त्रिवृत्कर्णफलत्रिकैः

Transliteration

kaṣāyo madhunā pīto vātahṛnmadanānvitaḥ / virecanaṃ prayoktavyaṃ trivṛtkarṇaphalatrikaiḥ

Translation

شہد کے ساتھ قَشایہ پلایا جائے، واتہرت اور مدن کے ساتھ ملا کر دیا جائے؛ تریورت، کرن پھل اور تریفلا کے ساتھ وِرېچن (مسہل) کرانا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• कषायः: decoction
• कषायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कषाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• पीतः: drunk/consumed
• पीतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कषायः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• वातहृत्: (one) affecting the heart by vāta
• वातहृत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + हृत् (प्रातिपदिक); हृद्/हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वातस्य हृत् = affecting the heart due to vāta)

• मदनान्वितः: combined with madana (emetic nut)
• मदनान्वितः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि/इ (धातु) → अन्वित कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मदनेन अन्वितः = accompanied by Madana)

• विरेचनम्: purgation (therapy)
• विरेचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: should be administered
• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + युज् (धातु) → प्रयोक्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: विधेय-भाव (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विरेचनम्’ इत्यस्य विधेयम्

• त्रिवृत्कर्णफलत्रिकैः: with the trio of trivṛt and karṇaphala (etc.)
• त्रिवृत्कर्णफलत्रिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवृत् + कर्णफल + त्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रिवृत्-कर्णफल-त्रिकैः = with the three (ingredients): trivṛt and karṇaphala etc.)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śodhana (purgation) as disciplined correction of bodily imbalance; caring for the body as an instrument for righteous living.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as sādhana-kṣetra (field for practice); equilibrium supports sattva and spiritual pursuit.

Application: Use purgation (virecana) appropriately under guidance; employ specified herbs (trivṛt, karṇaphala, triphalā) with honey-based decoction for vāta-afflicted conditions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/roga-cikitsā section): adjacent kuṣṭha-lepa and śodhana formulations

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of virechana (purgation) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse explicitly prescribes virechana as a key intervention, indicating a śodhana (cleansing) protocol using well-known purgatives like trivṛt, supported by Triphalā.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife themes; it is a therapeutic instruction within the Purana’s Ayurveda-oriented chapter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores that purgation is a structured therapy with specific herbs and adjuvants (like honey) and should be undertaken only with trained supervision.