Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

दह्यमानायुतः कुम्भे मूलगे खदिराङ्कुरः / साक्षधात्रीरसः क्षौद्रो हन्यात्कुष्ठं रसायनम्

Transliteration

dahyamānāyutaḥ kumbhe mūlage khadirāṅkuraḥ / sākṣadhātrīrasaḥ kṣaudro hanyātkuṣṭhaṃ rasāyanam

Translation

زمین میں گاڑے ہوئے گھڑے میں تپا کر تیار کیا گیا کھدیر کا کونپل، آملکی کے رس اور شہد کے ساتھ لیا جائے تو—یہ رَسایَن کُشٹھ کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• दह्यमान: being heated/burnt
• दह्यमान: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/कर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (being burnt/heated)

• आयुतः: ten thousand (in measure/quantity)
• आयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (ten-thousandfold/ten thousand)

• कुम्भे: in a pot/jar
• कुम्भे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• मूलगे: placed at the root/bottom
• मूलगे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूलग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (root-placed/at the bottom)

• खदिराङ्कुरः: a sprout of khadira (Acacia catechu)
• खदिराङ्कुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खदिरस्य अङ्कुरः)

• साक्षधात्रीरसः: dhātrī-juice with adjunct (sākṣa-)
• साक्षधात्रीरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्ष + धात्री + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (साक्ष-धात्री-रसः = juice of dhātrī with sākṣa/with adjunct)

• क्षौद्रः: honey(-mixed)
• क्षौद्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (made of honey / honeyed)

• हन्यात्: should destroy
• हन्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुष्ठम्: leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रसायनम्: a rejuvenative remedy (rasāyana)
• रसायनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/उपपद (appositional: as a rejuvenative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃskāra (processing) enhances potency; right method is as important as right substance.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) and niyama (discipline) in action; transformation through proper saṃskāra mirrors inner refinement.

Application: Prepare medicines with correct procedure (controlled heating, proper adjuncts like honey); avoid shortcuts; ensure purity of ingredients and vessel.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household_apothecary

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (rasāyana preparations; kuṣṭha remedies using khadira and dhātrī)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of khadira in Garuda Purana remedies?

Khadira is presented as a key anti-skin-disease herb; the verse highlights it in a rasāyana method combined with āmalakī juice and honey.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

The verse is medical, not eschatological; it supports the broader Purāṇic aim of preserving health so one can fulfill duties, vows, and rites properly.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual lead for Ayurvedic study; preparation methods (heating in an earth-set pot) and dosing require expert supervision.