Shloka 19
Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines
त्रिफलासल्लकीजम्बु आम्रातकवचादिकम् / तिन्दुकं वकुलं शालं पालङ्कीमुद्गचिल्लकम्
triphalāsallakījambu āmrātakavacādikam / tindukaṃ vakulaṃ śālaṃ pālaṅkīmudgacillakam
تری پھلا، سلّکی، جمبو، آمراتک، وچا وغیرہ؛ تِندُک، وکُل، شال؛ نیز پالَنکی، مُدگ اور چِلّک—یہ سب اجزا یہاں شمار کیے گئے ہیں۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)
Concept: Holistic health: food and medicine form a continuum; right selection sustains dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Sattvic nourishment supports clarity and steadiness of mind for higher pursuits.
Application: Use diet (e.g., mudga) and classical compounds (triphala) as part of balanced regimen, tailored to constitution and season.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (continued dravya-saṅgraha; triphalā as a key compound likely elaborated nearby)
FAQs
The chapter preserves a catalog of substances used in traditional health practice, indicating their recognized roles and setting up later statements about their properties and cautions.
This specific verse is primarily a materia-medica enumeration, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits practical knowledge beyond funeral rites.
Use such classical substances only with context—dose, constitution, and season matter; the text’s broader point is informed, measured use rather than indiscriminate consumption.