Shloka 12

Preparations of Medicated Ghee and Oils (Ghṛta–Taila Yoga); Brāhmī-ghṛta and Nārāyaṇa Taila

Devanagari script

त्वग्गताश्चापि ये वाता शिरास्नायुगताश्च ये / सर्वांस्तान्नाशयत्याशु तैलं रोगकुलान्तकम्

Transliteration

tvaggatāścāpi ye vātā śirāsnāyugatāśca ye / sarvāṃstānnāśayatyāśu tailaṃ rogakulāntakam

Translation

جو بھی واتی عوارض جلد میں ٹھہر گئے ہوں یا رگوں اور پٹھوں میں داخل ہو گئے ہوں، یہ روغنِ رُوگکُلانْتَک اُن سب کو فوراً مٹا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• त्वक्-गताः: having gone to/located in the skin
• त्वक्-गताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्तान्त-विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (त्वचि गताः = त्वग्गताः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अपि-अर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• ये: which/that (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• वाताः: vāta disorders/winds
• वाताः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• शिरा-स्नायु-गताः: located in veins and tendons
• शिरा-स्नायु-गताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिरा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नायु (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्तान्त-विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (शिरासु स्नायुषु गताः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ये: which/that (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नाशयति: destroys
• नाशयति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (णिच्; नश्-धातु causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रोग-कुल-अन्तकम्: destroyer of the multitude of diseases
• रोग-कुल-अन्तकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (रोगानां कुलस्य अन्तकः = रोगकुलान्तकः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Preservation of health as a support for dharma; disease is to be addressed promptly with proper remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as instrument (sādhana) for puruṣārthas; pragmatic acceptance of embodied maintenance.

Application: Use appropriate medicated oil therapy for vāta disorders affecting skin, vessels, tendons/ligaments; treat early and comprehensively.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174.13-16 (Nārāyaṇa-taila formulation and variants)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (doṣa)

FAQs

What is the importance of this oil in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific medicated oil as a fast-acting therapy for vāta conditions affecting multiple tissue pathways—skin, vessels, and ligaments—framing it as broadly disease-destroying.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the afterlife narrative here; the focus is practical Ayurvedic instruction within the Purana’s teaching dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a principle: vāta ailments may manifest across tissues, so therapies are described as penetrating and systemic; any real use of medicated oils should follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance.