Shloka 20

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

दूर्वादाडिमपुष्पं तु अलक्तकहरीतकी / नासार्शवातरक्तनुन्नस्याद्वै स्वरसेन हि

Transliteration

dūrvādāḍimapuṣpaṃ tu alaktakaharītakī / nāsārśavātaraktanunnasyādvai svarasena hi

Translation

دُروَا گھاس، انار کے پھول، اَلَکتک اور ہریتکی—ان کا تازہ رس نَسْیَہ کے طور پر دیا جائے؛ اس سے بواسیر، واتی بگاڑ اور خون کے دَوش سے پیدا ہونے والے ناک کے عوارض آرام پاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• दूर्वादाडिमपुष्पम्: dūrvā and pomegranate flower (ingredient)
• दूर्वादाडिमपुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); 'दूर्वायाः दाडिमस्य च पुष्पम्' (flower of dūrvā and pomegranate)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• अलक्तकहरीतकी: alaktaka-harītakī (a preparation/variety)
• अलक्तकहरीतकी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलक्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom., Singular); 'अलक्तकवर्णा हरीतकी' (harītakī of lac-red color / with alaktaka)

• नासार्शवातरक्तनुत्: dispeller of nasal piles/vāta/bleeding
• नासार्शवातरक्तनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular); 'नासायाम् अर्शो-वात-रक्तं नुदति' (dispeller of nasal piles/vāta/bleeding disorders)

• नस्यात्: should be administered as nasal therapy
• नस्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नस् (धातु) / नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Optative, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'indeed')

• स्वरसेन: with fresh juice
• स्वरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instr., Singular)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'for/indeed')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right regimen (yukti) tailored to disorder; balance of vāta and rakta as part of orderly living.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony (sāmya) as a reflection of inner order; bodily balance supports ethical and contemplative life.

Application: Prepare fresh juice (svarasa) of durvā, dāḍima-puṣpa, alaktaka, and harītakī; administer as nasya for nasal disorders linked to arśas, vāta, and rakta affliction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (nasya and ENT-related remedies in sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasal therapy (nasya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights nasya using expressed herbal juice as a targeted therapy for ailments affecting the nasal region, especially those linked with vāta and blood-related imbalance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is medical in nature and does not address the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical guidance on bodily health and treatment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to a traditional formulation for nasya using specific herbs; in modern practice, such therapies should be applied only with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.