Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

आपिष्ट्वा जाङ्गली मू (तू) लं तद्रसेन वृषध्वज / नस्यादाराद्विनश्येत नाशार्शो नीललोहित

Transliteration

āpiṣṭvā jāṅgalī mū (tū) laṃ tadrasena vṛṣadhvaja / nasyādārādvinaśyeta nāśārśo nīlalohita

Translation

اے وِرشَدھوج (شیو)! جانگلی کی جڑ کو کوٹ کر اس کے رس سے نَسْیَہ دینے پر ناک کا نیلا سرخ رنگ والا ناسارش (خون رِسنے والا پولِپ) فوراً نَشت ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• आपिष्ट्वा: having pounded
• आपिष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'आपिष्य' (having ground/pounded)

• जाङ्गली: jāṅgalī (a medicinal plant)
• जाङ्गली: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाङ्गली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom., Singular)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc., Singular)

• तद्रसेन: with its juice
• तद्रसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instr., Singular); 'तस्य रसः' (with its juice)

• वृषध्वज: O Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Voc., Singular); शिवस्य नाम (epithet of Śiva)

• 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)

• आरात्: quickly, at once
• आरात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'quickly/near')

• विनश्येत: would perish, would disappear
• विनश्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Optative, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

• नासार्शः: nasal piles
• नासार्शः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom., Singular); 'नासायाम् अर्शः' (nasal piles)

• नीललोहित: O Nīlalohita (Śiva)
• नीललोहित: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Voc., Singular); शिवस्य नाम (epithet of Śiva: blue-and-red)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra; chapter gives remedial formulations)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prompt, appropriate intervention against disease; disciplined preparation (pounding, extracting juice) as right action.

Vedantic Theme: Removal of obstruction (āvaraṇa) as a metaphor for clearing impediments; practical dharma in caring for life.

Application: Pound jāṅgalī root, extract its juice, and administer as nasya to quickly destroy nasal arśas/bleeding polyp described as dark-blue and reddish.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (continuation of nasya remedies for nasal arśas/lesions)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Shiva (Vṛṣadhvaja)

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse prescribes nasya (nasal administration) of the crushed jāṅgalī root juice as a targeted therapy for a nasal growth/bleeding condition (nāsā-arśa).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse does not discuss the soul’s journey; it belongs to a practical remedial section, showing the Purana’s inclusion of health-related guidance alongside spiritual teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as historical textual evidence of nasya-based herbal practice; for real treatment, consult a qualified Ayurvedic clinician rather than self-administering unknown herbs.