Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

शृकशैवालमन्थश्च शुण्ठीपापाणभेदकम् / शौवाञ्जनं गोक्षुरं वा वरुणच्छन्नमेव च

Transliteration

śṛkaśaivālamanthaśca śuṇṭhīpāpāṇabhedakam / śauvāñjanaṃ gokṣuraṃ vā varuṇacchannameva ca

Translation

شِرک، شَیوال، مَنتھ، سونٹھ اور پاپان بھیدک؛ نیز شَووَانجن، گوکشُر اور ورُن چھنّ—یہ سب دوا کے طور پر برتے جائیں۔

Word by Word

• शृकशैवालमन्थः: śṛka, algae (śaivāla), and mantha (a herb)
• शृकशैवालमन्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृक (प्रातिपदिक) + शैवाल (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (enumerative): शृक + शैवाल + मन्थ; समाहारार्थे एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शुण्ठीपापाणभेदकम्: (drug) that breaks/dissolves pāpāṇa (a condition/stone-like ailment) with dry ginger
• शुण्ठीपापाणभेदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक) + पापाण (प्रातिपदिक) + भेदक (भिद् धातु, ण्वुल्/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समास: शुण्ठ्या पापाणं भेदयति इति/पापाणभेदकः (upapada tatpuruṣa)

• शौवाञ्जनम्: śauvāñjana (a medicinal substance/collyrium)
• शौवाञ्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौवाञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• गोक्षुरम्: gokṣura (Tribulus)
• गोक्षुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पबोधक (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• वरुणच्छन्नम्: varuṇa-channa (a plant/drug so named)
• वरुणच्छन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + छन्न (छद् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समास: वरुणेन छन्नम्/वरुणस्य छन्नम् (tatpuruṣa; covered/associated with varuṇa)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle: 'indeed/only')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right knowledge of substances (dravya-jñāna) enables effective alleviation of suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Yathārtha-jñāna in the empirical domain (vyavahāra) as supportive to dharma and well-being.

Application: Identify and employ the listed herbs/substances appropriately in formulations indicated by surrounding verses (lepa/kvātha etc.).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.47–51 (continuation of therapeutic formulations; herbs and preparation methods)

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional catalog of medicinal substances, showing how the Garuda Purana also transmits practical dharmic life-knowledge such as purification and healing materials.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Directly it does not describe the soul’s journey; instead, it supports the broader Garuda Purana framework where bodily purity, remedies, and disciplined living are treated as aids to dharma and right conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference point for studying classical Hindu materia medica (with qualified guidance), and as a reminder that dharmic life includes care for health, cleanliness, and responsible use of traditional remedies.