Shloka 62
Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures
कर्पूरगव्यसर्पिर्भ्यां प्रहारः पूरितो हर / शस्त्रोद्भवः सबद्धश्च शुक्लवर्णेन शङ्कर ! / पाकं च वेदनां चैव संस्पृशेद्वृषभध्वज
karpūragavyasarpirbhyāṃ prahāraḥ pūrito hara / śastrodbhavaḥ sabaddhaśca śuklavarṇena śaṅkara ! / pākaṃ ca vedanāṃ caiva saṃspṛśedvṛṣabhadhvaja
اے ہرا، اے شنکر! کافور اور گائے کے گھی سے بھرا یہ زخم، اگرچہ ہتھیار سے پیدا ہوا اور مضبوطی سے بندھا ہوا ہے، پھر بھی سفید رنگ دکھاتے ہوئے بھی، اے وृषبھध्वज، پکاؤ اور درد کو چھوتا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda, citing a metaphor addressed to Śiva)
Concept: Attend to inner pathology; outward appearance can mislead—proper care is a duty.
Vedantic Theme: Viveka between appearance (śukla-varṇa) and underlying reality (pāka/vedanā).
Application: Do not assume a bound/whitened wound is healed; monitor for suppuration and treat pain appropriately.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (Ayurveda/medicine section on wounds and treatments)
FAQs
It illustrates that suffering rooted in a cause (like a weapon-wound) can still produce pain and suppuration even when outwardly treated or made to look “pure/white,” paralleling how karmic consequences persist despite superficial coverings.
The verse uses bodily imagery—bandaging, whitening, and medicating a wound—to convey that inner affliction remains active; similarly, in the Purana’s afterlife framework, deeds generate results that must be experienced unless truly neutralized through proper dharma and expiation.
Do not rely only on appearances or quick fixes; address root causes—ethical conduct, restraint, and sincere correction—so problems don’t return as deeper pain later.