Shloka 10

Dhūpa-Lepa-Mantra-Prayoga: Vaśīkaraṇa, Rakṣā, Jvara-nāśa, and Stambhana Applications

Devanagari script

चातुर्थिकहरो धूपो डाकिनीज्वरनाशकः / अर्जुनस्य च पुष्पाणि भल्लातकविडङ्गके

Transliteration

cāturthikaharo dhūpo ḍākinījvaranāśakaḥ / arjunasya ca puṣpāṇi bhallātakaviḍaṅgake

Translation

چاتُرتھک بخار کو دور کرنے والا اور ڈاکنیوں سے پیدا ہونے والے بخار کا ناس کرنے والا دھوپ—ارجن کے پھولوں کے ساتھ بھلّاتک اور وِڈنگ سے تیار ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• चातुर्थिकहरः: remover of quartan fever
• चातुर्थिकहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चातुर्थिक (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुषः (determinative: 'remover of cāturthika')

• धूपः: incense/fumigation
• धूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• डाकिनीज्वरनाशकः: destroyer of ḍākinī-type fever
• डाकिनीज्वरनाशकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (determinative: 'destroyer of ḍākinī-fever')

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna (tree)
• अर्जुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भल्लातकविडङ्गके: in/with bhallātaka and viḍaṅga
• भल्लातकविडङ्गके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लातक (प्रातिपदिक) + विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्वसमासः (copulative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Suffering (fever) may be understood as multi-causal—physical and unseen influences—addressed through prescribed remedial action.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyātmika/ādhibhautika/ādhidaivika duḥkha triad implied; remedies operate within empirical order.

Application: Use as a cultural lens on integrative healing; in practice, treat fever medically; ritual fumigation may serve as supportive hygiene/aroma practice if safe.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.180.9; Garuda Purana 1.180.11; Garuda Purana 1.181.1

Characters & Entities

• Dakinis

FAQs

What is the importance of dhūpa (fumigation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents dhūpa as a targeted therapeutic ritual—using specific botanicals to counter particular fevers and subtle afflictions—showing how ritual fumigation is treated as a practical healing measure.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to a remedial/therapeutic context, emphasizing protection and curing disturbances (including those attributed to ḍākinīs) during embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional reference: if used at all, consult qualified Ayurvedic/ritual practitioners, since ingredients like bhallātaka can be potent; the broader takeaway is disciplined, specific, and context-aware use of remedies rather than random ritualism.