Shloka 29

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

लोहचूर्णं तक्रपीतं पाण्डुरोगहरं भवेत् / तण्डुलीय कगोक्षूरमूलं पीतं पयोन्वितम्

Transliteration

lohacūrṇaṃ takrapītaṃ pāṇḍurogaharaṃ bhavet / taṇḍulīya kagokṣūramūlaṃ pītaṃ payonvitam

Translation

لوہے کا سفوف چھاچھ کے ساتھ پیا جائے تو پاندو روگ (خون کی کمی) دور ہوتا ہے۔ اسی طرح تَندُلیہ اور گوکشور کی جڑ دودھ میں ملا کر پینا بھی شفا بخش ہے۔

Word by Word

• लोहचूर्णम्: iron powder
• लोहचूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘लोहस्य चूर्णम्’

• तक्रपीतम्: taken with buttermilk
• तक्रपीतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘पीत’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘तक्रेण पीतम्/तक्रं पीतम्’ = taken with buttermilk

• पाण्डुरोगहरम्: removing anemia/pallor-disease
• पाण्डुरोगहरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुरोग (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पाण्डुरोगस्य हरम्’

• भवेत्: would be / becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तण्डुलीयम्: taṇḍulīya herb (amaranth/related green)
• तण्डुलीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुलीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क: and/particle (textual)
• क: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक-प्रयोगे कण (particle), here likely sandhi-fragment before next word

• गोक्षूरमूलम्: root of gokṣūra (Tribulus)
• गोक्षूरमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षूर (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गोक्षूरस्य मूलम्’

• पीतम्: taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘पीत’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पयः: with milk
• पयः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘पयसा’ (instrumental) implied in compound ‘पयोन्वित’

• अन्वितम्: combined with
• अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि (धातु) / अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP ‘अन्वित’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्त/सहित’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-rakṣaṇa (care of the body) through appropriate remedies to sustain life and duty.

Vedantic Theme: Body as an instrument (sādhana-śarīra) for dharma and spiritual pursuit; pragmatic acceptance of embodied maintenance.

Application: Use iron filings with buttermilk for pāṇḍu-like pallor/anemia; take taṇḍulīya and gokṣūra root with milk as a strengthening preparation under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (Ayurveda/auṣadha section continuing with remedies for specific rogas)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for pāṇḍu-roga is mentioned in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse states that iron powder (lohacūrṇa) taken with buttermilk is pāṇḍu-roga-hara—helpful for pallor/anemia-like conditions.

What is the second preparation described in the shloka?

It prescribes consuming taṇḍulīya along with gokṣūra root, taken with milk, as a healing combination.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach of vehicle-based intake (buttermilk/milk) for herbs/minerals; in modern practice, use it as historical guidance and consult a qualified Ayurvedic/medical professional before ingesting iron or herbal roots.