Shloka 35

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

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

Devanagari script

परिपिष्टं शिरोलेपाच्छिरः शूलविनाशनम् / निर्गुण्डिकाशिखां पीत्वा गण्डमालां विनाशयेत्

Transliteration

paripiṣṭaṃ śirolepācchiraḥ śūlavināśanam / nirguṇḍikāśikhāṃ pītvā gaṇḍamālāṃ vināśayet

Translation

اسے خوب پیس کر سر پر لیپ کرنے سے شِرَہ شُول (سر درد) مٹ جاتا ہے۔ اور نِرگُنڈی کی نرم کونپلیں پینے سے گنڈمالا (غدّی سوجن) دور ہو جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• परिपिष्टम्: well-pounded
• परिपिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘well-ground/pounded’

• शिरः: of the head
• शिरः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of the head)

• लेपात्: from applying (as) a head-paste
• लेपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिरः-लेपात् = from head-application)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शूल: pain/colic
• शूल: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• विनाशनम्: destruction/removal
• विनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; नश् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शूलस्य विनाशनम्)

• निर्गुण्डिका: nirguṇḍikā (plant)
• निर्गुण्डिका: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गुण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of nirguṇḍikā plant)

• शिखाम्: sprig/top-shoot
• शिखाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (निर्गुण्डिकायाः शिखाम् = top sprig)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (क्त्वा/gerund); ‘having drunk’

• गण्डमालाम्: scrofula/neck-gland swelling
• गण्डमालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डमाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (गण्डानां माला = scrofula/neck-gland swelling)

• विनाशयेत्: should destroy/remove
• विनाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Alleviating suffering (duhkha-nivritti) through appropriate means is part of righteous living.

Vedantic Theme: Compassionate maintenance of the body as a support for higher aims.

Application: Use external applications for localized pain; internal decoctions/juices for systemic swellings under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184.35 within the ausadhi sequence

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse give for headache (śiraḥ-śūla)?

It states that a well-pounded preparation applied as a head-paste (śirolepa) alleviates and destroys headache.

What does the verse say about nirgundī (nirguṇḍikā) in Garuda Purana?

It says that drinking the tender shoots/tips of nirgundī helps destroy gaṇḍamālā—glandular swellings or scrofula-like neck lumps.

Practical application of this teaching today?

It preserves a traditional herbal approach: external paste for head pain and a nirgundī-based internal remedy for swellings—best applied today with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.