Shloka 37

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

काकजङ्घाशिग्रुमूले मुखेन विधृते शिव / चर्वित्वा दन्तकीटानां विनाशो हि भवेद्धर

Transliteration

kākajaṅghāśigrumūle mukhena vidhṛte śiva / carvitvā dantakīṭānāṃ vināśo hi bhaveddhara

Translation

اے شِو، اے دھر! اگر کاکجنگھا اور شِگرو (سہجن) کی جڑ منہ میں رکھ کر چبائی جائے تو دانتوں کے کیڑے یقیناً نَست ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• काकजङ्घाशिग्रुमूले: at the root of kākajaṅghā-śigru (plant)
• काकजङ्घाशिग्रुमूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकजङ्घा + शिग्रु + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (काकजङ्घायाः शिग्रोः मूलम्) ; Locative singular

• मुखेन: with the mouth
• मुखेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• विधृते: when held/placed
• विधृते: Adhikarana (Circumstantial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धृ (धातु) → विधृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘विधृते’ = ‘when/while held/placed’ (locative absolute nuance)

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• चर्वित्वा: having chewed
• चर्वित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्व् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having chewed’

• दन्तकीटानाम्: of tooth-worms (dental parasites)
• दन्तकीटानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + कीट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दन्तानां कीटाः) ; Genitive plural

• विनाशः: destruction
• विनाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• भवेत्: would occur / may happen
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda medicinal/ritual remedy within the Garuda Purana discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a support for dharma; practical healing knowledge transmitted as part of puranic instruction.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (the body as an instrument for right living and spiritual pursuit).

Application: Use kākajaṅghā and śigrū root held in the mouth and chewed to address dental infestation/pain (traditional ‘tooth-worm’ concept).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.186.1-4 (adjacent medical formulations for prameha/mūtra-roga)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dhara

FAQs

What is the importance of dantakīṭa (tooth-worms) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse frames tooth decay/infestation as a treatable condition and prescribes a specific herbal practice—holding and chewing kākajaṅghā and śigrū root—to remove the cause.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Alongside afterlife and dharma topics, the text also preserves practical, tradition-based guidance for daily life; here it offers a concrete herbal remedy for oral disease.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference to traditional herbal knowledge (especially moringa root) while relying on safe, verified practice and modern dental care for diagnosis and treatment.