Shloka 13

Rasāyana for Longevity: Milk-Based Regimens, Triphalā, Palāśa, and Bhr̥ṅgarāja (Śrāvaṇa & Puṣya Observances)

Devanagari script

भृङ्गराजस्य वै मूलं पुष्यर्क्षे तु समाहृतम् / विधाय तस्य चूर्णं वै ससौवीरञ्च भक्षयेतं

Transliteration

bhṛṅgarājasya vai mūlaṃ puṣyarkṣe tu samāhṛtam / vidhāya tasya cūrṇaṃ vai sasauvīrañca bhakṣayetaṃ

Translation

نکشترِ پُشْی کے دن بھِرِنگراج کی جڑ جمع کرے؛ اسے پیس کر سفوف بنائے اور سَووِیر (خمیری مقوی) کے ساتھ کھائے۔

Word by Word

• भृङ्गराजस्य: of bhṛṅgarāja (plant)
• भृङ्गराजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• पुष्यर्क्षे: at (the time of) Puṣya asterism
• पुष्यर्क्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘पुष्य-नक्षत्रे’)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• समाहृतम्: collected
• समाहृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+हृ (धातु) → समाहृत (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; मूलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• विधाय: having prepared/made
• विधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि+धा (धातु) → विधाय (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• तस्य: of that/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• स: with
• स: Samuccaya (Association/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (सह-उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गवत् अव्यय; अर्थः ‘सहित/with’ (as first member in compound)

• सौवीरम्: sauvīra (a drink)
• सौवीरम्: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; (a kind of fermented drink/region-name used for product)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• भक्षयेत: should eat
• भक्षयेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Efficacy depends on right time, right substance, and right method; disciplined action yields enhanced results.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as an ordering principle within prakṛti; skill in means (upāya-kauśala) supports embodied duty.

Application: Collect bhr̥ṅgarāja root specifically on Puṣya; dry and powder; ingest with sauvīra as an anupāna (vehicle) under appropriate guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: herb-gathering site and household/clinic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.187 (Puṣya-timed rasāyana preparations; anti-aging and strength claims in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛṅgarāja
• Puṣya (Nakṣatra)
• Sauvīra

FAQs

What is the importance of Puṣya nakshatra in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse links efficacy to auspicious timing: collecting bhr̥ṅgarāja root specifically under Puṣya nakshatra is presented as the proper ritual-astrological condition for preparation and use.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

It shows the text also preserves practical dharma-oriented guidance, including traditional medicinal and observance-based instructions, not only descriptions of Yama’s realm and post-death rites.

What is a practical application of this instruction today?

If following traditional practice, one may note the emphasis on correct identification of herbs and disciplined timing; in modern use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before ingesting any fermented preparation.