Shloka 7

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

शिखायाञ्चैव तद्बद्धं भवेदैकाहिकाहिनुत् / पीतं पर्युषिताद्भिश्च भवेत्सर्वविषापहृत्

Transliteration

śikhāyāñcaiva tadbaddhaṃ bhavedaikāhikāhinut / pītaṃ paryuṣitādbhiśca bhavetsarvaviṣāpahṛt

Translation

وہی مُقدّس رَکشا-سوتر اگر شِکھا پر باندھا جائے تو ایک دن اور ایک رات میں پیدا ہونے والی آفتوں کو ٹال دیتا ہے؛ اور رات بھر ٹھہرے پانی کے ساتھ پینے سے ہر قسم کے زہر کو دور کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• शिखायाम्: in/on the topknot
• शिखायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बद्धम्: tied/bound
• बद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

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

• एकाहिकाहिनुत्: remover of one-day and (snake/acute) ailments
• एकाहिकाहिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाहिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आहिन्/आहिक (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (नुद्/नु धातु-सम्भव प्रातिपदिक 'नाशक')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (भवेत् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (एकाहिकं च आहिनं च नुदति/हन्ति इति)

• पीतम्: drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अर्थे—'पानं कृतम्/पीत्वा'

• पर्युषिताद्भिः: with overnight water(s)
• पर्युषिताद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्युषित (वस्/उष् धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + अप्/अद्भिस् (प्रातिपदिक 'अप्' जल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; 'अद्भिः' = अप्-शब्दस्य तृतीया बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—पर्युषितैः

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

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

• सर्वविषापहृत्: remover of all poisons
• सर्वविषापहृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक) + अपहृत् (अप + हृ धातु, क्तिन्/कृत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं विषम् अपहरति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Protective rites operate through placement (śikhā-bandhana) and ingestion; method and locus are part of the intended efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual technology (prayoga) as pragmatic response to fear; reliance on prescribed action to restore order in crisis.

Application: Symbolic protection can reduce panic; for poisoning, prioritize emergency medical care—retain the principle: act quickly, follow a clear protocol.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/body locus (śikhā) and household water vessel

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (rakṣā-bandhana and antidotal uses)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of tying a protective object on the śikhā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the śikhā as a ritually potent point; binding a consecrated protection there is said to neutralize sudden day-and-night afflictions and serve as a safeguard.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on fear, harm, and protection?

Within the Purana’s ritual-therapy framework, protection is achieved through correctly placed, consecrated measures (binding/drinking with prescribed water), emphasizing dhārmic procedure rather than panic or superstition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following tradition, perform protective rites under competent guidance and keep a disciplined routine; ethically, the takeaway is to respond to danger with method, cleanliness, and faith-informed restraint.