Shloka 30

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

जातिपत्रं कोलपत्रं तथा चैव मनः शिला / एभिश्चैव कृता वर्तिर्बदर्यग्नौ महेश्वर / धूमपानं कासहरं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

jātipatraṃ kolapatraṃ tathā caiva manaḥ śilā / ebhiścaiva kṛtā vartirbadaryagnau maheśvara / dhūmapānaṃ kāsaharaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

جاتی کے پتے، کول (بیر) کے پتے اور منہَشِلا—ان سے بتی بنا کر بدری کی لکڑی کی آگ میں دھونی دے کر دھواں لیا جائے۔ اے مہیشور! یہ دھومپان کھانسی کو دور کرتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی تردد نہیں۔

Word by Word

• जातिपत्रम्: jāti-leaf (jasmine leaf)
• जातिपत्रम्: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जात्याः पत्रम्)

• कोलपत्रम्: jujube leaf
• कोलपत्रम्: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोल + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोलस्य पत्रम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Discourse adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• मनःशिला: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• मनःशिला: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• कृता: made/prepared
• कृता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘निर्मिता’ अर्थे

• वर्तिः: wick/roll (for fumigation)
• वर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बदर्यग्नौ: in the fire of badarī-wood
• बदर्यग्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बदरी-काष्ठस्य अग्निः)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• धूमपानम्: smoke-inhalation
• धूमपानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धूमस्य पानम्)

• कासहरम्: cough-removing
• कासहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कास + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कासं हरति इति)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done
• कार्या: Vidhi (Injunctive qualifier/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विचारणा’ इति विशेष्ये

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right application of agni and substances transforms them into effective therapy; certainty comes from tested śāstra-prayoga.

Vedantic Theme: Agni as transformative principle; disciplined use of means rather than doubt-driven inaction.

Application: Prepare a wick (varti) from specified leaves and manaḥśilā; burn in badarī-wood fire and perform controlled dhūmapāna for cough, with caution and proper method.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: hermitage/household hearth

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (dhūmapāna and respiratory remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the importance of dhūmapāna (medicated smoke) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents dhūmapāna as a practical therapeutic method—using specific leaves and manaḥśilā prepared as a wick and smoked—to alleviate cough, emphasizing its efficacy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s journey; instead, it appears within an instructional context where Vishnu conveys applied knowledge, here focusing on a health remedy (kāsahara) rather than afterlife doctrine.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the traditional idea of targeted herbal/mineral fumigation for respiratory issues; in modern practice, such methods should be approached cautiously and under qualified guidance due to the mention of manaḥśilā (realgar).