Shloka 9

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

कूष्माण्डकस्य स्वरसः सगुडः सहशर्करः / पीतः सदुग्धो हन्याच्च दंशकस्यविषं च वै

Transliteration

kūṣmāṇḍakasya svarasaḥ saguḍaḥ sahaśarkaraḥ / pītaḥ sadugdho hanyācca daṃśakasyaviṣaṃ ca vai

Translation

کوشمانڈ (راکھ کدو) کا تازہ رس گُڑ اور چینی ملا کر دودھ کے ساتھ پیا جائے تو ڈسنے والے جاندار کا زہر ختم ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कूष्माण्डकस्य: of kūṣmāṇḍaka (ash-gourd)
• कूष्माण्डकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• स्वरसः: fresh juice
• स्वरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सगुडः: with jaggery
• सगुडः: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः—स + गुडः = ‘गुडसहितः’

• सहशर्करः: with sugar
• सहशर्करः: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः—सह + शर्करा = ‘शर्करासहितः’

• पीतः: when drunk
• पीतः: Condition (क्रियाविशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (स्वरसः) इति विशेषणम्

• सदुग्धः: with milk
• सदुग्धः: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः—स + दुग्धः = ‘दुग्धसहितः’

• हन्यात्: should destroy
• हन्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• दंशकस्य: of a biter
• दंशकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—एव/खलु

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Healing can be administered through nourishing, cooling preparations; care is expressed through food-as-medicine.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-supporting diet as a support for clarity and stability in embodied life.

Application: Drink fresh ash-gourd juice mixed with jaggery and sugar, taken with milk, to destroy bite-poison.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191.6-10 (dietary anupāna: ghee/milk/sugars used to carry and soothe in viṣa conditions)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for poison does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe?

It prescribes drinking fresh ash-gourd (kūṣmāṇḍa) juice mixed with jaggery and sugar, taken with milk, as a remedy said to neutralize poison from a biting creature.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s teachings?

Alongside themes of dharma and the afterlife, the Garuda Purana also preserves practical protective and healing instructions; here it gives a specific viṣa-hara (anti-poison) preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it highlights the value of timely first-aid and herbal knowledge; in modern practice, treat bites as medical emergencies and use such remedies only with qualified guidance.