Shloka 12

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

हिङ्गुतुम्बुरुशुण्ठीभिः सिद्धं तैलन्तु सार्षपम् / एतद्धि पुरणं श्रेष्ठं कर्णशूलापहं परम्

Transliteration

hiṅgutumburuśuṇṭhībhiḥ siddhaṃ tailantu sārṣapam / etaddhi puraṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ karṇaśūlāpahaṃ param

Translation

ہینگ، تمبورو اور سونٹھ سے پکا کر تیار کیا گیا سرسوں کا تیل—یہ بہترین تطہیری دوا ہے اور کان کے درد کو نہایت طور پر دور کرنے والا ہے۔

Word by Word

• हिङ्गु-तुम्बुरु-शुण्ठीभिः: with hiṅgu, tumburu, and śuṇṭhī
• हिङ्गु-तुम्बुरु-शुण्ठीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + तुम्बुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमासः; instrumental plural: “with/using asafoetida, tumburu, and dry ginger”

• सिद्धम्: prepared
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle): “prepared/processed”

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and (emphatic)
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-विशेषक (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• सार्षपम्: mustard (made of mustard)
• सार्षपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तैलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• पुरणम्: filling/instillation
• पुरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; “filling/instillation (of oil)”

• श्रेष्ठम्: excellent
• श्रेष्ठम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; पुरणम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कर्ण-शूल-अपहम्: removing earache
• कर्ण-शूल-अपहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/अप-हृ ‘to remove’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कर्णशूलस्य अपहः = “remover of ear-pain”

• परम्: supreme/very effective
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्यर्थ-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a legitimate puruṣārtha-supporting duty; right means (yukti) in remedy-making.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as an instrument (sādhana) for dharma and higher pursuits; sattvic order through disciplined practice.

Application: Prepare sarṣapa-taila medicated with hiṅgu, tumburu, and śuṇṭhī; use for ear pain as a cleansing, pain-relieving measure.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (Ayurvedic/vaidya-prayoga context: ear disorders and taila preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this ear-pain remedy in the Garuda Purana?

It shows the text’s practical guidance: a medicated mustard-oil preparation is recommended as a highly effective means to relieve karṇa-śūla (earache).

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

Although the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife and dharma themes, it also preserves applied instruction—here, a specific traditional formulation for bodily suffering, framed as a ‘best’ cleansing/remedial preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it reflects the value of careful, ingredient-based traditional remedies; in modern practice, use it as historical guidance and consult a qualified Ayurvedic/medical professional before applying oils to the ear.