Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

बला चातिबला रास्ना श्वदंष्ट्रा च पुनर्नवा / एरण्डः शारिवा पर्णो गुडूची कपिकच्छुका

Transliteration

balā cātibalā rāsnā śvadaṃṣṭrā ca punarnavā / eraṇḍaḥ śārivā parṇo guḍūcī kapikacchukā

Translation

بَلا، اَتی بَلا، راسنا، شَودَنشٹرا اور پُنَرنَوا؛ اَیرَنڈ، شارِوا، پَرن، گُڈوچی اور کَپِکَچھّو—یہ بھی مفید اوषধی اجزا کے طور پر بیان ہوئے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• balā: balā (Sida cordifolia)
• balā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ati-balā: atibalā (a medicinal plant)
• ati-balā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + balā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (ati + balā) — औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• rāsnā: rāsnā
• rāsnā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāsnā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• śva-daṃṣṭrā: śvadaṃṣṭrā (gokṣura/tribulus, lit. 'dog-tooth')
• śva-daṃṣṭrā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śva (प्रातिपदिक) + daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śuno daṃṣṭrā) — औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• punar-navā: punarnavā
• punar-navā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: punar (अव्यय) + navā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (punar + navā) — औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• eraṇḍaḥ: castor (eraṇḍa)
• eraṇḍaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eraṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• śārivā: śārivā
• śārivā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• parṇaḥ: parṇa (leaf/herb named Parṇa)
• parṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• guḍūcī: guḍūcī (tinospora)
• guḍūcī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍūcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

• kapikacchukā: kapikacchū (mucuna)
• kapikacchukā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक) + kacchū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kapeḥ kacchū) — औषधिद्रव्य-नाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a medicinal/Ayurveda-oriented section)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Correct naming and grouping of remedies; transmission of practical knowledge as a form of dharmic instruction.

Vedantic Theme: Ordered knowledge within prakṛti; using sattvic means to reduce suffering.

Application: Collect and verify the listed herbs (balā, atibalā, rāsnā, śvadaṃṣṭrā, punarnavā, eraṇḍa, śārivā, parṇa, guḍūcī, kapikacchū) for decoction/oil processing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.4 (preceding herb list); Garuda Purana 1.192.6 (boiling and oil-cooking procedure)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs like Guḍūcī and Punarnavā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional Ayurvedic materia medica within the Purana, indicating practical healing knowledge (strengthening, rejuvenation, and vāta/urinary support) alongside spiritual teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it belongs to a therapeutic/herbal enumeration, showing the text’s broader scope that includes health disciplines supporting dharmic living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference point for traditional herb identification and consult qualified Ayurvedic practitioners for safe, individualized use—especially for potent herbs like castor (eraṇḍa) and kapikacchū.