Shloka 17

Auṣadha-Yoga: Medicinal Powders, External Therapies, Fumigation, and Vishnu as Supreme Remedy

Devanagari script

औषधंभगवान्विष्णुः संस्मृतो रोगनुद्भवेत् / ध्यातो ऽर्चितः स्तुतो वापि नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

auṣadhaṃbhagavānviṣṇuḥ saṃsmṛto roganudbhavet / dhyāto 'rcitaḥ stuto vāpi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

حقیقی دوا بھگوان وِشنو ہیں؛ اُن کا سمرن ہوتے ہی بیماری دور ہو جاتی ہے۔ چاہے دھیان ہو، پوجا ہو یا ستوتی—اس میں کسی بحث کی حاجت نہیں۔

Word by Word

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संस्मृतः: when remembered
• संस्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संस्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्मृ)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्-उपसर्ग

• रोगनुत्: remover of disease
• रोगनुत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; रोग-नुत् = 'disease-removing' (bahuvrīhi-like sense but form is determinative)

• भवेत्: would be/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ध्यातः: when meditated upon
• ध्यातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ध्यै)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अर्चितः: when worshipped
• अर्चितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अर्च्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्तुतः: when praised
• स्तुतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (particle: 'or')

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधबोधक-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'here/in this matter')

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done/necessary)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu-smaraṇa is the supreme bhaiṣajya; devotion itself functions as a direct remedy, beyond debate.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and nāma-smaraṇa as upāya; movement from vyavahāra remedies to paramārtha reliance on the Lord.

Application: Adopt daily remembrance (japa/smaraṇa), worship, and praise as a supportive healing discipline alongside appropriate care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.194.1 (sarvavyādhi-hara Vaiṣṇava kavaca); Garuda Purana sections on Viṣṇu-nāma and bhakti as protective means (general internal thematic link)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Vishnu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that mere remembrance (saṁsmaraṇa) of Lord Viṣṇu functions as a direct remedy, capable of removing illness, affirming the salvific and protective power of devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing after-death travel directly, it emphasizes a core Garuḍa Purāṇa principle: sustained devotion—through remembrance, meditation, worship, and praise—purifies and protects the being, supporting the soul’s auspicious course and reducing suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa—simple remembrance, japa, brief meditation, or stotra-recitation—especially during illness or anxiety, treating devotion as a steady inner medicine.