Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures
आम्र (तस्य) मूलरसेनैव शस्त्रघातः प्रपूरितः / ढौकते शस्त्रघाताभ्यां निर्व्रणो घृपूरितः
āmra (tasya) mūlarasenaiva śastraghātaḥ prapūritaḥ / ḍhaukate śastraghātābhyāṃ nirvraṇo ghṛpūritaḥ
Chỉ bằng nhựa rút từ rễ cây xoài, vết chém do vũ khí được lấp đầy hoàn toàn; và dẫu lại bị những nhát vũ khí đánh trúng, người ấy vẫn trở lại gần như không còn vết thương hở, như thể vết rạch đã được đổ đầy ghee.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Timely right action (proper remedy) transforms outcomes even under repeated harm.
Vedantic Theme: Kriyā (effective means) within prakṛti: nature provides upāyas for restoration.
Application: Use mango-root sap as a wound-filling agent; prioritize measures that promote closure and prevent reopening.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (wound-healing formulations and applications)
This verse highlights a key feature of naraka descriptions: beings suffer repeated blows, yet the body is restored so the karmic consequence can be experienced continuously without “ending” through death.
In the Garuda Purana’s after-death narrative, the subtle-supported body undergoes consequences in Yama’s domains; the verse depicts a mechanism of ongoing retribution where wounds close up and the suffering continues.
Treat it as a warning against violence and harmful actions: cultivate ahiṃsā, restraint, and dharma, and support traditional death-rites and charity as reminders to live ethically and reduce harmful karma.