Shloka 2

Domestic Therapeutics for Teeth, Ears, Women’s Kleda, Digestion, Poison-Check, and Eye Disorders

Devanagari script

हरीतकीकषायेण मृष्ट्वा दन्तान्प्रलेपयेत् / दन्ताः स्युर्लोहिताः पुंसः श्वेता रुद्र न संशयः

Transliteration

harītakīkaṣāyeṇa mṛṣṭvā dantānpralepayet / dantāḥ syurlohitāḥ puṃsaḥ śvetā rudra na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Sau khi chà răng bằng nước sắc harītakī, lại dùng chế phẩm ấy bôi phủ lên răng. Răng của người nam sẽ ngả đỏ; chứ không trắng—hỡi Rudra—điều ấy không nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• हरीतकीकषायेण: with harītakī decoction
• हरीतकीकषायेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक) + कषाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (कषाय-प्रधान), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हरीतक्या कषायः)

• मृष्ट्वा: having rubbed/cleaned
• मृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); (having rubbed/cleaned)

• दन्तान्: teeth
• दन्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रलेपयेत्: should apply/coat
• प्रलेपयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लिप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दन्ताः: teeth
• दन्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would become/should be
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोहिताः: red
• लोहिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पुंसः: of a man
• पुंसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स्/पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• श्वेताः: white
• श्वेताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (हे रुद्र)

• न: not/no
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Truthful, experience-based instruction: remedies have specific effects; avoid false expectations.

Vedantic Theme: Yathārtha-jñāna (seeing effects as they are) and restraint from illusion; practical discernment (viveka) in worldly means.

Application: Use harītakī decoction for cleaning; understand the cosmetic effect described; prioritize safety and realistic outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: hasya

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.179.1 (tooth coating ingredients)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of harītakī (harad) in Garuda Purana practices?

This verse presents harītakī decoction as a traditional cleansing agent for teeth, reflecting the Purana’s emphasis on purity, disciplined living, and practical health observances.

Does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or Yama’s realm teachings?

Not directly; it belongs to practical conduct and purification guidance. Such disciplines are framed as supportive of dharmic life, rather than describing the after-death journey in this specific verse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It can be taken as a reminder to maintain daily cleanliness and mindful self-care; if adopting herbal practices like harītakī, do so safely and with appropriate guidance.