Shloka 1

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / मरिचं शृङ्गवेरं च कुटजत्वचमेव च / पानाच्च ग्रहणी नश्येच्छशाङ्काङ्कितशेखर !

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / maricaṃ śṛṅgaveraṃ ca kuṭajatvacameva ca / pānācca grahaṇī naśyecchaśāṅkāṅkitaśekhara !

Translation

Hari (Đức Vishnu) phán: “Uống chế phẩm từ tiêu đen, gừng khô và vỏ cây kuṭaja thì chứng grahaṇī (bệnh đường ruột, kém hấp thu) bị tiêu trừ, hỡi bậc đội trăng trên tóc!”

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• मरिचम्: black pepper
• मरिचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरिच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शृङ्गवेरम्: ginger
• शृङ्गवेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गवेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कुटज-त्वचम्: bark of kuṭaja
• कुटज-त्वचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटज (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वच्/त्वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुटजस्य त्वक्)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पानात्: from drinking/by drinking
• पानात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ग्रहणी: grahaṇī disorder (malabsorption)
• ग्रहणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नश्येत्: should perish/be cured
• नश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• शशाङ्क-अङ्कित-शेखर: O one whose crest is marked by the moon (Śiva)
• शशाङ्क-अङ्कित-शेखर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कित (कृदन्त) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य शेखरः शशाङ्केन अङ्कितः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine instruction guiding practical healing; knowledge used for alleviating suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as inner guide; sacredness of right knowledge (samyag-jñāna) applied in the world.

Application: A drink prepared from marica, śṛṅgavera, and kuṭaja bark is stated to destroy grahaṇī disorder.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (Ayurvedic formulations; Hari as speaker); Garuda Purana 1.182 (preceding remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Kuṭaja

FAQs

What is the importance of grahaṇī in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats grahaṇī as a significant digestive disorder and preserves a practical herbal formulation, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits health-related guidance alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it supports righteous living through bodily well-being, implying that maintaining health can aid one’s capacity for dharma and ritual observance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to a classical tri-herb approach (pepper, dry ginger, kuṭaja bark) for digestive imbalance; in modern practice, use it as historical guidance and consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for safe dosage and suitability.