Shloka 11

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

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

गडूचीपद्मकारिष्टधान्याकं रक्तचंन्दनम् / पित्तश्लेष्मज्वरच्छर्दिदाहतृष्णाघ्नमग्निकृत् / ॐ हुं नम इति

Transliteration

gaḍūcīpadmakāriṣṭadhānyākaṃ raktacaṃndanam / pittaśleṣmajvaracchardidāhatṛṣṇāghnamagnikṛt / oṃ huṃ nama iti

Translation

Gudūcī, āriṣṭa lên men từ sen, dhānyāka (hạt ngò) và đàn hương đỏ—bài thuốc này làm bừng dậy hỏa tiêu hóa và trừ các chứng do pitta và śleṣman (kapha) gây ra như sốt, nôn, nóng rát và khát quá mức—kèm trì tụng: “Oṃ huṃ namaḥ.”

Word by Word

• गडूचीपद्मकारिष्टधान्याकम्: a mixture of guḍūcī, padmaka, ariṣṭa, and dhānyāka
• गडूचीपद्मकारिष्टधान्याकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गडूची+पद्मक+अरिष्ट+धान्याक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (gaḍūcī, padmaka, ariṣṭa, dhānyāka—collective)

• रक्तचन्दनम्: red sandalwood
• रक्तचन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त+चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रक्तं च तत् चन्दनम्)

• पित्तश्लेष्मज्वरच्छर्दिदाहतृष्णाघ्नम्: destroying bile/phlegm-fever, vomiting, burning, and thirst
• पित्तश्लेष्मज्वरच्छर्दिदाहतृष्णाघ्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of the medicine)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त+श्लेष्म+ज्वर+छर्दि+दाह+तृष्णा+घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (पित्त-श्लेष्म-ज्वर-छर्दि-दाह-तृष्णा-घ्न = ‘destroyer of …’)

• अग्निकृत्: kindling (digestive) fire
• अग्निकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि+कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अग्निं करोति—kindles digestive fire)

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/मन्त्राक्षर)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव (mantric syllable)

• हुं: huṃ
• हुं: Mantra (Utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुं (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (mantric seed)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Mantra (Utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावप्राय प्रयोग; निपातवत्; (salutation particle)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्ति (quotative particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Holistic healing: dravya (substance) + mantra (sound) used for restoring balance and agni.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda as a force shaping mind and prāṇa; harmony of body-mind supports sattva and spiritual practice.

Application: Use gudūcī, padma-āriṣṭa, dhānyāka, and rakta-candana as a formulation for pitta/kapha disorders, accompanied by the mantra ‘oṃ huṃ namaḥ’, under qualified supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (mantra-tagged remedies; transition from purely herbal to herb+mantra)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this healing formula in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional therapeutic combination and links it with a short mantra, presenting healing as both medicinal (dravyas) and sacred (mantra) practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the after-death journey; instead, it supports dharma by maintaining bodily health through remedies, which enables proper ritual life and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a holistic approach—use appropriate herbal supports for pitta/kapha-type symptoms and accompany actions with mindful, devotional remembrance (mantra).