Shloka 8

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

सौरसर्षपयुक्तानि सर्वाण्येतानि शङ्कर / पिष्टान्यनम्लतक्रेण ग्रन्थिकं नाशयेद्धि वै

Transliteration

saurasarṣapayuktāni sarvāṇyetāni śaṅkara / piṣṭānyanamlatakreṇa granthikaṃ nāśayeddhi vai

Translation

Ôi Śaṅkara, tất cả các vị ấy khi phối với hạt cải (mustard) rồi giã với nước bơ sữa không chua, quả thật tiêu diệt chứng granthikā (u cục/sưng hạch).

Word by Word

• saura-sarṣapa-yuktāni: mixed with saura-mustard
• saura-sarṣapa-yuktāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक) + sarṣapa (प्रातिपदिक) + yuj (धातु) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: युज्-धातोः क्त (PPP) ‘युक्त’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (saura-sarṣapaiḥ yuktāni = mixed with mustard of ‘saura’)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• etāni: these (things)
• etāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• śaṅkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṅkara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• piṣṭāni: ground/pounded
• piṣṭāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: piṣ (धातु) + piṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पिष्-धातोः क्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘ground/pounded’

• anamla-takreṇa: with non-sour buttermilk
• anamla-takreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + amla (प्रातिपदिक) + takra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (anamlaṃ takram = non-sour buttermilk)

• granthikam: a glandular swelling/knotted tumor
• granthikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: granthika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (रोगनाम), द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• nāśayet: should destroy/cure
• nāśayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु)
• Form: लकारः विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse, addressing Śaṅkara as a vocative within the medical/ritual instruction context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right combination (yoga) and right medium (anupāna/processing vehicle) determine outcome.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta/niyama) in cause-effect; disciplined action yields predictable fruit.

Application: Combine prior ingredients with mustard; grind with non-sour buttermilk as vehicle; apply for granthikā-type swellings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188.6-7 (ingredient list); Garuda Purana 1.188.9-10 (shift to bhūta-hara measures)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara

FAQs

What is the importance of granthikā remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical therapeutic instruction—using mustard and non-sour buttermilk as a grinding medium—to address granthikā (nodular swelling), reflecting the text’s concern with bodily well-being alongside dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it gives a concrete remedy for a physical condition, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits applied knowledge (health and purification) within its broader religious framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it highlights careful preparation (proper combinations and medium). For modern use, treat it as historical Ayurvedic guidance and consult qualified practitioners rather than self-medicating.