Shloka 6

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

पीतं वृश्चिकमूलञ्च प्रातः पर्युषिताम्बुना / सार्धं विनाशयेद्दाहज्वरञ्च परमेश्वर

Transliteration

pītaṃ vṛścikamūlañca prātaḥ paryuṣitāmbunā / sārdhaṃ vināśayeddāhajvarañca parameśvara

Translation

Lạy Đấng Tối Thượng, nếu buổi sáng uống (chế phẩm) từ rễ “bọ cạp” cùng nước để qua đêm, thì cũng diệt được chứng sốt nóng rát.

Word by Word

• पीतम्: drunk/taken (as a drink)
• पीतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle) प्रयोगेण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अर्थे—'पानं कृतम्/पीत्वा'

• वृश्चिकमूलम्: root of vṛścika (plant)
• वृश्चिकमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृश्चिक (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृश्चिकस्य मूलम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पर्युषिताम्बुना: with water kept overnight
• पर्युषिताम्बुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्युषित (वस्/उष् धातु, क्त कृदन्त; 'रात्रौ स्थित') + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (पर्युषितम् अम्बु)

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (adverb: 'together/along with')

• विनाशयेत्: should destroy/remove
• विनाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दाहज्वरम्: burning fever
• दाहज्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दाहयुक्तः ज्वरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific timing and method of intake are integral to the efficacy of a remedy; disciplined regimen is itself a form of karma.

Vedantic Theme: Niyama (regulated practice) as a means to desired worldly outcomes; recognition of order (ṛta-like regularity) in practice.

Application: As cultural text: treat as historical materia medica; for real fever, seek medical diagnosis; keep the principle of timely hydration and regimen discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household setting (morning regimen)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (fever remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for burning fever (dāha-jvara)?

It states that drinking a preparation of vṛścika-mūla (‘scorpion-root’) in the morning with water kept overnight helps destroy burning fever.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Alongside spiritual instruction, the text also preserves practical guidance—here, a traditional medicinal note—reflecting a holistic approach to wellbeing.

What is a practical, responsible takeaway from this verse today?

Treat it as a historical traditional remedy reference; for actual fever or severe symptoms, seek qualified medical advice rather than self-medicating from textual descriptions.