Shloka 21

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

अगुरूणि च कस्तूरी कुष्ठं तगरपादिका / गोरोचना प्रियङ्गुश्च बला चैव तथा नखी

Transliteration

agurūṇi ca kastūrī kuṣṭhaṃ tagarapādikā / gorocanā priyaṅguśca balā caiva tathā nakhī

Translation

Trầm hương (aguru) và xạ hương (kastūrī); mộc hương (kuṣṭha) và cây tagara thơm; lại có gorocanā (sắc vàng cát tường), priyaṅgu; cùng balā và nakhī—đó là những hương liệu cát tường được liệt kê.

Word by Word

• अगुरूणि: aloeswood pieces (aguru)
• अगुरूणि: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन

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

• कस्तूरी: musk
• कस्तूरी: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कस्तूरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुष्ठम्: costus (kuṣṭha)
• कुष्ठम्: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• तगरपादिका: tagara-related herb (tagarapādikā)
• तगरपादिका: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तगर-पादिका (प्रातिपदिक; तगर + पादिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तगरस्य पादिका)

• गोरोचना: gorocanā (yellow pigment from cow)
• गोरोचना: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-रोचना (प्रातिपदिक; गो + रोचना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोः रोचना)

• प्रियङ्गुः: priyaṅgu (fragrant plant)
• प्रियङ्गुः: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• बला: balā (Sida cordifolia)
• बला: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/also)

• नखी: nakhī (aromatic substance; often identified with clove-like/unguent)
• नखी: Karma (Ingredient/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional excellence through upacāra: offering rare and valued fragrances (aguru, kastūrī, kuṣṭha, tagara, gorocanā, priyaṅgu, balā, nakhī) as expressions of reverence and purity.

Vedantic Theme: Sublimation of sensory pleasure into devotion; sattva-enhancing environment supporting remembrance of the divine.

Application: Collect and use the listed fragrant substances for anointing, perfuming, incense blends, or ritual offerings according to tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.20 (preceding aromatic list); Garuda Purana 1.192 (continued dravya catalogues)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of fragrant substances in the Garuda Purana?

This verse enumerates auspicious aromatics used as pure, sattvic materials in rites—supporting cleanliness, sanctification, and respectful offerings in religious observances.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

While the verse itself is a list, such aromatics commonly function as ancillary materials in purification and offering contexts that accompany śrāddha and related observances discussed across the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use ethically sourced, simple, clean fragrances (like natural incense or sandal/agar-based materials) to maintain ritual purity and mindful reverence during prayer, remembrance rites, or temple worship.