Shloka 26
Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas
समाध्वाज्यपयोभिश्च भक्षयित्वा च कामयेत् / स्त्रीणां शतं महादेव तत्क्षणान्नात्र संशयः
samādhvājyapayobhiśca bhakṣayitvā ca kāmayet / strīṇāṃ śataṃ mahādeva tatkṣaṇānnātra saṃśayaḥ
Ăn món ấy cùng với ghee và sữa thì dục vọng sẽ khởi. Ôi Mahādeva, người ấy sẽ được một trăm người nữ ngay tức khắc—không còn nghi ngờ.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda; the verse itself addresses 'Mahādeva' within the quoted instruction)
Concept: Channeling bodily potency through prescribed diet; implicit need for restraint and ethical conduct despite potency claims.
Vedantic Theme: Management of rajas through discipline; bodily powers are secondary and require viveka.
Application: Use strengthening foods (ghee, milk, prepared māṣa) as vr̥ṣya; interpret hyperbolic claims cautiously and subordinate to responsible conduct.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202.25 (the preparation described)
FAQs
This verse is a result-statement: it claims an immediate, tangible outcome from a specific consumption practice, illustrating how the text sometimes frames actions with explicit phala (fruit) to motivate adherence.
This particular verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it presents a worldly, desire-oriented promised result, contrasting with other Garuda Purana sections that focus on karma, death rites, and afterlife consequences.
Read it as a cautionary example of desire-driven goals: prioritize dharma and self-control, and treat such claims as contextual to the text’s genre rather than as a universal prescription.