Shloka 68

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

निर्गुण्डीमूलनस्येन गण्डमाला विनश्यति / स्मुहीगण्डीरिकास्वेदो नाशयेदर्बुदानि च

Transliteration

nirguṇḍīmūlanasyena gaṇḍamālā vinaśyati / smuhīgaṇḍīrikāsvedo nāśayedarbudāni ca

Translation

以Nirgundī之根作鼻用药，则gaṇḍamālā（如甲状腺肿般的腺体肿胀）消灭；又以Smuhī与Gaṇḍīrikā所制熏蒸热疗，亦能破除arbuda（肿瘤与坚硬肿块）。

Word by Word

• निर्गुण्डी: nirguṇḍī (Vitex negundo)
• निर्गुण्डी: Samāsa-aṅga (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गुण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग

• मूल: root
• मूल: Samāsa-aṅga (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग

• नस्येन: by nasal administration (nasya)
• नस्येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निर्गुण्डीमूलस्य नस्येन = by nasal therapy made from nirguṇḍī-root)

• गण्डमाला: scrofula/neck-gland swelling
• गण्डमाला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डमाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गण्डानां माला = chain of neck-glands)

• विनश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्मुही: smuhī (a medicinal plant)
• स्मुही: Samāsa-aṅga (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मुही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग (plant-name)

• गण्डीरिका: gaṇḍīrikā (a medicinal plant)
• गण्डीरिका: Samāsa-aṅga (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डीरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग (plant-name)

• स्वेदः: fomentation/steam-therapy
• स्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्मुहीगण्डीरिकयोः स्वेदः = fomentation/decoction-steam of those)

• नाशयेत्: should destroy
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (णिच्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्)

• अर्बुदानि: tumors/swellings
• अर्बुदानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right action includes caring for disease with appropriate procedures; disciplined therapy reflects order (rita) in embodied life.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic maintenance of the body-mind instrument; reduction of suffering (duhkha-nivritti) as supportive to sadhana.

Application: Nasya and sveda should be administered carefully (dose, preparation, contraindications) by trained hands, especially for glandular swellings/tumors.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (procedural remedies: nasya, lepa, sveda; sequential verses on galaganda, arbuda, vrana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya and sveda in the Garuda Purana?

This verse records procedural Ayurveda—nasal therapy and fomentation—indicating that the text preserves not only herbs but also therapeutic methods.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe Yama’s realm or post-death rites; its contribution is pragmatic—health-maintenance as support for dharmic conduct and spiritual discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Nasya and strong fomentation should be done only under professional guidance; the verse can guide archival study and practitioner cross-referencing with Ayurveda classics.