Shloka 19

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

विडङ्गैडवचा कुष्ठनिशासिन्धूत्थसर्षपैः / मूत्राम्लपिष्टो लेपो ऽयं दद्रूकुष्टविनाशनः

Transliteration

viḍaṅgaiḍavacā kuṣṭhaniśāsindhūtthasarṣapaiḥ / mūtrāmlapiṣṭo lepo 'yaṃ dadrūkuṣṭavināśanaḥ

Translation

以毗檀伽(viḍaṅga)、艾达瓦叉(aiḍavacā)、苦斯塔(kuṣṭha)、尼沙(姜黄)、信度乌他(岩盐)与芥子，同尿液及酸性介质研磨成膏；此膏外敷，能灭除达德卢(dadrū，似癣疹)与苦斯塔(诸皮肤病)。

Word by Word

• विडङ्ग: false black pepper (viḍaṅga)
• विडङ्ग: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• एडवचा: a medicinal plant (eḍavacā)
• एडवचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एडवचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• कुष्ठ: costus (kuṣṭha)
• कुष्ठ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• निशा: turmeric (niśā)
• निशा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• सिन्धूत्थ: rock-salt (lit. ‘arisen from the sea’)
• सिन्धूत्थ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (कृदन्त, उत्थ- from √स्था/उत्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिन्धोः उत्थम्)

• सर्षपैः: with mustard seeds
• सर्षपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मूत्राम्लपिष्टः: ground with urine and sour liquid
• मूत्राम्लपिष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आम्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पिष्ट (कृदन्त, √पिष् ‘to grind’, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (मूत्रेण आम्लेन वा पिष्टः/मूत्राम्लेन पिष्टः)

• लेपः: paste; ointment
• लेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दद्रूकुष्टविनाशनः: destroying ringworm and leprosy/skin-disease
• दद्रूकुष्टविनाशनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दद्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; from √नश् with vi-, ‘destroyer’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दद्रू-कुष्ठयोः विनाशनः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-rakṣaṇa (care of the body) as a support for dharma and sādhana; practical compassion through healing.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhanā-sādhana (instrument for pursuit of puruṣārthas), to be maintained without attachment.

Application: Prepare a topical lepa from the listed drugs, triturated with gomūtra and an acidic medium, for fungal/kuṣṭha-type dermatoses.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/roga-cikitsā section; adjacent kuṣṭha-dadrū remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dadrū and kuṣṭha treatments in the Garuda Purana?

It documents classical ingredient-combinations and preparation methods (lepa, grinding medium), indicating the Purana’s role as a repository of applied Ayurvedic knowledge.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it is a therapeutic instruction about external paste preparation for skin ailments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for study and consultation with qualified practitioners; sour media and mineral/herbal mixtures can irritate skin, so avoid self-experimentation.