Shloka 34

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

तेन चाम्यङ्गितादन्ताः कुर्युः कटकटान्न हि / लिप्त्वा कर्कटपादेन केवलेनाथवाशिव

Transliteration

tena cāmyaṅgitādantāḥ kuryuḥ kaṭakaṭānna hi / liptvā karkaṭapādena kevalenāthavāśiva

Translation

以此涂之，则其齿酸痛而悸动，不能再作“咔嚓咔嚓”之嚼声。仅以蟹螯/蟹足涂抹而已——噢，主宰湿婆——便令其如是受苦。

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• आम्यङ्गितादन्ताः: teeth that are (so) treated/anointed (reading uncertain)
• आम्यङ्गितादन्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्यङ्गित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √अङ्ग्/अञ्ज्? धातु, क्त; रूप/पाठदोषसम्भावना) + दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (आम्यङ्गिताः दन्ताः)

• कुर्युः: would make / would do
• कुर्युः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कटकटान्: cracking sounds / chattering
• कटकटान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटकट (प्रातिपदिक; ध्वन्यनुकरण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• लिप्त्वा: having smeared/applied
• लिप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• कर्कटपादेन: with crab’s leg
• कर्कटपादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• केवलेन: alone / only
• केवलेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right method (yukti) matters: misuse of potent substances leads to harm; discernment is part of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāda (negligence) as a cause of suffering; necessity of viveka in action.

Application: Interpretable as a caution: smearing/using the crab-foot ingredient alone (or incorrectly) can cause aching/throbbing and impair chewing; therefore follow proper preparation and dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.33 (crab-foot processed ghee)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of karmic punishment imagery in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses vivid bodily suffering (teeth aching, inability to chew) to communicate that harmful actions produce tangible consequences after death, reinforcing dharma through memorable imagery.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By depicting specific torments, it implies a post-death moral accounting where the embodied experience in Yama’s domain mirrors one’s past deeds, shaping the soul’s journey through suffering and correction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined, non-harmful conduct and restraint; the text’s warning encourages ethical living and sincere atonement to avoid future suffering described in the afterlife narratives.