Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

लवणं सुरदारुश्च मञ्जिष्ठा कण्टकारिका / नस्यात्पानाद्धरत्येव कर्णशूलं सुदारुणम्

Transliteration

lavaṇaṃ suradāruśca mañjiṣṭhā kaṇṭakārikā / nasyātpānāddharatyeva karṇaśūlaṃ sudāruṇam

Translation

盐、suradāru（雪松/德奥达尔木）、mañjiṣṭhā 与 kaṇṭakārikā——作鼻疗 nasya（滴鼻）或作饮服——确能除去极其剧烈、折磨人的耳痛。

Word by Word

• लवणम्: salt
• लवणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• सुरदारुः: suradāru (deodar)
• सुरदारुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + दारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः (देवदारु-नाम)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• मञ्जिष्ठा: mañjiṣṭhā (madder)
• मञ्जिष्ठा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिनाम

• कण्टकारिका: kaṇṭakārikā (a thorny herb)
• कण्टकारिका: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + आरिका/आरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कण्टकयुक्ता) औषधिनाम

• नस्यात्: from nasal administration (nasya)
• नस्यात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (from nasal therapy)

• पानात्: from drinking
• पानात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक; √पा ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त (act of drinking)

• हरति: removes
• हरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• कर्णशूलम्: earache
• कर्णशूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्णस्य शूलम्)

• सुदारुणम्: very severe
• सुदारुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate alleviation of suffering through appropriate therapeutic routes (nasya, pāna).

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) and maintenance of the body as a support for dharma.

Application: For ENT-related pain, consider route-specific therapy (nasal administration) alongside internal use, under proper guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.42; Garuda Purana 1.192.43; Garuda Purana 1.192.45; Garuda Purana 1.192.46

FAQs

What is the importance of this remedy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional therapeutic formulation, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits practical health guidance (āyurvedic-style) alongside dharma and ritual teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey or afterlife themes; instead, it focuses on bodily healing—specifically treating severe ear pain through nasya or oral intake.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights two classical modes of administration—nasal therapy (nasya) and ingestion (pāna)—but any use of herbs should be done cautiously and ideally with guidance from a qualified practitioner.