Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

आजं वा यदि गव्यं क्षीरं दत्त्वा चतुर्गुणम् / शतावरीं सैन्धवञ्च तैलतुल्यं प्रदापयेत्

Transliteration

ājaṃ vā yadi gavyaṃ kṣīraṃ dattvā caturguṇam / śatāvarīṃ saindhavañca tailatulyaṃ pradāpayet

Translation

应施与山羊乳，或以四倍之量施与牛乳；并当以与油等量，给予沙塔瓦丽（śatāvarī）及赛因达瓦（saindhava，岩盐）。

Word by Word

• आजम्: goat’s (milk/produce)
• आजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (अज = बक्री/अजः-सम्बद्धं द्रव्यं)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha/Condition marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: if)

• गव्यम्: cow’s (bovine)
• गव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (गोसम्बन्धि)

• क्षीरम्: milk
• क्षीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: दा (दान)

• चतुर्गुणम्: fourfold (in quantity)
• चतुर्गुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्भिः गुणैः = fourfold)

• शतावरीम्: śatāvarī (asparagus racemosus)
• शतावरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• तैलतुल्यम्: equal (in amount) to oil
• तैलतुल्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तैलस्य तुल्यं = equal to oil)

• प्रदापयेत्: should administer/give
• प्रदापयेत्: Vidhi-kriya (Injunctive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + णिच् (प्रयोजक)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper giving/administration of suitable substances in correct measure for well-being.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (the body as an instrument); moderation and right means (yukti).

Application: Follow measured dietary/medicinal administration (goat/cow milk, śatāvarī, saindhava) as prescribed; avoid arbitrary dosing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.8-11 (continuation of the formulation and its uses)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of giving milk and remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats specific gifts/prescriptions (milk, śatāvarī, saindhava) as dharmic acts that support wellbeing and accrue merit when given in the stated measures.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals and post-death rites?

In the Garuda Purana, practical injunctions on dana and prescribed substances often accompany guidance on rites and merit-making; this verse gives exact quantities for such sanctioned giving/administration.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow the ethical core: give wholesome nourishment and helpful remedies in appropriate measure, guided by competent tradition/medical advice, as a disciplined act of charity and duty.