Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

कुष्ठं मांसी सैन्धवञ्च पलमेकं पुनर्नवा / पाने नस्ये तथाभ्यङ्गे तैलमेतत्प्रदापयेत्

Transliteration

kuṣṭhaṃ māṃsī saindhavañca palamekaṃ punarnavā / pāne nasye tathābhyaṅge tailametatpradāpayet

Translation

取苦什塔（kuṣṭha）、曼西（māṁsī）与赛因达瓦（saindhava，岩盐）各一帕拉，并加补那尔纳瓦（punarnavā）；此油当用于饮服、滴鼻（nasya）及涂摩按摩。

Word by Word

• कुष्ठम्: kuṣṭha (costus)
• कुष्ठम्: Karma/Item listing
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम (context: ingredient)

• मांसी: māṃsī (spikenard)
• मांसी: Karma/Item listing
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma/Item listing
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

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

• पलम्: a pala (measure)
• पलम्: Karma (Measure/quantity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पलम्)

• पुनर्नवा: punarnavā (Boerhavia diffusa)
• पुनर्नवा: Karma/Item listing
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + नवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पुनः नवा इव—द्रव्यनाम)

• पाने: in drinking (orally)
• पाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; प्रयोगवाचक (in drinking/oral intake)

• नस्ये: in nasal therapy
• नस्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (nasal administration)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• अभ्यङ्गे: in massage
• अभ्यङ्गे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (oil massage)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (तैलम्)

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

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Precision in compounding (one pala each) and appropriate administration routes (pāna, nasya, abhyanga).

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) and niyama (discipline) in applied knowledge.

Application: Prepare medicated oil with specified quantities; administer appropriately—internally, nasally, and externally—under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.10 (therapeutic outcomes); Garuda Purana 1.192.11 (scope of use, vāta disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this medicated oil instruction in the Garuda Purana?

It preserves practical dharma by detailing a specific herbal oil formulation and its modes of administration (drinking, nasya, massage), showing that the text also includes applied health guidance alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader themes like karma and purification?

While not describing the afterlife directly, it supports the Purana’s concern for bodily and ritual purity—health and cleanliness are treated as supportive conditions for dharmic living and proper observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference for traditional formulations; for actual use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner because dosage, preparation method, and suitability vary by person.