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# Garudapurana 1.184

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.184

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.184.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.37) — 1 part

### [1.184.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.1)

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 184  
hariruvāca /  
rajanīkadalīkṣāralepaḥ sidhmavināśanaḥ /  
kuṣṭhasya bhāgamekantu pathyābhāgadvayaṃ tathā /  
uṣṇodakena saṃpīya kaṭiśūlavināśanam //

> The glorious Hari said: / An ointment of turmeric and banana-plant ash destroys ringworm. / One part of kuṣṭha and two parts of pathyā, / drunk thoroughly with hot water, destroys pain in the hips.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.2)

abhayā navanītañca śarkarāpippalīyutam /  
pānādarśoharaṃ syācca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā //

> Abhayā, fresh butter, sugar, together with pippalī, / through being drunk cures hemorrhoids; no doubt should be entertained here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.3)

āṭarūṣakapatreṇa ghṛtaṃ mṛdvagninā pacet /  
cūrṇaṃ kṛtvā tu lepo 'yaṃ arśarogaharaḥ paraḥ //

> One should cook ghee with leaves of vāsaka over a gentle fire; / having made a paste, this ointment is supreme in curing the disease of hemorrhoids.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.4)

guggulutriphalāyuktaṃ pītvā naśyedbhagandaram /  
ajājīśṛṅgaverañca dathā maṇḍaṃ vipācayet //

> Drunk with guggulu and triphalā, fistula-in-ano is destroyed. / One should cook cumin and ginger with scum of boiled rice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.5)

lavaṇena tu saṃyuktaṃ mūtrakṛcchravināśanam /  
yavakṣāraṃ śarkarā ca mūtrakṛcchravināśakṛt //

> which, combined with salt, destroys painful urination; / barley-ash and sugar also destroy painful urination.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.6)

citāgniḥ khañjarīṭasya viṣṭhā pheno hayasya ca /  
saubhāñjanaṃ vāsanetraṃ nara etaistu dhūpitaḥ /  
adṛśyastridaśaiḥ sarvaiḥ kiṃ punarmānavaiḥ śiva //

> Funeral-pyre ash, dung of a wagtail, and froth of a horse, / saubhāñjana, and vasā; a man fumigated with these / is invisible to all the gods, what then of human beings, O Śiva?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.7)

tilatailaṃ yavāndagdhvā maṣīṃ kṛtvā tu lepayet /  
tenaiva saha tailena agnidagdhaḥ sukhī bhavet //

> Having burned barley in sesame oil, one should make ink and apply it; / with that very oil, one burned by fire becomes comfortable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.8)

lajjāloḥ śarapuṅkhāyā lepaḥ sājyo 'gnināśanaḥ /  
oṃ namo bhagavate ṭha ṭha chindhi chindhi jvalanaṃ prajvalitaṃ nāśaya nāśaya huṃ phaṭ //

> An ointment of lajjālu and śarapuṅkhā with ghee destroys \[the effects of\] fire: / "Om obeisance to the Blessed One, ṭha ṭha! Cut, cut the blaze! Extinguish, extinguish the kindled one, huṃ phaṭ!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.9)

kare baddhaṃ tu nirguṇḍyā mūlaṃ jvaraharaṃ drutam /  
mūlañca śvetaguñjāyāḥ kṛtvā tatsaptakhaṇḍakam //

> The root of nirguṇḍī tied upon the hand quickly removes fever. / Having taken the root of white guñjā and made it into seven pieces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.10)

haste badhvā nāśayecca arśāṃsyeva na saṃśayaḥ /  
viṣṇukrāntājamūtreṇa cauravyāghnādirakṣaṇam //

> and tying it on the hand, one destroys hemorrhoids, of this there is no doubt. / Viṣṇukrāntā with goat's urine gives protection from thieves, tigers, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.11)

brahmadaṇḍyāstu mūlāni sarvakarmāṇi kārayet /  
triphalāyāstu cūrṇaṃ hi sājyaṃ kuṣṭhavināśanam //

> With the roots of brahmadaṇḍī one accomplishes all rituals. / The powder of triphalā with ghee destroys leprosy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.12)

ājyaṃ punarnavābilvaiḥ pippalībhi sādhitam /  
hareddhakkāṃ śvāsakāsau pītaṃ strīṇāñca garbhakṛt //

> Ghee prepared with punarnavā, bael, and long pepper, / drunk, removes hiccup, asthma, and cough, and produces pregnancy in women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.13)

bhakṣayedvā narībījaṃ payasājyena pācitam /  
ghṛtaśarkarayā yuktaṃ śukraḥ syādakṣayastataḥ //

> Or a man may consume seeds of śatāvarī cooked with milk and ghee; / combined with ghee and sugar, his semen becomes inexhaustible thereby.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.14)

viḍaṅgaṃ madhukaṃ pāṭhāṃ māṃsīṃ sarjarasaṃ tathā /  
rahidrāṃ triphalāñcaiva mapāmārgaṃ manaḥ śilām //

> Viḍaṅga, liquorice, pāṭhā, jaṭāmāṃsī, and sāla resin, / turmeric, triphalā, apāmārga, and red arsenic,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.15)

udumbaraṃ dhātakīñca tilatailena paṣeyet /  
yoniṃ liṅgaṃ ca mrakṣeta strīpusoḥ syātpriyaṃ mithaḥ //

> udumbara, and dhātakī one should grind with sesame oil; / one should smear the vulva and the phallus; mutual affection arises between woman and man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.16)

namaste īśavaradāya ākarṣiṇi vikarṣiṇi mugdhe svāhā iti /  
yonilaṅgasya tailena śaṅkara mlakṣaṇāttataḥ //

> "Obeisance to you who grant boons to the Lord! O attracting one, drawing one, bewitching one, svāhā!" / Then from smearing the vulva and phallus with the oil, O Śaṅkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.17)

punarnavāmṛtā dūrvā kanakañcaindravāruṇī /  
bīje naiṣāṃ jātikāyā rasena rasamardanam //

> punarnavā, amṛtā, dūrvā grass, kanaka, and indravāruṇī: / with the seeds of these and with juice of jāti, the grinding of mercury \[is done\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.18)

mūṣāya madhyagaṃ kṛtvā rasaṃ māraṇamīritam /  
madhvājyasahitaṃ dugdhaṃ valīpalitanāśanam //

> Placing the mercury inside a crucible, the killing \[of the metal\] is declared. / Milk combined with honey and ghee destroys wrinkles and grey hair.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.19)

madhvājyaṃ guḍatāmrañca kāravellarasastathā /  
dahanācca bhavedraupyaṃ suvarṇakaraṇaṃ śṛṇu //

> Honey, ghee, jaggery, copper, and likewise the juice of bitter gourd: / from incineration, silver is produced. Listen to the making of gold:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.20)

pītaṃ dharattūpuṣpañca sīsakañca palaṃ matam /  
lāṅgalikāyāḥ śākhā ca svarṇañca dahanādbhavet //

> a pala of yellow dhattūra flowers and lead is prescribed; / with a branch of lāṅgalikā, from incineration gold is produced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.21)

dhattūrabījatailena dīpaprajvalanāddhara /  
samādhāvupaviṣṭantu gaganastho na paśyati //

> From lighting a lamp with oil of dhattūra seeds, O Hara, / one seated in deep meditation is not seen by anyone standing in the sky.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.22)

vṛṣasya mṛnmayasyaiva yukto bheko nigṛhyate /  
śaṅkarāvayavairyukto dhūpaṃ ghrātvā ca garjati /  
vismayaṃ kurute caiva vṛṣavannātra saṃśayaḥ //

> A frog attached to an earthen bull is grasped, / equipped with Śaṅkara's limbs; smelling the incense, it roars, / and it causes wonder just like a bull, of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.23)

rātrau ca sārṣapaṃ tailaṃ kīṭaṃ khadyo tanāmakam /  
tābhyāṃ dīpaḥ prajvalito vāgmijvālakalāpavat //

> At night, mustard oil and the insect named firefly: / from both of them a lamp is kindled, possessing a cluster of bright flames.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.24)

cūrṇaṃ chucchundarīdhaṃ dagdhvā rudra pralepayet /  
tapyate takṣaṇāddagdho yadi samyakpralepayet /  
candanena bhavenmokṣaḥ pānāllepātsukhī bhavet //

> Having burned the powder of a musk-shrew, O Rudra, one should smear it on; / if one smears it thoroughly, the burned one is tormented instantly; / release occurs with sandalwood; from drinking and smearing it, one becomes comfortable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.25)

kuñjarasya madāktasya svayaṃ netre śivavāñjayet /  
yuddhe vijayate so 'pi mahāśūraśca jāyate //

> One should himself apply \[the collyrium\] to the eyes of a rutting elephant, O Śiva; / he is victorious in battle and becomes a great warrior.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.26)

dantaṃ ḍuṇḍubhasarpasya mukhe saṃgṛhya vai kṣipet /  
tiṣṭhate ca jalāntastu nirvikalpaṃ sthale yathā //

> Taking a tooth of a ḍuṇḍubha snake, one should place it in one's mouth; / then one can stay inside water without fear, just as on dry land.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.27)

kumbhīranetradaṃṣṭrāśca asthīni rudhiraṃ tathā /  
vasātailasamāyuktamekatra tanniyojayet /  
ātmānaṃ mlakṣayettena jale tiṣṭheddinatrayam //

> The eyes and fangs of a crocodile, along with its bones and blood, / combined with fat and oil, one should mix together. / Anointing oneself with this, one may stay in water for three days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.28)

kumbhīrakasya netrāṇi hṛdayaṃ kacchapasya ca /  
mūṣikasya vasāsthīni śiśumāravasā tathā /  
etānyekatra saṃlepājjale tiṣṭhedyathā gṛhe //

> The eyes of a crocodile and the heart of a tortoise, / the fat and bones of a mouse, and the fat of a dolphin— / by anointing oneself with these mixed together, one can stay in water as if at home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.29)

lohacūrṇaṃ takrapītaṃ pāṇḍurogaharaṃ bhavet /  
taṇḍulīya kagokṣūramūlaṃ pītaṃ payonvitam //

> Iron powder drunk with buttermilk removes anemia. / The root of taṇḍulīyaka and gokṣura drunk with milk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.30)

kamalādiharaṃpitaṃ mukharogaharaṃ tathā /  
jātīmūlaṃ takrapītaṃ kolamūlaṃ tvajīrṇanut //

> drunk, removes jaundice and the like, and also removes diseases of the mouth. / The root of jātī drunk with buttermilk, or the root of kola, removes indigestion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.31)

satakraṃ kuśamalaṃ vā markaṭī mūlameva vā /  
kāñjikena ca vākucyā mūlaṃ vai dantaroganut //

> Kuśa root with buttermilk, or indeed the root of markaṭī, / or the root of bākucī with sour gruel, cures diseases of the teeth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.32)

tathendravāruṇīmūlaṃ vāripītaṃ viṣādihṛt /  
surabhikāmūlapā nādvā tannāśo bhavecchiva //

> Likewise, the root of indravāruṇī drunk with water removes poison and the like, / or through drinking the root of surabhikā, O Śiva, destruction of that occurs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.33)

śirorogaharaṃ lepādguñjācūrṇaṃ sakāñjikam /  
balā cātibalā yaṣṭī śarkarā madhusaṃyutā //

> Powder of guñjā with sour gruel applied as a paste cures diseases of the head. / Balā, atibalā, yaṣṭī, sugar combined with honey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.34)

vandhyāgarbhakarī pītā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā /  
śvetāparājitāmūlaṃ pippalīśuṇṭhikāyutam //

> drunk, makes a barren woman fertile; there is no doubt about this. / The root of white aparājitā combined with pippalī and dried ginger,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.35)

paripiṣṭaṃ śirolepācchiraḥ śūlavināśanam /  
nirguṇḍikāśikhāṃ pītvā gaṇḍamālāṃ vināśayet //

> ground and applied as a paste to the head, destroys headaches. / Having drunk the shoot of nirguṇḍī, one destroys scrofula.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.36)

ketakīpatrajaṃ kṣāraṃ guḍena saha bhakṣayet /  
takreṇa śarapuṅkhāṃ vā pītvā plīhāṃ vināśayet //

> One should consume the ash obtained from ketakī leaves together with jaggery, / or having drunk śarapuṅkhā with buttermilk, one destroys diseases of the spleen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.37)

mātulaṅgasya niryāsaṃ guḍājyena samanvitam /  
vātapittajaśūlāni hanti vai pānayogataḥ /  
śuṇṭhī sauvarcalaṃ hiṅgu pītaṃ hṛdayaroganut //

> The juice of citron combined with jaggery and ghee / destroys colics born of vāta and pitta through the regimen of drinking. / Dried ginger, sauvarcala salt, and asafoetida, drunk, cure heart disease.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.184.37.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.184.37.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe vaidyaśāstre caturaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the one hundred and eighty-fourth chapter, on the science of medicine, in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first section called the Pūrvakhaṇḍa in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.184.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Gaurīkāñcalikātantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.gaurikancalikatantra.10.242) — Sanskrit
- [Śivatattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.sivatattvaratnakara.82.193) — Basappa Nāyaka 1684, Sanskrit
- [Śivattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pasu.sivattvaratnakara.82.193) — Basava, Sanskrit

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