Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 202

GaP 1 202.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २०२ हरिरुवाच । एकं पुनर्नवामूलमपामार्गस्य वा शिव । सरसं योनिनिः क्षिप्तं वराङ्गस्य व्यथां हरेत् । प्रसूतिवेदनाञ्चैव तरुणीनां व्यथां हरेत्

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 202 hariruvāca / ekaṃ punarnavāmūlamapāmārgasya vā śiva / sarasaṃ yoniniḥ kṣiptaṃ varāṅgasya vyathāṃ haret / prasūtivedanāñcaiva taruṇīnāṃ vyathāṃ haret

The Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 202. Hari said: A single root of punarnavā, or of apāmārga, O Śiva, inserted moist into the vagina, would take away the pain of the genital organ; and it would take away the pangs of childbirth and the pain of young women.

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GaP 1 202.2

भूमि कूष्माण्डमूलं वै शालिचूर्णमथापि वा । सप्ताहं दुग्धपीतं स्यात्स्त्रीणां बहुपयस्करम्

bhūmi kūṣmāṇḍamūlaṃ vai śālicūrṇamathāpi vā / saptāhaṃ dugdhapītaṃ syātstrīṇāṃ bahupayaskaram

The root of bhūmikūṣmāṇḍa, or else rice-flour, drunk with milk for seven days, would be a great producer of milk for women.

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GaP 1 202.3

रुद्रेन्द्रवारुणीमुलं लेपात्स्त्रीस्तनवेदना । नश्येत घृतपक्वा च कार्यावश्यन्तु पोलिका

rudrendravāruṇīmulaṃ lepātstrīstanavedanā / naśyeta ghṛtapakvā ca kāryāvaśyantu polikā

From an ointment of the root of rudra-indravāruṇī a woman's breast-pain is destroyed; and a cake cooked in ghee must certainly be made.

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GaP 1 202.4

भक्षिता सा महेशान योनिशूलं विनाशयेत् । प्रलेपिता कारवेल्लमूलेनैव विनिर्गता

bhakṣitā sā maheśāna yoniśūlaṃ vināśayet / pralepitā kāravellamūlenaiva vinirgatā

That, when eaten, O Maheśāna, destroys vaginal colic; and (the womb), having come out, being smeared with the root of the bitter gourd —

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GaP 1 202.5

योनिः प्रवेशमायाति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । नीलीपटोलमूलानि साज्यानि तिलवारिणा

yoniḥ praveśamāyāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / nīlīpaṭolamūlāni sājyāni tilavāriṇā

— the vagina comes back to its place; no deliberation is to be made about this. Roots of nīlī and paṭola, with ghee, with sesame-water,

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GaP 1 202.6

पिष्टान्येषां प्रलेपो वै ज्वालागर्दभरागनत् । पाठामूलं रुद्र पीतं पिष्टं तण्डुलवारिणा

piṣṭānyeṣāṃ pralepo vai jvālāgardabharāganat / pāṭhāmūlaṃ rudra pītaṃ piṣṭaṃ taṇḍulavāriṇā

when ground — a plaster of these indeed removes jvālāgardabha. The root of pāṭhā, O Rudra, ground and drunk with rice-water,

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GaP 1 202.7

पापरोगहरं स्याच्च कुष्ठपानं तथैव च । वास्योदकञ्च समधु पीतमन्तर्गतस्य वै

pāparogaharaṃ syācca kuṣṭhapānaṃ tathaiva ca / vāsyodakañca samadhu pītamantargatasya vai

would remove the pāparoga, and likewise (it serves as) a drink for leprosy; and water of vāsā together with honey, drunk by one whose (disease) has gone inward,

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GaP 1 202.8

पापरोगस्य सन्तापनिवृक्तिं कुरुते शिव । घृततुल्या रुद्र लाक्षा पीता क्षीरेण वै सह

pāparogasya santāpanivṛktiṃ kurute śiva / ghṛtatulyā rudra lākṣā pītā kṣīreṇa vai saha

brings about the cessation of the burning of the pāparoga, O Śiva. Lac equal (in measure) to ghee, O Rudra, drunk together with milk,

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GaP 1 202.9

प्रदरं हरते रोगं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । द्विजयष्टी त्रिकटुकं चूर्णं पीतं हरेच्छिव

pradaraṃ harate rogaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / dvijayaṣṭī trikaṭukaṃ cūrṇaṃ pītaṃ harecchiva

takes away the disease pradara; no deliberation is to be made about this. Dvija-yaṣṭī and trikaṭu as a powder, when drunk, would remove, O Śiva,

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GaP 1 202.10

तिलक्वाथेन संयुक्तं रक्तगुल्मं स्त्रिया हर । कुसुमस्य निबद्धञ्च तरुणीनां महेश्वर

tilakvāthena saṃyuktaṃ raktagulmaṃ striyā hara / kusumasya nibaddhañca taruṇīnāṃ maheśvara

— combined with a decoction of sesame — the bloody gulma of a woman, O Hara; and the blocking of the flowers (menstrual flow) of young women, O Maheśvara.

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GaP 1 202.11

रक्तोत्पलस्य वै कन्दं-शर्करातिलसंयुतम् । पीतं सशर्करं स्त्रीणां धारयेद्गर्भपातनम्

raktotpalasya vai kandaṃ-śarkarātilasaṃyutam / pītaṃ saśarkaraṃ strīṇāṃ dhārayedgarbhapātanam

The bulb of the red lotus, mixed with sugar and sesame, drunk with sugar, would sustain women (but) causes abortion.

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GaP 1 202.12

रक्तस्त्रावस्य नाशः स्याच्छीतोदकनिषेवणात् । पीतन्तु काञ्जिक रुद्र क्वथितं शरपुङ्खया

raktastrāvasya nāśaḥ syācchītodakaniṣevaṇāt / pītantu kāñjika rudra kvathitaṃ śarapuṅkhayā

The flow of blood is stopped by the use of cold water; and, O Rudra, (so is it by) drinking sour gruel (kāñjika) boiled with śarapuṅkhā.

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GaP 1 202.13

हिङ्गुस्त्रैन्धवसंयुक्तं शीघ्रं स्त्रीणां प्रसूतिकृत् । मातुलुङ्गस्य वै मूलं कटिबद्धं प्रसूतिकृत्

hiṅgustraindhavasaṃyuktaṃ śīghraṃ strīṇāṃ prasūtikṛt / mātuluṅgasya vai mūlaṃ kaṭibaddhaṃ prasūtikṛt

Asafoetida combined with rock salt quickly brings on delivery for women; and the root of the citron (mātuluṅga), bound at the waist, brings on delivery.

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GaP 1 202.14

अपामार्गस्य वै मूले गर्भवत्यास्तु नामतः । उत्पाट्यमाने सकले पुत्त्रः स्यादान्यथा सुता

apāmārgasya vai mūle garbhavatyāstu nāmataḥ / utpāṭyamāne sakale puttraḥ syādānyathā sutā

When, upon the roots of apāmārga, the name of the pregnant woman (is spoken), and the whole (plant) is pulled up (intact), a son will be born; otherwise, a daughter.

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GaP 1 202.15

अपामार्गस्य वै मूले नारीणां शिरसि स्थिते । गर्भशूलं विनश्येत नात्र कार्या विचारणा

apāmārgasya vai mūle nārīṇāṃ śirasi sthite / garbhaśūlaṃ vinaśyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

When the roots of apāmārga are placed on the head of women, the pain of pregnancy is destroyed; no doubt need be entertained here.

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GaP 1 202.16

कर्पूर-मदनफल-मधुकैः पूरितः शिव । योनिः सुभा स्याद्वृद्धाया युवत्याः किं पुनर्हर

karpūra-madanaphala-madhukaiḥ pūritaḥ śiva / yoniḥ subhā syādvṛddhāyā yuvatyāḥ kiṃ punarhara

O Śiva, filled with camphor, madanaphala and liquorice (madhuka), the womb even of an old woman becomes good — how much more, O Hara, that of a young woman!

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GaP 1 202.17

यस्य बालस्य तिलकः कृतो गौरोचनाख्यया । शर्करा-कुष्ठपानञ्च दत्तं स स्याच्च निर्भयः । विष-भूत-ग्रहादिभ्यो व्याधिभ्यो बालकः शिव

yasya bālasya tilakaḥ kṛto gaurocanākhyayā / śarkarā-kuṣṭhapānañca dattaṃ sa syācca nirbhayaḥ / viṣa-bhūta-grahādibhyo vyādhibhyo bālakaḥ śiva

The boy on whom a mark (tilaka) has been made with what is called gorocanā, and to whom a drink of sugar and kuṣṭha has been given, becomes free of fear, O Śiva — (safe) from poison, spirits, seizing demons and the rest, and from diseases.

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GaP 1 202.18

शङ्ख-नाभि-वचा-कुष्ठ-लोहानां धारणं सदा । बालानामुपसर्गेभ्यो रुद्र रक्षाकरं भवेत्

śaṅkha-nābhi-vacā-kuṣṭha-lohānāṃ dhāraṇaṃ sadā / bālānāmupasargebhyo rudra rakṣākaraṃ bhavet

The constant wearing of conch, (conch-)navel, vacā, kuṣṭha and iron, O Rudra, affords protection to children from afflictions.

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GaP 1 202.21

पलाशचूर्णं समधु गव्याज्यामलकान्वितम् । सविडङ्गं पीतमात्रं नरं कुर्यान्महामतिम् ॥ गर्प्_१,२०२।१९ ॥ मासैकेन महादेव जरा-मरणवर्जितः ॥ गर्प्_१,२०२।२० ॥ पलाशबीजं सघृतं तिल-मध्वन्वितं समम् । सप्ताहं भक्षितं रुद्र जरां नयति संक्षयम्

palāśacūrṇaṃ samadhu gavyājyāmalakānvitam / saviḍaṅgaṃ pītamātraṃ naraṃ kuryānmahāmatim // garp_1,202.19 // māsaikena mahādeva jarā-maraṇavarjitaḥ // garp_1,202.20 // palāśabījaṃ saghṛtaṃ tila-madhvanvitaṃ samam / saptāhaṃ bhakṣitaṃ rudra jarāṃ nayati saṃkṣayam

Powder of palāśa with honey, together with cow's ghee and āmalaka, and with viḍaṅga — merely drunk, it makes a man of great intelligence; [19] in a single month, O Mahādeva, he becomes free of old age and death. [20] Palāśa seed with ghee, together with equal parts of sesame and honey, eaten for seven days, O Rudra, brings old age to destruction.

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GaP 1 202.22

रुद्रामलकचूर्णं वै मधु-तैल घृतान्वितम् । जग्ध्वा मासं युवा स्याच्च नरो वागीश्वरी भवेत्

rudrāmalakacūrṇaṃ vai madhu-taila ghṛtānvitam / jagdhvā māsaṃ yuvā syācca naro vāgīśvarī bhavet

Powder of āmalaka, O Rudra, mixed with honey, oil and ghee — having eaten it for a month, a man becomes young, and becomes a master of speech.

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GaP 1 202.23

शिवामलकचूर्णं वै मधुना उदकेन वा । बलानि कुर्यान्नासायाः प्रत्यूषे भक्षितं शिव

śivāmalakacūrṇaṃ vai madhunā udakena vā / balāni kuryānnāsāyāḥ pratyūṣe bhakṣitaṃ śiva

Powder of āmalaka, O Śiva, (taken) with honey or with water, eaten at daybreak, gives strength to the nose.

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GaP 1 202.24

कुष्ठचूर्णं साज्य-मधु प्रातर्जग्ध्वा भवेन्नरः । साक्षात्सुरभिदेहो वै जीवेद्वर्षसहस्रकम्

kuṣṭhacūrṇaṃ sājya-madhu prātarjagdhvā bhavennaraḥ / sākṣātsurabhideho vai jīvedvarṣasahasrakam

Having eaten powder of kuṣṭha with ghee and honey in the morning, a man comes to have a body actually fragrant, and lives a thousand years.

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GaP 1 202.25

माषस्य विदलान्ये वितुषाणि महेश्वर । घृतभावितशुष्काणि पयसा साधितानि वै

māṣasya vidalānye vituṣāṇi maheśvara / ghṛtabhāvitaśuṣkāṇi payasā sādhitāni vai

Split māṣa beans that are husked, O Maheśvara, steeped in ghee and dried, then cooked with milk —

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GaP 1 202.26

समाध्वाज्यपयोभिश्च भक्षयित्वा च कामयेत् । स्त्रीणां शतं महादेव तत्क्षणान्नात्र संशयः

samādhvājyapayobhiśca bhakṣayitvā ca kāmayet / strīṇāṃ śataṃ mahādeva tatkṣaṇānnātra saṃśayaḥ

having eaten (them) together with honey, ghee and milk, one may make love to a hundred women, O Mahādeva, in that very moment; there is no doubt of it.

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GaP 1 202.27

रसश्चैरण्डतैलेन गन्धकेन शुभो भवेत् । त्रिकालोदकसंघुष्टो बलकृद्भक्षणाद्भवेत्

rasaścairaṇḍatailena gandhakena śubho bhavet / trikālodakasaṃghuṣṭo balakṛdbhakṣaṇādbhavet

Mercury becomes auspicious with castor oil and sulphur; triturated three times with water, it becomes a giver of strength when eaten.

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GaP 1 202.28

दुग्धं वितुषमाषैश्च शिम्बाबीजैश्च साधितम् । अपामार्गस्य तैलेन पीतं स्त्रीशतकामकृत्

dugdhaṃ vituṣamāṣaiśca śimbābījaiśca sādhitam / apāmārgasya tailena pītaṃ strīśatakāmakṛt

Milk cooked with husked māṣa beans and with pod-seeds, drunk with the oil of apāmārga, produces desire for a hundred women.

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