गुग्गुलुकविता(Poem on Guggulu – Commiphora mukul)

 गुग्गुलुकविता

(Poem on Guggulu – Commiphora mukul)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

गुग्गुलुः कटुतीक्ष्णोष्णो लघु स्निग्धो विशोधनः।
वातश्लेष्महरो दीप्तः शोथव्रणनिवारकः॥
सन्ध्यस्त्रशूलघ्नश्च मेहकुष्ठविनाशकः।
रक्तशुद्धिकरः श्रेष्ठः स्रोतःशोधनकारकः॥
स्रावरोधहरः सिद्धो ग्रन्थिशोथविभेदकः।
अर्शोऽग्निसादनाशश्च वह्निवृद्धिकरोऽपि च॥
चर्वणीयो रसायन्यः कफवातहरः परः।
नमस्ते गुग्गुलो देव दुष्टार्तिनाशन प्रभो॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. गुग्गुलुः कटु तीक्ष्ण उष्णः – Guggulu is pungent, sharp, and heating,
   लघु स्निग्धः विशोधनः – light, slightly unctuous, and purifying

2. वात-श्लेष्म-हरः दीप्तः – pacifies vāta and kapha, and ignites digestion,
   शोथ-व्रण-निवारकः – removes swelling and wounds

3. सन्धि-अस्त्र-शूल-घ्नः च – cures joint, bone, and neural pains,
   मेह-कुष्ठ-विनाशकः – eliminates diabetes and skin diseases

4. रक्त-शुद्धि-करः श्रेष्ठः – excellent blood purifier,
   स्रोतस-शोधन-कारकः – cleanses body channels

5. स्राव-रोध-हरः सिद्धः – cures discharge and blockages,
   ग्रन्थि-शोथ-विभेदकः – breaks up tumors and swellings

6. अर्शः-अग्निसाद-नाशः च – cures piles and weak digestion,
   वह्नि-वृद्धि-करः अपि च – also enhances digestive fire

7. चर्वणीयः रसायन्यः – can be chewed, acts as a rejuvenator,
   कफ-वात-हरः परः – supreme remover of kapha and vāta

8. नमस्ते गुग्गुलो देव – Salutations to you, divine Guggulu,
   दुष्ट-आर्ति-नाशन प्रभो – remover of stubborn ailments, O lordly one!

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Guggulu is pungent, sharp, and heating in nature. It is light, slightly oily, and deeply purifying. It pacifies both vāta and kapha, stimulates digestion, and helps cure swelling and chronic wounds. It relieves pain in joints, bones, and nerves and is excellent in treating diabetes and skin diseases. Guggulu purifies the blood and cleanses the body’s channels. It resolves discharges and obstructions, and dissolves swellings and glandular enlargements. It is used in treating piles, improves weak digestion, and increases digestive fire. Chewed or used otherwise, it acts as a rejuvenative and strongly removes kapha and vāta. Salutations to you, O divine Guggulu, the lord who destroys persistent ailments.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)