ਵਾਜੀਕਰਣ੍ਯਸ੍ਤ੍ਵੋਸਧਯਃ ਸ੍ਵਬਲਗੁਣੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਦ੍ਵਿਰੇਚਨਵਦੁਪਯੁਕ੍ਤਾਃ ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਰਂ ਸ਼ੀਘ੍ਰਂ ਵਿਰੇਚਯਨ੍ਤਿ ||੧੭||
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वाजीकरण्यस्त्वोषधयः स्वबलगुणोत्कर्षाद्विरेचनवदुपयुक्ताः शुक्रं शीघ्रं विरेचयन्ति ||१७||
Meaning of the śloka
Vajikarana medicines, when used, are said to bring about the prompt discharge of shukra through the excellence of their own potency and qualities, in a manner compared with purgative medicines.
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ਯਦਿ ਮਾਸੇਨ ਰਸਃ ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਰੀਭਵਤਿ ਤਰ੍ਹਿ ਵਾਜੀਕਰੀਣਾਂ ਮਹੌਸਧੀਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗੋ ਨਿਸ੍ਫਲਃ ਸ੍ਯਾਦਿਤ੍ਯਾਹ- ਵਾਜੀਕਰਣ੍ਯ ਇਤ੍ਯਾਦਿ| ਵਾਜੀਕਰਣ੍ਯਸ੍ਤ੍ਵੋਸਧਯ ਇਤਿ ਯਾਭਿਰੋਸਧਿਭਿਃ ਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੀਸੁ ਨਰੋ ਵਾਜੀਵ ਸਮਰ੍ਥੋ ਭਵਤਿ ਤਾ ਵਾਜੀਕਰਣ੍ਯਃ| ਸ੍ਵਬਲਗੁਣੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਦਿਤਿ ਸ੍ਵਸ਼ਬ੍ਦੋ ਬਲਗੁਣਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਸਹ ਪ੍ਰਤ੍ਯੇਕਂ ਸਂਵਧ੍ਯਤੇ, ਉਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਸ਼ਬ੍ਦੋਪਿ| ਅਤ੍ਰ ਕਾਸ਼੍ਚਿਦੋਸਧਯਃ ਸ੍ਵਬਲੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਤ੍, ਕਾਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ ਸ੍ਵਗੁਣੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਤ੍, ਕਾਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ ਸ੍ਵਬਲਗੁਣੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਤ੍, ਤਤ੍ਰ ਸਙ੍ਕਲ੍ਪਪਾਦਲੇਪਵਿਸ਼ਿਸ੍ਟਕਾਨ੍ਤਾਸ੍ਪਰ੍ਸ਼ਾਦਯਃ ਸ੍ਵਬਲੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਤ੍, ਸ੍ਵਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਦਿਤ੍ਯਰ੍ਥਃ; ਘਤਕ੍ਸੀਰਾਦਯਃ ਸ੍ਵਗੁਣੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਤ੍, ਸ੍ਵਸ੍ਨੇਹਾਦ੍ਯੁਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਦਿਤ੍ਯਰ੍ਥਃ; ਮਾਸਾਦਯਃ ਸ੍ਵਬਲਗੁਣੋਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਤ੍, ਸ੍ਵਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ੍ਨੇਹਾਦ੍ਯੁਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸਾਦਿਤ੍ਯਰ੍ਥਃ; ਉਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸ ਆਧਿਕ੍ਯਮ੍| ਵਾਜੀਕਰਣ੍ਯ ਇਤਿ ਬਹੁਵਚਨਮਾਦ੍ਯਰ੍ਥੇ, ਤੇਨ ਬਲ੍ਯਬਂਹਣੀਯਜੀਵਨਸਙ੍ਗ੍ਰਹਣਾਦਯੋਪਿ ਤਦ੍ਵਦ੍ਵਾਚ੍ਯਾ ਇਤਿ||੧੭||
Meaning of the commentary
This answers the objection that, if rasa takes a month to become shukra, powerful vajikarana medicines would be ineffective. Vajikarana refers to measures by which a man is said to become sexually capable like a stallion. The words 'own' and 'excellence' apply separately to potency and qualities. Some measures act through exceptional inherent potency, some through their qualities, and some through both. Desire or mental resolve, an application to the feet, and the touch of a particular beloved woman illustrate inherent potency, or prabhava. Ghee and milk illustrate excellence of qualities such as unctuousness. Masha and similar materials illustrate both inherent potency and unctuous qualities. The plural reference to vajikarana is understood inclusively, extending the same principle to strengthening, nourishing, life-supporting and retaining or consolidating groups of measures.
Key terms
- vAjIkaraNyaH (vājīkaraṇyaḥ)
- Measures described as promoting sexual capacity and the discharge of shukra.
- prabhAva (prabhāva)
- Inherent specific potency, distinguished here from qualities such as unctuousness.