Shloka 36

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

बहिरेव बहिर्वेगे तापो ऽपि च स साधितः / वर्षाशरद्वसन्तेषु वाताद्यैः प्रकृतः क्रमात्

Transliteration

bahireva bahirvege tāpo 'pi ca sa sādhitaḥ / varṣāśaradvasanteṣu vātādyaiḥ prakṛtaḥ kramāt

Translation

وكذلك في الظاهر، وبقوة الأحوال الخارجية، يُستجلب ذلك الحرّ (أو العذاب). وفي مواسم الأمطار والخريف والربيع ينشأ بطبيعته على الترتيب، بسبب ڤاتا (الريح) وما شابهها.

Word by Word

• bahiḥ: externally
• bahiḥ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (outside)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (only/indeed)

• bahirvege: in outward force/impulse
• bahirvege: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahis (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बहिर्-वेग = outward impulse/force)

• tāpaḥ: heat
• tāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• saḥ: that (fever/heat)
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sādhitaḥ: is produced/established
• sādhitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (साध् धातु) + ita (क्त/क्तवत्-भाव)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (is effected/established)

• varṣāśaradvasanteṣu: in the seasons of rains, autumn, and spring
• varṣāśaradvasanteṣu: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + śarad (प्रातिपदिक) + vasanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (in rains, autumn, and spring)

• vātādyaiḥ: by vāta and the others
• vātādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (वात-आदि = vāta and others [doṣas])

• prakṛtaḥ: natural
• prakṛtaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (natural/according to constitution)

• kramāt: in due order / gradually
• kramāt: Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; तृतीया-एकवचनार्थे (by order/gradually)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Seasonal causation: external forces and ṛtu changes provoke heat/torment; vāta and other factors arise in sequence across rains, autumn, and spring.

Vedantic Theme: Ṛta (cosmic order) mirrored in bodily rhythms; aligning conduct with natural cycles.

Application: Adopt ṛtucaryā: adjust diet, clothing, sleep, and exertion in rainy season, autumn, and spring to prevent vāta/kapha/pitta aggravations and fever recurrence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.33 (internal/external; natural/acquired); Garuda Purana 1.147.34-35 (phase shifts; doṣa mixing and internalization)

FAQs

What is the importance of tāpa (torment/heat) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames tāpa as something that can be generated by external, natural forces—showing that suffering is also described in terms of environmental conditions, not only moral judgment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It suggests that during the described journey or condition, the experiencing being is affected by seasonal and elemental factors (like wind), indicating a body-like susceptibility consistent with subtle-body descriptions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages awareness that suffering can have layered causes—internal and external—supporting a balanced approach of ethical living along with practical care for bodily and environmental conditions.