Shloka 14
Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids
कर्षणाद्विषमादेश्चचेष्टाभ्यो योषितां पुनः / आमगर्भप्रपतनाद्गर्भवृद्धिप्रपीडनात्
karṣaṇādviṣamādeścaceṣṭābhyo yoṣitāṃ punaḥ / āmagarbhaprapatanādgarbhavṛddhiprapīḍanāt
وكذلك بسبب جرّ النساء ومعاملتهن بقسوة، وبسبب الأفعال غير اللائقة أو العنيفة الواقعة عليهن، وبسبب إسقاط جنينٍ غير مكتمل، وأيضًا تعذيب الحمل وهو ينمو—(يُستجلب إثم عظيم وعواقبه).
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Harming women and causing miscarriage are grave adharma with heavy consequences; protection of the vulnerable is central to righteous conduct.
Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā and dayā as sattvic foundations; adharma binds through karma and intensifies duḥkha in saṃsāra.
Application: Reject coercion and violence; ensure maternal safety, consent, and care; treat pregnancy with protection, nutrition, and medical support; uphold legal/ethical safeguards.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156 (ethical-medical causation leading to bodily and karmic afflictions)
FAQs
This verse treats miscarriage/abortion and tormenting pregnancy as serious forms of violence (himsa) that generate heavy karmic consequences discussed in the Preta Kanda’s sin-and-result sections.
By listing specific harmful acts—cruelty to women and harm to pregnancy—the text frames them as causes (hetu) for suffering after death, consistent with the Garuda Purana’s karma-to-hell/punishment mapping.
Practice non-violence and protection toward women and pregnancy, avoid coercion and abuse, and uphold dharmic responsibility and care for vulnerable life.