Shloka 8

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

मलरोधं स्वरभ्रंशं दृष्टिपृष्ठकटिग्रहम् / करोत्येव पुनः काये कृच्छ्रानन्यानुपद्रवान्

Transliteration

malarodhaṃ svarabhraṃśaṃ dṛṣṭipṛṣṭhakaṭigraham / karotyeva punaḥ kāye kṛcchrānanyānupadravān

Translation

ثم إنه في الجسد يُحدث احتباس البراز، ووهَن الصوت أو سقوطه، واضطراب البصر، وتيبّسًا أو انقباضًا في الظهر والخصر، وسائر ابتلاءات شديدة أخرى.

Word by Word

• मलरोधम्: obstruction of feces
• मलरोधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वरभ्रंशम्: loss/impairment of voice
• स्वरभ्रंशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर + भ्रंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्टिपृष्ठकटिग्रहम्: afflictions of vision, back, and waist (collectively)
• दृष्टिपृष्ठकटिग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि + पृष्ठ + कटि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• करोति: causes/does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: again)

• काये: in the body
• काये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कृच्छ्रान्: severe
• कृच्छ्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘उपद्रवान्’

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘उपद्रवान्’

• उपद्रवान्: complications/ailments
• उपद्रवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systemic consequences follow from unresolved imbalance; neglect compounds into multi-organ affliction.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of functions (indriya, prāṇa, mala) within prakṛti; suffering as signal to restore harmony.

Application: Support regular elimination, protect voice and vision through rest and proper regimen; address stiffness and strain with appropriate therapies and posture care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166.7 (abdominal origin); Garuda Purana 1.166.9-10 (upper-body and sensory/skin manifestations)

FAQs

What is the importance of recognizing vāta symptoms in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists concrete signs—constipation, voice decline, vision disturbance, back/waist stiffness—so a practitioner can identify vāyu aggravation early and correct it.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It focuses on embodied suffering: when vāyu is disturbed, many functions degrade, reminding that disciplined living supports the body-mind instrument used for dharma and spiritual aims.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat regular elimination and routine as spiritual hygiene: hydrate, eat appropriately, rest well, and avoid overstrain to reduce vāta-driven complications.