Shloka 25

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

करोत्यकालशयनजागराद्यैश्च दूषितः / शूलगुल्मग्रहण्यादीन्यकृत्कामाश्रयान्गदान्

Transliteration

karotyakālaśayanajāgarādyaiśca dūṣitaḥ / śūlagulmagrahaṇyādīnyakṛtkāmāśrayāngadān

Translation

إذا فسد «ڤاتا»—هواء الجسد—بسبب النوم في غير وقته، والسهر في غير وقته، وما شابه من العادات المضطربة، أحدث أمراضًا مثل الشُّولا (مغص القولون)، والغُلما (كتل البطن)، واضطرابات الغراهَني (سبيل الهضم)، وعللًا متجذّرة في الكبد وفي عضو الشهوة (كاما).

Word by Word

• करोति: causes/produces
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अकाल: untimely (time)
• अकाल: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (untimely time)

• शयन: sleeping
• शयन: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (sleeping)

• जागर: wakefulness
• जागर: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (wakefulness)

• आद्यैः: and the like
• आद्यैः: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (meaning 'etc.'); तृतीया बहुवचन-रूपेण समासान्त (with etc.)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अकालशयनजागराद्यैः: by untimely sleep, wakefulness, etc.
• अकालशयनजागराद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकाल (प्रातिपदिक) + शयन (प्रातिपदिक) + जागर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः (द्वन्द्व/समाहार) = अकालशयनं च जागरं च आदयः; करण (by untimely sleeping, wakefulness, etc.)

• दूषितः: vitiated/tainted
• दूषितः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूषित (कृदन्त; √दूष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (tainted/affected)

• शूल: colic pain
• शूल: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (colic pain)

• गुल्म: abdominal lump
• गुल्म: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (abdominal lump/tumor)

• ग्रहणी: grahaṇī disorder
• ग्रहणी: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (sprue/duodenal disorder)

• आदीनि: etc.
• आदीनि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (etc.); नपुंसक द्वितीया बहुवचन-रूपेण समासान्त

• अकृत्: constipation/non-passage of stool
• अकृत्: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (non-excretion/constipation)

• काम: desire
• काम: Visheshya (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (desire)

• आश्रयान्: based on/caused by (constipation and desire)
• आश्रयान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) = अकृत्-काम-आश्रयान् (having their basis in constipation and desire)

• गदान्: diseases
• गदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• शूलगुल्मग्रहण्यादीनि: colic, gulma, grahaṇī, etc.
• शूलगुल्मग्रहण्यादीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रहणी (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः (द्वन्द्व/समाहार) = शूलं च गुल्मः च ग्रहणी च आदयः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāta is deranged by untimely sleep/wake patterns; disciplined routine (vihāra) is a pillar of health.

Vedantic Theme: Rajas-driven irregularity agitates the body-mind; steadiness (sattva) supports clarity and dharmic living.

Application: Maintain consistent sleep schedule, avoid night-waking and day-sleep extremes, and align activity with circadian rhythm to prevent gut disorders.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (vayu vitiation causes and disease lists)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (Apana-related bodily air)
• Grahaṇī

FAQs

What is the importance of regulating sleep and wakefulness in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links irregular sleep/wake habits to vitiation of vāta, which then manifests as digestive and abdominal diseases—showing that disciplined routine is a dharmic health safeguard.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily discipline and health, it supports a sattvic, orderly life that strengthens dharma and reduces suffering—conditions considered helpful for spiritual steadiness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep consistent sleep timing, avoid late-night overstimulation, and prioritize regular daily rhythms to reduce vāta-type digestive issues and pain.