Shloka 14
Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever
साश्रुणी कलुषे रक्ते भुग्ने लुलितपक्ष्मणी / अक्षिणी पिण्डिकापार्श्वशिरः पर्वास्थिरुग्भ्रमः
sāśruṇī kaluṣe rakte bhugne lulitapakṣmaṇī / akṣiṇī piṇḍikāpārśvaśiraḥ parvāsthirugbhramaḥ
চোখে জল আসে; চোখ মলিন ও রক্তাভ হয়, বসে যায় এবং পাপড়ি এলোমেলো হয়। চোখের গোলক, আশপাশের পেশি, মুখের পাশ ও মাথায় ব্যথা ও বিভ্রান্তি; সন্ধি ও অস্থিতে যন্ত্রণা, মাথা ঘোরা ও মোহ দেখা দেয়।
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Papa ripens into pervasive bodily anguish and mental bewilderment, showing the inescapability of karmic fruition.
Vedantic Theme: Samsara as duhkhalaya; mind-body disturbance persists with the subtle body until purification.
Application: Practice non-harm, truthfulness, and restraint; undertake prayaschitta and bhakti to purify impressions that otherwise mature into torment.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: bodily symptom lists for preta/naraka experiences (1.147 context)
FAQs
This verse catalogs concrete signs of distress—especially in the eyes, head, joints, and bones—to illustrate how karmic burden manifests as suffering in the post-death condition and to motivate righteous living and proper rites.
By portraying sensory and bodily-like torment (tears, bloodshot eyes, dizziness), it supports the Garuda Purana’s narrative that the departed can experience pain and confusion while moving through Yama’s post-death journey, shaped by past actions.
Live ethically to reduce harmful karma, and when a death occurs in the family, follow dharmic funeral and śrāddha practices with sincerity—traditionally understood to aid the departed and steady the living.