Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

सर्वजो लक्षणैः सर्वैर्दाहो ऽत्र च मुहुर्मुहुः / तदुच्छीतं महा निद्रा दिवा जागरणं निशि

Transliteration

sarvajo lakṣaṇaiḥ sarvairdāho 'tra ca muhurmuhuḥ / taducchītaṃ mahā nidrā divā jāgaraṇaṃ niśi

Translation

Hier kehrt das brennende Fieber immer wieder, begleitet von allen Zeichen der Hitze; dann folgen eisige Kälte und schwere Benommenheit — Schlaf am Tage und Wachsein in der Nacht.

Word by Word

• सर्वजः: arising from all (causes)/universal-origin
• सर्वजः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘सर्वतः/सर्वकारणात् जातः’ इत्यर्थे

• लक्षणैः: by signs/symptoms
• लक्षणैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘लक्षणैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अत्र: here/in this condition
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति—अत्यर्थं पुनःपुनः (intensifying repetition)

• तत्: that/then
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘उच्छीतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• उच्छीतम्: arisen/manifested
• उच्छीतम्: Karta (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छीत (प्रातिपदिक; √शी (धातु) + उत् उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण—‘उत्थित/उद्भूत’ इत्यर्थे

• महानिद्रा: great sleep/drowsiness
• महानिद्रा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानिद्रा (प्रातिपदिक; महा + निद्रा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (by day)

• जागरणम्: wakefulness
• जागरणम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक; √जागृ (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Naraka

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karmic consequence manifests as embodied suffering and loss of normal circadian order.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyasa of embodiment: identification with the body yields experienced pain; karma conditions the subtle-body experience after death.

Application: Cultivate restraint and ethical conduct to avoid papa; practice remembrance of Vishnu and mindful living to reduce harmful actions that lead to such states.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: symptom-catalogues of preta/hellish afflictions (adjacent verses 1.147.11–16); Garuda Purana: Yama-dharma dialogues describing karmaphala as bodily torment

FAQs

What is the importance of describing burning and cold in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the oscillating distress of the post-death condition—heat, chills, and disturbed sleep—framing suffering as a karmic consequence and motivating dharmic living and proper rites.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It portrays a phase of instability and discomfort (burning, chilling, stupor, inverted sleep), consistent with Garuda Purana’s account of the subtle being’s unsettled journey before attaining relief through merit and rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with restraint and compassion to reduce harmful karma, and follow prescribed śrāddha/antyeṣṭi duties for ancestors—supporting peace for the departed and ethical discipline for the living.