Shloka 6

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

हृद्रोगे हि त्रिभिर्देषैः कृमिभिः श्यावनेत्रता / तमः प्रवेशो हृल्लासः शोथः कण्डूः कफस्त्रुतिः

Transliteration

hṛdroge hi tribhirdeṣaiḥ kṛmibhiḥ śyāvanetratā / tamaḥ praveśo hṛllāsaḥ śothaḥ kaṇḍūḥ kaphastrutiḥ

Translation

Bei Herzkrankheiten, die durch die drei Doshas und Würmer verursacht werden, entstehen: Verdunkelung der Augen, ein Gefühl hereinbrechender Dunkelheit, Übelkeit und Schwellungen.

Word by Word

• hṛd-roge: in heart-disease
• hṛd-roge: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘हृदः रोगः’ → सप्तमी अधिकरण

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): indeed

• tribhiḥ: by three
• tribhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• doṣaiḥ: by the doṣas (humors)
• doṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• kṛmibhiḥ: by worms/parasites
• kṛmibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• śyāva-netratā: bluishness of the eyes
• śyāva-netratā: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śyāva (प्रातिपदिक) + netratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘श्यावा नेत्रता’ = bluishness of the eyes

• tamaḥ: darkness
• tamaḥ: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• praveśaḥ: entry/encroachment
• praveśaḥ: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hṛl-lāsaḥ: nausea/queasiness (in the heart)
• hṛl-lāsaḥ: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd/hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + lāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘हृदि लासः/हृल्लासः’ (cardiac nausea)

• śothaḥ: swelling
• śothaḥ: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śotha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kaṇḍūḥ: itching
• kaṇḍūḥ: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇḍū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kapha-strutiḥ: phlegm discharge
• kapha-strutiḥ: Karta/State (Lakṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapha (प्रातिपदिक) + struti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘कफस्य स्त्रुतिः’ = discharge/flow of phlegm

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in an instructional discourse)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Neglect and harmful habits accumulate into multi-factor disease; complex suffering arises from compounded causes (doṣa + krimi).

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa (cause-effect) in embodied life; compounded saṃskāras yield compounded duḥkha.

Application: Treat heart-disease as multifactorial: address doṣa balance, possible parasitic/krimi factors, inflammation (śotha), and congestion; seek timely intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154 (hṛd-roga lakṣaṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha
• Krimi

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa in the Garuda Purana’s health teachings?

This verse links heart-disease to imbalance of the three doṣas (vāta, pitta, kapha) and also to krimi (worms), showing that Garuda Purana uses an Ayurvedic framework to explain bodily disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it focuses on bodily pathology (hṛdroga) and observable symptoms, reflecting the text’s broader aim of guiding right living through knowledge of the body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional checklist of warning signs (darkened vision, nausea, swelling, itching, phlegm issues) and seek timely medical care, while also attending to lifestyle factors associated with doṣa balance (diet, sleep, stress).