Shloka 6
Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids
सार्धाङ्गुलप्रमाणेन रोमाण्यत्र ततः परम् / तत्र हेतुः सहोत्थानां बाल्ये बीजोपतप्तता
sārdhāṅgulapramāṇena romāṇyatra tataḥ param / tatra hetuḥ sahotthānāṃ bālye bījopataptatā
Hier wachsen die Haare bis zum Maß von etwa eineinhalb Fingerbreiten, ja sogar darüber hinaus. Die Ursache dafür bei den so Geborenen ist das Brennen bzw. die Schädigung des Samens (bīja) in der Kindheit.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Congenital conditions are traced to ‘seed’ affliction (bīja-upatāpa), implying prior causes and early-life determinants.
Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha karma shaping the body’s constitution; compassion toward embodied limitation while acting within dharma to remediate.
Application: Early screening and supportive care for congenital tendencies; avoid stigma and focus on management and prevention of aggravation.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: bodily sign
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: twofold classification of disease (sahaja vs acquired) in adjacent verses; Ayurvedic bīja-doṣa/bīja-duṣṭi concepts for congenital disorders
FAQs
This verse treats unusual bodily features (like excessive hair growth) as karmic indicators, linking visible conditions to prior causes and ethical accountability.
It attributes a specific condition to a defined cause—“bīja-upataptatā” (affliction of the seed) occurring in childhood—showing the text’s cause-and-effect framing of embodied suffering.
Use it as a prompt for ethical living and self-restraint (brahmacarya, non-harm), and for reflective, compassionate responses to suffering rather than blame or mockery.