Shloka 7

Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids

Devanagari script

अर्शसां बीजसृष्टिस्तु मातापित्रपचारतः / देवतानां प्रकोपे हि सान्निपातस्य चान्यतः

Transliteration

arśasāṃ bījasṛṣṭistu mātāpitrapacārataḥ / devatānāṃ prakope hi sānnipātasya cānyataḥ

Translation

Die Samenursache der arśas entsteht durch Verfehlungen gegenüber Mutter und Vater. Sie kann auch aus dem Zorn der Gottheiten hervorgehen und aus anderen Ursachen, etwa aus der Störung der vereinten Säfte (sannipāta).

Word by Word

• अर्शसाम्: of piles (hemorrhoids)
• अर्शसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• बीज-सृष्टिः: the generation (causal origin) from the seed
• बीज-सृष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• माता-पितृ-अपचारतः: due to misconduct of the mother and father
• माता-पितृ-अपचारतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: माता (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + अपचार (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिलन्त); समासः—तत्पुरुष; हेतुवाचक (ablatival adverb: ‘due to’)

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• प्रकोपे: in (their) anger / when angered
• प्रकोपे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सान्निपातस्य: of the tridoṣa-combination (sannipāta)
• सान्निपातस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्यतः: from another cause / otherwise
• अन्यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/हेतुवाचक (adverb: ‘from another cause/otherwise’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma toward parents and actions provoking deities can manifest as bodily affliction; also acknowledges physiological multi-doṣa disorder (sannipāta).

Vedantic Theme: Interweaving of adṛṣṭa (unseen karmic/moral causality) with dṛṣṭa (doṣic pathology) in saṃsāric embodiment.

Application: Practice pitṛ-mātṛ-sevā and respectful conduct; combine ethical repair with medical treatment addressing multi-factor imbalance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring emphasis on pitṛ-bhakti and consequences of pitṛ-apacāra; Garuda Purana: deva-prakopa and adṛṣṭa causes in roga-nidāna passages

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of respecting parents in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links offense toward one’s mother and father (mātā-pitṛ-apacāra) to tangible suffering, presenting filial respect as a core ethical duty with consequences in embodied life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By connecting physical affliction to moral transgression and divine displeasure, the verse implies that the jīva’s experiences in embodiment reflect karmic residues, reinforcing the Garuda Purana theme that actions shape future suffering or relief.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain respectful, supportive conduct toward parents/elders, avoid harmful speech and neglect, and pursue balanced living—recognizing that ethical lapses can manifest as distress while harmony (dharma) supports well-being.