Shloka 24
मूत्रन्तयोरप्यनिलाद्बाह्ये वाभ्यन्तरे तथा / वातपूर्णः खरस्पर्शो रूक्षो वाताच्च दाहकृत्
mūtrantayorapyanilādbāhye vābhyantare tathā / vātapūrṇaḥ kharasparśo rūkṣo vātācca dāhakṛt
Selbst in den Kanälen von Urin und Stuhl, äußerlich wie innerlich, entsteht durch die Wirkung von Vāta (Wind) ein windgefüllter Zustand: rau bei Berührung, von trockener Natur und, durch Vāta, brennend verursachend.
Lord Vishnu
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Vāta’s capacity to disturb multiple srotas (mūtra and purīṣa pathways) producing characteristic guṇas: rūkṣa (dry), khara (rough), and associated burning sensation.
Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa framework as empirical mapping of suffering (duḥkha) in the body; discernment (viveka) between knower and known supports wise response.
Application: When urinary/bowel channels show dryness, roughness, and burning, suspect vāta involvement (possibly with secondary heat); prioritize hydration, unctuous measures, and vāta-pacifying regimen while evaluating for mixed doṣa.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160: urinary/genital channel disorders and doṣa guṇas in adjacent verses; Ayurveda parallels: Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya on vāta guṇas (rūkṣa, khara) and their clinical signs; Caraka on srotas and vāta-vyādhi
FAQs
This verse attributes specific forms of discomfort—dryness, roughness, and burning—to the dominance of vāta, showing how the wind principle can intensify suffering in the post-death condition.
It highlights the preta’s embodied experience (a subtle, suffering-prone condition) where elemental forces like vāyu/vāta affect bodily channels, implying that the journey after death includes tangible sensations and afflictions.
It encourages compassion and disciplined living: reduce harshness and neglect in life, and in ritual contexts it supports the logic of cooling, soothing offerings (water, pinda-dana) intended to ease dryness and burning associated with distress.