Shloka 51

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

सुक्षौ करोति तद्गर्भे लिङ्गमाविष्करोति च / हृल्लासदौहृदस्तन्यदर्शनं कामचारिता

Transliteration

sukṣau karoti tadgarbhe liṅgamāviṣkaroti ca / hṛllāsadauhṛdastanyadarśanaṃ kāmacāritā

Translation

Im Mutterleib gestaltet es den feinen Leib und lässt auch den liṅga (das Zeichen des feinen Leibes) hervortreten. Freude und die Sehnsüchte der Schwangerschaft entstehen; das Sichzeigen der sich bildenden Milch in der Brust erscheint—dies sind Regungen, vom Begehren getrieben.

Word by Word

• सुक्षौ: in the sukṣa (subtle/uterine region)
• सुक्षौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• करोति: does/makes
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गर्भे: in the womb
• गर्भे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• लिङ्गम्: sex-organ/mark (genital sign)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• आविष्करोति: manifests/reveals
• आविष्करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविष्कृ (धातु; आविष् + कृ)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• हृल्लास: heart-thrill/joy
• हृल्लास: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + लास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (समाहार/समासाङ्ग)

• दौहृद: pregnancy-craving (dauhṛda)
• दौहृद: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौहृद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्तन्य: breast-milk/lactation
• स्तन्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: appearance/seeing
• दर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कामचारिता: acting according to desire (licentious conduct)
• कामचारिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + चारिता (प्रातिपदिक; √चर)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Liṅga-śarīra (subtle sign-body) manifests in the womb; desire (kāma) propels embodied experience and its physiological expressions.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra driven by vāsanā/kāma; subtle body as carrier of impressions (saṃskāra) into embodiment.

Application: Cultivate restraint and mindfulness around desire; contemplate embodiment’s conditioned nature to reduce attachment and increase vairāgya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: body-internal (uterine space)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana, Preta-kalpa discussions on liṅga-śarīra and jīva’s journey (general thematic parallel); Garuda Purana sections describing the fetus and embodiment (garbha-varṇana motifs)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Liṅga-śarīra

FAQs

What is the importance of the liṅga (liṅga-śarīra) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the liṅga as the subtle sign-body that becomes manifest in the womb, indicating the continuity of the individual’s subtle identity through embodiment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in relation to birth?

It implies that embodiment is mediated by a subtle formation in the womb—where the subtle body/marker (liṅga) becomes evident—linking prior impulses (kāma) with physical development.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages mindful regulation of desire (kāma), recognizing how inner impulses shape lived experience and even bodily tendencies—supporting disciplined, dharmic conduct.