Shloka 52

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

हृष्येते चरणौ यस्य भवेतां चापि सुप्तकौ / पादहर्षः स विज्ञेयः कफमारुतकोपजः

Transliteration

hṛṣyete caraṇau yasya bhavetāṃ cāpi suptakau / pādaharṣaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ kaphamārutakopajaḥ

Translation

Wenn bei jemandem die Füße kribbeln und zugleich taub werden, soll man dies als pāda-harṣa (Kribbeln der Füße) erkennen, entstanden durch die Verschlimmerung von kapha und vāta.

Word by Word

• हृष्येते: (two) tingle/feel thrill
• हृष्येते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृष् (धातु ‘हर्षे/रोमाञ्चे’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• चरणौ: the two feet
• चरणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग

• भवेताम्: may become (two)
• भवेताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Discourse (connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• सुप्तकौ: asleep/numb (two)
• सुप्तकौ: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् ‘निद्रायाम्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• पाद-हर्षः: tingling of the feet
• पाद-हर्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादस्य हर्षः)

• सः: that (is)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विज्ञेयः: should be known/recognized
• विज्ञेयः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) ; ज्ञेय (कृदन्त; तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ ‘ज्ञातव्य’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be known)

• कफ-मारुत-कोप-जः: arising from aggravation of kapha and vāta
• कफ-मारुत-कोप-जः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + मारुत (प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समाहार/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध: कफमारुतयोः कोपात् जातः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-sāmānya-viśeṣa: symptom-pattern (tingling + numbness) indicates kapha-vāta involvement and defines pāda-harṣa.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa in practice—reliable inference from signs (liṅga) to underlying cause (doṣa).

Application: When feet show tingling with numbness, consider kapha-vāta aggravation; adjust diet/activity to reduce heaviness/coldness (kapha) and dryness/mobility (vāta).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (pāda-roga and vāta-vyādhi diagnostic cluster)

FAQs

What is the importance of pāda-harṣa in the Garuda Purana?

It provides a clear nidāna (symptom-based identification): tingling plus numbness in the feet is classified as pāda-harṣa and linked to kapha–vāta aggravation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine; it is part of Garuda Purana’s practical instruction on bodily conditions and doṣa-based causation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent tingling/numbness as a sign of imbalance; support circulation and vāta–kapha balance through routine, warmth, and appropriate diet, alongside medical evaluation when needed.