Shloka 29

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

कण्डूरूक्षातिनाशेन तद्विधोपशमेन च / मुक्तिं विद्यान्निरामं तं तन्द्रादीनां विपर्ययात्

Transliteration

kaṇḍūrūkṣātināśena tadvidhopaśamena ca / muktiṃ vidyānnirāmaṃ taṃ tandrādīnāṃ viparyayāt

Translation

Durch das Verschwinden von Juckreiz und übermäßiger Trockenheit sowie durch das Beruhigen ähnlicher Störungen soll man erkennen, dass eine Befreiung in einen krankheitsfreien Zustand eintritt—erkennbar an der Umkehr von Schläfrigkeit und verwandten Symptomen.

Word by Word

• कण्डू: itching
• कण्डू: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/प्रथमा? (समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्; सूची-समाहारे)

• रूक्ष: dryness (dry)
• रूक्ष: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम् (रूक्षता-लक्षणम्)

• अतिनाशेन: by complete destruction
• अतिनाशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘अति-नाश’ = अत्यन्त-नाशः

• तद्विध: of that kind
• तद्विध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य विधः = of that kind); समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• उपशमेन: by pacification
• उपशमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

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

• मुक्तिम्: release, freedom
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विद्यात्: one should know/understand
• विद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• निरामम्: free from disease
• निरामम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तम्: that (person/state)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तन्द्रादीनाम्: of drowsiness and the like
• तन्द्रादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्द्रा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तन्द्रा-आदि = drowsiness etc.)

• विपर्ययात्: from the reversal/opposite condition
• विपर्ययात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakṣaṇa-viparyaya (reversal of symptoms) as a criterion for recognizing remission and restoration of health (nirāmatā).

Vedantic Theme: From tamas (dullness) toward sattva (clarity); knowledge through observing change and cessation (nivṛtti) of affliction.

Application: Track recovery by noting reduction of kandu (itching), rūkṣatā (excess dryness), and allied symptoms; confirm convalescence when tandra and related signs reverse.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.28 (symptom onset); Garuda Purana 1.167.30-32 (āvaraṇa varieties and signs)

FAQs

What does ‘nirāma’ mean in this Garuda Purana verse?

Nirāma means a disease-free or untroubled state, inferred when key symptoms like itching, excessive dryness, and drowsiness subside or reverse.

How does the verse define improvement or ‘mukti’ in a medical sense?

It defines improvement as symptom reversal—drowsiness and related signs no longer dominate, and similar disturbances are pacified.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Track symptoms over time; genuine improvement is indicated when core complaints reduce together (not just temporarily), suggesting systemic balance is returning.