Shloka 24
Rajayakshma Nidana: Causes, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, and Prognosis
दोषैर्व्यस्तैः समस्तैश्च क्षयात्सर्वस्य मेदसः / स्वरभेदो भवेत्तस्य क्षामो रूक्षश्चलः स्वरः
doṣairvyastaiḥ samastaiśca kṣayātsarvasya medasaḥ / svarabhedo bhavettasya kṣāmo rūkṣaścalaḥ svaraḥ
When the doṣas—acting separately or all together—deplete the body’s medas, the fat tissue, a disturbance of the voice arises: the voice becomes thin, dry, and unsteady.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Dosha: Mixed
Concept: Inner imbalance manifests outwardly; subtle signs (voice quality) reveal systemic depletion.
Vedantic Theme: Body as instrument; its weakening underscores impermanence and the need for inner anchoring.
Application: Monitor voice changes (thin/dry/unsteady) as clinical signs; address doṣa aggravation and medas depletion with nourishing, unctuous, stabilizing measures.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.152 (lakṣaṇas of kṣaya; doṣa involvement and tissue depletion)
FAQs
This verse treats medas-kṣaya as a diagnostic sign: depletion of medas, driven by disturbed doṣas, manifests outwardly through a weakened, dry, unstable voice—useful for recognizing systemic imbalance.
This specific verse is primarily physiological (Ayurvedic) rather than afterlife-focused; it highlights how doṣa imbalance alters the body’s functions, implying that bodily condition reflects underlying subtle imbalances affecting life-experience.
If the voice becomes unusually thin, dry, or wavering along with signs of tissue depletion, it can be taken as a prompt to restore balance through diet, rest, hydration, and appropriate Ayurvedic consultation rather than ignoring it as a minor symptom.