Shloka 25

Atīsāra (Diarrhoea) and Grahaṇī-doṣa: Causes, Prodromal Signs, Doṣa-wise Symptoms, and Major-Disease Status

Devanagari script

श्लेष्मणा पच्यते दुःखे मनश्छर्दिररोचकः / आस्योपदाहनिष्ठीवकासहृल्लासपीनसाः

Transliteration

śleṣmaṇā pacyate duḥkhe manaśchardirarocakaḥ / āsyopadāhaniṣṭhīvakāsahṛllāsapīnasāḥ

Translation

When bodily phlegm (kapha) becomes aggravated, one is tormented by suffering: the mind grows distressed, vomiting and loss of appetite arise, and there occur burning in the mouth, excessive spittle, cough, nausea (retching), and catarrh with nasal congestion.

Word by Word

• श्लेष्मणा: by phlegm
• श्लेष्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) एकवचनम्; करण-निर्देशः

• पच्यते: is digested/cooked; is affected
• पच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• दुःखे: in distress; in pain
• दुःखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचनम्; अधिकरणम्

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचनम्; कर्तृपदम्

• छर्दिः: vomiting
• छर्दिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचनम्; कर्तृ/लक्षण-निर्देशः

• अरोचकः: loss of appetite; anorexia
• अरोचकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरोचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचनम्; लक्षण-शब्दः

• आस्योपदाहनिष्ठीवकासहृल्लासपीनसाः: burning in mouth, oral ulceration, spitting, cough, nausea, and coryza
• आस्योपदाहनिष्ठीवकासहृल्लासपीनसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य + उपदाह + निष्ठीव + कास + हृत् + ल्लास + पीनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) बहुवचनम्; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (लक्षण-समूहः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kapha-vikṛti manifests as heaviness, congestion, nausea, and mental distress; knowing signs enables timely correction.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body linkage (antaḥkaraṇa affected by doṣa); cultivating awareness reduces bondage to suffering.

Application: Recognize kapha aggravation (spittle, cough, pīnasa, nausea, anorexia) and adopt light, warming, drying regimen; reduce heavy/sweet/cold foods; maintain gentle activity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157 (doṣa-lakṣaṇa enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha (śleṣman) in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists hallmark afflictions that arise when śleṣman (kapha/phlegm) is aggravated, showing how the Purana maps suffering through observable bodily signs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames embodied suffering through physiological disturbances; in Garuda Purana’s larger discourse, such conditions are often read alongside karmic causes and the soul’s experience while bound to the body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom cluster—loss of appetite, nausea/vomiting, cough, congestion—as a prompt for timely care and disciplined habits (diet, rest, cleanliness), while cultivating equanimity toward suffering.