Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

आध्मानमविपाकश्च तत्र वातेन विज्वरम् / अल्पाल्पं शब्दशून्याढ्यं विरु (ब)द्धमुपवेश्यते

Transliteration

ādhmānamavipākaśca tatra vātena vijvaram / alpālpaṃ śabdaśūnyāḍhyaṃ viru (ba)ddhamupaveśyate

Translation

There arise bloating and indigestion; and there, due to deranged vāyu, one becomes feverless yet afflicted. The person passes stool only in small amounts, with little sound, and with difficulty.

Word by Word

• आध्मानम्: bloating, distension
• आध्मानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अविपाकः: indigestion
• अविपाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविपाक (प्रातिपदिक: अ- + विपाक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there/in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वातेन: by/through vāta (wind humor)
• वातेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• विज्वरम्: without fever, afebrile
• विज्वरम्: Qualifier (of implied state/symptom)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्वर (प्रातिपदिक: वि- + ज्वर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• अल्पाल्पम्: little by little; in small amounts
• अल्पाल्पम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (reduplicated adverb)

• शब्दशून्य: soundless; without noise
• शब्दशून्य: Qualifier (of viruddham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शब्द + शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शब्दस्य शून्यम्

• आढ्यम्: abundant, copious
• आढ्यम्: Qualifier (of viruddham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विरुद्धम्: obstructed, blocked
• विरुद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√रुध् (धातु) → विरुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• उपवेश्यते: is passed/evacuated (sits down to stool); occurs
• उपवेश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāta aggravation can produce ādhmāna (distension), avipāka (indigestion), and obstructed defecation with scanty output despite repeated effort.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as a bodily signal; disciplined care of the instrument (śarīra) supports higher pursuits.

Application: When distension and avipāka appear with obstructed stools, prioritize vāta-pacifying measures (warmth, unctuous diet, regular routine) and avoid drying/irregular habits.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157.4 (apāna-vāyu and agni); Garuda Purana 1.157.5 (pūrvarūpa of atīsāra)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (vata) imbalance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that vāyu disturbance produces specific distressing symptoms—bloating, indigestion, and obstructed evacuation—showing how suffering manifests through the body as part of the Purana’s broader teaching on pain, discipline, and karmic consequence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

By detailing bodily affliction, the text frames embodied life as vulnerable and pain-bound, preparing the listener for the Preta Kanda’s larger narrative about impermanence, death-awareness, and the need for dharma and proper rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined living—regulated diet, timely digestion, and restraint—while remembering impermanence; in Garuda Purana’s spirit, reduce harm and follow dharma so that suffering (physical and subtle) is minimized.