Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

सरक्तमतिदुर्गन्धं तृण्मूर्छास्वेददाहवान् / सशूलपायुसन्तापपाकवाञ्छ्लेष्मणा घनम्

Transliteration

saraktamatidurgandhaṃ tṛṇmūrchāsvedadāhavān / saśūlapāyusantāpapākavāñchleṣmaṇā ghanam

Translation

It becomes stained with blood and exceedingly foul-smelling, attended by thirst, fainting, sweating, and burning heat. It is accompanied by pain, torment in the anus, and suppuration; and it grows thick and heavy with phlegm.

Word by Word

• sa-rakta-mati-durgandham: having blood and extremely foul-smelling
• sa-rakta-mati-durgandham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + ati (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + durgandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासान्त-विशेषणम् (descriptive compound adjective)

• tṛṭ: thirst
• tṛṭ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṣ (धातु) → tṛṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘तृष्णा/पिपासा’

• mūrchā: fainting
• mūrchā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sveda: sweat
• sveda: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sveda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dāha-vān: having burning sensation
• dāha-vān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘-वान्’ = possessing

• sa-śūla-pāyu-santāpa-pāka-vān: with pain, anal burning/irritation and suppuration
• sa-śūla-pāyu-santāpa-pāka-vān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + pāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + santāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative)

• śleṣmaṇā: by phlegm
• śleṣmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śleṣman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ghanam: thick, dense
• ghanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Body as a site of impurity and suffering; implicit impetus toward restraint and right regimen.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-anityatva (impermanence of the body) prompting vairagya (dispassion).

Application: Cultivate cleanliness, moderation in diet, and timely treatment; remember bodily suffering to reduce attachment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157 (medical/diagnostic section on atisara and related disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Yama

FAQs

What is the importance of karmic disease descriptions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse illustrates how specific painful symptoms—bleeding, foul odor, burning, and suppuration—are presented as visible karmic consequences, reinforcing ethical restraint and purification in life.

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

By linking suffering in the embodied state to karma, it supports the broader Garuda Purana narrative that the soul carries consequences into Yama’s domain and the post-death journey unless purified through dharma and rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with self-control and cleanliness (śauca), avoid harmful actions that create suffering for others, and pair spiritual remedies (prāyaścitta, charity, mantra) with responsible medical care when illness arises.