Shloka 15

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

प्रमोहस्तमकः कासौ हृदयोद्धट्टनन्तथा / कुक्षिपार्श्वान्तरे चैव कुक्षौ दोषोपजन्म च

Transliteration

pramohastamakaḥ kāsau hṛdayoddhaṭṭanantathā / kukṣipārśvāntare caiva kukṣau doṣopajanma ca

Translation

Described are delusion and stupefaction, asthma and cough, and likewise violent palpitations of the heart; pain in the flanks and sides of the abdomen, and in the belly too—ailments that arise from the body’s doṣas.

Word by Word

• प्रमोहः: delusion/fainting
• प्रमोहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject-item in list

• तमकः: asthmatic darkness (tamaka)
• तमकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject-item in list

• कासौ: cough (dual form)
• कासौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘two coughs’/‘cough (dual form as in text)’

• हृदयोद्धट्टनम्: throbbing/palpitation of the heart
• हृदयोद्धट्टनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धट्टन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हृदयस्य उद्धट्टनम्) — ‘palpitation/throbbing’

• तथा: also
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘also/likewise’

• कुक्षिपार्श्वान्तरे: in the region between abdomen and sides
• कुक्षिपार्श्वान्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुक्षेः पार्श्वयोः अन्तरम्) — ‘in the interspace of the flanks/abdomen’; अधिकरण

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis

• कुक्षौ: in the abdomen
• कुक्षौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• दोषोपजन्म: disorder arising from doṣas
• दोषोपजन्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + उपजन्मन्/उपजन्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दोषात् उपजन्म) — ‘arising from doṣa’; subject-item

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अvyaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣopajanma vyādhi: multi-system disorders arising from doṣas manifest as mental clouding, respiratory symptoms, cardiac agitation, and abdominal/flank pain.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body linkage within prakṛti; clarity (sattva) is undermined by doṣic turbulence, hence the need for regulation.

Application: Treat combined mental and cardio-respiratory symptoms as serious; reduce triggers (heat, stress, irregular meals), pursue doṣa-balancing regimen under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.11-14 (progression of pitta-āsṛk and complications)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-born diseases in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists specific ailments as doṣa-origin disorders, framing bodily suffering as part of a broader moral-cosmic order where imbalance (doṣa) and karma can manifest as pain and weakness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In the Preta Kanda’s teaching style, physical afflictions are enumerated to show how embodied experience includes suffering; this supports the larger narrative that the jīva’s journey is shaped by causes (karma, imbalance) and their effects.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate balance and restraint—diet, conduct, and ethical living—to reduce doṣic disturbance and avoid harm; the text’s takeaway is that imbalance and wrongdoing lead to tangible suffering.