Shloka 18

Devanagari script

गुदास्तनाभिजे विद्याद्दोषक्लेदोच्चविद्रधौ / कुरुते स्वाधिष्ठानस्य विवर्तं सन्निपातजः

Transliteration

gudāstanābhije vidyāddoṣakledoccavidradhau / kurute svādhiṣṭhānasya vivartaṃ sannipātajaḥ

Translation

In the abscess (vidradhi) arising in the regions of the anus, the breast, and the navel, one should understand an excessive, oozing vitiation of the doṣas. When it is born of a combined derangement (sannipāta), it causes a distortion of the svādhiṣṭhāna region.

Word by Word

• गुद-स्तन-नाभिजे: in one arising in the anus, breast, or navel region
• गुद-स्तन-नाभिजे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तन (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गुदे/स्तने/नाभौ जातः)

• विद्यात्: should know/recognize
• विद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दोष-क्लेद-उच्च-विद्रधौ: in an elevated abscess with doshic moisture/ooze
• दोष-क्लेद-उच्च-विद्रधौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्च (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (दोषक्लेदेन उच्चः विद्रधिः)

• कुरुते: produces; causes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्व-अधिष्ठानस्य: of its own seat/location
• स्व-अधिष्ठानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य अधिष्ठानम्)

• विवर्तम्: turning/rolling; distortion
• विवर्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-√वृत् (धातु) → विवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सन्निपातजः: arising from tridoṣa concurrence (sannipāta)
• सन्निपातजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सन्निपातात् जातः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Complex disorders (sannipāta) distort foundational bodily centers; holistic understanding is required.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of gross and subtle instruments (sthūla–sūkṣma śarīra) in lived experience.

Application: In abscesses of anus/breast/navel, assess excessive doṣa-kleda (oozing) and consider sannipāta when distortion/spread is evident; treat comprehensively rather than symptom-by-symptom.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: body-region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.17 (staging āma/pakva/vidagdha); Garuda Purana 1.160.19 (rupture inward/outward; complications)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Tridoṣa (Vata-Pitta-Kapha)
• Svādhiṣṭhāna

FAQs

What is sannipāta in the Garuda Purana context?

Sannipāta indicates a combined aggravation of all three doṣas (vāta, pitta, kapha), typically implying a complex and severe condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By linking intense disease to disturbance in a key bodily locus (svādhiṣṭhāna), it implies that physical imbalance can agitate the mind—hence the need for steadiness, mantra, and dharmic preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat multi-factor, systemic illness seriously; prioritize comprehensive care and mental steadiness, avoiding neglect when symptoms suggest complicated inflammation or infection.