Shloka 27

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

मूत्रधारणशीलस्य मूत्रजस्तत्र गच्छतः / अलोभः पूर्णधृतिमान्क्षोभं याति सरन्मृदु

Transliteration

mūtradhāraṇaśīlasya mūtrajastatra gacchataḥ / alobhaḥ pūrṇadhṛtimānkṣobhaṃ yāti saranmṛdu

Translation

For one who habitually suppresses urine, the disorder born of urine moves on within the body. Even a person naturally free from greed and endowed with full self-restraint comes to agitation, though it may proceed gently and subtly.

Word by Word

• मूत्र-धारण-शीलस्य: of one habituated to retaining urine
• मूत्र-धारण-शीलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धारण (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु, ल्युट्) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मूत्रधारणं शीलं यस्य)

• मूत्रजः: (a disorder) arising from urine
• मूत्रजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु, क्तिन्/अच्-प्रत्ययार्थ ‘born from’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मूत्रात् जातः)

• तत्र: there/in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/प्रसङ्ग-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गच्छतः: of one going/moving
• गच्छतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Verbal qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष? न; ‘गच्छतः’ = वर्तमानकाले द्विवचन-प्रथमपुरुष (they two go) अथवा षष्ठी/सप्तमी एकवचन वर्तमानकृदन्त?; अत्र सन्दर्भे ‘गच्छतः’ इति वर्तमानकृदन्त-रूपेण (गच्छत्) षष्ठी एकवचन (of one going) ग्रहणम्

• अलोभः: absence of greed/non-covetousness
• अलोभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (absence of greed)

• पूर्ण-धृतिमान्: having full steadiness/fortitude
• पूर्ण-धृतिमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + धृति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पूर्णा धृतिः यस्य)

• क्षोभम्: agitation/disturbance
• क्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सरन्: flowing/moving
• सरन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √सृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मृदु: gently/softly
• मृदु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र क्रियाविशेषणवत् (gently)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Natural urges (vega) should not be forcibly suppressed; restraint must be intelligent, not harmful.

Vedantic Theme: Prakriti’s laws operate on the embodied; sattvic intention alone cannot cancel physiological causality (karma in the sense of cause-effect).

Application: Do not habitually hold urine; follow timely elimination; manage travel/work so bodily urges are respected; seek care if urinary symptoms arise.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160 (urinary disorders and vega-dharana consequences)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of regulating natural urges in the Garuda Purana?

This verse warns that habitual suppression of urine creates a specific bodily disturbance (mūtraja), showing that daily conduct and bodily discipline are part of dharma and have karmic effects.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey or post-death consequences?

In the Preta Kanda’s framework, physical and mental disturbances caused by improper conduct can carry into suffering and restlessness, affecting one’s steadiness and preparedness in the post-death passage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid habitual suppression of natural bodily urges; practice balanced self-control (dhṛti) without harming the body, since avoidable agitation and disorder are treated as preventable consequences of conduct.