Shloka 8

Visarpa Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa

Causes, Types, and Prognosis of Rapidly Spreading Eruptive Disorders

Devanagari script

वातपित्ताज्ज्वरच्छर्दिमूर्छातीसारतृड्भ्रमैः / गन्थिभेदाग्निसदनतमकारोचकैर्युतः

Transliteration

vātapittājjvaracchardimūrchātīsāratṛḍbhramaiḥ / ganthibhedāgnisadanatamakārocakairyutaḥ

Translation

From the aggravation of vāta and pitta arise fever, vomiting, fainting, diarrhea, thirst, and giddiness; accompanied by bursting of glandular swellings, loss of digestive fire, darkness/blackouts, and loss of appetite.

Word by Word

• वातपित्तात्: from vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (वातश्च पित्तं च)

• ज्वर: fever
• ज्वर: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• छर्दि: vomiting
• छर्दि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• मूर्छा: fainting
• मूर्छा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• अतीसार: diarrhea
• अतीसार: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतीसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• तृट्: thirst
• तृट्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• भ्रमैः: by dizziness/vertigo
• भ्रमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गन्थि: nodules/glands
• गन्थि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• भेद: splitting pain
• भेद: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• अग्निसदन: weakening of digestive fire
• अग्निसदन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied); समासः—तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः सदनम् = digestive-fire decline)

• तमक: asthma/breathing distress
• तमक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (in compound with -ैः implied)

• अरोचकैः: by loss of appetite/anorexia
• अरोचकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरोचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• युतः: accompanied by; associated with
• युतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त; विशेषण (to visarpaḥ implied)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāta-pitta aggravation produces multi-system derangement: jvara, chardi, mūrcchā, atīsāra, tṛṣṇā, bhrama, agni-sadana, arochaka—showing interconnected physiology.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence (paraspara-sambandha) of functions in the embodied field; disturbance in one principle propagates through the whole system.

Application: Recognize vāta-pitta mixed presentation and treat early to protect agni and prevent collapse (hydration, cooling yet vāta-safe measures, monitoring consciousness and GI losses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.163 (doṣa-saṃyoga complications; agni-sadana and systemic lakṣaṇa lists)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vāta
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of digestive fire (agni) in the Garuda Purana’s health teachings?

The verse links vāta-pitta aggravation with agni-sadana (weakened digestion), implying that restoring agni is central to managing systemic disease progression.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In this chapter the text focuses on embodied suffering and its signs; by teaching causes and symptoms, it supports a dharmic approach to caring for life and reducing avoidable distress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When multiple systemic symptoms cluster (fever, vomiting, faintness, diarrhea), treat it as serious and address digestion, hydration, and prompt medical evaluation rather than self-neglect.