Shloka 9

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

वातश्लेष्मोद्भवाः श्लेष्मपित्ताद्दद्रूशतारुषी / पुण्डरीकं सविस्फोटं पामा चर्मदलं तथा

Transliteration

vātaśleṣmodbhavāḥ śleṣmapittāddadrūśatāruṣī / puṇḍarīkaṃ savisphoṭaṃ pāmā carmadalaṃ tathā

Translation

Some arise from vāta and kapha together; from kapha and pitta arise dadrū and śatāruṣī. Also there are puṇḍarīka, savisphoṭa, pāmā, and likewise carmadala.

Word by Word

• वातश्लेष्मोद्भवाः: arising from vāta and śleṣman
• वातश्लेष्मोद्भवाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (वात-श्लेष्माभ्यां उद्भवाः)

• श्लेष्मपित्तात्: from śleṣman and pitta
• श्लेष्मपित्तात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source-Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (श्लेष्म च पित्तं च)

• दद्रूः: dadrū (ringworm-like disease)
• दद्रूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शतारुषी: śatāruṣī (a type)
• शतारुषी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतारुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुण्डरीकम्: puṇḍarīka (a type)
• पुण्डरीकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सविस्फोटम्: with blisters/eruptions
• सविस्फोटम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक ‘सह’) + विस्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विस्फोटेन सह)

• पामा: pāmā (scabies)
• पामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चर्मदलम्: carmadala (skin-splitting disease)
• चर्मदलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चर्मणः दलनम्/चर्म-दल)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकार (also/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Complex conditions arise from combined doṣas (vāta-kapha; kapha-pitta), producing distinct manifestations.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of factors (sāmānya-viśeṣa) in embodied life; suffering arises from compounded imbalance, prompting disciplined action.

Application: Note whether symptoms suggest dryness/cold (vāta), heaviness/moist (kapha), heat/inflammation (pitta) in combination; adjust regimen accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.8 (vāta-pitta types); Garuda Purana 1.164.10 (mahā-kuṣṭha enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Kapha (Śleṣma)
• Pitta
• Dadrū
• Pāmā

FAQs

What is the importance of listing dadrū and pāmā in Garuda Purana?

It shows the text’s practical cataloging of recognizable skin ailments and ties them to kapha-pitta or vāta-kapha causation, consistent with Ayurvedic reasoning.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It doesn’t; the verse is medical in scope, focusing on bodily doṣa combinations and named skin diseases rather than post-death judgment or Yama’s kingdom.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the doṣa-linking principle as a guide to holistic prevention—diet, lifestyle, and treatment should be matched to kapha/pitta/vāta tendencies under professional care.