Shloka 22

Devanagari script

व्यानो ऽतिगमनस्नानक्रीडाविषयचोष्टितैः / विरुद्धरूक्षभीहर्षविषादाद्यैश्च दूषितः

Transliteration

vyāno 'tigamanasnānakrīḍāviṣayacoṣṭitaiḥ / viruddharūkṣabhīharṣaviṣādādyaiśca dūṣitaḥ

Translation

Vyāna, an aspect of the vital wind, becomes vitiated by excessive walking, bathing, play, and indulgence in sense-objects; and also by incompatible foods, dryness, fear, excitement, depression, and similar causes.

Word by Word

• vyānaḥ: Vyāna (a vital air)
• vyānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• ati-gamana-snāna-krīḍā-viṣaya-coṣṭitaiḥ: by excessive walking, bathing, play, sense-objects, and exertion
• ati-gamana-snāna-krīḍā-viṣaya-coṣṭitaiḥ: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + gamana (प्रातिपदिक) + snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + coṣṭita (प्रातिपदिक; √cuṣ/√cuṣṭ? क्त)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/हेतु (by/through)

• viruddha-rūkṣa-bhī-harṣa-viṣāda-ādyaiḥ: by incompatible things, dryness, fear, excitement, dejection, etc.
• viruddha-rūkṣa-bhī-harṣa-viṣāda-ādyaiḥ: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viruddha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhī (प्रातिपदिक) + harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣāda (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार) + ādi; तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/हेतु

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• dūṣitaḥ: vitiated/tainted
• dūṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √dūṣ धातु-आधारित क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (tainted)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Excessive exertion and sensory indulgence, incompatible diet, dryness, and destabilizing emotions (fear, excitement, depression) corrupt Vyāna.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body linkage: vṛttis (fear, harṣa, viṣāda) disturb prāṇa-vāyu; cultivating steadiness supports inner clarity.

Application: Moderate exercise and recreation; avoid viruddhāhāra; manage stress and emotional extremes; maintain unctuousness and routine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: physiological pervasive field

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (vāta subtypes; here specifically vyāna nidānas)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vyāna
• Vāyu (Prāṇa)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vyāna in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Vyāna as a key life-wind whose balance depends on disciplined activity, diet, and emotional steadiness, linking subtle vitality to daily conduct.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By showing how prāṇa-functions are disturbed by indulgence and mental agitation, it implies that inner discipline supports clarity and steadiness—qualities repeatedly emphasized for spiritual progress in Purāṇic teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Moderate exertion, avoid incompatible foods, and reduce fear/excess excitement; emotional regulation is presented as directly protective of vitality.