Shloka 37

Devanagari script

भुक्ते कुक्षौ रुजा जीर्णे निकृत्तिर्भवति ध्रुवम् / मूत्राप्रवृत्तिराध्मानं बस्तेर्मूत्रावृते भवेत्

Transliteration

bhukte kukṣau rujā jīrṇe nikṛttirbhavati dhruvam / mūtrāpravṛttirādhmānaṃ bastermūtrāvṛte bhavet

Translation

After eating, if there is pain in the belly with indigestion, a cutting, colicky distress certainly arises. And when the bladder is obstructed by retained urine, urination stops and abdominal distension occurs.

Word by Word

• भुक्ते: after eating
• भुक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त, √भुज् 'to eat')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative absolute 'after eating/when eaten'

• कुक्षौ: in the abdomen
• कुक्षौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• रुजा: with pain
• रुजा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्/रुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/सहकारक-भावः 'with pain'

• जीर्णे: when digested
• जीर्णे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण (कृदन्त, √जॄ 'to digest/decay')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative absolute 'when (food) is digested'

• निकृत्तिः: cutting pain/colic (lit. incision)
• निकृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक; from √कृत् 'to cut' with नि-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भवति: occurs
• भवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (indeclinable usage meaning 'certainly')

• मूत्राप्रवृत्तिः: non-passage of urine
• मूत्राप्रवृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्रवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + प्रवृत्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'मूत्रस्य अप्रवृत्तिः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• आध्मानम्: distension/bloating
• आध्मानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक; from √ध्मा 'to swell/blow' with ā-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (समुच्चित-लक्षणम्)

• बस्तेः: of the bladder
• बस्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मूत्रावृते: when obstructed/covered by urine
• मूत्रावृते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त, √वृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; 'मूत्रेण आवृतम्' तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; locative absolute

• भवेत्: may occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Obstruction (āvaraṇa) in gut and bladder produces characteristic pain patterns and distension; recognizing causality guides timely intervention.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect clarity reduces fear; right knowledge directs right action in the embodied field.

Application: Treat abdominal pain after eating with attention to digestion; urinary retention with distension is a red-flag requiring prompt care; avoid delaying voiding and manage diet/hydration appropriately.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (basti/mūtra-āvaraṇa and ādhmāna; digestive pain patterns)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of urinary obstruction (mūtrāpravṛtti) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats it as a clear diagnostic sign: when urine is retained and obstructs the bladder (basti), urination stops and distension appears—showing how bodily blockages manifest as suffering.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, by emphasizing embodied suffering: the Purana’s teaching frames pain and obstruction as consequences within the body that bind awareness to physical distress, highlighting the need for dharmic care and discipline while alive.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Take persistent indigestion, colicky pain, or inability to pass urine seriously; seek timely care and avoid neglecting bodily signals that indicate obstruction and imbalance.