Shloka 4

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

तादृशैवासृजा रुद्धः प्राक्तदैव प्रदूषयेत् / तथा वातो गुदे पीडां बलासं वातशोणितम्

Transliteration

tādṛśaivāsṛjā ruddhaḥ prāktadaiva pradūṣayet / tathā vāto gude pīḍāṃ balāsaṃ vātaśoṇitam

Translation

When the bodily channels are blocked by such vitiated blood, the former latent condition is further defiled. Likewise, deranged vāta brings pain in the anal/rectal region and disturbs kapha (balāsa) and the vāta–blood complex.

Word by Word

• तादृशैव: by such (very same)
• तादृशैव: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: तादृश-शब्दः, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनरूपसदृशं; अत्र तृतीया-बहुवचनार्थे (by such); एव = निश्चय-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• असृजा: by blood
• असृजा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रुद्धः: obstructed
• रुद्धः: Karta (Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्ध (कृदन्त; √रुध् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वातः/वायुः)

• प्राक्: formerly/previously
• प्राक्: Kala (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देश-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/previously)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (then)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय-अव्यय (emphasis)

• प्रदूषयेत्: would vitiate/corrupt
• प्रदूषयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √दूष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• वातः: vāta (wind-doṣa)
• वातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुदे: in the anus/rectum
• गुदे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पीडाम्: pain
• पीडाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बलासम्: phlegm/mucus
• बलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वातशोणितम्: vāta-related blood disorder
• वातशोणितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + शोणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वातेन शोणितं/वातसम्बद्धं शोणितम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Latent disorders intensify when channels are blocked; compounded doṣas create cascading suffering—small neglect becomes larger consequence.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect chain (kārya-kāraṇa) in embodied life; vigilance prevents saṃskāra-like accumulation of pathology.

Application: Address early signs; prevent constipation/obstruction; avoid habits that thicken/heat blood and block channels; seek timely treatment before multi-doṣa complications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167: progression from nidāna (causes) to srotorodha (obstruction) and doṣa-saṃmūrchana (complexing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vātaśoṇita in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses vātaśoṇita to indicate a combined pathology where vāta aggravation and blood-vitiation interact, producing obstruction and pain—showing the Purana’s technical Ayurvedic framing of disease.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead it presents bodily causation (doṣa and blood obstruction). In the wider Garuda Purana, such teachings support dharmic living by maintaining health for ritual and ethical duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent pain and bleeding-type symptoms as signs of systemic imbalance; prioritize prevention—diet, routine, and timely medical care—to avoid chronic obstruction and doṣa aggravation.