Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

प्राणादयस्तथान्यो ऽन्यं समाक्रान्ता यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

prāṇādayastathānyo 'nyaṃ samākrāntā yathākramam

Translation

Prāṇa and the other vital winds, in their proper sequence, mutually overtake and overpower one another.

Word by Word

• prāṇa-ādayaḥ: prāṇa and the others (vital airs)
• prāṇa-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (prāṇaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• anyaḥ: one (another)
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• anyam: another (one)
• anyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• samākrāntāḥ: have overpowered/occupied
• samākrāntāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√kram (धातु) + kta → samākrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• yathā-kramam: in due order/ क्रमशः
• yathā-kramam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (yathā kramam), अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The vital winds are interdependent; disturbance in one can overtake and affect the others in an ordered sequence.

Vedantic Theme: Mutual dependence within the subtle body (sūkṣma-śarīra): functions are not isolated; causality and interpenetration govern experience.

Application: In diagnosis and treatment, consider secondary spread: a primary vāyu derangement can sequentially influence others; address root and cascade rather than isolated symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (concluding principle of vāyu mutual influence)

Characters & Entities

• Prana Vayu
• Apana Vayu
• Samana Vayu
• Udana Vayu
• Vyana Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of mutual overpowering of the vāyus in the Garuda Purana?

It explains that imbalance is systemic: disturbance in one vāyu can suppress or distort another, producing chained symptoms rather than isolated effects.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Garuda Purana often ties transitions of vitality to prāṇa-movements; this verse indicates that prāṇic shifts occur in sequence, shaping bodily stability and decline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat health and practice holistically—breath, digestion, sleep, and elimination are interlinked; correcting one aspect can restore balance across the system.