Shloka 6

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

स्वाद्वम्ललवणस्निग्धगुरुशीतातिभोजनात् / नवान्नपिच्छिलानूपमांसादेः सेवनादपि

Transliteration

svādvamlalavaṇasnigdhaguruśītātibhojanāt / navānnapicchilānūpamāṃsādeḥ sevanādapi

Translation

Kapha becomes vitiated by excessive intake of sweet, sour, salty, unctuous, heavy, and cold foods, and also by consuming freshly cooked rice (new grain), slimy foods, and meats from marshy or aquatic regions, and the like.

Word by Word

• स्वादु-अम्ल-लवण-स्निग्ध-गुरु-शीत-अति-भोजनात्: from overeating sweet, sour, salty, oily, heavy, and cold foods
• स्वादु-अम्ल-लवण-स्निग्ध-गुरु-शीत-अति-भोजनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—अतिशय-तत्पुरुषः (अतिभोजन = overeating) विशेष्यः; पूर्वपदानि (स्वाद्वादि) भोजनस्य गुणाः

• नव-अन्न-पिच्छिल-अनूप-मांस-आदेः: of fresh food, slimy foods, marsh/wetland meat, etc.
• नव-अन्न-पिच्छिल-अनूप-मांस-आदेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पिच्छिल (प्रातिपदिक) + अनूप (प्रातिपदिक) + मांस (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘आदि’ उत्तरपदेन ‘etc.’; समाससमूहस्य षष्ठी ‘सेवनात्’ इत्यनेन सम्बन्धः (of fresh food etc.)

• सेवनात्: from consumption/indulgence
• सेवनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारः—समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kapha aggravation comes from excess sweet/sour/salty, heavy, cold, unctuous foods; also new grain, slimy foods, and marsh/aquatic meats.

Vedantic Theme: Tamas-increasing diet fosters inertia; cultivating lightness (laghuta) supports clarity and steadiness for japa, puja, and study.

Application: Reduce heavy/cold/greasy foods; be cautious with very fresh new grain if it increases heaviness; limit slimy foods and heavy meats; favor warming spices and movement when kapha is high.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: ecological/food-source context

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.2–5 (dosha-specific causes)

Characters & Entities

• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of Kapha-aggravating foods in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists dietary causes that increase Kapha, showing the text’s practical health-ethics: controlling diet prevents doṣa imbalance and related suffering.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by teaching bodily discipline (āhāra-niyama), it supports a sāttvic life that reduces affliction and supports dharma, which in turn benefits one’s post-death trajectory described elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reduce overeating and limit heavy, cold, oily, very sweet/sour/salty foods—especially slimy or marsh-meat type items—when Kapha symptoms are present.