Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

उच्छूनमण्डलो दद्रुः कण्डूमानिति कथ्यते / स्थूलमूलं सदाहार्ति रक्तस्त्रावं बहुव्रणम्

Transliteration

ucchūnamaṇḍalo dadruḥ kaṇḍūmāniti kathyate / sthūlamūlaṃ sadāhārti raktastrāvaṃ bahuvraṇam

Translation

L’éruption en forme d’anneau, enflée et prurigineuse, est appelée dadru. Elle a une base épaisse, cause une brûlure douloureuse constante, suinte du sang et engendre de nombreuses plaies.

Word by Word

• उच्छूनमण्डलः: one having a swollen ring/patch
• उच्छूनमण्डलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छून (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Nom sg; समासः = कर्मधारय (‘swollen-circled/with raised ring’)

• दद्रुः: dadru (ringworm-like disease)
• दद्रुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दद्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Nom sg; रोगनाम

• कण्डूमान्: itchy, having itching
• कण्डूमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त = ‘having itching’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निदर्शन अव्यय = quotative particle

• कथ्यते: is called, is said
• कथ्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग = Passive ‘is said/called’

• स्थूलमूलम्: having a thick base
• स्थूलमूलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः = कर्मधारय (‘thick-rooted/base’)

• सदाहार्ति: constant burning pain
• सदाहार्ति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (लक्षणरूपेण); समासः = अव्ययीभाव (‘constant burning pain’)

• रक्तस्त्रावम्: bleeding, blood discharge
• रक्तस्त्रावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Acc sg; समासः = तत्पुरुष (‘bleeding of blood’)

• बहुव्रणम्: having many sores
• बहुव्रणम्: Visheshana (Adjectival complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि = ‘having many wounds’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.25 (further characterization of mandala lesions)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the term dadru in the Garuda Purana?

Dadru serves as a named example of karmically conditioned affliction, described with clear signs (ring swelling, itching, burning, oozing) to underscore consequences of adharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It implies that painful embodiments arise from accumulated karma, shaping the jīva’s lived experience and future outcomes until purification occurs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Let the verse motivate ethical living and accountability; respond to disease with care, cleanliness, and medical treatment, not blame.