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 se corrompt par l’excès d’aliments doux, acides, salés, onctueux, lourds et froids; et aussi par la consommation de riz fraîchement cuit (grain nouveau), de mets visqueux, et de viandes provenant de marais ou de régions aquatiques, et autres semblables.

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.