Shloka 52

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

क्रमेण वायोः संसर्गात्पित्तं योनिषु सञ्चयम् / रक्तस्य कुरुते तस्या वातपित्तोक्तगुल्मजान्

Transliteration

krameṇa vāyoḥ saṃsargātpittaṃ yoniṣu sañcayam / raktasya kurute tasyā vātapittoktagulmajān

Translation

Bertahap, karena percampuran vāyu, pitta menumpuk pada saluran rahim dan menimbulkan gangguan pada darah. Gulma yang lahir dari vāta–pitta kadang tampak seperti kehamilan.

Word by Word

• क्रमेण: gradually/in sequence
• क्रमेण: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनस्य अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः (adverbial instrumental)

• वायोः: of vāyu (wind/air)
• वायोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• संसर्गात्: from contact/association
• संसर्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान

• पित्तम्: bile (pitta)
• पित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• योनिषु: in the wombs/uterine passages
• योनिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• सञ्चयम्: accumulation
• सञ्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• रक्तस्य: of blood
• रक्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• कुरुते: produces/causes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्याः: of her/of that
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• वातपित्तोक्तगुल्मजान्: tumors (gulmas) said to arise from vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तोक्तगुल्मजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्) + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (गुल्मान्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Disorders resembling pregnancy (gulma) arise from indulgent sexual activity; bodily processes follow causal laws (nidāna).

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇa-driven causality; attachment to pleasure yields suffering in the body-mind complex.

Application: Practice moderation; seek timely diagnosis and treatment; avoid confusing pathological states with auspicious signs.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: body-internal (gynecological)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana medical/embodiment passages describing doṣa causation (general)

Characters & Entities

• Gulma
• Garbha
• Rati
• Vidradhi

FAQs

What is the importance of gulma described as pregnancy-like in Garuda Purana?

It warns that certain masses can mimic pregnancy, emphasizing careful discernment of disease signs rather than assumptions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address post-death travel; it frames embodied suffering and illness progression, which the Purana treats as part of lived consequences and instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not self-diagnose pregnancy or abdominal masses; seek timely medical care, especially when symptoms persist and could progress into abscess-like complications.