Shloka 55
Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever
आशु सर्वस्य वपुषो व्याप्तिदोषो न जायते / सन्तः सततस्तेन विपरीतो विपर्ययात्
āśu sarvasya vapuṣo vyāptidoṣo na jāyate / santaḥ satatastena viparīto viparyayāt
まことに、あらゆる衆生の身に「遍満の過失」（不当な広がり）はたやすく生じない。善き者はそれによって常に揺るがず、逆はただ顛倒（ヴィパリヤヤ）という誤解から起こる。
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: True stability is maintained by the good; systemic disorder is not inevitable—misconception (viparyaya) drives the contrary state.
Vedantic Theme: Viparyaya vs viveka: error in cognition leads to suffering; steadiness aligns with sattva and right understanding.
Application: Cultivate accurate appraisal of symptoms and causes; avoid panic and wrong inferences; maintain steady regimen and counsel to prevent cascading imbalance.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (didactic interlude on stability vs viparyaya within medical reasoning)
FAQs
This verse frames viparyaya as the root cause of the ‘opposite’ condition—ethical and spiritual decline—implying that right understanding stabilizes virtuous living.
By emphasizing correct cognition versus misconception, it points to inner clarity as the basis for steady dharmic conduct—an essential support for the soul’s auspicious course described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.
Cultivate right understanding (study, reflection, self-correction) to avoid decisions driven by भ्रम (error); steadiness in ethics follows when confusion is removed.