Shloka 4

Krimi-nidāna: Types of External and Internal Parasites and Their Symptoms

Devanagari script

कुष्ठैकहेतवो ऽन्तर्जाः श्लेष्मजा बाह्यसम्भवाः / मधुरान्नगुडक्षीरदधिमत्स्यनवौदनैः

Transliteration

kuṣṭhaikahetavo 'ntarjāḥ śleṣmajā bāhyasambhavāḥ / madhurānnaguḍakṣīradadhimatsyanavaudanaiḥ

Translation

ಒಳಗಿನಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಜನಾಗಿ ಹೊರಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುವ ಕೃಮಿಗಳು ಕುಷ್ಠದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಾರಣ. ಸಿಹಿ ಆಹಾರ, ಬೆಲ್ಲ, ಹಾಲು, ಮೊಸರು, ಮೀನು ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ ಅನ್ನ ಇವುಗಳಿಂದ ಅವು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ.

Word by Word

• कुष्ठ: leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठ: Sambandha/Relation (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• एक: single/one
• एक: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• हेतवः: causes
• हेतवः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (कुष्ठ-एक-हेतु) समासार्थे

• अन्तर्जाः: born within/internal
• अन्तर्जाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्लेष्मजाः: arising from phlegm
• श्लेष्मजाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्मन् + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (born of phlegm)

• बाह्य: external
• बाह्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• सम्भवाः: originating/produced
• सम्भवाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (बाह्य-सम्भव) समासार्थे

• मधुर: sweet
• मधुर: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• अन्न: food
• अन्न: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• गुड: jaggery
• गुड: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• क्षीर: milk
• क्षीर: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• दधि: curd/yogurt
• दधि: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• मत्स्य: fish
• मत्स्य: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• नव: new/fresh
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• औदनैः: with rice-gruel/boiled rice preparations
• औदनैः: Karana/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/हेतु-निर्देश

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Internal (antarja) phlegm-born factors manifest externally and are major causes of kuṣṭha; certain kapha-promoting foods aggravate the condition.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect in embodied life (kārya-kāraṇa) and the need for disciplined action; body managed as a field of karma while Self remains distinct.

Application: Reduce/avoid kapha-aggravating foods listed (sweet foods, jaggery, milk, curd, fish, freshly cooked rice) when prone to skin disorders; adopt balancing diet and treatment under a vaidya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Dhanvantari sections on kuṣṭha and krimi as nidāna (causes) and āhāra-vihāra (diet-lifestyle) factors

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of diet in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse links internal imbalance (śleṣma/kapha) with outward disease, teaching that disciplined diet is part of dharmic self-care.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes mastery over appetite and habit; such restraint supports a purified life, a recurring Garuda Purana theme alongside death-ritual and afterlife instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If prone to kapha-type issues, moderate heavy-sweet foods and combinations; adopt mindful eating as a form of daily purification.