Shloka 27

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

अभिषङ्गग्रहो ऽप्यस्मिन्नकस्माद्वासरोदने / ओषधीगन्धजे मूर्छा शिरोरुग्वमथुः क्षयः

Transliteration

abhiṣaṅgagraho 'pyasminnakasmādvāsarodane / oṣadhīgandhaje mūrchā śirorugvamathuḥ kṣayaḥ

Translation

ഈ അവസ്ഥയിൽ ‘അഭിഷംഗ’ എന്ന ഗ്രഹബാധയും ഉണ്ടാകും—കാരണമില്ലാതെ പകൽ അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി കരച്ചിൽ. ചില ഔഷധങ്ങളുടെ ഗന്ധത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മൂർച്ച, ശിരോവേദന, ഛർദ്ദി, ക്ഷയം എന്നിവ ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अभिषङ्गग्रहः: seizure/affliction due to attachment (obsession)
• अभिषङ्गग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषङ्ग + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अभिषङ्गस्य ग्रहः)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘also/even’

• अस्मिन्: in this (case/person)
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अकस्मात्: suddenly, unexpectedly
• अकस्मात्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अकस्मात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); ‘suddenly/without cause’

• वासरोदने: in the crying at night (night-weeping)
• वासरोदने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास + रोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वासस्य रोदनम्)

• ओषधीगन्धजे: arising from the smell of herbs
• ओषधीगन्धजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओषधी + गन्ध + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ओषध्याः गन्धात् जातः)

• मूर्छा: fainting
• मूर्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिरोरुक्: headache
• शिरोरुक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् + रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिरसः रुक्)

• वमथुः: vomiting/nausea
• वमथुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वमथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्षयः: wasting/consumption
• क्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Observation of psychosomatic and toxic/olfactory triggers as diagnostic signs of affliction (graha/abhiṣaṅga-like disturbance).

Vedantic Theme: Deha-dharma vs. Ātma: bodily and mental modifications are knowable phenomena, not the Self.

Application: Treat sudden causeless crying and herb-odor–triggered collapse as clinical signs; avoid triggers, seek protective/medical intervention, and cultivate witness-awareness to reduce panic.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (context: graha/abhicāra-lakṣaṇa and roga-nidāna)

FAQs

What is the importance of abhiṣaṅga (abhiṣaṅga-graha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats abhiṣaṅga as a specific affliction marked by causeless, sudden bouts of crying, functioning as a notable sign within the text’s catalog of grave disturbances.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana terms?

By listing intense, unaccountable mental and bodily disturbances (swoon, headache, vomiting, wasting), the verse frames a destabilized condition that often precedes the transition toward the preta-state discussed in the Preta Khanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sudden, unexplained emotional breakdowns together with severe physical decline as a serious warning sign—respond with timely care, spiritual steadiness (japa/smaraṇa), and appropriate family preparedness rather than denial.