Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

त्रिधा त्र्यहं ज्वरयति दिनमेकन्तु मुञ्चति / बला बलेन दोषणामन्यचेष्टादिजन्मनाम्

Transliteration

tridhā tryahaṃ jvarayati dinamekantu muñcati / balā balena doṣaṇāmanyaceṣṭādijanmanām

Translation

ഇത് മൂന്നു രീതിയിൽ മൂന്നു ദിവസം ജ്വരം ഉണ്ടാക്കി, പിന്നെ ഒരു ദിവസം വിട്ടുനിൽക്കും. ദോഷങ്ങൾ, കർമ്മങ്ങൾ, മറ്റു ചേഷ്ടകൾ, ജന്മഹേതുക്കൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ടും, വ്യക്തിയുടെ ബല–അബലമനുസരിച്ചും രോഗങ്ങളുടെ തീവ്രത വ്യത്യാസപ്പെടുന്നു॥

Word by Word

• त्रिधा: in three ways
• त्रिधा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• त्र्यहम्: three days (a period of three days)
• त्र्यहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यह (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि+अहन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (numerical)

• ज्वरयति: causes fever
• ज्वरयति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वर् (धातु) (causative sense: ‘to cause fever’)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिनम्: a day
• दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)

• मुञ्चति: releases/lets go
• मुञ्चति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बला: strength
• बला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दोषणाम्: of the doṣas (humors)
• दोषणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• अन्यचेष्टादिजन्मनाम्: of those arising from other activities etc.
• अन्यचेष्टादिजन्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + चेष्टा + आदि + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative chain; ‘born of other activities etc.’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Intensity of affliction varies with one’s strength and arises from doṣas, actions, and birth-causes—linking physiology with karmic/causal frameworks.

Vedantic Theme: Karma and prārabdha condition embodied experience; equanimity arises from seeing causality while cultivating inner steadiness.

Application: In periodic fevers, note 3-day aggravation with 1-day remission; assess patient bala (strength) for prognosis; consider both immediate doṣic causes and broader lifestyle/actional contributors.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (fever periodicity and doṣa causation)

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa and karma in Garuda Purana teachings on illness?

This verse links the intensity and pattern of suffering (like recurring fever) to doṣas and to one’s actions and birth-causes, indicating that afflictions manifest in varied strength according to underlying karmic and constitutional factors.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in relation to suffering?

By attributing bodily torment to doṣas and action-born causes, the verse frames suffering as ethically and causally conditioned—reinforcing that experiences in embodied life reflect deeper causes tied to one’s karmic trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat illness with appropriate care while also reflecting on conduct and habits: reduce harmful actions, cultivate discipline and dharma, and understand that endurance and ethical living are part of transforming suffering.