Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पक्रानामविपर्यासात्सप्तरात्रञ्च लङ्घयेत् / ज्वरः स्यान्मनसस्तद्वत्कर्मणश्च तदातदा

Transliteration

pakrānāmaviparyāsātsaptarātrañca laṅghayet / jvaraḥ syānmanasastadvatkarmaṇaśca tadātadā

Translation

പാകം ചെയ്ത ആഹാരത്തിന്റെ ജീർണ്ണത്തിൽ വ്യതിയാനം വന്നാൽ ഏഴ് രാത്രികൾ ഉപവാസം (ലങ്ഘനം) ആചരിക്കണം. അതുപോലെ മനസ്സിൽ നിന്നു ജ്വരം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു; കർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുമും വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും അതുപോലെ തന്നെ ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पक्रानाम्: of the cooked (foods)
• पक्रानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — genitive plural

• अविपर्यासात्: from non-reversal (i.e., from not being disturbed)
• अविपर्यासात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविपर्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative singular

• सप्तरात्रम्: seven nights (a week)
• सप्तरात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; समासः संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (numeral determinative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• लङ्घयेत्: should fast/abstain (from food)
• लङ्घयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लङ्घ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘should fast/skip’

• ज्वरः: fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• स्यात्: would be / may occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘may be/should be’

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्योपमा-अव्यय (adverb of comparison: ‘likewise’)

• कर्मणः: of action/deed
• कर्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तदा: at that time (again/emphatic)
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vyadhi (fever) can arise not only from diet but also from manas and recurring karma; disciplined restraint (fasting) is a corrective.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyasa of suffering onto the embodied self through mind-driven and action-driven causality; need for sattvic regulation of mind and conduct.

Application: Observe digestion; undertake a supervised short fast/laghu-upavasa when indicated; reduce mental agitation (worry, anger) and harmful habits that repeatedly trigger illness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (Ayurveda/roga-nidana context: jvara-prakarana)

FAQs

What is the importance of fasting in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents fasting (upavāsa/laṅghana) as a corrective discipline when digestion is disordered, emphasizing self-restraint as part of dharma and wellbeing.

How does this verse explain the connection between mind, karma, and suffering?

It states that fever (a form of suffering) may arise not only from physical causes but also from the mind and repeatedly from one’s actions, implying a psychosomatic and karmic dimension to affliction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain dietary discipline, consider short fasting/rest when digestion is disturbed (as appropriate), and cultivate ethical action and mental steadiness to reduce avoidable distress.