Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

एवं ज्वराः प्रवर्तन्ते विषमाः सततादयः / उत्क्लेशो गौरवं दैन्यं भङ्गो ऽङ्गानां विजृम्भणम्

Transliteration

evaṃ jvarāḥ pravartante viṣamāḥ satatādayaḥ / utkleśo gauravaṃ dainyaṃ bhaṅgo 'ṅgānāṃ vijṛmbhaṇam

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ വിഷമസ്വഭാവമുള്ള ജ്വരങ്ങൾ—സതതജ്വരം മുതലായവ—ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു; കൂടാതെ ക്ലേശം, ഭാരത്വം, ദൈന്യം, അവയവങ്ങൾ തകരുന്നതുപോലുള്ള ക്ഷീണം, ആവർത്തിച്ചുള്ള ആകൽപ്പും വരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• ज्वराः: fevers
• ज्वराः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रवर्तन्ते: arise; proceed; occur
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विषमाः: irregular; severe
• विषमाः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ज्वराणाम्)

• सततादयः: (those) beginning with ‘continuous’ etc.
• सततादयः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सतत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘सतत’ इत्यादयः (types beginning with continuous)

• उत्क्लेशः: nausea; distress
• उत्क्लेशः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गौरवम्: heaviness
• गौरवम्: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैन्यम्: dejection; weakness
• दैन्यम्: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भङ्गः: breaking; aching; debility
• भङ्गः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अङ्गानाम्: of the limbs
• अङ्गानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• विजृम्भणम्: yawning; stretching
• विजृम्भणम्: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + जृम्भ् (धातु) + अन (कृदन्त/भाव)
• Form: भाववाचक-नाम (action noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discriminative recognition of disease patterns (viṣama jvara) and their systemic effects.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied to embodied experience; duḥkha-darśana as impetus for detachment.

Application: Name and track symptoms to seek timely care; cultivate steadiness and avoid despair during illness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.71 (expanded symptom list); Garuda Purana 1.147.67-69 (causation and relapse metaphors)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing fever and weakness in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists hallmark symptoms—irregular fevers, heaviness, dejection, limb-weakness, and yawning—used in the text to characterize states of affliction and suffering that can be linked to karmic imbalance.

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

In the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, such bodily and mental disturbances function as indicators of distress tied to one’s deeds, setting the backdrop for why remedial dharma and rites are emphasized elsewhere in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent distress and decline as a prompt for ethical self-review (dharma), disciplined living, and compassionate care—alongside appropriate medical attention—rather than ignoring early signs of imbalance.