Shloka 7

Raktapitta Nidāna and Cikitsā: Causes, Signs, Srotas-Spread, and Śodhana Priority

Devanagari script

नीललोहित पीतानां वर्णानामविवेचनम् / स्वप्ने इन्मादधर्मित्वं भवत्यस्मिन्भविष्यति

Transliteration

nīlalohita pītānāṃ varṇānāmavivecanam / svapne inmādadharmitvaṃ bhavatyasminbhaviṣyati

Translation

സ്വപ്നത്തിൽ നീല, ചുവപ്പ്, മഞ്ഞ എന്നീ വർണങ്ങളെ വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാൻ കഴിയാതിരുന്നാൽ, ആ വ്യക്തിക്ക് ഭാവിയിൽ ഉന്മാദസദൃശമായ വികാരം ഉദിക്കും.

Word by Word

• nīla-lohita-pītānām: of blue, red, and yellow (colors)
• nīla-lohita-pītānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + lohita (प्रातिपदिक) + pīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Genitive plural; 'of blue, red, and yellow')

• varṇānām: of colors
• varṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive plural)

• avivecanam: lack of discernment
• avivecanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-vivecana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग 'अ-' (Neuter, Nom/Acc singular; non-discrimination)

• svapne: in a dream
• svapne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

• unmāda-dharmitvam: madness-like condition
• unmāda-dharmitvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unmāda (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + tva (प्रत्यय/भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक -त्व (Neuter, Nom/Acc singular; state/character of madness)

• bhavati: arises/is
• bhavati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (bhavati)

• asmin: in this (person/state)
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Locative singular; 'in this')

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Subtle signs (dream anomalies) can foreshadow future disturbances; heed portents and correct causes early.

Vedantic Theme: Mind (manas) as a subtle instrument; its perturbation reflects deeper imbalance (adhyātmika/ādhibhautika factors).

Application: If recurring dreams show perceptual confusion (color indistinction), reduce aggravating factors (sleep deprivation, intoxicants, stress) and seek guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.148 (svapna-lakṣaṇa/prognosis context)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dream omens in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats dreams as diagnostic signs: specific dream-experiences (like inability to distinguish colors) are said to foreshadow particular future outcomes, here a madness-like condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it links inner perception (dream-signs) with future experience, implying that karmic or subtle causes can manifest first in the mind’s dream-state before becoming evident in waking life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat recurring disturbing dream-signs as prompts for self-care and ethical correction—seek mental and physical support, reduce harmful habits, and strengthen sattvic discipline (rest, moderation, prayer/meditation).