Shloka 32

Devanagari script

क्षवथूद्गारविष्टम्भहृद्गहारोचकप्रदाः / कासश्वासाग्निवैषम्यकर्णनादभ्रमावहाः

Transliteration

kṣavathūdgāraviṣṭambhahṛdgahārocakapradāḥ / kāsaśvāsāgnivaiṣamyakarṇanādabhramāvahāḥ

Translation

അവ തുമ്മൽ, ഏമ്പക്കം, നെഞ്ചിൽ തടസ്സം, രുചിഹാനി എന്നിവ നൽകുന്നു; കൂടാതെ ചുമ, ശ്വാസകഷ്ടം, ജഠരാഗ്നിയുടെ അസമത്വം, ചെവിയിൽ മുഴക്കം, തലചുറ്റൽ എന്നിവയും വരുത്തുന്നു।

Word by Word

• क्षवथूद्गारविष्टम्भहृद्गहारोचकप्रदाः: causing sneezing, belching, obstruction/constipation, cardiac oppression, and loss of appetite
• क्षवथूद्गारविष्टम्भहृद्गहारोचकप्रदाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षवथु + उद्गार + विष्टम्भ + हृद्गह + अरोचक + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (…प्रदाः = तान् प्रददति/जनयति इति) विशेषण (Masc Nom pl; ‘causing…’)

• कासश्वासाग्निवैषम्यकर्णनादभ्रमावहाः: bringing about cough, dyspnea, digestive imbalance, ringing in the ears, and dizziness
• कासश्वासाग्निवैषम्यकर्णनादभ्रमावहाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कास + श्वास + अग्निवैषम्य + कर्णनाद + भ्रम + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (…आवहाः = आवहन्ति/जनयन्ति) विशेषण (Masc Nom pl)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systemic derangement: prana/udana disturbances (cough, dyspnea), agni-vaishamya (digestive irregularity), and sensory symptoms (tinnitus, vertigo).

Vedantic Theme: prana-agni interplay within the body as part of prakriti’s functioning—useful knowledge yet not the Self.

Application: Treat as multi-system imbalance: support digestion (agni), address breath (prana), and monitor neurological signs (bhrama, karna-nada); avoid triggers that worsen chest obstruction and appetite loss.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.28-31 (preceding signs and pains)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of listing symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a diagnostic-style enumeration of afflictions, showing that the Purana also preserves practical guidance on bodily disorders and their observable signs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing the reality of embodied suffering (cough, breathlessness, dizziness), it supports the text’s broader teaching that one should live dharmically and prepare spiritually, since the body is vulnerable and impermanent.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom list as a prompt for mindful health observation—especially appetite, digestion (agni), and breathing—while maintaining disciplined living (āhāra-vihāra) and spiritual practice.