Shloka 19
Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna
Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass
पक्वो हि नाभिवस्तिस्थो भिन्नो ऽन्तर्बहिरेव वा / पाकश्चान्तः प्रवृद्धस्य क्षीणस्योपद्रवार्दितः
pakvo hi nābhivastistho bhinno 'ntarbahireva vā / pākaścāntaḥ pravṛddhasya kṣīṇasyopadravārditaḥ
പക്വമായ വിദ്രധി നാഭിയിലോ വസ്തി-പ്രദേശത്തിലോ ഉണ്ടാകാം; അത് അകത്തേക്കോ പുറത്തേക്കോ പൊട്ടാം. അകത്തെ പാകം അതിയായി വളർന്നവൻ ക്ഷീണനായി ഉപദ്രവങ്ങളാൽ പീഡിതനാകും।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Unchecked pathology grows and produces secondary afflictions (upadrava); timely action prevents cascading suffering.
Vedantic Theme: Cause-and-effect (kārya-kāraṇa) seen in the body; neglect (pramāda) amplifies duḥkha.
Application: Monitor abscess maturation and rupture direction (internal/external); treat aggressively when internal suppuration increases, especially in debilitated patients, to prevent complications.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: body-region
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.18 (vidradhi and sannipāta); Garuda Purana 1.160.20 (moral/etiological framing and obstetric complication)
FAQs
This verse frames severe internal afflictions (like abscess and suppuration) as part of the Purana’s moral-causal teaching: actions can mature into suffering, warning the listener toward dharmic living.
In the Preta Kanda’s didactic flow, bodily suffering is presented as a consequence-bound experience that reinforces accountability before the soul’s post-death journey and judgment themes.
Use it as an ethical reminder: avoid harmful conduct, cultivate restraint and compassion, and support healing and charity as dharmic responses to suffering.