Shloka 53

Devanagari script

गर्भाशये च सुतरां शूलांश्चैवासृगाश्रये / योनिस्त्रावश्च दौर्गन्ध्यं भूयः स्यन्दनवेदने

Transliteration

garbhāśaye ca sutarāṃ śūlāṃścaivāsṛgāśraye / yonistrāvaśca daurgandhyaṃ bhūyaḥ syandanavedane

Translation

ഗർഭാശയത്തിൽ അത്യന്തം ശൂലവേദനയും, രക്താശ്രയത്തിൽ പീഡയും ഉണ്ടാകും. യോനിസ്രാവം, ദുർഗന്ധം, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഒഴുകുന്നതാൽ വേദന വർധിക്കും.

Word by Word

• गर्भाशये: in the uterus (womb-receptacle)
• गर्भाशये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

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

• सुतराम्: very much/exceedingly
• सुतराम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुतर (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• शूलान्: pains/colics
• शूलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कर्म

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Kriya-vishesana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• असृगाश्रये: in the blood-seat/blood-region
• असृगाश्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• योनि: the vagina/uterine passage
• योनि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• स्त्रावः: discharge/flow
• स्त्रावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

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

• दौर्गन्ध्यम्: foul smell
• दौर्गन्ध्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्गन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• भूयः: again/more
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• स्यन्दनवेदने: in the condition of oozing and pain
• स्यन्दनवेदने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodiment entails unavoidable duḥkha; attachment to bodily pleasure leads to painful consequences; cultivate dispassion.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-darśana leading to vairāgya; body as anitya/duḥkha; impetus toward liberation-seeking.

Application: Develop compassion for sufferers; reduce body-identification; seek ethical living and spiritual practice alongside proper medical care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: body-internal (gynecological)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana passages emphasizing deha-duḥkha and vairāgya (general)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of describing womb-suffering (garbha-vedanā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the inherent misery of embodied existence, reinforcing detachment (vairāgya) and the urgency of dharma and liberation from repeated birth.

How does this verse relate to karma and rebirth in the Garuda Purana?

By portraying the womb as a painful, impure environment, the text points to rebirth as a consequence of karmic continuity, motivating ethical living and spiritual practice to end saṁsāra.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to cultivate self-control, compassion, and disciplined sādhanā—so life is not wasted in sense-driven actions that deepen karmic bondage and repeated suffering.