Shloka 11

Devanagari script

नाभिमन्त्रश्च विष्टभ्य वेगं कृत्वा प्रणश्यति / मारुते हृत्कटीनाभिपायुवङ्क्षणवेदनाः

Transliteration

nābhimantraśca viṣṭabhya vegaṃ kṛtvā praṇaśyati / mārute hṛtkaṭīnābhipāyuvaṅkṣaṇavedanāḥ

Translation

നാഭിപ്രദേശത്ത് പ്രാണവായു തടയപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ അത് വേഗം കൂട്ടി പിന്നെ ക്ഷീണിച്ചു ചിതറുന്നു. വാതവികാരത്താൽ ഹൃദയം, കടി, നാഭി, പായു, വങ്ക്ഷണം എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിൽ വേദന ഉണ്ടാകും.

Word by Word

• नाभिमन्त्रः: navel spasm/cramp
• नाभिमन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; नाभेः मन्त्रः (navel-region spasm/‘navel cramp’)

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

• विष्टभ्य: having pressed/obstructed
• विष्टभ्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; “having pressed/blocked”

• वेगम्: force; urge
• वेगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); “having done/made”

• प्रणश्यति: perishes; subsides
• प्रणश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; प्र-उपसर्ग — “perishes/ceases”

• मारुते: in vāta/flatulence
• मारुते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; “in (the condition of) wind/flatulence”

• हृत्कटीनाभिपायुवङ्क्षणवेदनाः: pains in the heart, waist, navel, anus, and groin
• हृत्कटीनाभिपायुवङ्क्षणवेदनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + कटि + नाभि + पायु + वङ्क्षण + वेदना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थः: हृदि/कट्यां/नाभौ/पायौ/वङ्क्षणे वेदनाः (pains in heart, waist, navel, anus, groin)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The body’s prāṇa-vāyu becomes disordered at death; suffering manifests as specific pains—an embodied reminder of conditioned existence.

Vedantic Theme: dehābhimāna (identification with the body) as a locus of duḥkha; prāṇa as part of prakṛti’s functioning

Application: Attend to breath/health and prepare spiritually; recognize bodily pain as transient and avoid panic, turning mind toward steadiness and remembrance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prāṇa’s departure routes and signs of impending death; Garuda Purana: vāyu/prāṇa disturbances listed among ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas (fatal omens)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Maruta)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (prāṇa/wind) imbalance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that obstructed vāyu, especially around the navel-centre, becomes forceful and then destabilizes, producing pain in multiple vital regions—showing how prāṇic disturbance is a root of suffering.

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

Indirectly, it explains the subtle mechanics of life-force: when vāyu is obstructed and collapses, bodily functions and stability fail—an underlying physiological-spiritual basis for decline at the end of life discussed in Garuda Purana dialogues.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat the navel-centre and breath as crucial: avoid habits that create vāta aggravation (irregular food, strain), and support balanced breathing and digestion, since vāyu disturbance is linked here to systemic pain.