Shloka 27

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

अरुणाभं विचित्राभं नीलहारिद्रराजितम् / उदावर्तेन चानाहमोहतृड्द्गहनज्वरैः

Transliteration

aruṇābhaṃ vicitrābhaṃ nīlahāridrarājitam / udāvartena cānāhamohatṛḍdgahanajvaraiḥ

Translation

ഇത് അരുണവർണ്ണവും വിചിത്രരൂപവും, നീലവും ഹരിദ്രാപീതവും ആയ അടയാളങ്ങളാൽ ചിഹ്നിതം; ഉദാവർത്തം, ആനാഹം, മോഹം, തീക്ഷ്ണ ദാഹം, ഗാഢജ്വരം എന്നിവ കൊണ്ട് പീഡിതമാകും.

Word by Word

• अरुणाभम्: reddish in appearance
• अरुणाभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘अरुणम् आभम् यस्य/यत्’)

• विचित्राभम्: variegated/strangely colored in appearance
• विचित्राभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• नीलहारिद्रराजितम्: marked with bluish and yellowish coloration
• नीलहारिद्रराजितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + राजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √राज्/√रञ्ज् in sense ‘to shine/be colored’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नील-हारिद्र (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) + राजित (भूतकृदन्त)

• उदावर्तेन: with upward-moving disorder/colic (udāvarta)
• उदावर्तेन: Karana (Instrument/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदावर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आनाहमोहतृट्गहनज्वरैः: with obstruction/bloating, delusion, thirst, severe (deep) fever
• आनाहमोहतृट्गहनज्वरैः: Karana (Instrument/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनाह (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + तृट्/तृष् (प्रातिपदिक) + गहन (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Recognize patterns and causes (nidāna) rather than treating only surface signs; correct the root (vāta/obstruction).

Vedantic Theme: Viveka through observation: distinguishing symptom (vyakti) from cause (hetu), paralleling discernment of Self from conditions.

Application: When discoloration and distension accompany thirst and fever, prioritize removing obstruction and normalizing vāta movement under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161.25–29 (repeated description of varṇa-bheda and udāvarta/ānāha symptom chain)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of disease descriptions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse catalogs specific afflictions and visible discolorations to show how embodied suffering manifests as a consequence of disorder and karmic burden, supporting the Purana’s ethical teaching that actions have tangible results.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing intense bodily distress—delusion, thirst, fever, and obstruction—it highlights how attachment to the body and its torments can cloud awareness, reinforcing the need for dharma and purification as one moves through life and toward death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined living (dharma), reduce harmful habits that aggravate the body and mind, and pair medical care with ethical self-correction, charity, and prayer to lessen suffering and increase clarity.