Shloka 2

Visarpa Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa

Causes, Types, and Prognosis of Rapidly Spreading Eruptive Disorders

Devanagari script

अधिष्ठानञ्च तं प्राहुर्बाह्यं तत्र भयाच्छ्रमात् / यथात्तरञ्च दुः साध्यस्तत्र दोषो यथायथम्

Transliteration

adhiṣṭhānañca taṃ prāhurbāhyaṃ tatra bhayācchramāt / yathāttarañca duḥ sādhyastatra doṣo yathāyatham

Translation

ഇതിന്റ അധിഷ്ഠാനം (ആശ്രയം) ബാഹ്യദേഹമാണെന്ന് പറയുന്നു. അവിടെ ഭയവും ക്ഷീണവും മൂലം അത് ക്രമേണ ദുസ്സാധ്യമായി മാറുന്നു; ഏത് ദോഷം പ്രബലമോ അതനുസരിച്ച് ചികിത്സാകഠിനതയും വരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अधिष्ठानम्: site/seat (of the disease)
• अधिष्ठानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• तम्: it/that (visarpa)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्राहुः: they say
• प्राहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• बाह्यम्: external
• बाह्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अधिष्ठानम्)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• श्रमात्: from exertion/fatigue
• श्रमात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• यथात्तरम्: accordingly/thereafter in due order
• यथात्तरम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

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

• दुःसाध्यः: difficult to cure
• दुःसाध्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुः (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दुः + साध्य)

• तत्र: there/in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• दोषः: doṣa (humor)
• दोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यथायथम्: according to each case
• यथायथम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः/पुनरुक्त-अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adhiṣṭhāna (seat) of visarpa is external; curability varies by doṣa and is worsened by fear/exhaustion.

Vedantic Theme: Interplay of mind-body states (bhaya, śrama) with embodied processes; guṇa-like modulation of outcomes.

Application: Examine external tissues/skin as primary locus; reduce patient fear and exhaustion; tailor treatment to the dominant doṣa and anticipate harder management when systemic strain is present.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.163.3-4 (mechanism of spread and triggers)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying the adhiṣṭhāna (seat) in the Garuda Purana?

By stating the disease’s seat as ‘external,’ the verse guides clinical focus toward visible, spreading manifestations and helps assess severity and management.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife themes; it is a medical/prognostic statement about disease location and curability based on doṣa involvement.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not ignore rapidly spreading external inflammation; early intervention improves outcomes, and management should be tailored to the underlying doṣic pattern.