Shloka 5

Krimi-nidāna: Types of External and Internal Parasites and Their Symptoms

Devanagari script

कफादामाशये जाता वृद्धाः सर्पन्ति सर्वतः / पृथुब्रध्ननिभाः केचित्केचिद्गण्डूपदोपमाः

Transliteration

kaphādāmāśaye jātā vṛddhāḥ sarpanti sarvataḥ / pṛthubradhnanibhāḥ kecitkecidgaṇḍūpadopamāḥ

Translation

ആമാശയത്തിലെ കഫത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ച ഇവ വളർന്നാൽ എല്ലാദിക്കിലും ഇഴയുന്നു. ചിലർ കട്ടിയുള്ള ശരീരമുള്ള സർപ്പങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ, ചിലർ മണ്ണിരയെപ്പോലെ ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कफात्: from phlegm
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• आमाशये: in the stomach
• आमाशये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमाशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जाता: born, arisen
• जाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• वृद्धाः: grown, mature
• वृद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्पन्ति: they crawl/spread
• सर्पन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides
• सर्वतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथु-ब्रध्न-निभाः: resembling a broad bradhna (thick/round form)
• पृथु-ब्रध्न-निभाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक) + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; उपमान-सम्बन्धे (like/ resembling)

• केचित्: some (of them)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (अनिर्दिष्ट-रूपम्: 'some')

• केचित्: some (others)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (अनिर्दिष्ट-रूपम्: 'some')

• गण्डूपद-उपमाः: like earthworms
• गण्डूपद-उपमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गण्डूपद (प्रातिपदिक) + उपमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; उपमान-सम्बन्धे (like/ comparable to)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aśauca/impurity and negligence of right regimen lead to inner infestation and suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Dehābhimāna as a source of duḥkha; the body as perishable field (kṣetra) requiring disciplined care.

Application: Maintain cleanliness, moderation in diet, and timely treatment; cultivate detachment by contemplating bodily frailty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: internal bodily locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.165.6-9 (continuation of krimi/jantu taxonomy and symptoms)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha-born creatures in Garuda Purana?

This verse illustrates how bodily impurities (like kapha) can generate crawling organisms, emphasizing the Purana’s teaching on the consequences of uncleanliness and the experience of embodied suffering.

How does this verse explain suffering in the body according to Garuda Purana?

By depicting creatures arising within the stomach and moving everywhere, it portrays internal torment and the vulnerability of the body—often used in Garuda Purana to stress detachment and ethical living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain purity in diet and conduct, practice moderation, and cultivate detachment from bodily identity—using the body responsibly as an instrument of dharma.