Shloka 25

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

बाह्यायामं हनुस्तम्भं ब्रवते वातरोगिणम् / विण्मूत्रमसृजं प्राप्य ससमीरसमीरणाः?

Transliteration

bāhyāyāmaṃ hanustambhaṃ bravate vātarogiṇam / viṇmūtramasṛjaṃ prāpya sasamīrasamīraṇāḥ?

Translation

പുറത്തേക്കുള്ള കാഠിന്യവും താടിയുടെ സ്തംഭതയും വാതരോഗിയുടേതായ ലക്ഷണമെന്നു പറയുന്നു. മല, മൂത്രം, രക്തം എന്നിവ വികൃതമായാൽ, ഉള്ളിലെ വായുക്കൾ ക്ഷോഭത്തോടെ ഉഗ്രമായി ചലിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• बाह्यायामम्: external stretching/extension
• बाह्यायामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बाह्यः आयामः)

• हनुस्तम्भम्: stiffness of the jaw
• हनुस्तम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हन्वाः स्तम्भः)

• ब्रवते: says/calls (it)
• ब्रवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वातरोगिणम्: a vāta-patient; one afflicted by wind-disorder
• वातरोगिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वात-रोगी)

• विण्मूत्रम्: feces and urine
• विण्मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विण् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (विण् च मूत्रं च) समाहारार्थे

• असृजम्: blood
• असृजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained; after reaching
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): प्राप्य = having obtained/reached

• ससमीरसमीरणाः: movements/breezes along with winds (vāta-currents)
• ससमीरसमीरणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सहितार्थ-उपपद) + समीर (प्रातिपदिक) + समीरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासः (समीरैः सह समीरणाः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The ‘winds’ (vāyus) govern bodily function; when disordered, the organism destabilizes—revealing the conditioned, composite nature of embodiment.

Vedantic Theme: Body as bhuta-sanghata regulated by prana; the Self is distinct from physiological turbulence.

Application: Maintain vata-balancing conduct (regularity, grounding diet, calm mind) and cultivate spiritual practice early, since bodily control fails under severe derangement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (vata, prana, and terminal symptomatology)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vata (Vāyu)

FAQs

What does ‘vātarogi’ indicate in this Garuda Purana verse?

It points to a vāta (wind) affliction—marked here by rigidity and jaw stiffness—used as a sign of severe bodily imbalance associated with the dying process.

How does this verse connect bodily disorder to the after-death narrative?

The verse frames death as a breakdown of bodily regulation—especially of vāyu—suggesting imminent separation of life-force, which precedes the soul’s post-death passage described later.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It advises alertness to serious end-stage symptoms and encourages timely spiritual preparation and family readiness for Garuda Purana death rituals and last rites.