Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

पादयोः कुरुते दाहं पित्तासृक्सहितो ऽनिलः / विशेषतश्चङ्क्रमतः पाददाहं तमादिशेत्

Transliteration

pādayoḥ kurute dāhaṃ pittāsṛksahito 'nilaḥ / viśeṣataścaṅkramataḥ pādadāhaṃ tamādiśet

Translation

പിത്തവും രക്തവും കൂടിയ വാതം പാദങ്ങളിൽ—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നടക്കുമ്പോൾ—ദാഹം (ചൂടെരിച്ചിൽ) ഉണ്ടാക്കുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, അതിനെ ‘പാദദാഹം’ എന്നു നിർണ്ണയിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• पादयोः: in/of the two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (or सप्तमी द्विवचन by form; here genitive ‘of/in the two feet’ contextually)

• कुरुते: produces/causes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दाहम्: burning sensation
• दाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पित्त-असृक्-सहितः: accompanied by bile and blood
• पित्त-असृक्-सहितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + असृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् ‘सहने/सहिते’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: पित्तासृजा सहितः)

• अनिलः: vāta (wind)
• अनिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha/Discourse (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Discourse (connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अङ्क्रमतः: of one who is walking / while walking
• अङ्क्रमतः: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् (धातु ‘गत्यर्थे’) + अङ् (आगम) ; चङ्क्रम् (धातु-आवृत्ति)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘(तस्य) चङ्क्रमतः’ = while walking

• पाद-दाहम्: burning of the feet
• पाद-दाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादस्य दाहः)

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

• आदिशेत्: should diagnose/declare
• आदिशेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दिश् (धातु ‘निर्देशे’) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-dūṣya saṃmūrchana: vāta with pitta and blood produces burning in the feet; exertion reveals the condition’s signature (pāda-dāha).

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of factors (saṃbandha) in embodied suffering; precise naming reduces confusion (moha) and enables right action.

Application: If burning in feet worsens on walking and shows pitta-rakta association, diagnose pāda-dāha and prioritize cooling, blood-pacifying measures alongside vāta regulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (pāda-roga cluster); Garuda Purana 1.167 (vātarakta nidāna—pitta/rakta involvement anticipates it)

FAQs

What is the importance of pāda-dāha in the Garuda Purana?

The verse classifies burning in the feet (notably during walking) as a distinct condition and ties it to vāta interacting with pitta and blood—an Ayurvedic causal frame.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; it is a medical-technical teaching within the Garuda Purana’s broader instructional dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If burning feet worsen with walking, consider heat/inflammation patterns (pitta–rakta) alongside vāta strain; prioritize cooling, hydration, and professional assessment for persistent symptoms.