Shloka 31

Devanagari script

कटुकोष्णाम्ललवणैर्विदाहशीतकामता / शैत्यगौरवशूलाग्निकट्वाज्यपयसो ऽधिकम्

Transliteration

kaṭukoṣṇāmlalavaṇairvidāhaśītakāmatā / śaityagauravaśūlāgnikaṭvājyapayaso 'dhikam

Translation

സ്രോതസ്സുകളിൽ അവരോധം ഉണ്ടായാൽ കটু, ഉഷ്ണ, ആമ്ല, ലവണ വസ്തുക്കൾ വിഡാഹം (കത്തൽ) ഉണ്ടാക്കും; ശീതം ആഗ്രഹമാകും. ശൈത്യവും ഗുരുത്വവും ശൂലവും അഗ്നിവൈഷമ്യവും ശക്തമാകും; കൂടാതെ കട്ടുരസം, നെയ്യ്, പാൽ എന്നിവയിലേക്കുള്ള അധിക ആഗ്രഹവും ഉണ്ടാകും।

Word by Word

• कटु: pungent
• कटु: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम् (रस-विशेषः)

• उष्ण: hot
• उष्ण: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• अम्ल: sour
• अम्ल: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम् (रस-विशेषः)

• लवणैः: by salty (things)
• लवणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; (कटु-उष्ण-अम्ल-लवणैः = by pungent/hot/sour/salty [things])

• विदाह: burning, irritation
• विदाह: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• शीत: cold
• शीत: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• कामता: desire/liking
• कामता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (विदाह-शीत-कामता = desire for burning/cold)

• शैत्य: coldness
• शैत्य: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• गौरव: heaviness
• गौरव: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• शूल: pain
• शूल: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• अग्नि: digestive fire
• अग्नि: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• कटु: pungency
• कटु: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• आज्य: ghee
• आज्य: Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• पयसः: of milk
• पयसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; (आज्य-पयसः = of ghee and milk)

• अधिकम्: excessive, more
• अधिकम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अधिकम् = excessive/more)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-pattern recognition through food-response and cravings in srotas-obstruction/āvaraṇa states; tastes (rasa) become diagnostic signals.

Vedantic Theme: Observation of cause-effect (hetu-phala) in embodied life; disciplined discernment over impulsive craving.

Application: Note that katu/uṣṇa/amla/lavaṇa aggravate burning; manage by avoiding triggers, addressing obstruction, and interpreting cravings (śīta-kāmatā; desire for ghṛta/payas) cautiously under vaidya guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.30 (pitta-sign āvaraṇa); Garuda Purana 1.167.32 (kapha-āvaraṇa signs and desires)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of these symptom-signs in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists diagnostic indicators (lakṣaṇas) of internal obstruction/imbalance—burning from certain tastes, craving for cold, heaviness, pain, and disturbed agni—used to infer the underlying disorder.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana’s broader teaching?

Alongside afterlife teachings, the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharma for embodied life—health, diet, and signs of imbalance—so one can live rightly and perform duties with a steady body and mind.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If spicy/sour/salty foods trigger burning and you crave cold relief with heaviness and indigestion, treat it as a warning sign to simplify diet and support digestion rather than forcing stronger tastes.