Shloka 9

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

यथा स्वलिङ्गं संसर्गे ज्वरसंसर्गजो ऽपि वा / शिरोर्तिमूर्छावमिदेहदाहकण्ठास्यशोषारुचिपर्वभेदाः / उन्निद्रता संभ्रमरोमहर्षा जृंभातिवाक्त्वं पवनात्सपित्तात्

Transliteration

yathā svaliṅgaṃ saṃsarge jvarasaṃsargajo 'pi vā / śirortimūrchāvamidehadāhakaṇṭhāsyaśoṣāruciparvabhedāḥ / unnidratā saṃbhramaromaharṣā jṛṃbhātivāktvaṃ pavanātsapittāt

Translation

Sebagaimana tanda khas seseorang muncul melalui sentuhan, demikian juga demam boleh timbul kerana bergaul dengan demam orang lain. Daripada vāta yang meluap bersama pitta lahir: sakit kepala, sakit di jantung, pengsan, muntah, rasa terbakar seluruh tubuh, kering tekak dan mulut, hilang selera, serta sakit sendi; juga tidak tidur, gelisah, bulu roma meremang, menguap, dan banyak bercakap.

Word by Word

यथाas, according to

स्वलिङ्गम्one’s own characteristic sign

संसर्गेin association/combination

ज्वरसंसर्गजःarising from mixed/combined fever

अपिalso, even

वाor

शिरोर्तिःheadache

मूर्छाfainting, swoon

वमिvomiting

देहदाहःburning sensation in the body

कण्ठास्यशोषःdryness of throat and mouth

अरुचिःloss of taste/appetite

पर्वभेदाःjoint pains (splitting of joints)

उन्निद्रताsleeplessness

संभ्रमःconfusion, agitation

रोमहर्षाःgoosebumps, horripilation

जृंभाyawning

अतिवाक्त्वम्excessive talkativeness

पवनात्from vāta (wind-doṣa)

सपित्तात्together with pitta (i.e., from vāta with pitta)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃsarga (contact/association) can transmit disease; wise restraint and care prevent harm to self and others.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence (paraspara-sambandha) in embodied life; ethical responsibility arises from shared vulnerability.

Application: Recognize vāta-pitta fever signs; reduce exposure, rest, hydrate appropriately, and seek treatment; practice isolation/hygiene when fever spreads by contact.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.10 (kapha-vāta jvara); Garuda Purana 1.147.11 (kapha-pitta jvara)

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-based symptom description in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purana’s practical, Ayurvedic-style mapping of disease signs to vāta and pitta aggravation, helping identify the underlying doṣic cause rather than treating symptoms alone.

How does this verse explain fever arising through contact (jvara-saṃsarga)?

It states that fever can manifest through association/contact, implying communicability, and then lists the characteristic symptom cluster seen when vāta combines with pitta.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom cluster (burning, dryness, insomnia, agitation, joint pains) as a cue to seek timely care, rest, and cooling/soothing measures, and observe hygiene to reduce spread when fever is contagious.