Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

श्रमाच्च तस्मिन्पवनः प्रायो रक्तं प्रदूषयन् / सव्यथाशोकवैवर्ण्यं सरुजं कुरुते ज्वरम्

Transliteration

śramācca tasminpavanaḥ prāyo raktaṃ pradūṣayan / savyathāśokavaivarṇyaṃ sarujaṃ kurute jvaram

Translation

Pelo esforço, nessa condição o vāyu (vento do corpo) geralmente vicia o sangue; produz febre acompanhada de dor, juntamente com aflição, tristeza e descoloração (perda do tom natural).

Word by Word

• श्रमात्: from exertion
• श्रमात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• तस्मिन्: in that (condition)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

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

• प्रायः: generally
• प्रायः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रायशः (adverb: 'generally/mostly')

• रक्तम्: blood
• रक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रदूषयन्: corrupting/vitiating
• प्रदूषयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दूष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तरि

• सव्यथाशोकवैवर्ण्यम्: (fever) with pain, grief, and discoloration
• सव्यथाशोकवैवर्ण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + वैवर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (व्यथाशोकवैवर्ण्यैः सहितम्)

• सरुजम्: painful
• सरुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + रुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (रुजा सहितम्)

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

• ज्वरम्: fever
• ज्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Overexertion provokes vāyu, which vitiates rakta; the result is jvara with pain, distress, grief, and altered complexion—linking physiological and affective symptoms.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of body and mind (śarīra-manas saṃbandha) within prakṛti; suffering as a compounded phenomenon.

Application: Avoid overexertion during vulnerability; in fever with pain and discoloration consider vāta-rakta involvement; incorporate rest, hydration, and calming measures alongside medical care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147: continuation of āgantuka and doṣa-related fever/sweating etiologies

FAQs

What is the importance of vata (pavana) in Garuda Purana health teachings?

This verse highlights that disturbed pavana (vāyu) can vitiate rakta (blood) and manifest as jvara (fever), showing a cause-and-effect model of imbalance leading to disease.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

It does not directly address the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it teaches how bodily imbalance from exertion can create suffering through illness, a theme consistent with dharmic living and care of the body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid excessive exertion that aggravates vāyu, and respond early to signs like pain, pallor, and fever—supporting balanced routine, rest, and timely care.