Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids
कृष्णत्वग्बद्धविण्मूत्रनेत्रवक्त्रश्च जायते / गुल्मप्लीहोदराष्ठीलासंभवस्तस्य चैव हि
kṛṣṇatvagbaddhaviṇmūtranetravaktraśca jāyate / gulmaplīhodarāṣṭhīlāsaṃbhavastasya caiva hi
Ele nasce com a pele enegrecida, e com os olhos e a boca obstruídos por fezes e urina; e, de fato, surgem para ele tumores, distúrbios do baço, inchaço abdominal (hidropisia) e dolorosos cálculos urinários.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Dosha: Mixed
Concept: Pāpa can fructify as defective birth and systemic illness, not merely external punishment.
Vedantic Theme: Samsaric embodiment as a field of karma; recognition of duḥkha as impetus toward dispassion and dharmic living.
Application: Choose non-harm, cleanliness, truthfulness, and restraint; support health and ethical living as part of dharma to avoid self-created suffering.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: lists of pāpa-to-roga/duḥkha-janma correspondences (nearby verses in 1.156)
This verse links specific bodily afflictions to prior wrongdoing, reinforcing the Garuda Purana theme that karma bears tangible results across death, afterlife states, and rebirth.
By showing that the jīva carries karmic impressions that manifest as suffering in embodied life, it supports the text’s broader account of moral causality operating through the subtle-to-gross transition.
Use it as a reminder to avoid harmful actions, cultivate purity and restraint, and adopt dharmic living and repentance (prāyaścitta) to reduce future suffering.