Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

पूर्वं शरिरे शरीरे तापो मनसि मानसे / पवनैर्योगवाहित्वाच्छीतं श्लेष्मयुते भवेत्

Transliteration

pūrvaṃ śarire śarīre tāpo manasi mānase / pavanairyogavāhitvācchītaṃ śleṣmayute bhavet

Translation

पूर्वं शरीरे तापोऽभूत्, मनसि च मानसो ज्वरः। पवनैः योगवाहित्वात् तदपि शीतं भवेत् श्लेष्मयुतं च।

Word by Word

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (first/previously)

• śarire: in the body
• śarire: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• śarīre: in the body
• śarīre: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति/अनुवाद)

• tāpaḥ: heat
• tāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• manasi: in the mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• mānase: mental
• mānase: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (mental)

• pavanaiḥ: by the winds (vāta etc.)
• pavanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• yogavāhitvāt: due to the property of being a carrier
• yogavāhitvāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (योग-वाहित्व = property of acting as carrier/vehicle)

• śītam: coldness
• śītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (cold)

• śleṣmayute: when accompanied by phlegm
• śleṣmayute: Adhikarana (Condition/Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śleṣman (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (युज् धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (श्लेष्म-युक्त = accompanied by phlegm)

• bhavet: may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Physiological transformation through vāyu dynamics: the same disorder shifts qualities when carried by prāṇa/vāyu, moving from heat to cold with śleṣma association.

Vedantic Theme: Changeability of guṇas and states in the body-mind complex; witnessing transitions without confusion.

Application: Observe phase-changes in fever (hot stage to cold/kapha stage); adjust regimen accordingly (warming vs cooling measures, digestion support).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.33 (internal/external; sāma/nirāma); Garuda Purana 1.147.35 (pitta-mixed; internal settling; waste obstruction)

FAQs

What is the importance of prana (vāyu) in the Garuda Purana’s account of death?

This verse highlights that the vital winds act as the carrier—once they ‘convey’ the being onward, the living heat subsides and the body turns cold, marking separation from embodied vitality.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It points to a transition mechanism: the vāyus (vital currents) ‘carry’ the departing principle, indicating movement from gross embodiment toward the post-death (preta) condition described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages awareness of life’s impermanence and the pranic basis of vitality—supporting disciplined living (dharma), mindful preparation for death, and sincere performance of post-death rites with understanding rather than superstition.