Shloka 14
Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids
कर्षणाद्विषमादेश्चचेष्टाभ्यो योषितां पुनः / आमगर्भप्रपतनाद्गर्भवृद्धिप्रपीडनात्
karṣaṇādviṣamādeścaceṣṭābhyo yoṣitāṃ punaḥ / āmagarbhaprapatanādgarbhavṛddhiprapīḍanāt
योषितां कर्षणाद्विषमादेश्च चेष्टाभ्यः पुनः, आमगर्भप्रपतनात् गर्भवृद्धिप्रपीडनाच्च महापापफलप्राप्तिर्भवति।
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Harming women and causing miscarriage are grave adharma with heavy consequences; protection of the vulnerable is central to righteous conduct.
Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā and dayā as sattvic foundations; adharma binds through karma and intensifies duḥkha in saṃsāra.
Application: Reject coercion and violence; ensure maternal safety, consent, and care; treat pregnancy with protection, nutrition, and medical support; uphold legal/ethical safeguards.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156 (ethical-medical causation leading to bodily and karmic afflictions)
FAQs
This verse treats miscarriage/abortion and tormenting pregnancy as serious forms of violence (himsa) that generate heavy karmic consequences discussed in the Preta Kanda’s sin-and-result sections.
By listing specific harmful acts—cruelty to women and harm to pregnancy—the text frames them as causes (hetu) for suffering after death, consistent with the Garuda Purana’s karma-to-hell/punishment mapping.
Practice non-violence and protection toward women and pregnancy, avoid coercion and abuse, and uphold dharmic responsibility and care for vulnerable life.