Shloka 40

Devanagari script

वङ्क्षणानाहिनः पुयुबस्तिनाभिविकर्तनाः / सकाशश्वासहृल्लासप्रसेकारुचिपीनसाः

Transliteration

vaṅkṣaṇānāhinaḥ puyubastinābhivikartanāḥ / sakāśaśvāsahṛllāsaprasekārucipīnasāḥ

Translation

वङ्क्षणानाहिनः पुयुः बस्तिनाभिविकर्तनाः; सकासश्वासहृल्लासप्रसेकारुचिपीनसाः च भवन्ति।

Word by Word

• vaṅkṣaṇa-ānāhinaḥ: with groin distension
• vaṅkṣaṇa-ānāhinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṅkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ānāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (vaṅkṣaṇe ānāhaḥ yeṣām = ‘having distension in the groin’)

• puyu-basti-nābhi-vikartanāḥ: with cutting pain in pus/bladder/navel region
• puyu-basti-nābhi-vikartanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puyu (प्रातिपदिक) + basti (प्रातिपदिक) + nābhi (प्रातिपदिक) + vikartana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (puyu/basti/nābhi-vikartanāḥ = ‘having cutting pain in pus-region/bladder/navel’)

• sakāśa-śvāsa-hṛllāsa-praseka-aruci-pīnasaḥ: having cough/dyspnea, nausea, salivation, loss of appetite, and coryza
• sakāśa-śvāsa-hṛllāsa-praseka-aruci-pīnasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + śvāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛllāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + praseka (प्रातिपदिक) + aruci (प्रातिपदिक) + pīnasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गुण/लक्षण-समुच्चयः (द्वन्द्ववत् समासीकृत-समाहारः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Srotas involvement and systemic spread: local pathology correlates with multi-system symptoms (urogenital, GI, respiratory, cardiac).

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence within the embodied field (kshetra): one disturbance propagates through connected channels.

Application: Treat beyond the visible lesion—screen for associated systemic symptoms (urinary, GI, respiratory) and triage severity (shvasa, hrillasa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.41: continuation of systemic complications; Garuda Purana 1.156.38-39: kapha-lakshana basis for these complications

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of describing diseases in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents bodily afflictions as karmic outcomes, reinforcing ethical restraint and purification as part of the soul’s welfare in the Preta Kanda framework.

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

Within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, such lists function as moral diagnostics: sins lead to specific sufferings, shaping the preta’s experience and motivating rites and repentance to reduce distress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to live dharmically, avoid harmful actions that generate suffering, and adopt repentance, charity, and prescribed rites (as taught in the Garuda Purana) for ethical correction.