Shloka 22

Devanagari script

नीत्वा रुद्धगतिस्तैर्हि कुर्यात्त्वङ्मांससंश्रयम् / उत्सेधं संहतं शोथं तमाहुर्निचयादतः

Transliteration

nītvā ruddhagatistairhi kuryāttvaṅmāṃsasaṃśrayam / utsedhaṃ saṃhataṃ śothaṃ tamāhurnicayādataḥ

Translation

तैः शिरासु गतिः रुद्धा नीत्वा, त्वङ्मांससंश्रयं कुर्यात्। ततः संहतमुत्सेधं शोथं जनयेत्; स निचय इति कथ्यते॥

Word by Word

• नीत्वा: having led/brought
• नीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having led'

• रुद्धगतिः: one whose movement is obstructed
• रुद्धगतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्ध (रुध् धातु + क्त) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (रुद्धा गतिः यस्य = whose movement is obstructed)

• तैः: by those (doṣas)
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• कुर्यात्: would cause/should produce
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक-रूप: त्वक्)

• मांस: flesh
• मांस: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• संश्रयम्: lodging/settling (in)
• संश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + श्रि (धातु) + अ (प्रातिपदिक: संश्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्वङ्मांसयोः संश्रयः = lodging in skin and flesh)

• उत्सेधम्: swelling/elevation
• उत्सेधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संहतम्: compact/solidified
• संहतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (शोथम्)

• शोथम्: swelling
• शोथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आहुः: they call/say
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• निचयात्: from accumulation
• निचयात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ-अव्यय (therefore)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Srotorodha (channel obstruction) leading to localized lodging in tvak-māṁsa and producing nicaya-type consolidated swelling.

Vedantic Theme: Bondage by obstruction (āvaraṇa) as an analogy: when flow is blocked, density and suffering arise; clarity restores movement.

Application: When swelling is firm/compact and localized, consider obstruction and tissue-involvement; prioritize measures that restore flow (srotas-śodhana) and reduce accumulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.21 (doṣa vitiation); Garuda Purana 1.162.23 (ninefold classification)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘nicaya’ (accumulated swelling) in Garuda Purana?

This verse defines nicaya as a compact, raised edema caused by obstructed movement in the body, showing how Garuda Purana preserves technical Ayurvedic disease-classification.

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

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it presents a medical (Ayurvedic) model of obstruction and accumulation in the body, within Vishnu’s instructional discourse to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent swelling as a sign of obstruction/accumulation and seek timely medical evaluation, while adopting disciplined diet and lifestyle that reduce congestion and imbalance.