Shloka 35

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

क्षते च क्रिमिभिः शुक्रे स्वदारापत्यबाधनम् / यथापूर्वाणि सर्वाणि स्वलिङ्गानि मृगादिषु

Transliteration

kṣate ca krimibhiḥ śukre svadārāpatyabādhanam / yathāpūrvāṇi sarvāṇi svaliṅgāni mṛgādiṣu

Translation

शुक्रे क्रिमिभिः क्षते स्वदारापत्यबाधनम्; यथापूर्वाणि सर्वाणि स्वलिङ्गानि मृगादिषु पुनर्भवन्ति।

Word by Word

• क्षते: when (it is) injured
• क्षते: Adhikarana (Locus/Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षत (कृदन्त, √क्षन्/क्षद् ‘to injure’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘when injured/when there is a wound’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रिमिभिः: by worms/parasites
• क्रिमिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करणार्थ (instrumental)

• शुक्रे: in semen
• शुक्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्वदारापत्यबाधनम्: affliction of one’s wife and offspring
• स्वदारापत्यबाधनम्: Karta (Subject/Result/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दारा (प्रातिपदिक) + अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बाधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य दाराः अपत्यं च तयोः बाधनम्)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)

• पूर्वाणि: former/previous
• पूर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• स्वलिङ्गानि: their own marks/characteristics
• स्वलिङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वं लिङ्गं येषाम्/स्वलिङ्गानि)

• मृगादिषु: among deer and other animals
• मृगादिषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मृगाः आदयः येषु)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Damage to shukra (reproductive essence) harms marital and progeny welfare; bodily ‘marks’ regress with severe degeneration.

Vedantic Theme: Shukra as a subtle support of embodied continuity; yet all bodily attributes are mutable—prompting detachment and ethical care.

Application: Treat and prevent krimi (parasites) and protect reproductive health; address disease early to avoid social/familial suffering.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.31 (shukra involvement as severe); Garuda Purana 1.164.34 (systemic decline)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of śukra (semen) in Garuda Purana teachings?

Śukra is treated as vital reproductive essence; its damage is said to disrupt household stability—affecting marital life and the possibility or well-being of progeny.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It highlights how embodied conditions can constrain dharma in the householder stage; obstacles in family life can arise from bodily afflictions described as consequences of deeper causes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain reproductive health and hygiene, address infections promptly, and uphold disciplined living—since the text frames bodily integrity as supporting dharmic family responsibilities.