Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

हृल्लासश्छर्दनं कासः स्तंभः शैत्य त्वगादिषु / अङ्गेषु च समुद्भूताः पिडकाश्च कफोद्भवे

Transliteration

hṛllāsaśchardanaṃ kāsaḥ staṃbhaḥ śaitya tvagādiṣu / aṅgeṣu ca samudbhūtāḥ piḍakāśca kaphodbhave

Translation

கபத்தால் உண்டாகும் நோய்களில் வாந்தியுணர்வு, வாந்தி, இருமல், உறைப்பு, தோல் முதலியவற்றில் குளிர்ச்சி உண்டாகும்; மேலும் அங்கங்களில் கொப்புளங்களும் எழும்.

Word by Word

• हृल्लासः: nausea; queasiness
• हृल्लासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृल्लास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• छर्दनम्: vomiting
• छर्दनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कासः: cough
• कासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्तम्भः: stiffness; obstruction
• स्तम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शैत्य: coldness
• शैत्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनार्थे समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशः (in the sense of 'in skin etc.'; base form used in compound)

• आदिषु: and the like (places/parts)
• आदिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; 'etc.'-sense

• अङ्गेषु: in the limbs
• अङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

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

• समुद्भूताः: arisen; produced
• समुद्भूताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उद् + भू (धातु) → समुद्भूत (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (piḍakāḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• पिडकाः: pimples; eruptions
• पिडकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिडका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• कफोद्भवे: in (conditions) arising from phlegm
• कफोद्भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कफात् उद्भवः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kapha-origin disorders present with specific symptom clusters (chardi, kāsa, stambha, śaitya, piḍakā).

Vedantic Theme: Body as prakṛti-based instrument; discernment (viveka) begins with accurate knowledge of guṇa/doṣa manifestations.

Application: Recognize kapha signs early; adopt kapha-pacifying regimen (light, warm, drying measures) under proper guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 medical sequence on doṣa-lakṣaṇa and upaśaya (contextual internal reference)

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a diagnostic list of kapha-origin signs—nausea, vomiting, cough, stiffness, coldness, and boils—showing the Purana’s practical medical strand alongside its spiritual teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it focuses on bodily pathology (kapha disorders), reflecting the text’s broader scope that also includes health-related instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional symptom-check list for kapha aggravation (coldness, heaviness, cough, nausea) and seek appropriate Ayurvedic guidance rather than ignoring early signs.