Shloka 10

Atīsāra (Diarrhoea) and Grahaṇī-doṣa: Causes, Prodromal Signs, Doṣa-wise Symptoms, and Major-Disease Status

Devanagari script

पिच्छिलं तत्रानुसारमल्पाल्पं सप्रवाहिकम् / सरोमहर्पः सेक्लेशो गुरुबस्तिगुदोदरः

Transliteration

picchilaṃ tatrānusāramalpālpaṃ sapravāhikam / saromaharpaḥ sekleśo gurubastigudodaraḥ

Translation

அங்கே குடலிலிருந்து ஒட்டும் சளிச் சுரப்பு உண்டாகும்; சிறிது சிறிதாக மலம் வெளியேறி வயிற்றுப்போக்கு ஓட்டமும் இருக்கும். உடலில் சிலிர்ப்பு, துன்பம் உண்டாகி, மூத்திரப்பை, மலத்துவாரம், வயிறு ஆகியவற்றில் கனமான வலி ஏற்படும்.

Word by Word

• picchilam: slimy
• picchilam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: picchila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• tatra: there/in that condition
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• anusāram: tenesmus/urge with discharge
• anusāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anusāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• alpa-alpam: little by little, scanty
• alpa-alpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + alpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्मधारय (reduplicative)

• sa-pravāhikam: with dysenteric flux
• sa-pravāhikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + pravāhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स-’ उपपद-समासः

• sa-roma-harpaḥ: with horripilation
• sa-roma-harpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + roma (प्रातिपदिक) + harpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रोमहर्ष’ (horripilation) सहित

• sa-kleśaḥ: with distress
• sa-kleśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + kleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• guru-basti-guda-udaraḥ: with heaviness in bladder, rectum and abdomen
• guru-basti-guda-udaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + basti (प्रातिपदिक) + guda (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Suffering reveals the limits of bodily control; encourages restraint and attentive care.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-darśana leading to vairāgya; body as upādhi (limiting adjunct).

Application: Observe symptoms without panic; adopt disciplined diet, rest, and appropriate treatment; cultivate compassion for the sick.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157 (continued clinical description of atisara/pravahika features)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of describing bodily symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses concrete bodily afflictions to show that karmic wrongdoing ripens into intense, experiential suffering, motivating restraint, purity, and dharmic living.

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

It presents the post-death condition as one where the being undergoes pain resembling physical ailments, implying a karmically formed experience in Yama’s domain rather than a purely abstract judgment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate self-control, cleanliness, truthful conduct, and compassion; the text’s warning is that harmful actions can mature into severe suffering, so prevention lies in daily dharma and responsible living.