Shloka 56

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

इन्तीयं सुकृता पेया कासश्वा सप्रवाहिकाः / पायसः कफकृद्बल्यः कृशरा वातनाशिनी

Transliteration

intīyaṃ sukṛtā peyā kāsaśvā sapravāhikāḥ / pāyasaḥ kaphakṛdbalyaḥ kṛśarā vātanāśinī

Translation

நன்றாகச் செய்யப்பட்ட பேயா இருமல், மூச்சுத்திணறல், மற்றும் பிரவாஹிகா (அதிசாரம்) ஆகியவற்றில் நன்மை தரும். பாயசம் வலிமை தரும்; ஆனால் கபத்தை வளர்க்கும். க்ருஷரா வாதத்தைத் தணிக்கும்.

Word by Word

• इन्तीयम्: (textual/unclear term) of this kind/pertaining to this
• इन्तीयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्तीय (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/देश्य-शब्दः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पाठे देश्य/अस्पष्ट-प्रातिपदिक (सम्भवतः ‘एतदीयम्/इत्यीयम्’ इत्यादि)

• सुकृता: well-made
• सुकृता: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त—‘well-prepared’

• पेया: rice gruel
• पेया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कासश्वाः: cough and dyspnea (conditions)
• कासश्वाः: Visheshya (Noun used as predicate/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—कासः च श्वासः च (रोगद्वय)

• सप्रवाहिकाः: along with dysentery/diarrhea
• सप्रवाहिकाः: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद ‘with/along with’) + प्रवाहिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—प्रवाहिकया सह युक्ताः

• पायसः: milk-rice pudding (pāyasa)
• पायसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कफकृत्: kapha-producing
• कफकृत्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (√कृ धातु, कर्तृप्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कफं करोति (द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष)

• बल्यः: strength-promoting
• बल्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कृशरा: kṛśarā (rice-lentil porridge)
• कृशरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वातनाशिनी: vāta-destroying
• वातनाशिनी: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √नश् धातु, णिनि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—वातस्य नाशिनी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Convalescent wisdom: tailor nourishment to illness stage—light gruels for acute symptoms, strengthening foods when weakness dominates, always watching doṣa side-effects.

Vedantic Theme: Middle path in embodied life: sustain the body without attachment, using appropriate means.

Application: For cough/diarrhoeal flux, use well-cooked peyā; for debility choose pāyasa cautiously if kapha is not excessive; for vāta aggravation prefer kṛśarā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (dietary therapeutics; gruels and preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of pathya (wholesome diet) in Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharma of health—recommending specific foods as supportive measures for particular conditions and doṣa imbalance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily maintenance and balance (vāta/kapha), it supports righteous living and preparedness for ritual and spiritual duties, rather than describing the post-death journey here.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use simple, well-cooked gruels during cough/weak digestion; recognize that rich sweet puddings can increase heaviness (kapha) even if nourishing; choose rice–pulse preparations when vāta symptoms (dryness, irregularity) predominate.