Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

हरिद्राभेदवर्णाभस्तद्वल्लेपं प्रमेहति / स वै हारिद्रको नाम ज्वरभेदो ऽन्तकः स्मृतः

Transliteration

haridrābhedavarṇābhastadvallepaṃ pramehati / sa vai hāridrako nāma jvarabhedo 'ntakaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

శరీరం పసుపు (హరిద్ర) వర్ణంలా మారి, అలాగే లేపనం ఏర్పడితే అది ప్రమేహాన్ని కలిగిస్తుంది. ఇది ‘హారిద్రక’ అనే జ్వరభేదం; ప్రాణాంతకమని స్మృతిలో చెప్పబడింది।

Word by Word

• हरिद्राभेदवर्णाभः: having a turmeric-like color
• हरिद्राभेदवर्णाभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haridrā (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: (हरिद्रायाः भेदः) → हरिद्राभेदः; (हरिद्राभेदस्य वर्णः) → हरिद्राभेदवर्णः; (तस्य आभः) → हरिद्राभेदवर्णाभः — having the hue of turmeric-variant color

• तद्वत्: likewise/like that
• तद्वत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad + vat (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित)
• Form: उपमानार्थे अव्ययप्रयोगः — indeclinable meaning ‘like that’

• लेपम्: coating/discharge
• लेपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — masculine, accusative singular

• प्रमेहति: passes (urine) / has urinary discharge
• प्रमेहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√mih (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — present indicative, 3rd person singular

• सः: that/it
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular (pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — emphatic particle

• हारिद्रकः: Hāridraka (name of fever)
• हारिद्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāridra (प्रातिपदिक; तद्धित)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः अव्ययवत् ‘called/namely’ अर्थे — indeclinable used as ‘named’

• ज्वरभेदः: a kind of fever
• ज्वरभेदः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ज्वरस्य भेदः) — type of fever

• अन्तकः: deadly/destroyer
• अन्तकः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular

• स्मृतः: is regarded/said
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) → smṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — past passive participle, masculine nominative singular; (अस्ति) इति लुप्त-क्रिया — ‘is considered’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prognostic sign (arishta-lakshana): turmeric-like discoloration and coating associated with prameha and a deadly fever subtype (Hāridraka).

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-darshana of embodied life; discernment that prompts timely right action (pravritti) rather than denial.

Application: Treat yellow discoloration/coating with systemic symptoms as a serious warning; evaluate for prameha-like wasting/urinary disorder and urgent management.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (jvara-bheda; Hāridraka as a named subtype)

FAQs

What is the importance of Hāridraka (turmeric-colored) fever in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats Hāridraka as a distinct, dangerous fever identified by yellow discoloration and a similar bodily coating, warning that it can progress into prameha and become fatal.

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

While not describing the afterlife directly, it underscores the fragility of embodied life and the urgency of dharma—illness and death can arise from recognizable signs, prompting timely spiritual and practical response.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sudden yellowing and unusual bodily coating as serious warning signs; seek prompt medical care while also maintaining disciplined living (āhāra-vihāra) and dharmic conduct emphasized in the Ācāra Kāṇḍa.