Shloka 4

Śvāsa-nidāna: Etiology, Types, Symptom Progression, and Fatal Prognosis

Devanagari script

प्राणोदकान्नवाहीनि दुष्टस्रोतांसि दूषयन् / उरः स्थः कुरुते श्वासमामाशयसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

prāṇodakānnavāhīni duṣṭasrotāṃsi dūṣayan / uraḥ sthaḥ kurute śvāsamāmāśayasamudbhavam

Translation

ప్రాణం, జలం, అన్నం మోసే దుష్ట స్రోతస్సులను కలుషితం చేస్తూ, ఈ వ్యాధి వక్షస్థలంలో నిలిచి, ఆమాశయమునుండి పుట్టే కష్టశ్వాసాన్ని కలిగిస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• प्राण: vital air; prāṇa
• प्राण: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• उदक: water
• उदक: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद

• अन्न: food
• अन्न: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद

• वाहीनि: carrying; conveying (channels)
• वाहीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे/विशेषणरूपेण—‘वाहीनि’ = carrying/channels

• दुष्ट: vitiated; corrupted
• दुष्ट: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• स्रोतांसि: channels; ducts
• स्रोतांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रोतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• दूषयन्: vitiating; corrupting
• दूषयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दूष् (धातु) → दूषयत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• उरः: chest
• उरः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्थः: situated (in)
• स्थः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थ’ = स्थित (being located)

• कुरुते: produces; causes; makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• श्वासम्: breathlessness; dyspnea
• श्वासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आमाशय: stomach (āma-āśaya)
• आमाशय: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमाशय (प्रातिपदिक; आम + आशय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आमस्य आशयः)

• समुद्भवम्: arising from; originating in
• समुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + सम् + उद् (उपसर्ग) → समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘समुद्भव’ = arising from

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Srotoduṣṭi (corruption of bodily channels) affecting prāṇa, udaka, and anna-vaha srotas; disease seated in the chest with origin linked to the stomach (āmāśaya).

Vedantic Theme: Causality in the embodied field (kārya-kāraṇa within prakṛti): disturbance in one locus (āmāśaya) propagates through channels, shaping experience.

Application: Attend to digestive origin and channel integrity: address stomach-based causation (āma/kapha) when treating chest symptoms; support prāṇa and clear srotas.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.150.5 (prodromal signs); Garuda Purana 1.150.6-7 (vāyu reversal and symptom cluster)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of srotas (channels) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that when the body’s channels carrying prāṇa, water, and food become corrupted, key functions like breathing are disturbed—showing how inner imbalance can intensify suffering, especially near illness and death.

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

By linking prāṇa (vital breath) and bodily function to disorder, the verse supports the broader Preta Kanda theme that the state of prāṇa and the body at life’s end influences the distress of transition and the need for proper rites and dharmic living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain disciplined diet and conduct to avoid “vitiation” of the body’s channels; cultivate steady breath and purity (śauca) so that prāṇa remains balanced—supporting clarity, reduced suffering, and preparedness for life’s final passage.