Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

ग्रहावेशौषधिविषक्रोधभीशोककामजः

Transliteration

grahāveśauṣadhiviṣakrodhabhīśokakāmajaḥ

Translation

สิ่งนี้เกิดจากการสิงสู่ของภูตผี (ครหาวेशะ), ยา, พิษ, โทสะ, ความกลัว, ความโศก และกามกำหนัด.

Word by Word

• ग्रहावेशौषधिविषक्रोधभीशोककामजः: arising from seizure/possession, drugs, poison, anger, fear, grief, or desire
• ग्रहावेशौषधिविषक्रोधभीशोककामजः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आवेश (प्रातिपदिक) + औषधि (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + भी (प्रातिपदिक) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (जन् धातु, अण्-प्रत्यय; तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (…-तः/…-कारणात् जातः इत्यर्थे: 'arisen from …')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Etiological list: conditions can arise from graha-āveśa (spirit/afflictive seizure), drug effects, poison, and powerful emotions—anger, fear, grief, desire—indicating multi-causal pathology.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-afflictions (kāma, krodha, bhaya, śoka) as binding forces impacting the embodied system; the psyche as a causal field within prakṛti.

Application: Take a broad history: toxins/medications and emotional triggers; address mental states with calming practices and support; where culturally relevant, include protective/ritual reassurance for perceived graha affliction while ensuring medical evaluation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147: āgantuka causes list continues from prior verse; graha/viṣa/emotion etiologies as a capstone

Characters & Entities

• Grahāḥ (seizing spirits/afflictive entities)

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying causes like graha-āveśa, poison, anger, fear, grief, and desire in the Garuda Purana?

This verse classifies sources of affliction—external (possession, poison) and internal (anger, fear, grief, desire)—to show that suffering can arise from both subtle influences and the mind’s own tendencies, which are shaped by karma.

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

By pointing to passions like desire and emotions like fear and grief as generators of affliction, it implies that unresolved mental states and karmic impressions can continue to trouble the jīva, influencing its experience beyond ordinary bodily health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat suffering holistically: address physical causes (toxins/medicines) while also disciplining anger and desire, and cultivating steadiness against fear and grief through dharmic living, prayer, and self-control.