Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

वेगं कृत्वाविषं यद्वदाशये नयते बलम् / कुप्यत्याप्तबलं भूयः कालदोषविषन्तथा

Transliteration

vegaṃ kṛtvāviṣaṃ yadvadāśaye nayate balam / kupyatyāptabalaṃ bhūyaḥ kāladoṣaviṣantathā

Translation

ดุจพิษที่แรกเริ่มพุ่งแรง แล้วไปตั้งอยู่ในกาย ครั้นได้กำลังคืนมาก็ปะทุขึ้นอีก ฉันใด พิษอันเกิดจากโทษแห่งกาล (kāla-doṣa) ก็เป็นฉันนั้น.

Word by Word

• वेगम्: speed; force
• वेगम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made; having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having done)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यद्वत्: just as
• यद्वत्: Upamana marker (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-बोधक (just as)

• आशये: in the receptacle; in the body/seat
• आशये: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• नयते: leads; carries
• नयते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• बलम्: strength; force
• बलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुप्यति: becomes aggravated; gets disturbed
• कुप्यति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आप्तबलम्: having obtained strength; strengthened
• आप्तबलम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्त + बल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (आप्तं बलं यस्य/यत्) विशेषणम् (विषस्य/कालदोषविषस्य)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति/अधिक्य (again; more)

• कालदोषविषम्: the poison of time-doṣa; time-doṣa poison
• कालदोषविषम्: Karta/Karma (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + दोष + विष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालस्य दोषस्य विषम् / काल-दोष-रूपं विषम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसंहार/तुल्यत्व (so; likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Harmful forces may subside yet remain latent; kāla-doṣa (time-conditioned fault) can reassert with renewed strength.

Vedantic Theme: Anādi vāsanā (beginningless latent impressions) resurfacing when conditions recur; impermanence of apparent relief.

Application: Do not mistake symptom relief for cure; continue corrective discipline until root causes are resolved.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.68 (bīja activation); Garuda Purana 1.147.70-71 (clinical manifestations)

FAQs

What is the importance of kāla-doṣa (the fault of Time) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames kāla-doṣa as a subtle, recurring affliction—like poison that calms and later reactivates—explaining why suffering or karmic pressure can return even after seeming relief.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By using the ‘poison that resurges’ analogy, it implies that impressions (saṃskāras) and karmic effects can remain latent and reappear in cycles, shaping the jīva’s ongoing experience across time.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not mistake temporary relief for permanent freedom; continue steady dharmic discipline (self-control, charity, prayer/ritual where appropriate) because latent tendencies can reawaken with time.