Shloka 9

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

सर्वेषु तत्प्रकोपो हि सम्यग्धातुप्रशोषणात् / सर्वदेहभ्रामोत्कम्पतापहृद्दाहमोहकृत्

Transliteration

sarveṣu tatprakopo hi samyagdhātupraśoṣaṇāt / sarvadehabhrāmotkampatāpahṛddāhamohakṛt

Translation

เมื่อโทษะนั้นกำเริบทั่วสรรพางค์เพราะธาตุทั้งหลายแห้งเหือดโดยสิ้นเชิง ย่อมก่อให้เกิดเวียนศีรษะทั่วกาย อาการสั่น ความร้อนแรง แสบร้อนบริเวณหัวใจ และความหลงมัวเมา.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषु: in all (cases/conditions)
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• तत्प्रकोपः: its aggravation
• तत्प्रकोपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य प्रकोपः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• सम्यक्: properly, thoroughly
• सम्यक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• धातुप्रशोषणात्: from the drying up of the bodily tissues
• धातुप्रशोषणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु + प्रशोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धातूनां प्रशोषणम्)

• सर्वदेहभ्रामोत्कम्पतापहृद्दाहमोहकृत्: causing whole-body giddiness, tremor, fever, heart-burning, burning sensation, and delusion
• सर्वदेहभ्रामोत्कम्पतापहृद्दाहमोहकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देह + भ्रान्ति/भ्राम + उत्कम्प + ताप + हृद् + दाह + मोह + कृत् (कृ धातु, कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समास; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कृ + क्विप्/कृत्) = ‘कर’ अर्थे; विशेषणम् (तत्प्रकोपस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhātu-kṣaya (drying/depletion of tissues) enables doṣa aggravation, producing whole-body derangement: bhrama, kampana, tāpa, hṛd-dāha, moha.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as inherent to deha; clarity arises by distinguishing the witnessing self from bodily-mental perturbations.

Application: Prevent dehydration and tissue depletion; recognize red-flag symptoms (tremor, burning, delirium) and seek prompt cooling/rehydrating, doṣa-pacifying care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154: dhātu-kṣaya and doṣa-prakopa leading to systemic signs

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dhātu-praśoṣaṇa (drying of bodily tissues) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats dhātu-praśoṣaṇa as a key cause of systemic aggravation that manifests as tremors, burning sensations, heart-region scorching, and delusion—signs of severe decline that prompt spiritual and practical preparedness.

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

By describing confusion (moha) and bodily destabilization at the end-stage of life, it signals the transition-point where clarity, remembrance, and dharmic preparation become crucial before the soul’s post-death journey is described in subsequent teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat intense agitation, tremors, burning distress, and confusion as a call for compassionate care, calming spiritual practices (japa, prayer, sattvic conduct), and timely family/ritual readiness aligned with dharma.