Shloka 26

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

सोत्सेधमाचितं रक्तैः कञ्जपर्णमिवाम्बुभिः / पुण्डरीकं भवेत्तद्धि चितं स्फोटैः सितारुणैः

Transliteration

sotsedhamācitaṃ raktaiḥ kañjaparṇamivāmbubhiḥ / puṇḍarīkaṃ bhavettaddhi citaṃ sphoṭaiḥ sitāruṇaiḥ

Translation

อาการที่นูนสูงและถูกปกคลุมด้วยความแดงหนาแน่น ดุจใบบัวที่มีหยดน้ำกระเซ็นเป็นจุด ๆ; เมื่อมีตุ่มพองสีขาวปนแดงประดับอยู่ จึงเรียกว่า ‘ปุณฑรีกะ’.

Word by Word

• सोत्सेधम्: having swelling/elevation
• सोत्सेधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-उत्सेध (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग/अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सहित-उत्सेधः = उत्सेधयुक्तम्)

• आचितम्: filled/covered
• आचितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-चि (धातु) → आचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रक्तैः: with blood (red fluids)
• रक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कञ्जपर्णम्: lotus-leaf
• कञ्जपर्णम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कञ्ज + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कञ्जस्य पर्णम्)

• इव: like/as
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अम्बुभिः: with waters
• अम्बुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• पुण्डरीकम्: white lotus (pundarīka)
• पुण्डरीकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• चितम्: covered/filled
• चितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चि (धातु) → चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्फोटैः: with blisters/eruptions
• स्फोटैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सितारुणैः: white and reddish
• सितारुणैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित + अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (सितश्च अरुणश्च)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Roga-lakṣaṇa-jñāna (knowledge of signs) enables correct identification of disease states.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as kṣetra (field) with observable vikāras; discernment (viveka) begins with accurate perception.

Application: Use visual/tactile signs (raised redness, white-reddish blisters) to differentiate puṇḍarīka from similar eruptions before choosing treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.27-30 (continuation of kuṣṭha/skin-disease taxonomy and doṣa-based differentiation)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the term ‘Puṇḍarīka’ in this verse?

Puṇḍarīka is used as a technical disease-name characterized by a raised surface and a pattern of red spotting with white-reddish blisters, conveyed through the lotus-leaf simile.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

The verse does not narrate the soul’s post-death journey; it teaches recognition of bodily affliction, a reminder of embodied consequences that Purāṇas often connect with discipline and right conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If a rash is raised and blistered with mixed pale and red tones, seek qualified medical evaluation early; the text’s emphasis is careful observation and prompt response.