Shloka 10

Devanagari script

केशादा रोमविध्वंसा रोमद्वीपा उदुम्बराः / षट्ते कुष्ठैककर्माणः सहसौरसमातरः

Transliteration

keśādā romavidhvaṃsā romadvīpā udumbarāḥ / ṣaṭte kuṣṭhaikakarmāṇaḥ sahasaurasamātaraḥ

Translation

เคศาดา โรมวิธวังสา โรมทวีปา และอุทุมพรา—ทั้งหกนี้กล่าวว่ามีหน้าที่เดียว คือก่อทุกข์โรคดุจเรื้อน; และอุบัติจากแก่นสาร (รสะ) นับพันนับหมื่นประการ।

Word by Word

• keśādāḥ: hair-eaters (worms)
• keśādāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśa (प्रातिपदिक) + √ad (अद् धातु, भक्षणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: केशं अदति इति (केश-आद)

• roma-vidhvaṃsāḥ: destroyers of hair
• roma-vidhvaṃsāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roma (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhvaṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रोमणां विध्वंसाः

• roma-dvīpāḥ: roma-dvīpa (named type)
• roma-dvīpāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roma (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: रोम-सम्बद्धाः द्वीपाः (नामरूपेण)

• udumbarāḥ: udumbara (named type)
• udumbarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udumbara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नाम (क्रिमिविशेषः)

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक, संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनार्थे (ते इति सह)

• te: they/those
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• kuṣṭha-eka-karmāṇaḥ: having a single function related to leprosy
• kuṣṭha-eka-karmāṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: कुष्ठे एकं कर्म येषां ते

• sahasā-urasa-mātaraḥ: sahasā-urasa-mātara (named type)
• sahasā-urasa-mātaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + uras (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास: सहसा-उरसः (हृदय/वक्षः) मातारः (नामरूपेण)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Afflictions manifest through specific agents; bodily suffering is a consequence-channel for prior causes and present impurity.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyasa on the body and the inevitability of duhkha in deha-abhimana; impetus toward vairagya.

Application: Cultivate cleanliness, moderation, and ethical restraint; treat disease as a prompt for self-discipline and spiritual recollection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: internal-body

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.165.11-14 (krimi-utpatti and symptoms); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa themes: papa-phala as duhkha (general)

FAQs

What is the importance of the names Keśādā and Romavidhvaṃsā in Garuda Purana?

They denote specific classes of subtle disease-causing agents used by the text to map how particular afflictions (especially skin disorders) arise in embodied life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It shows that while the soul is distinct, its embodied journey is conditioned by karmic results that can manifest as concrete ailments through subtle intermediaries.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat skin disease with proper care and prevention, and also reflect on conduct—using the verse as motivation for ethical living, restraint, and purification practices.