Shloka 25

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

बाह्यायामं हनुस्तम्भं ब्रवते वातरोगिणम् / विण्मूत्रमसृजं प्राप्य ससमीरसमीरणाः?

Transliteration

bāhyāyāmaṃ hanustambhaṃ bravate vātarogiṇam / viṇmūtramasṛjaṃ prāpya sasamīrasamīraṇāḥ?

Translation

Ang panlabas na paninigas at paninigas ng panga ay sinasabing kalagayan ng taong dinapuan ng karamdaman ng vāta. At kapag ang mga paglabas—dumi, ihi, at dugo—ay nagulo, ang mga hangin (vāyu) ay kumikilos nang marahas sa loob.

Word by Word

• बाह्यायामम्: external stretching/extension
• बाह्यायामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बाह्यः आयामः)

• हनुस्तम्भम्: stiffness of the jaw
• हनुस्तम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हन्वाः स्तम्भः)

• ब्रवते: says/calls (it)
• ब्रवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वातरोगिणम्: a vāta-patient; one afflicted by wind-disorder
• वातरोगिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वात-रोगी)

• विण्मूत्रम्: feces and urine
• विण्मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विण् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (विण् च मूत्रं च) समाहारार्थे

• असृजम्: blood
• असृजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained; after reaching
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): प्राप्य = having obtained/reached

• ससमीरसमीरणाः: movements/breezes along with winds (vāta-currents)
• ससमीरसमीरणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सहितार्थ-उपपद) + समीर (प्रातिपदिक) + समीरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासः (समीरैः सह समीरणाः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The ‘winds’ (vāyus) govern bodily function; when disordered, the organism destabilizes—revealing the conditioned, composite nature of embodiment.

Vedantic Theme: Body as bhuta-sanghata regulated by prana; the Self is distinct from physiological turbulence.

Application: Maintain vata-balancing conduct (regularity, grounding diet, calm mind) and cultivate spiritual practice early, since bodily control fails under severe derangement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (vata, prana, and terminal symptomatology)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vata (Vāyu)

FAQs

What does ‘vātarogi’ indicate in this Garuda Purana verse?

It points to a vāta (wind) affliction—marked here by rigidity and jaw stiffness—used as a sign of severe bodily imbalance associated with the dying process.

How does this verse connect bodily disorder to the after-death narrative?

The verse frames death as a breakdown of bodily regulation—especially of vāyu—suggesting imminent separation of life-force, which precedes the soul’s post-death passage described later.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It advises alertness to serious end-stage symptoms and encourages timely spiritual preparation and family readiness for Garuda Purana death rituals and last rites.