Shloka 15
Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever
सस्वनौ सरुजौ कर्णौ महाशीतौ हि नैव वा / परिदग्धा खरा जिह्वा गुरुस्त्रस्ताङ्गसन्धिता
sasvanau sarujau karṇau mahāśītau hi naiva vā / paridagdhā kharā jihvā gurustrastāṅgasandhitā
کانوں میں گونج اور درد ہوتا ہے؛ سخت سردی میں بھی آرام نہیں ملتا۔ زبان جلی ہوئی اور کھردری محسوس ہوتی ہے، اور اعضا کے جوڑ بھاری ہو کر لرزتے ہیں۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Karmic retribution can target sensory faculties and speech-related organ (tongue), implying moral causality tied to hearing/speaking and bodily action.
Vedantic Theme: Indriya-nigraha: uncontrolled senses lead to bondage; suffering mirrors prior misuse of faculties.
Application: Practice truthful, non-harmful speech; avoid slander and harsh words; cultivate sense-restraint and devotional recitation to purify vāg-indriya.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: indriya-specific torments and bodily heaviness (1.147 sequence)
FAQs
This verse highlights the karmic suffering experienced in the post-death condition, motivating dharmic living and proper rites that are traditionally said to aid and steady the departed.
It depicts the distressing sensory-like experiences of the subtle/preta condition—ringing ears, cold, scorched tongue, trembling joints—used in the text to portray the hardships of the journey after death.
Live ethically to reduce harmful karma, and if following tradition, perform remembrance and śrāddha/charity with sincerity as acts of support and responsibility toward ancestors.