Shloka 53
निवर्तते पुनश्चैव प्रत्यनीकबलाबलः / क्षीणदोषो ज्वरः सूक्ष्मो रसादिष्वेव लीयते
nivartate punaścaiva pratyanīkabalābalaḥ / kṣīṇadoṣo jvaraḥ sūkṣmo rasādiṣveva līyate
پھر وہ دوبارہ پلٹ جاتا ہے اور مدافعتی قوت کمزور پڑ جاتی ہے۔ دَوش کے زائل ہونے پر لطیف بخار صرف رس وغیرہ دھاتوں میں ہی جذب ہو جاتا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Dosha: Mixed
Concept: When opposing strength weakens and doṣa is depleted, fever becomes subtle and merges into rasa and related dhātus.
Vedantic Theme: Impermanence of bodily states; careful discrimination between gross symptoms and subtle residual imbalance.
Application: Do not assume cure at symptom-drop; support rasa/dhātu restoration with light diet, rest, and gradual strengthening to prevent relapse.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (discussion of jvara progression and dhātu involvement)
FAQs
This verse frames recovery as the doṣa behind the illness becoming depleted, after which the subtle jvara withdraws and merges back into the body’s fluids/tissues rather than continuing to afflict the person.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it uses precise Ayurvedic language to describe how a subtle disease process retreats and resolves within the bodily constituents.
Treat illness by addressing the underlying imbalance (doṣa) rather than only symptoms; when the root disturbance is reduced, the condition naturally subsides and reintegrates into normal bodily function.