Shloka 24
Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna
Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass
मूत्रन्तयोरप्यनिलाद्बाह्ये वाभ्यन्तरे तथा / वातपूर्णः खरस्पर्शो रूक्षो वाताच्च दाहकृत्
mūtrantayorapyanilādbāhye vābhyantare tathā / vātapūrṇaḥ kharasparśo rūkṣo vātācca dāhakṛt
پیشاب اور پاخانے کی نالیوں میں بھی، باہر ہو یا اندر، انیل (وات) کے سبب وات سے بھری حالت پیدا ہوتی ہے—چھونے میں کھردری، طبیعت میں خشک، اور وات کے باعث جلن پیدا کرنے والی۔
Lord Vishnu
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Vāta’s capacity to disturb multiple srotas (mūtra and purīṣa pathways) producing characteristic guṇas: rūkṣa (dry), khara (rough), and associated burning sensation.
Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa framework as empirical mapping of suffering (duḥkha) in the body; discernment (viveka) between knower and known supports wise response.
Application: When urinary/bowel channels show dryness, roughness, and burning, suspect vāta involvement (possibly with secondary heat); prioritize hydration, unctuous measures, and vāta-pacifying regimen while evaluating for mixed doṣa.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160: urinary/genital channel disorders and doṣa guṇas in adjacent verses; Ayurveda parallels: Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya on vāta guṇas (rūkṣa, khara) and their clinical signs; Caraka on srotas and vāta-vyādhi
FAQs
This verse attributes specific forms of discomfort—dryness, roughness, and burning—to the dominance of vāta, showing how the wind principle can intensify suffering in the post-death condition.
It highlights the preta’s embodied experience (a subtle, suffering-prone condition) where elemental forces like vāyu/vāta affect bodily channels, implying that the journey after death includes tangible sensations and afflictions.
It encourages compassion and disciplined living: reduce harshness and neglect in life, and in ritual contexts it supports the logic of cooling, soothing offerings (water, pinda-dana) intended to ease dryness and burning associated with distress.