Shloka 6

Visarpa Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa

Causes, Types, and Prognosis of Rapidly Spreading Eruptive Disorders

Devanagari script

पित्ताद्द्रुतगतिः पित्तज्वरलिङ्गो ऽतिलोहितः / कफात्कण्डूयुतः स्निग्धः कफज्वरसमानरुक्

Transliteration

pittāddrutagatiḥ pittajvaraliṅgo 'tilohitaḥ / kaphātkaṇḍūyutaḥ snigdhaḥ kaphajvarasamānaruk

Translation

پِتّہ سے (وِسَرپ) تیزی سے پھیلتا ہے، پِتّہ جَور کی علامتیں دکھاتا ہے اور نہایت سرخ ہو جاتا ہے؛ کَف سے یہ خارش کے ساتھ، چکنا اور بھاری ہوتا ہے اور کَف جَور جیسی تکلیف دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• पित्तात्: from pitta (bile-doṣa)
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• द्रुतगतिः: of swift course/spread
• द्रुतगतिः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुत + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वीसर्पः understood); समासः—कर्मधारय (द्रुता गति: swift movement)

• पित्तज्वरलिङ्गः: having signs of pitta-fever
• पित्तज्वरलिङ्गः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्तज्वर + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पित्तज्वरस्य लिङ्गम् यस्य)

• अतिलोहितः: very red
• अतिलोहितः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अत्यन्तं लोहितः)

• कफात्: from kapha (phlegm-doṣa)
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कण्डूयुतः: accompanied by itching
• कण्डूयुतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्डू + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कण्डू-युक्तः)

• स्निग्धः: oily/unctuous
• स्निग्धः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कफज्वरसमानरुक्: with pain similar to kapha-fever
• कफज्वरसमानरुक्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफज्वर + समान + रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कफज्वर-समान-रुक् = pain like kapha-fever)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-bheda by gati (speed), varṇa (color), sparśa/guṇa (unctuousness/heaviness), and associated jvara-lakṣaṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa of direct observation (pratyakṣa) and inference (anumāna) applied to the body; disciplined attention as a form of knowledge.

Application: Differentiate pitta-visarpa (rapid, very red, pitta-jvara signs) from kapha-visarpa (itching, snigdha, guru, kapha-jvara-like pain) to avoid wrong-line treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.163 (visarpa doṣa-wise features: vāta/pitta/kapha/sannipāta and combinations)

Characters & Entities

• Pitta (doṣa)
• Kapha (doṣa)

FAQs

How does the Garuda Purana distinguish pittaja and kaphaja visarpa?

Pittaja spreads quickly with intense redness and pitta-fever signs, while kaphaja shows itching, oily/heavy qualities, and kapha-fever-like pain.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine; it functions as a clinical doṣa-classification to guide right living and treatment decisions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Rapidly spreading, very red eruptions suggest a pitta pattern; itchy, oily/heavy presentations suggest kapha—either way, seek prompt medical evaluation rather than delaying.