Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis
विस्फोटपिटिका पामा कण्डूक्लेदरुजान्विताः / सूक्ष्मा श्यामारुणा रूक्षा प्रायः स्फिक्पाणिकूर्परे
visphoṭapiṭikā pāmā kaṇḍūkledarujānvitāḥ / sūkṣmā śyāmāruṇā rūkṣā prāyaḥ sphikpāṇikūrpare
چھالوں اور دانوں کے ساتھ، خارش، رِساؤ اور درد والی بیماری ‘پاما’ ہے۔ یہ نہایت باریک، سیاہی مائل سرخ رنگ کی، خشک ہوتی ہے اور عموماً سرین، ہاتھوں اور کہنیوں پر پائی جاتی ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Roga-parīkṣā through symptom clusters (kandu, kleda, ruja) and deśa (body-site) specificity.
Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa-based knowing in the empirical domain; disciplined observation as a form of sattvic knowledge.
Application: When eruptions are minute, dark-reddish, dry, with itching/oozing/pain, and occur on buttocks/hands/elbows, classify as pāmā to guide management and hygiene.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.26 (preceding lesion type); Garuda Purana 1.164.28-30 (subsequent kuṣṭha variants and doṣa-based approach)
This verse defines pāmā by small blister-like pimples with intense itching, moisture/oozing, and pain, typically appearing on the buttocks, hands, and elbows.
It does not directly discuss Yama’s realm or the afterlife; it highlights embodied suffering through disease-signs, reinforcing the Purāṇic emphasis on disciplined living and mindful action.
Use the location-and-symptom profile (itching + oozing + tiny dry eruptions) as a prompt for early diagnosis and hygiene-focused prevention, along with restraint from harmful habits.