Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कुष्ठैकहेतवो ऽन्तर्जाः श्लेष्मजा बाह्यसम्भवाः / मधुरान्नगुडक्षीरदधिमत्स्यनवौदनैः

Transliteration

kuṣṭhaikahetavo 'ntarjāḥ śleṣmajā bāhyasambhavāḥ / madhurānnaguḍakṣīradadhimatsyanavaudanaiḥ

Translation

جو کِرم اندر سے پیدا ہو کر بلغم سے جنم لیتے اور باہر ظاہر ہوتے ہیں، وہ کُشٹھ (جلدی مرض) کے بڑے سبب ہیں۔ میٹھا کھانا، گُڑ، دودھ، دہی، مچھلی اور تازہ پکا چاول انہیں بڑھاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• कुष्ठ: leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठ: Sambandha/Relation (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• एक: single/one
• एक: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• हेतवः: causes
• हेतवः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (कुष्ठ-एक-हेतु) समासार्थे

• अन्तर्जाः: born within/internal
• अन्तर्जाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्लेष्मजाः: arising from phlegm
• श्लेष्मजाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्मन् + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (born of phlegm)

• बाह्य: external
• बाह्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• सम्भवाः: originating/produced
• सम्भवाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (बाह्य-सम्भव) समासार्थे

• मधुर: sweet
• मधुर: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• अन्न: food
• अन्न: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• गुड: jaggery
• गुड: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• क्षीर: milk
• क्षीर: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• दधि: curd/yogurt
• दधि: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• मत्स्य: fish
• मत्स्य: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• नव: new/fresh
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• औदनैः: with rice-gruel/boiled rice preparations
• औदनैः: Karana/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/हेतु-निर्देश

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Internal (antarja) phlegm-born factors manifest externally and are major causes of kuṣṭha; certain kapha-promoting foods aggravate the condition.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect in embodied life (kārya-kāraṇa) and the need for disciplined action; body managed as a field of karma while Self remains distinct.

Application: Reduce/avoid kapha-aggravating foods listed (sweet foods, jaggery, milk, curd, fish, freshly cooked rice) when prone to skin disorders; adopt balancing diet and treatment under a vaidya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Dhanvantari sections on kuṣṭha and krimi as nidāna (causes) and āhāra-vihāra (diet-lifestyle) factors

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of diet in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse links internal imbalance (śleṣma/kapha) with outward disease, teaching that disciplined diet is part of dharmic self-care.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes mastery over appetite and habit; such restraint supports a purified life, a recurring Garuda Purana theme alongside death-ritual and afterlife instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If prone to kapha-type issues, moderate heavy-sweet foods and combinations; adopt mindful eating as a form of daily purification.