Shloka 52

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

हृष्येते चरणौ यस्य भवेतां चापि सुप्तकौ / पादहर्षः स विज्ञेयः कफमारुतकोपजः

Transliteration

hṛṣyete caraṇau yasya bhavetāṃ cāpi suptakau / pādaharṣaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ kaphamārutakopajaḥ

Translation

جس کے دونوں پاؤں میں سنسناہٹ ہو اور ساتھ ہی سن ہونا بھی ہو، اسے ‘پادہرش’ سمجھنا چاہیے؛ یہ کَف اور وِیات کے بگڑنے سے پیدا ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• हृष्येते: (two) tingle/feel thrill
• हृष्येते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृष् (धातु ‘हर्षे/रोमाञ्चे’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• चरणौ: the two feet
• चरणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग

• भवेताम्: may become (two)
• भवेताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Discourse (connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• सुप्तकौ: asleep/numb (two)
• सुप्तकौ: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् ‘निद्रायाम्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• पाद-हर्षः: tingling of the feet
• पाद-हर्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादस्य हर्षः)

• सः: that (is)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विज्ञेयः: should be known/recognized
• विज्ञेयः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) ; ज्ञेय (कृदन्त; तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ ‘ज्ञातव्य’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be known)

• कफ-मारुत-कोप-जः: arising from aggravation of kapha and vāta
• कफ-मारुत-कोप-जः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + मारुत (प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समाहार/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध: कफमारुतयोः कोपात् जातः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-sāmānya-viśeṣa: symptom-pattern (tingling + numbness) indicates kapha-vāta involvement and defines pāda-harṣa.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa in practice—reliable inference from signs (liṅga) to underlying cause (doṣa).

Application: When feet show tingling with numbness, consider kapha-vāta aggravation; adjust diet/activity to reduce heaviness/coldness (kapha) and dryness/mobility (vāta).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (pāda-roga and vāta-vyādhi diagnostic cluster)

FAQs

What is the importance of pāda-harṣa in the Garuda Purana?

It provides a clear nidāna (symptom-based identification): tingling plus numbness in the feet is classified as pāda-harṣa and linked to kapha–vāta aggravation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine; it is part of Garuda Purana’s practical instruction on bodily conditions and doṣa-based causation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent tingling/numbness as a sign of imbalance; support circulation and vāta–kapha balance through routine, warmth, and appropriate diet, alongside medical evaluation when needed.