Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis
कुष्ठोक्तं यच्च यच्चास्थिमज्जाशुक्रसमाश्रयम् / कृच्छ्रं मेदोमतञ्चैव याप्यं स्नाप्वास्थिमांसगम्
kuṣṭhoktaṃ yacca yaccāsthimajjāśukrasamāśrayam / kṛcchraṃ medomatañcaiva yāpyaṃ snāpvāsthimāṃsagam
Bất cứ điều gì được gọi là kuṣṭha (bệnh ngoài da), và điều gì trú trong xương, tủy và tinh dịch—đều được gọi là kṛcchra, tức chứng nặng. Điều liên hệ với mô mỡ cũng như vậy; còn điều lan khắp gân, xương và thịt thì được xem là yāpya: mạn tính nhưng vẫn có thể điều trị, kiểm soát.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Discrimination of disease by tissue-depth (dhatu-ashraya) and prognosis (krcchra vs yapya).
Vedantic Theme: Deha as anitya; knowledge (viveka) applied to embodied conditions without mistaking body for Self.
Application: Use depth of involvement (skin vs bone/marrow/semen) to judge severity and manage expectations; prioritize early intervention before deeper dhatus are affected.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.32-35 (progression of kustha by dosha/dhatu involvement)
This verse classifies kuṣṭha by the deeper bodily tissues it occupies—bone, marrow, semen, fat, sinews, and flesh—implying that deeper tissue involvement makes the condition harder and more chronic.
Indirectly, it links embodied suffering to the condition of the physical body; in Garuda Purana’s broader teaching, bodily afflictions are part of lived consequences that shape one’s conduct and purification.
Treat chronic illness seriously and early: the verse emphasizes that deeper systemic involvement is harder to cure, encouraging timely care, disciplined living, and ethical conduct.