Shloka 24

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

आगन्तुरभिगाताभिषङ्गशापाभिचारतः / चतुर्धा तु कृतः स्वेदो दाहाद्यैरभिघातजः

Transliteration

āganturabhigātābhiṣaṅgaśāpābhicārataḥ / caturdhā tu kṛtaḥ svedo dāhādyairabhighātajaḥ

Translation

由外缘所生之汗，传说分为四类：因伤害/击打，因近身接触之侵扰，因诅咒，及因敌对邪术。此等外起之汗，常伴灼热与诸般苦恼之相。

Word by Word

• आगन्तुः: external (cause)
• आगन्तुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अभिगात: injury/assault
• अभिगात: Sambandha (Enumeration/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिगात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे सूचीकरण)

• अभिषङ्ग: affliction/obsession
• अभिषङ्ग: Sambandha (Enumeration/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (सूचीकरण)

• शाप: curse
• शाप: Sambandha (Enumeration/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (सूचीकरण)

• अभिचारतः: from sorcery/witchcraft
• अभिचारतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभिचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival); हेत्वर्थे (from/owing to sorcery)

• चतुर्धा: fourfold
• चतुर्धा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'fourfold')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• कृतः: produced
• कृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (made/produced)

• स्वेदः: sweating
• स्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दाहाद्यैः: by burning etc.
• दाहाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दाहः आदिः येषाम्)

• अभिघातजः: arising from injury
• अभिघातजः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिघात (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (जन् धातु, अण्-प्रत्यय; तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (अभिघातात् जातः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āgantuka (externally caused) sweating is fourfold: from assault/injury (abhigāta), affliction by contact (abhiṣaṅga), curse (śāpa), and hostile sorcery (abhicāra), typically with burning and related symptoms.

Vedantic Theme: Distinguishing internal (ādhyātmika/doṣaja) from external (āgantuka) causation—right knowledge as the basis of right response.

Application: In assessment, consider non-doṣaja triggers (trauma, toxic exposure, psychosocial/ritual fear contexts); choose interventions appropriate to cause (wound care, avoidance, reassurance, ritual/psychological support where culturally relevant).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147: āgantuka causes continue into the next verses (exertion, possession, poison, emotions)

FAQs

What is the importance of classifying sweating (sveda) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats sweating as a diagnostic sign, distinguishing externally-caused afflictions—injury, contact-based affliction, curse, and sorcery—so one can understand the nature of suffering and respond appropriately.

How does this verse explain unseen influences like śāpa (curse) and abhicāra (sorcery)?

It places curse and hostile rites alongside physical injury as real causal categories for distress, indicating that suffering may have non-physical origins that manifest through bodily symptoms such as burning and sweating.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to investigate both physical and ethical/relational causes of distress—address injury medically, reduce harmful associations, and cultivate protective dharma (truthfulness, prayer, disciplined conduct) rather than fear-based superstition.