Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

विषान्मूर्छातिसारश्च श्यावता दाहकृद्भ्रमः / क्रोधात्कम्पः शिरोरुक्च प्रलापो भयशोकजे

Transliteration

viṣānmūrchātisāraśca śyāvatā dāhakṛdbhramaḥ / krodhātkampaḥ śirorukca pralāpo bhayaśokaje

Translation

由毒而生昏厥与剧泻，肤色晦暗，灼热之感与眩晕；由嗔怒而生战栗与头痛；由恐惧与忧悲而生胡言乱语。

Word by Word

• विषात्: from poison
• विषात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मूर्छा: fainting
• मूर्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अतिसारः: diarrhea
• अतिसारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्यावता: dark discoloration
• श्यावता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• दाहकृत्: causing burning
• दाहकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाह + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दाहं करोति)

• भ्रमः: dizziness/delirium
• भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रोधात्: from anger
• क्रोधात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कम्पः: trembling
• कम्पः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिरोरुक्: headache
• शिरोरुक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् + रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रलापः: incoherent talk, delirious speech
• प्रलापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भयशोकजे: arising from fear and grief
• भयशोकजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + शोक + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (भय-शोक) + तत्पुरुष/उपपद (…जात)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa / Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Causal mapping of symptoms to etiologies: poison produces specific bodily signs; anger and fear/grief produce distinct neuro-psychic disturbances.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body interdependence within prakṛti; emotions (krodha, bhaya, śoka) manifest as measurable vikāras.

Application: In acute presentations, differentiate toxicology from emotion-triggered episodes; address both—detox/medical care for viṣa and calming practices/support for krodha-bhaya-śoka.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (symptomatology of viṣa, krodha, bhaya/śoka in afflictive states)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing poison, anger, fear, and grief effects in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific inner causes (poison and powerful emotions) with observable bodily and mental disturbances, reinforcing the Purana’s dharmic emphasis on self-control and safeguarding life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

By showing how fear, grief, and anger disturb the mind (even to delirium), it supports the broader teaching that mental states shape one’s experience and preparedness for death and the after-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid harmful substances, and practice anger- and fear-management (restraint, prayer/meditation, ethical living), since these states visibly destabilize body and speech.