Shloka 3

Atīsāra (Diarrhoea) and Grahaṇī-doṣa: Causes, Prodromal Signs, Doṣa-wise Symptoms, and Major-Disease Status

Devanagari script

मद्यरूक्षातिमात्रादिरसातिस्नेहविभ्रमात् / कृमिघोषविरोधाच्च तद्विधेः कुपितानिलः

Transliteration

madyarūkṣātimātrādirasātisnehavibhramāt / kṛmighoṣavirodhācca tadvidheḥ kupitānilaḥ

Translation

因过度饮酒，因饮食与起居过于干燥，因味觉与油润之性过多或失度而致紊乱，又因虫患与腹中异响所成的阻滞与相逆——调御诸行的风（Vāta/Anila）便随其特定方式而被激怒、增盛。

Word by Word

• मद्यरूक्षातिमात्रादिरसातिस्नेहविभ्रमात्: from derangement due to excess wine, dryness, over-quantity etc., and excessive unctuous taste
• मद्यरूक्षातिमात्रादिरसातिस्नेहविभ्रमात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्य-रूक्ष-अति-मात्र-आदि-रस-अति-स्नेह-विभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (हेतुवाचक: ‘from derangement due to excessive wine, dryness, over-quantity etc., and excessive unctuous taste’)

• कृमिघोषविरोधात्: from irritation/opposition due to worm-noise/parasites
• कृमिघोषविरोधात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृमि-घोष-विरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृमिणां घोषः/कृमिघोषः; तस्य विरोधः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तद्विधेः: of that type/condition
• तद्विधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्-विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य विधिः/प्रकारः)

• कुपितानिलः: aggravated vāta
• कुपितानिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुपित-अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कुपितः अनिलः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pathogenesis: specific provocations (ati-mātra, rūkṣa, madya, imbalance of rasa/sneha, kṛmi/obstruction) vitiate vāta in its characteristic manner.

Vedantic Theme: Causal specificity (viśeṣa) in prakṛti’s transformations; knowledge of causes enables right intervention.

Application: Reduce vāta-provoking factors (excess alcohol, excessive dryness, improper unctuousness/taste extremes) and address parasites/obstruction to restore regulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157.1-2 (nidāna and dietary causes)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (Anila)
• Kṛmi (worms/parasites)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vāta (Anila) control in the Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses that Vāta becomes aggravated by excesses (alcohol, dryness, improper richness), implying that disciplined diet and conduct are essential for health and steadiness of body and mind.

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

While not directly describing after-death travel, it supports the broader Garuda Purana theme that bodily and mental imbalance arises from wrong living; such imbalance is part of the karmic chain that affects one’s preparedness for death and post-death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid excess intoxicants, reduce overly drying habits, keep diet balanced (taste and unctuousness), and address parasitic or digestive disturbances—these are presented as key triggers for Vāta aggravation.