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# Garudapurana 1.152

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.152

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.152.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.27) — 1 part

### [1.152.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.1)

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 152  
dhanvantariruvāca /  
athāto yakṣmarogasya nidānaṃ pravadāmyaham /  
anekarogānugato bahurogapurogamaḥ //

> The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — \[Chapter\] 152.  
> Dhanvantari said:  
> Now I shall declare the diagnosis of the disease of consumption, / which is followed by many diseases and precedes many diseases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.2)

rājayakṣmā kṣayaḥ śoṣo rogarāḍiti kathyate /  
nakṣatrāṇāṃ dvijānāñca rājño 'bhūdyadayaṃ purā //

> It is called royal consumption (rājayakṣmā), wasting (kṣaya), desiccation (śoṣa), and king of diseases (rogarāj). / Because it occurred in ancient times to the king of stars and dvijas \[the Moon\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.3)

yacca rājā ca yakṣmā ca rājayakṣmā tato mataḥ /  
dehauṣadhakṣayakṛteḥ kṣayastatsambhavācca saḥ //

> and because it is both a king and consumption, it is therefore considered royal consumption. / Because it causes the wasting of bodily tissues and remedies, and because it arises therefrom, it is wasting;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.4)

rasādiśoṣaṇācchoṣo rogarāḍiti rājavat /  
sāhasaṃ vegasaṃrodhaḥ śukraujaḥ snehasaṃkṣayaḥ //

> because of the drying up of chyle and the other tissues, it is desiccation; and it is king of diseases because it acts like a king. / Rash action, suppression of natural urges, loss of semen, vigor, and unctuousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.5)

annapānavidhityāgaścatvārastasyahetavaḥ /  
tairudīrṇo 'nilaḥ pittaṃ vyarthaṃ codīrya sarvataḥ //

> and disregard for the proper regimen of food and drink are its four causes. / Agitated by these, wind excites pitta in vain all around,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.6)

śarirasandhimāviśya tāḥ śirāḥ pratipīḍayan /  
mukhāni srotasāṃ ruddhvā tathaivātivisṛjya vā //

> enters the joints of the body, violently afflicts the vessels, / blocks the openings of the channels, or likewise excessively opens them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.7)

madhyamūrdhvamadhastiryagavyathāṃ sañjanayeddhṛdaḥ /  
rūpaṃ bhaviṣyatastasya pratiśyāyo bhṛśaṃ jvaraḥ //

> and produces disease of the heart, in the middle, upper, lower, and transverse \[regions\]. / The premonitory signs of this approaching \[illness\] are catarrh, severe fever,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.8)

praseko mukhamādhuryaṃ mārdavaṃ vahnide hayoḥ /  
laulyabhāvo 'nnapānādau śucāvaśucivīkṣaṇam //

> salivation, sweetness in the mouth, weakness of the digestive fire and of the body, / gluttonous cravings for food and drink, perceiving impurity in what is pure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.9)

makṣikātṛṇakeśādipātaḥ prāyo 'nnapānayoḥ /  
hṛllāsaśchardirarucirasnāte 'pi balakṣayaḥ //

> frequent falling of flies, straw, hair, and the like into food and drink, / nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, loss of strength even when unbathed/bathed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.10)

pāṇyoruvakṣaḥ pādāsyakukṣyakṣṇoratiśuklatā /  
bāhvoḥ pratodo jihvāyāḥ kāye baibhatsyadarśanam //

> excessive whiteness of the hands, chest, feet, mouth, abdomen, and eyes, / a pricking pain in the arms, \[a coating on\] the tongue, seeing hideousness in one's body,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.11)

strīmadyamāṃsapriyatā ghṛṇitā mūrdhaguṇṭhanam /  
nakhakeśāsthivṛddhiśca svapne cābhibhavo bhavet //

> fondness for women, liquor, and meat, disgust, covering the head, / overgrowth of nails and hair, and defeat in dreams.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.12)

patanaṃ kṛkalāsāhikapiśvāpadapakṣibhiḥ /  
keśāsthituṣabhasmāditarau samadhirohaṇam //

> Falling \[or attacked\] by chameleons, snakes, monkeys, beasts of prey, and birds, / climbing upon heaps of hair, bones, chaff, ash, and the like, or trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.13)

śūnyānāṃ grāmadeśānāṃ darśanaṃ śuṣyato 'mbhasaḥ /  
jyotirdivi davāgnīnāṃ jvalatāṃ ca mahīruhām //

> beholding deserted villages and regions, drying up of water, / light falling from the sky, forest fires, and burning trees \[are seen in dreams\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.14)

pīnasaśvāsakāsaṃ ca svaramūrdharujo 'ruciḥ /  
ūrdhvaniḥ śvāsasaṃśoṣāvadhaśchardiśca koṣṭhage //

> Chronic catarrh, asthma, cough, pain in the voice and head, loss of taste, / upward breath, emaciation, and vomiting downward when it has entered the digestive tract,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.15)

sthite pārśve ca rugbodhe sandhisthe bhavati jvaraḥ /  
rūpāṇyaikādaśaitāni jāyante rājayakṣmaṇaḥ //

> pain situated in the flanks, and fever occurring when located in the joints: / these eleven symptoms of royal consumption arise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.16)

teṣāmupadravānvidyātkaṇṭhadhvaṃsakarī rujāḥ /  
jṛmbhāṅgamardaniṣṭhīvavahnimāndyāsyapūtitā //

> One should know its complications to be painful afflictions ruining the throat, / yawning, aching limbs, spitting, sluggish digestive fire, and fetor of the mouth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.17)

tatra vātācchiraḥ pārśvaśūlanaṃ sāṃgamardanam /  
kaṇṭharodhaḥ svarabhraṃśaḥ pittātpādāṃsapāṇiṣu //

> There, from wind arise aching of the head and flanks, with generalized body-ache, / choking of the throat, and loss of voice. From pitta arise \[burning\] in feet, shoulders, and hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.18)

dāho 'tisāro 'sṛk chardirmukhagandho jvaro madaḥ /  
kaphādarocakacchardikāsā ardhvāṃ gagauravam //

> burning sensation, diarrhea, vomiting of blood, foul mouth odor, fever, and intoxication. / From kapha arise anorexia, vomiting, cough, heaviness in the upper limbs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.19)

prasekaḥ pīnasaḥ śvāsaḥ svarabhedo 'lpavahnitā /  
doṣairmandānalatvena śothalepakapholbaṇaiḥ //

> salivation, catarrh, dyspnea, hoarseness of voice, and sluggish digestive fire. / Due to sluggish digestive fire through the humors, with predominant swelling, coating, and kapha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.20)

srotomukheṣu ruddheṣu dhātuṣu svalpakeṣu ca /  
vidāho manasaḥ sthāne bhavantyanye hyupadravāḥ //

> when the channel-mouths are obstructed and the tissues are deficient, / burning occurs in the seat of the mind, and other complications arise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.21)

pacyate koṣṭha evānnamamlayuktai rasairyutam /  
prāyo 'sya kṣayabhāgānāṃ naivānnaṃ cāṅgapuṣṭaye //

> The food is digested right in the gut accompanied by sour juices; / the food of one suffering from wasting mostly does not serve to nourish the limbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.22)

raso hyasya na raktāya māṃsāya kurute tu tat /  
upaṣṭabdhaḥ samantācca kevalaṃ vartate kṣayī //

> For his chyle does not produce blood, nor \[blood produce\] flesh; / supported purely on all sides \[by waste matter alone\], the consumptive person survives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.23)

liṅgeṣvalpeṣvatikṣīṇaṃ vyādhau ṣaṭkaraṇakṣayam /  
varjayetsādhayedeva sarveṣvapi tato 'nyathā //

> Even with few symptoms, one who is severely emaciated and has loss of the six sense organs in the disease / should be rejected; but otherwise, even with all \[symptoms present\], one should treat him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.24)

doṣairvyastaiḥ samastaiśca kṣayātsarvasya medasaḥ /  
svarabhedo bhavettasya kṣāmo rūkṣaścalaḥ svaraḥ //

> From the humors, separate or combined, and from the depletion of all fat, / hoarseness of voice may occur: his voice becomes weak, dry, and unstable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.25)

śukavarṇābhakaṇṭhatvaṃ snigdhoṣṇopaśamo 'nilāt /  
pittāttālugale dāhaḥ śoṣo bhavati santatam //

> The throat appears parrot-colored, with relief from unctuous and warm things, from wind. / From pitta, there is a burning sensation in the palate and throat, and continuous dryness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.26)

limpanniva kaphaiḥ kaṇṭhaṃ mukhaṃ ghuraghurāyate /  
svayaṃ viruddhaiḥ sarvaistu sarvāliṅgaiḥ kṣayo bhavet //

> The throat seems smeared with phlegm, and the mouth rattles. / From all \[humors\] conflicting on their own, wasting occurs with all symptoms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.27)

dhūmāyatīva cātyarthamudeti śleṣmalakṣaṇam /  
kṛcchrasādhyāḥ kṣayāścātra sarvairalpañca varjayet //

> It seems to smoke intensely, and phlegmatic signs arise. / Here, cases of wasting are difficult to cure; and one should reject that which possesses all \[symptoms\] even if slight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.152.27.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.152.27.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe yakṣmanidānā nāma dvipañcāśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the one hundred fifty-second chapter, entitled 'Diagnosis of Consumption', in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first section named First Part in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.152.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.2484) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.5.2_3) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit

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