Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 155
GaP 1 155.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- १५५ धन्वन्तरिरुवाच । वक्ष्ये मदात्ययादेश्च निदानं मुनिभाषितम् । तीक्ष्णाम्लरूक्षसूक्ष्माम्लव्यवायासुकरं लघु
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 155 dhanvantariruvāca / vakṣye madātyayādeśca nidānaṃ munibhāṣitam / tīkṣṇāmlarūkṣasūkṣmāmlavyavāyāsukaraṃ laghu
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, (chapter) 155. Dhanvantari said: I shall declare the etiology of intoxication-excess (madātyaya) and the rest, as spoken by the sages. (Wine is) sharp, sour, rough, subtle, sour(?), quickly pervading, easily (acting), light,
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GaP 1 155.2
विकाशि विशदं मद्यं मेदसो ऽस्माद्विपर्ययः । तीक्ष्णोदयाश्च दिव्युक्ताश्चित्तोपप्लविनो गुणाः
vikāśi viśadaṃ madyaṃ medaso 'smādviparyayaḥ / tīkṣṇodayāśca divyuktāścittopaplavino guṇāḥ
expanding (vikāsi) and clear — such is wine; and from it the fat suffers the opposite (of increase). And its sharpness and the rest, the qualities said to be divine(?), are agitators of the mind.
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GaP 1 155.3
जीवितान्ताः प्रजायन्ते विषेणोत्कर्षवर्तिना । तीक्ष्णादिभिर्गुणैर्मद्यं मान्द्यदीनोजसो गुणान्
jīvitāntāḥ prajāyante viṣeṇotkarṣavartinā / tīkṣṇādibhirguṇairmadyaṃ māndyadīnojaso guṇān
They come to end life, as does poison when it acts in excess; wine by its sharp and other qualities (destroys) the qualities of vital essence, making them dull and weak.
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GaP 1 155.4
दशभिर्गुणैः संक्षोम्यं चेतो नयति चाक्रियम् । आद्ये मदे द्वितीये ऽपि प्रम (मो) दायतने स्थितः
daśabhirguṇaiḥ saṃkṣomyaṃ ceto nayati cākriyam / ādye made dvitīye 'pi prama (mo) dāyatane sthitaḥ
By its ten qualities the mind is to be agitated, and it renders (it) incapable of action. In the first stage of intoxication, and in the second too, (a man) situated in the seat of gladness
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GaP 1 155.5
दुर्विकल्पहतो मूढः सुखमित्यभिमुच्यते । मध्यमोत्तमयोः सन्धिं प्राप्य राजासनो मदः
durvikalpahato mūḍhaḥ sukhamityabhimucyate / madhyamottamayoḥ sandhiṃ prāpya rājāsano madaḥ
is deluded, struck by bad judgment, and abandons himself (to it) thinking it pleasure. Reaching the juncture of the middling and the highest (stages), the intoxication seats itself as a king;
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GaP 1 155.6
निरङ्कुश इव व्यालो न किञ्चिन्नाचरेत्ततः । इयं भूमिरवाच्यानां दौः शीलस्येदमास्पदम्
niraṅkuśa iva vyālo na kiñcinnācarettataḥ / iyaṃ bhūmiravācyānāṃ dauḥ śīlasyedamāspadam
like an elephant without a goad, there is nothing he would not do. This is the ground of things not to be spoken, this is the abode of bad conduct.
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GaP 1 155.7
एको ऽयं बहुमार्गायाः दुर्गर् (म) तेर्दर्शकः परम् । निश्चेष्टः सन्नवाक्शेते तृतीये ऽत्र मदे स्थितः
eko 'yaṃ bahumārgāyāḥ durgar (ma) terdarśakaḥ param / niśceṣṭaḥ sannavākśete tṛtīye 'tra made sthitaḥ
This alone is the chief shower of the many-pathed evil course; in the third stage of intoxication here he lies motionless and speechless,
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GaP 1 155.8
मरणादपि पापात्मा गतः पापतरां दशाम् । धर्माधर्मं सुखं दुः खं मानानर्थं हिताहितम्
maraṇādapi pāpātmā gataḥ pāpatarāṃ daśām / dharmādharmaṃ sukhaṃ duḥ khaṃ mānānarthaṃ hitāhitam
an evil-souled man gone to a state worse than death itself. Right and wrong, pleasure and pain, honour and loss, the beneficial and the harmful —
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GaP 1 155.9
न वेद शीकमोहार्तं शोष (क) मोहादिसंयुतः । सोन्मादभ्रममूर्छायां सापस्मारः पतत्यधः
na veda śīkamohārtaṃ śoṣa (ka) mohādisaṃyutaḥ / sonmādabhramamūrchāyāṃ sāpasmāraḥ patatyadhaḥ
he does not know (them), afflicted by delusion, joined with wasting, delusion and the rest; with madness, giddiness and fainting, and with epilepsy, he falls down.
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GaP 1 155.10
नाति माद्यन्ति बलिनः कृताहारा महाशनाः । वातात्पित्तात्कफात्सर्वैर्भवेद्रोगो मदात्ययः
nāti mādyanti balinaḥ kṛtāhārā mahāśanāḥ / vātātpittātkaphātsarvairbhavedrogo madātyayaḥ
The strong, who have taken food, who eat much, do not become greatly intoxicated. From wind, from bile, from phlegm, or from all (together), the disease madātyaya may arise.
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GaP 1 155.11
सामान्यलक्षणं तेषां प्रमोहो हृदयव्यथा । विभेदं प्रसभं तृष्णा सौम्यो ग्लानिर्ज्वरो ऽरुचिः
sāmānyalakṣaṇaṃ teṣāṃ pramoho hṛdayavyathā / vibhedaṃ prasabhaṃ tṛṣṇā saumyo glānirjvaro 'ruciḥ
Their common signs are: fainting, pain in the heart, violent diarrhoea, thirst, gentleness(?), exhaustion, fever, loss of appetite,
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GaP 1 155.12
पुरोविबन्धस्तिमिरं कासः श्वासः प्रजागरः । स्वेदो ऽतिमात्रं विष्टम्भः श्वयथुश्चित्तविभ्रमः
purovibandhastimiraṃ kāsaḥ śvāsaḥ prajāgaraḥ / svedo 'timātraṃ viṣṭambhaḥ śvayathuścittavibhramaḥ
blockage in front (of the chest), dimness of vision, cough, laboured breathing, sleeplessness, excessive sweating, constipation, swelling, confusion of mind;
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GaP 1 155.13
स्वप्नेनेवाभिभवति न चोक्तश्च स भाषतेः । पित्ताद्दाहज्वरः स्वेदो मोहो नित्यं च विभ्रमः
svapnenevābhibhavati na coktaśca sa bhāṣateḥ / pittāddāhajvaraḥ svedo moho nityaṃ ca vibhramaḥ
he is overcome as if by sleep, and though addressed he does not speak. From bile: burning fever, sweating, delusion, and constant confusion.
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GaP 1 155.14
श्लेष्मणश्छर्दिर्हृल्लासो निद्रा चोदरगौरवम् । सर्वजे सर्वलिङ्गत्वं ज्ञात्वा मद्यं पिबेत्तु यः
śleṣmaṇaśchardirhṛllāso nidrā codaragauravam / sarvaje sarvaliṅgatvaṃ jñātvā madyaṃ pibettu yaḥ
From phlegm: vomiting, nausea, sleepiness, and heaviness of the belly. In the case (arising) from all, there is the presence of all the signs. But one who, knowing (this), drinks wine
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GaP 1 155.15
सहसा रुचिरं चान्यतरध्वंसकशोषिणौ । भवेतां?मारुतात्कष्टाद्भवेत्त स्य विशेषतः
sahasā ruciraṃ cānyataradhvaṃsakaśoṣiṇau / bhavetāṃ?mārutātkaṣṭādbhavetta sya viśeṣataḥ
suddenly and with pleasure — for him arise either hoarseness or wasting; from wind, of the severe kind, it arises for him especially.
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GaP 1 155.16
ध्वंसकश्लेष्मनिष्ठिवाः कण्ठशोषो ऽतिनिद्रता । शब्दासहत्वं तच्चित्तविक्षेपो ऽङ्गे हि वातरुक्
dhvaṃsakaśleṣmaniṣṭhivāḥ kaṇṭhaśoṣo 'tinidratā / śabdāsahatvaṃ taccittavikṣepo 'ṅge hi vātaruk
Hoarseness, spitting of phlegm, dryness of the throat, excessive sleepiness, inability to bear sound, distraction of that mind, and indeed wind-pain in the limbs,
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GaP 1 155.17
हृत्कण्ठरोगः संमोहः श्वासतृष्णावमिज्वराः । निवर्तेद्यस्तु मद्येभ्यो जितात्मा बुद्धिपूर्वकृत्
hṛtkaṇṭharogaḥ saṃmohaḥ śvāsatṛṣṇāvamijvarāḥ / nivartedyastu madyebhyo jitātmā buddhipūrvakṛt
disease of the heart and throat, stupefaction, laboured breathing, thirst, vomiting and fever. But he who turns back from intoxicants, self-controlled, acting with forethought —
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GaP 1 155.18
विकारैः क्लिश्यते जातु न स शरीरमानसः । रजोमोहहिताहारपास्य स्युस्त्रयो गदाः
vikāraiḥ kliśyate jātu na sa śarīramānasaḥ / rajomohahitāhārapāsya syustrayo gadāḥ
he is never afflicted by disorders, in body or in mind. From passion, delusion, and unwholesome food and drink, three diseases arise:
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GaP 1 155.19
वसासृक्क्लेदनावाहिस्रोतोरोधः सुद्भवाः । मदमूर्छापसंन्यासा यथोत्तरबलोद्भवाः
vasāsṛkkledanāvāhisrotorodhaḥ sudbhavāḥ / madamūrchāpasaṃnyāsā yathottarabalodbhavāḥ
arising from the wetting of fat and blood and the blocking of the carrying channels: intoxication, fainting, and coma (apasaṃnyāsa), each arising from a greater force than the last.
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GaP 1 155.20
मदो ऽत्र दोषैः सर्वैस्तु रक्तमद्यविषैरपि । शक्त्यानन्त्याद्गताभासश्चलश्छलितवेष्टितः
mado 'tra doṣaiḥ sarvaistu raktamadyaviṣairapi / śaktyānantyādgatābhāsaścalaśchalitaveṣṭitaḥ
Here intoxication (arises) from all the doṣas, and also from blood, from wine, and from poisons; because of the limitlessness of (their) power its appearance is (variously) altered — unsteady, and enveloped in unsteadiness.
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GaP 1 155.21
रूक्षश्यामारुणतनुर्मद्ये वातोद्भवे भवेत् । पित्तेन क्रोधनो रक्तपीताभः कलहप्रियः
rūkṣaśyāmāruṇatanurmadye vātodbhave bhavet / pittena krodhano raktapītābhaḥ kalahapriyaḥ
When wine-intoxication arises from wind, (the man) becomes rough-skinned, dark and reddish in body; through bile he becomes irascible, of red-yellow hue, and fond of quarrels.
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GaP 1 155.22
स्वप्ने ऽसम्बद्धवाक्यादिः कफाद्ध्यानपरो हि सः । सर्वोत्थसन्निपातेन रक्तस्तम्भाङ्गदूषणम्
svapne 'sambaddhavākyādiḥ kaphāddhyānaparo hi saḥ / sarvotthasannipātena raktastambhāṅgadūṣaṇam
In sleep (he utters) incoherent speech and the like; from phlegm he is given over to brooding. When all (three) arise together in combination, there is corruption of the blood and stiffening of the limbs.
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GaP 1 155.23
पित्तलिङ्गत्वमाद्येन विकृतेहा स्वराज्ञता । विसत्कम्पोतिनिद्रा च सर्वेभ्यो ऽभ्यधिकं श्रमः
pittaliṅgatvamādyena vikṛtehā svarājñatā / visatkampotinidrā ca sarvebhyo 'bhyadhikaṃ śramaḥ
By the first there is the character of bile-symptoms; (there is) distorted activity, ignorance of one's own voice, and trembling with excessive sleep — and fatigue greater than from all (the others).
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GaP 1 155.24
लक्षयेल्लक्षणोत्कर्षाद्वातादीञ्छोणितादिषु । अरुणं नीलकृष्णं वा सम्प्रविश्यन्विशेत्तमः
lakṣayellakṣaṇotkarṣādvātādīñchoṇitādiṣu / aruṇaṃ nīlakṛṣṇaṃ vā sampraviśyanviśettamaḥ
One should discern wind and the rest (as causes) in the case of blood and the rest by the predominance of the symptoms. Seeing reddish, or blue-black (darkness), he enters into darkness (i.e. loses consciousness).
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GaP 1 155.25
शीघ्रं च प्रतिबुध्येत हृत्पीडा वेपथुर्भ्रमः । कासः श्यावारुणा च्छाया मूर्छायां मारुतात्मकः
śīghraṃ ca pratibudhyeta hṛtpīḍā vepathurbhramaḥ / kāsaḥ śyāvāruṇā cchāyā mūrchāyāṃ mārutātmakaḥ
And he wakes up quickly; pain in the heart, trembling, giddiness, cough, and a livid-reddish complexion: (such) is the wind-natured (type) in fainting.
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GaP 1 155.26
पित्तेन रक्तं पीतं वा नभः पश्यन्विशेत्तमः । विबुध्येत च सस्वेदो दाहतृष्णोपपीडितः
pittena raktaṃ pītaṃ vā nabhaḥ paśyanviśettamaḥ / vibudhyeta ca sasvedo dāhatṛṣṇopapīḍitaḥ
Through bile, seeing the sky as red or yellow, he enters darkness, and wakes up sweating, afflicted by burning and thirst.
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GaP 1 155.27
भिन्नवत्पीतनीलाभो रक्तनीलाकुलेक्षणः । कफेन मेघसंकाशं पश्यत्याकाशमाविशेत्
bhinnavatpītanīlābho raktanīlākulekṣaṇaḥ / kaphena meghasaṃkāśaṃ paśyatyākāśamāviśet
He looks as if broken apart, of yellow-blue hue, with eyes confused red and blue; through phlegm he sees the sky as if covered with clouds and enters (darkness).
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GaP 1 155.28
तमश्चिराच्च बुध्ये हृदुरः सुप्रसेकवान् । गुरुभिस्तिमितै (रै) रङ्गे राजधर्मावबन्धान् (वत्)
tamaścirācca budhye hṛduraḥ suprasekavān / gurubhistimitai (rai) raṅge rājadharmāvabandhān (vat)
And he wakes from the darkness only after a long time, with heart and chest full of much watery discharge; with heavy, benumbed (limbs) ... (as if) bound by royal duty.
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GaP 1 155.29
सर्वाकृतिस्त्रिभिर्देषैरपस्मार इवापरः । पातयत्याशु निश्चेष्टं विना बीभत्सचेष्टितैः
sarvākṛtistribhirdeṣairapasmāra ivāparaḥ / pātayatyāśu niśceṣṭaṃ vinā bībhatsaceṣṭitaiḥ
Presenting every form, arising from the three doṣas, it is like another kind of epilepsy: it swiftly casts (a man) down motionless, but without the loathsome convulsive movements.
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GaP 1 155.30
दोषैस्तु मदमूर्छायां कृतवेगेषु देहिनाम् । स्वयमेवोपशाम्यन्ति संन्यासेनौषधैर्निवा
doṣaistu madamūrchāyāṃ kṛtavegeṣu dehinām / svayamevopaśāmyanti saṃnyāsenauṣadhairnivā
But when the doṣas have spent their onsets in embodied beings in intoxication and fainting, (these) subside of themselves, whereas with coma (they do) not, (even) with medicines.
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GaP 1 155.31
वाग्देहमनसां चेष्टामाक्षिप्यातिबलाबलाः । ससन्यासं निपतिताः प्राणाघातनसंश्रयाः
vāgdehamanasāṃ ceṣṭāmākṣipyātibalābalāḥ / sasanyāsaṃ nipatitāḥ prāṇāghātanasaṃśrayāḥ
Having seized the activity of speech, body and mind, being exceedingly strong (and rendering one) powerless, they, fallen (upon a man) together with coma, take hold so as to destroy the vital breaths.
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GaP 1 155.32
भवन्ति तेन पुरुषाः काष्ठभूता मृतोपमाः । म्रियेत शीघ्रं शीघ्रं चेच्चिकित्सा न प्रयुज्यते
bhavanti tena puruṣāḥ kāṣṭhabhūtā mṛtopamāḥ / mriyeta śīghraṃ śīghraṃ ceccikitsā na prayujyate
Thereby men become like logs of wood, resembling the dead; and (such a one) would die quickly if treatment is not applied very quickly.
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GaP 1 155.33
अगाधे ग्राहबहुले सलिलौघ इवार्णवे । संन्यासे विनिमज्जन्तं नरमाशु निवर्तयेत्
agādhe grāhabahule salilaugha ivārṇave / saṃnyāse vinimajjantaṃ naramāśu nivartayet
As (one would rescue a man) sinking in a flood of water in a fathomless ocean full of sea-monsters, so one should quickly bring back the man sinking down in coma.
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GaP 1 155.34
मदमानरोषतोष प्रवृत्तिभिरितस्ततः । युक्तायुक्तं च समं युक्तिं युङ्क्ते न मद्येन
madamānaroṣatoṣa pravṛttibhiritastataḥ / yuktāyuktaṃ ca samaṃ yuktiṃ yuṅkte na madyena
Through the onsets of intoxication, pride, anger and elation here and there, (one) treats the proper and improper as the same; (a man) does not employ good judgement with wine.
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GaP 1 155.35
बलकासदेशपात्रं प्रकृतिसहतामथवा वयांसि? । प्रविभज्ज्यात्तनुरूपं पिबति ततः पिबत्यमृत
balakāsadeśapātraṃ prakṛtisahatāmathavā vayāṃsi? / pravibhajjyāttanurūpaṃ pibati tataḥ pibatyamṛta
(Considering) strength, cough(?), region, the vessel, or constitution, endurance, and the ages (of life), one should apportion (the drink) according to one's own body: (he who) then drinks, drinks nectar.
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