Garuda Purana

प्रायेण चोर्ध्वकार्श्यञ्च कुण्डैः कण्डूपरैश्चितम् । रक्तैरलंशुका पाणिपादे कुर्याद्विपादिका ॥ १,१६४.

Generally, with upward emaciation, covered with clusters of intense itching, and with red, thread-like lines on the hands and feet, it produces 'vipādikā'.

तीव्रार्तिं गाढकण्डूञ्च सरागपिडिकाचितम् । दीर्घप्रतानदूर्वावदतसीकुसुमच्छवि ॥ १,१६४.

Marked by severe pain, intense itching, filled with red pimples, spreading widely, resembling the color of dūrvā grass or the atasi flower.

उच्छूनमण्डलो दद्रुः कण्डूमानिति कथ्यते । स्थूलमूलं सदाहार्ति रक्तस्त्रावं बहुव्रणम् ॥ १,१६४.

A raised, circular lesion called 'dadru' is said to be itchy; with a thick base, constant burning pain, red discharge, and many sores.

सादहकक्लेदरुजं प्रायशः सर्वजन्म च । रक्ताक्तमण्डलं पाण्डु कण्डूदाहरुजान्वितम् ॥ १,१६४.

Accompanied by burning, moisture, and pain, often recurring in every birth; a pale, circular lesion, tinged with red, with itching, burning, and pain.

सोत्सेधमाचितं रक्तैः कञ्जपर्णमिवाम्बुभिः । पुण्डरीकं भवेत्तद्धि चितं स्फोटैः सितारुणैः ॥ १,१६४.

Raised and filled with redness, like a lotus leaf with water, that is called 'puṇḍarīka', marked by blisters that are white and reddish.

विस्फोटपिटिका पामा कण्डूक्लेदरुजान्विताः । सूक्ष्मा श्यामारुणा रूक्षा प्रायः स्फिक्पाणिकूर्परे ॥ १,१६४.

'Pāmā' is characterized by blisters and pimples, with itching, moisture, and pain; fine, dark-reddish, dry, mostly found on the buttocks, hands, and elbows.

सस्फोटसंस्पर्शसहं कण्डूरक्तातिदाहवत् । रक्तदलं चर्मदलं काकणं तीव्रदाहरुक् ॥ १,१६४.

With blisters, painful to touch, with itching, redness, and intense burning; 'kākaṇa' is a red patch or skin lesion with severe burning and pain.

पूर्वरक्तञ्च कृष्णञ्च काकणं त्रिफलोपमम् । कृष्णलिङ्गैर्युतैः सर्वैः स्वस्वकारणतो भवेत् ॥ १,१६४.

'Kākaṇa' is first red, then black, resembling triphalā; it may have all dark features, each arising from its own cause.

दोषभेदाय विहितैरादिशेल्लिङ्गकर्मभिः । कुष्ठस्वदोषानुगतं सर्वदोषगतं त्यजेत् ॥ १,१६४.

For the differentiation of humors, one should indicate the signs and actions as prescribed; leprosy that follows all humors should be abandoned.

कुष्ठोक्तं यच्च यच्चास्थिमज्जाशुक्रसमाश्रयम् । कृच्छ्रं मेदोमतञ्चैव याप्यं स्नाप्वास्थिमांसगम् ॥ १,१६४.

That which is called leprosy, and which resides in the bone, marrow, or semen, is difficult to cure; that which is in the fat is manageable, and that which is in the skin, flesh, or bone is chronic.

अकृच्छ्रं कफवातोत्थं त्वग्गतं त्वमलञ्च यत् । तत्र त्वचि स्थिते कष्ठे काये वैवर्ण्यरूक्षाता ॥ १,१६४.

That which is not difficult, arising from kapha and vāta, and is limited to the skin or is impure; when it remains in the skin, there is discoloration and dryness in the body.

स्वेदतापश्वयथवः शोणिते पिशिते पुनः । पाणिपादाश्रिताः स्फोटाः क्लेशात्सन्धिषु चाधिकम् ॥ १,१६४.

Sweating, heat, and swelling occur in the blood and flesh; blisters on the hands and feet, and more so at the joints, due to affliction.

दोषस्याभीक्ष्णयोगेन दलनं स्याच्च मेदसि । नातिसंज्ञास्ति मज्जास्थिनेत्रवेगस्वरक्ष्यः ॥ १,१६४.

By the frequent combination of humors, there is destruction in the fat; there is no clear sign in the marrow, bone, eyes, or voice.

क्षते च क्रिमिभिः शुक्रे स्वदारापत्यबाधनम् । यथापूर्वाणि सर्वाणि स्वलिङ्गानि मृगादिषु ॥ १,१६४.

When there is a wound, worms in the semen, or affliction of one's wife and children, all the previous signs appear in animals and others as well.

कष्ठैकसम्भवं श्वित्रं किलासं दारुणं भवेत् । निर्दिष्टमपरिस्त्रावि त्रिधातूद्भवसंश्रयम् ॥ १,१६४.

Vitiligo (śvitra), arising solely from wood (kaṣṭha), is severe and dreadful; it is described as exuding, and based on the disturbance of all three humors.

वाताद्रूक्षारुणं पित्तात्ताम्रं कमलपत्रवत् । सदाहं रोमविध्वंसि कफाच्छ्वेतं घन गुरु ॥ १,१६४.

From wind, the lesion is dry and reddish; from bile, it is coppery, like a lotus petal, always burning, destroying hair; from phlegm, it is white, dense, and heavy.

सकण्डूरं क्रमाद्रक्तमांसमेदः सु चादिशेत् । वर्णेनैवेदृगुभयं कृच्छ्रं तच्चोत्तरोत्तरम् ॥ १,१६४.

With itching, it gradually becomes red, affecting flesh and fat; by its color, both types are recognized, and the severity increases progressively.

अशुक्लरोमबहुलमसंश्लिष्टं मिथो नवम् । अनग्निदग्धजं साध्यं श्वित्रं वर्ज्यमतोऽन्यथा ॥ १,१६४.

If it is not white, has abundant hair, is not attached, is new, and not burned by fire, then the leukoderma is curable; otherwise, it should be avoided.

गुह्यपाणितलौष्ठेषु जातमप्यचिरन्तरम् । वर्जनीयं विशेषेण किलासं सिद्धिमिच्छिता ॥ १,१६४.

If it arises recently in the genital area, palm, or lips, the leukoderma should especially be avoided by those seeking success.

स्पर्शैकाहारसंगादिसेवनात्प्रायशो गदाः । एकशय्यासनाच्चैव वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनात् ॥ १,१६४.

Diseases generally arise from contact, sharing food, and other interactions, as well as from sharing beds, seats, clothes, garlands, and ointments.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १६५ धन्वन्तरिरुवाच । क्रिमयश्च द्विधा प्रोक्ता बाह्यभ्यन्तरभेदतः । बहिर्मलकफासृग्विट्जन्मभेदाच्चतुर्विधाः ॥ १,१६५.

Dhanvantari said: Worms are described as twofold, distinguished as external and internal; externally, they are of four kinds, arising from dirt, phlegm, blood, and feces.

नामतो विंशतिविधा बाह्यास्तत्र मलोद्भवाः । तिलप्रमाणसंस्थानवर्णाः केशाम्बराश्रयाः ॥ १,१६५.

By name, the external worms are twenty kinds; among them, those arising from dirt are the size and shape of sesame seeds, and reside in hair and clothing.

बहुपादाश्च सूक्ष्माश्च यूका लिक्षाश्च नामतः । द्विधा ते कोष्ठपिडिकाः कण्डूगण्डान्प्रकुर्वते ॥ १,१६५.

They are many-legged and subtle, called lice and nits by name; of two types, they dwell in the body and cause itching and swelling.

कुष्ठैकहेतवोऽन्तर्जाः श्लेष्मजा बाह्यसम्भवाः । मधुरान्नगुडक्षीरदधिमत्स्यनवौदनैः ॥ १,१६५.

The sole cause of leprosy is internal worms, which arise from phlegm externally, and from sweet foods, molasses, milk, curd, fish, and fresh rice.

कफादामाशये जाता वृद्धाः सर्पन्ति सर्वतः । पृथुब्रध्ननिभाः केचित्केचिद्गण्डूपदोपमाः ॥ १,१६५.

Born in the stomach from phlegm, they grow and move everywhere; some resemble broad threads, others are like swelling lumps.

रूढधान्याङ्कुराकारास्तनुदीर्घास्तथाणवः । श्वेतास्ताम्रावभासाश्च नामतः सप्तधा तु ते ॥ १,१६५.

Some are shaped like sprouted grains, thin and long, and small; they are white or coppery in appearance, and by name, they are seven kinds.

अन्त्रादा उदरावेष्टा हृदयादा महागुदाः । च्युरवो दर्भकुसुमाः सुगन्धास्ते च कुर्वते ॥ १,१६५.

Some arise from the intestines, encircle the abdomen, some from the heart, some from the anus; they are expelled, resembling grass flowers, fragrant, and they cause effects.

हृल्लासमास्यश्रवणमविपाकमरोचकम् । मूर्छाच्छर्दिज्वरानाहकार्श्यक्षवथुपीनसान् ॥ १,१६५.

They cause nausea, mouth discharge, indigestion, loss of appetite, fainting, vomiting, fever, abdominal swelling, emaciation, sneezing, and nasal congestion.

रक्तवाहिशिरास्थानरक्तजा जन्तवोऽणवः । अपादा वृत्तताम्राश्च सौक्ष्म्यात्केचिददर्शनाः ॥ १,१६५.

Those born in blood vessels are minute creatures, without legs, round and coppery, and due to their subtlety, some are invisible.