Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.30.16
वायुनोत्क्रमतोत्तार: कफसंरुद्धनाडिक: ।
कासश्वासकृतायास: कण्ठे घुरघुरायते ॥ १६ ॥
vāyunotkramatottāraḥ
[vaayunotkramatottaarah]
kapha-saṁruddha-nāḍikaḥ
[kapha-samruddha-naadikah]
kāsa-śvāsa-kṛtāyāsaḥ
[kaasa-shvaasa-kritaayaasah]
kaṇṭhe ghura-ghurāyate
[kanthe ghura-ghuraayate]
Word-for-word
vāyunā
—
by air
utkramatā
—
bulging out
uttāraḥ
—
his eyes
kapha
—
with mucus
saṁruddha
—
congested
nāḍikaḥ
—
his windpipe
kāsa
—
coughing
śvāsa
—
breathing
kṛta
—
done
āyāsaḥ
—
difficulty
kaṇṭhe
—
in the throat
ghura-ghurāyate
—
he produces a sound like ghura-ghura..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vāyunotkramatottāraḥ
vāyunā
by air
utkramatā
bulging out
uttāraḥ
his eyes
kapha-saṁruddha-nāḍikaḥ
kapha
with mucus
saṁruddha
congested
nāḍikaḥ
his windpipe
kāsa-śvāsa-kṛtāyāsaḥ
kāsa
coughing
śvāsa
breathing
kṛta
done
āyāsaḥ
difficulty
kaṇṭhe ghura-ghurāyate
kaṇṭhe
in the throat
ghura-ghurāyate
he produces a sound like ghura-ghura..
In that diseased condition, one’s eyes bulge due to the pressure of air from within, and his glands become congested with mucus. He has difficulty breathing, and upon exhaling and inhaling he produces a sound like ghura-ghura, a rattling within the throat.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The pupils of his eyes bulge because of air. His throat becomes blocked with phlegm. He coughs and breathes with difficulty and his throat begins to rattle.
The pupils of his eyes bulge out because of vāyu, caused kapha in the nāḍis, caused by cough and other symptoms. His throat rattles.
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Personal Guidance
The disease of advanced age — bulging eyes, mucus, labored breath, ghura-ghura rattling — is described unsparingly. The verse does not pretend death is dignified. Facing this honestly is itself spiritual preparation.
Reflection Questions
- Am I willing to picture my own dying body in clear detail, as the verse does?
- How might honest contemplation of physical end refine my present priorities?
My note
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