Verse Text
atha (12) apasmāraḥ –
duḥkhottha-dhātu-vaiṣamyādy-udbhūtaś citta-viplavaḥ |
apasmāro ’tra patanaṁ dhāvanāsphoṭana-bhramāḥ |
kampaḥ phena-srutir bāhu-kṣepaṇa-vikrośanādayaḥ ||86||
Translation
A condition of almost total lack of consciousness arising from disturbance of the dhātus due to grief is called apasmāra (epilepsy). In that state there is falling on the ground, running about, pain in the limbs, confusion, shaking of the body, foaming at the mouth, flailing the arms and shouting.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Āsphoṭanam means “pain or agitation in the limbs.”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Forgetfulness