Vulnerable parts of the body (Marma)

JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Radhekrishna to all!

Many Pranams to our beloved Guruji Mahan Brahmashree Gopalavallidasar. His birthday falls in this month on 13th June. It is only due to Him that our lives have been filled with happiness and supreme bliss.

Coming to our topic of discussion, let us look at the five broad categories of vulnerable spots:

· Those immediately fatal
· Those belatedly fatal
· Those which would be fatal when touched by instruments
· Those that are debilitating
· Those that are painful

How the 107 spots are classified in the above five categories is described by the below shloka:

Tatra sadyahpraanaharaanyekonavimsatih
Kaalaantarapraanaharaani trayastrimahsatat trini
Vishalyaghnaani chatushchatvaarimashadvaikalyakaraani
Ashtau rujaakaraaniti.

Meaning:

Vulnerable spots in number are as under:

· Those immediately fatal = 19
· Those belatedly fatal = 33
· Those which would be fatal when touched by instruments = 3
· Those that are debilitating = 44
· Those that are painful = 8

Source:

Sushruta-samahita. Sharira-Sthaanam, Adhyaayah 6, Paragraph 3-5 & 8 (6th Century BCE)

That concludes this section for this forthnight.

Section II: Information about Indian herbs:

In this post let us see the herb named lahsan, (garlic in english and allium sativum in latin

· It is used as a spice for curries alongwith onions and ginger
· It is pungent in taste
· It has been used for centuries for dealing with flautulence
· It deals with unpleasant smell of fish
· It lowers the blood pressure
· It contains an oil which is eliminated through the skin and the lungs
· It is used in medicines prescribed for diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract and also for dealing with leucoderma, ringworm and skin blemishes
· Paste of garlic gives relief from pain caused by a scorpion’s sting

That concludes the article for this forthnight. Radhekrishna!

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam

Vulnerable parts of the body (Marma)

JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Dear Readers,

Radhekrishna!

We are discussing the topic of Vulnerable Spots (Marma) since the last two postings. In this post, let us see more on this topic.

Saptottaram marmasatam. taani marmaani
pannchaatmakaani bhavanti tadyathaa
maamsamarmaani siraamarmaani snaayumarmaani
ashthimarmaani sandhiarmaani ceti. Naa khalu
maamsasiraa-snaayvasthisandhivyatirekenaanyaani
marmaani bhavanti yasmaannopalabhyante.

Meaning:

Vulnerable spots (are) 107. These vulnerable spots are five-fold, they being:

· Muscle-related vulnerable spots
· Blood vessel-related vulnerable spots
· Sinew-related vulnerable spots
· Bone-related vulnerable spots and
· Joints-related vulnerable spots

Surely there are no vulnerable spots other than these: muscle, blood vessel, sinew*, bone and joint-related vulnerable spots: because none else is found.

*Sinew – That which joins a muscle to a bone

… to be continued

Section II: Information about Indian herbs:

Herb which we will tell about in this post is named Babchi (Psorales Corylifolia in Latin).

· It is a well known medicinal herb, used as a laxative and anthelmintic (anti-parasite)
· The seeds of the Babchi help cure leucoderma if used as a paste for forty days

We will discuss about a new herb in the next post. Till then Radhekrishna!

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam