Marma-sastra and Ayurveda (study)
by C. Suresh Kumar | 1999 | 41,313 words
This essay represents a comprehensive study of Marmas with special reference to Ayurvedic and Tamil Marma Sastras in relation to its applied anatomy. The study reflects on the holistic approach of ancient Indian medicine, contrasting it with Western scientific methods, while highlighting the importance of integrating human and environmental aspects...
The Concept of Amritakala
The concept of Amritakala, is one of the peculiar theories of Varma chikitsa [marma-chikitsa]. It might be very difficult to understand this with a rational mind. Here just like the moon playing a very important role during the high tide and low tide, it is said that it plays a very important role in human body. That might be reason for the aggravation of certain disease during certain seasons. There are thirty locations all over the body where the amritakala travels depending upon the waxing and waning of the moon in the sky. The amritakala starts from the right for males and from the left for females. 31
15th Day pineal body 14th Eyebrows. 13th Day eye. 12th Day nose. 11th Day left ear. 10th Day mouth. New Moon 9th Day throat. 0 8th Day upper chest. 7th Day left chest. 6th Day navel. 5th Day genital organs. 4th Day thigh. 3rd Day under the knee. 2nd Day left foot. 1st Day left toe. 0 Male Full Moon ◎ Sadhyasadhyatha 1. Abnormal Sweating Starts. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Temperature falls. Figure No. 6 Four Uyir kalai namely Cornea, Semen motion and Urine is examined in detail. Eye ball bulges and watering of eyes Ejaculation. Involuntary passing of Urine and motion. With these symptoms prognosis is really grim. 32 (
Annan kalam Moorthy kalam Pala varmam Figure No. 7 Tamil Marmas I 33 Saruthi varmam Porchai kalam Kutri kalam Sevikutri kalam Kona varmam Uthira kalam Urakka kalam
Figure No. 8 Tamil Marmas II 34 Kondai kolli varmam Seerum kolli varmam Pidari varmam
Minvetti kalam. Manthira kalam. Nema karmam. Kondai kolli varmam Thkartha kalam Natchthira kalam Kamboori varmam Kannadi kalam Otto varmam Figure No. 9 Tamil Marmas III 35
Figure No. 10 Tamil Marmas IV 36 Sankuthiri varmam Minvetti kalam Nema varmam Patchi varmam Kannadi Kalam
Kakkatta kalam Kandi varmam Ettu varmam Bhuja varmam Panri varmam Kaiketri kalamPanri varmam $ Figure No. 11 Tamil Marmas V 37 Kazhaladi varmam Kathir varmam Kathirkama varmam Thirumi varmam Enthi kalam Amattu varmam Kuzhivu varmam Koombu varmam Anumar varmam Ner varmam Tummi kalam Mun saruthi varmam Udai suruki varmam Pallai varmam Kachai kalia varmam
Vellurni varmam Figure No. 12 Tamil Marmas VI 38 Vallurumi varmam Nankukutri varmam Ani varmam Antha varmam
Figure No. 13 Tamil Marmas VII 39 Kuthu varmam Vasavu varmam Chulukku varmam Adappa kalam Mundellu varmam Andu varmam Siriya athisuruki Periya athisurukki varmam
Urakka varmam -Kattu varmam Velleeral varnam Kadipiral kalam Kilipirai kalam Kili meka varmam -Urakka varmam -Mundu varmam Punool kalam 1 -Pin saruthi varmam -Kacha varmam -Kanthi varmam Figure No. 14 Tamil Marmas VIII 40
Figure No. 15 Tamil Marmas IX 41 Moothira kalam Kallidai varmam Peesa varmam
Asavu varmam Pozhivu varmam Nadodi varmam Poruthu varmam Mundu varmam Thavalai varmam Mudakku varmam Figure No. 16 Tamil Marmas X 42
Dakshina kalam Vellai kalam Kannu varmam Bandhai kalam Sundothi kalam Aantha varmam Figure No. 17 Tamil Marmas XI 43 Sunodthiri varmam
Muttu varmam Pada varmam Sundothiri Kondoti kalam Figure No. 18 Tamil Marmas XII 44 Muttu varmam Kuthikal varmam Kutri kalam (Uppu kutri)
Thundai thatti varmam Muttu varmam Manthira kalam Sundikai kalam Kuthira mukha Kaluvellai varmam kalam Kanpukai kalam Figure No. 19 Tamil Marmas XIII 45