Essay name: Marma-sastra and Ayurveda (study)
Author:
C. Suresh Kumar
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Ayurveda
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Vaigai group and the rest forms the Thogai group of varma. There are many other classifications of these varma. Each author has a different type of classification and different names for the same place and one might feel that it is almost impossible to correlate and standardize these places. Table No. VII Different Types of Varmas (Life Centres) 1. Padu varma (Vital Life Centres) 12 2. Thodu varma (Medium Life centres)
96 3.
Thattu varma (Striking Life Centres)
08 06
4. Odukki varma
06 5.
Athara varma
06 6.
Pei Bhootha varma
06 7.
Poruttu varma
06 8.
Ul varmam
9.
Moli varma
10. Nokku varma
(Meitheenda kala
unrevealed
unrevealed
11. Kudori varma
12. Vali varma
13. Channi varma
14. Thanthira varma
15. Thadavu varma
16. Nakku varma
17. Sarvanga varma
19 05
13 08
unrevealed
unrevealed
unrevealed
According to the sastras the human
body is governed by 96 thathuvas. There are 72,000
nerves all over the body in which 108 marmas are
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