Roga Shamanam - Diseases and Astrology

By Sri Chiraan 2009/05/04

A careful diagnosis of nature of disease, its causes is essential to determine the nature of  treatment and course of medicine. Ishta Anishta sthanas [bhavas] determine health. Good health is indicated when:

• Malefics in 3 and 11
• Benefics in other than 3,6,8,12
• Gulika in bhavas 3,6,11,2
• Other than these placements indicate ill health and disease 

Planets in favourable position are known as susthas. Otherwise they are known as dusthas. Weak malefics in kendra kona, 8, 12 or benefics in 6 ,8 , 12 are known as dusthas. Planets govern:

• Sun - stomach
• Moon - heart
• Mars - head
• Mercury - chest
• Jupiter - thighs
• Venus - face
• Saturn - knees
• Rahu - feet
• Ketu - left foot

Twelve houses signify parts from head to feet:

• Sun -pitta + vata
• Moon -vata +kapha
• Mars -pitta
• Budha - vata+ pitta +kapha
• Jupiter - kapha+vata
• Venus - vata+kapha
• Saturn - vata

Diseases are:

• Nija
• Sarirotha
• Chittoth
• Drishta
• Adrishta

Agantuka:

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha
• Sannipata

Sarirotha is determined by 8th house, lord and planets aspecting and occupying it.

Chittotha is determined by anger fear, sorrow, desires etc by 5th and 8th lord.

Drishtanimmitaja are curses, abhichara etc are determined by 6th, lord and planet aspecting and occupying it.

Adrishtanimmitaja are know by badhaka grahas.

Combination of eighth and sixth lord indicates curses.

Lunacy – Unmada:

1. Jupiter in lagna, Saturn in seventh causes unmada
2. Saturn in 1st and mars in 7th, 5th, 9th
3. Moon and Mercury combust in 1st
4. Afflicted Mercury  in 3, 6, 12, 8

The causes for lunacy are excessive delight, desire, fear, sorrow, inappropriate eating and wrath of deities and preceptors.

Five types are caused by:

• Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Sannipata and Agantav

1. Vata causes laughing, clapping, loud speaking, singing, dancing, crying, moving, shaking, these are manifested more after meals. [Vatonmada].
2. Seeking pleasure of women and solitude, sleeping too much, showing aversion for everything, speaking less, drops of saliva trickling. [Kaphonnmada].
3. Showering abuses, ever angry, longing to drink water and food, impatience, and hating all. [Pittonmada].
4. All above characteristics are mixed in [Sannipata].
5. Sometimes unmada is caused by Dev and Asura grahas when one is possesed.
6. Devgraha he will talk like learned and be strong.
7. Asura grahas will make person abusive and uneasy in disposition with cannibalistic attitude.
8. Medicated oils can cure vatonmada.
9. Strong purgatives can cure pittonmada.
10. kaphonmada is cured by inhalations and vomiting.
11. There is no treatment for sannipata
12. All types of madness can be cured by japa homa etc.

Epilepsy – Apsmara:

• Saturn in eighth
• Powerful malefics in trikona
• Sun and Mars in 12th
• These are causes of epilepsy

Symptoms of epilepsy are:

1. Man faints all of a sudden
2. Dirty sphutum flows out of his mouth
3. One makes strange sounds
4. Eyes roll
5. Bites ones teeth
6. Becomes pale, thirsty and excited

Types of apsmara

1. Svasini
2. Malina
3. Nidra
4. Jrimbhika
5. Anashana
6. Trasini
7. Mohini
8. Rodani
9. Krodhini
10. Tapani
11. Soshani
12. Dhwamsini

• Kushmanda bali and tila homa with krodhagni mantra cures epilepsy.
• Herbs {sindhuth, vrischikali, kushta, vanga and bhangee} powdered and inserted in nose pacifies apsmara.
• Herbs {bramhi, vacha, amaya, shankhapushpi, dhatri} all these juices + honey + siddharta, hingu, + urine of cow inhaled, or taken in can pacify apsmara.
• A lay man should not administer these herbs.

Krishnarpanamastu