By Sri Chiraan
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:
- Jupiter in lagna, Saturn in seventh causes unmada
- Saturn in 1st and mars in 7th, 5th, 9th
- Moon
and Mercury combust in 1st
- Afflicted Mercury in 3, 6, 12, 8
- Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Sannipata and Agantav
- Vata
causes laughing, clapping, loud speaking, singing, dancing, crying, moving, shaking, these are manifested more after meals. [Vatonmada].
- Seeking
pleasure of women and solitude, sleeping too much, showing aversion for
everything, speaking less, drops of saliva trickling. [Kaphonnmada].
- Showering
abuses, ever angry, longing to drink water and food, impatience, and
hating all. [Pittonmada].
- All
above characteristics are mixed in [Sannipata].
- Sometimes
unmada is caused by Dev and Asura grahas when one is possesed.
- Devgraha
he will talk like learned and be strong.
- Asura
grahas will make person abusive and uneasy in disposition with cannibalistic attitude.
- Medicated
oils can cure vatonmada.
- Strong
purgatives can cure pittonmada.
- kaphonmada
is cured by inhalations and vomiting.
- There
is no treatment for sannipata
- 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:
- Man
faints all of a sudden
- Dirty
sphutum flows out of his mouth
- One
makes strange sounds
- Eyes
roll
- Bites
ones teeth
- Becomes
pale, thirsty and excited
Types of apsmara
- Svasini
- Malina
- Nidra
- Jrimbhika
- Anashana
- Trasini
- Mohini
- Rodani
- Krodhini
- Tapani
- Soshani
- 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