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== Sites of vata == | == Sites of vata == | ||
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[[Dosha|Dosha]] pervades every part of the body. [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/9] Acharya stated the general location of vata, [[Pitta|pitta]] and [[Kapha|kapha]] are the lower, middle, and upper portions of the body, respectively marked by the heart(hridaya) and umbilicus(nabhi).[A.S. Sutra Sthana 1/4]Vata is predominately present in body parts below umbilicus(adhonabhi). [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10">Kashyapa. Kashyapa Samhita. Edited by P. V. Tewari. Reprint. Varanasi: Chaukhambha vishvabharati;2008.</ref>The specific sites of dosha are locations where their functions are primarily observable. Thespecific seats of vata are: | [[Dosha|Dosha]] pervades every part of the [[Sharira|body]]. [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/9] Acharya stated the general location of vata, [[Pitta|pitta]] and [[Kapha|kapha]] are the lower, middle, and upper portions of the body, respectively marked by the heart(hridaya) and umbilicus(nabhi).[A.S. Sutra Sthana 1/4]Vata is predominately present in [[Sharira|body]] parts below umbilicus(adhonabhi). [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10">Kashyapa. Kashyapa Samhita. Edited by P. V. Tewari. Reprint. Varanasi: Chaukhambha vishvabharati;2008.</ref>The specific sites of [[Dosha|dosha]] are locations where their functions are primarily observable. Thespecific seats of vata are: | ||
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<li>Urinary bladder([[Basti|basti]])[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8] [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li> | <li>Urinary bladder([[Basti|basti]])[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8] [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li> | ||
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<li>Both legs(padam)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li> | <li>Both legs(padam)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li> | ||
<li>All bones(asthini)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" />[K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10" /></li> | <li>All bones(asthini)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" />[K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10" /></li> | ||
<li>Anal region(guda)[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Dalhan on Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Su.Sa. NidanaSthana 1/9]<ref name="multiple3" /></li> | <li>Anal region([[Guda|guda]])[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Dalhan on Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Su.Sa. NidanaSthana 1/9]<ref name="multiple3" /></li> | ||
<li>Ears(shrotra) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li> | <li>[[Shrotra|Ears(shrotra)]] [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li> | ||
<li>Skin(sparshnendriya) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li> | <li>Skin(sparshnendriya) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li> | ||
<li>Bone marrow(majja)[K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10" /></li> | <li>[[Majja|Bone marrow(majja)]][K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10" /></li> | ||
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Among all these sites, large intestine(pakvashaya) is the prime site of vata.[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" />Purishadhana included the portion of the intestine wherein purishdharakala (layer for formation and storage of stools)is located. It includesanus (guda) also. [Su.Sa. NidanaSthana 1/9]<ref name="multiple3" />[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" /> Chakrapani opines that purishadhana is pakvashaya. [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]According to the Atharvaveda, vata is situated in the upper part of the head (mastishka). [Ath.V. 10/2/26]<ref name="multiple11">Atharvaveda Samhita. Edited by Shriram Sharma Acharya. Mathura: YugNirman Yojana: 2005.</ref> </div> | Among all these sites, large intestine(pakvashaya) is the prime site of vata.[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" />Purishadhana included the portion of the intestine wherein purishdharakala (layer for formation and storage of stools)is located. It includesanus ([[Guda|guda]]) also. [Su.Sa. NidanaSthana 1/9]<ref name="multiple3" />[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" /> Chakrapani opines that purishadhana is pakvashaya. [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]According to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atharvaveda Atharvaveda], vata is situated in the upper part of the head (mastishka). [Ath.V. 10/2/26]<ref name="multiple11">Atharvaveda Samhita. Edited by Shriram Sharma Acharya. Mathura: YugNirman Yojana: 2005.</ref> </div> | ||
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[[File:Vatadosha.jpg|center|frame|Figure 1. General(A) and specific sites(B) of vatadosha.]] | [[File:Vatadosha.jpg|center|frame|Figure 1. General(A) and specific sites(B) of vatadosha.]] | ||