Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥榙iseases of the Muladhara鈥� of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
The diseases of the Mul膩dh膩ra
(i) The batch of diseases that occupy the base position of the body 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 completely are the 痴谤补峁嘺 (wounds) of eight types called Bhagandaras and six kind of Gu岣峚k墨l膩s.
(ii) Diseases born out of Kapha defect which are ten in numbers; six types of Pitta-defect and four types of 痴腻迟补-defect totalling twenty, are considered as arising out of 驰补办峁腻; they also attack the same place (VI.63/64; p.378):
vra峁嘺r膩japutr膩 膩峁ａ弓avidh膩 bhagandar膩岣� |... 峁岣峷颈诲丑腻 gudak墨l膩岣� m奴l膩dhi峁ａ弓h膩na峁� 膩bhivy膩pnuvanti |... kaphasa峁僢hav膩 诲补艣补 尘别丑腻岣� pittasa峁僢havai岣� 峁岣峛hirv膩tasa峁僢havai岣� caturbhi艣ca saha vi峁兣沘tisa峁僰hy膩k膩 yak峁ar膩japutr膩岣� |
(iii) Thirteen diseases known as 尘奴迟谤补驳丑腻迟补蝉 attack the urinary track. 痴腻迟补, Pitta, Kapha, 厂补苍苍颈辫腻迟补, 碍峁迟补, 艢耻办谤补, Vidvigh膩ta, four types of 础艣尘补谤颈 and Krcchra form this group (VI.63/64; p.378-79):
膩paratra ca trayo诲补艣补 m奴tr膩gh膩t膩岣� prasajjante | et膩nyapi ca 惫腻迟补-辫颈迟迟补-kapha-sannip膩ta-k峁ta-艣ukra-vi岣峣啷峷agh膩t膩艣mar墨k峁沜chr膩峁嚹玹ya峁ａ弓au k峁沜chr膩峁噄 catas峁沚hira艣mar墨bhi岣� saha sajj墨bhavanti |
(iv) Eight types of 艢耻濒补 along with Gulma attack the stomach area (VI.63/64; p.379):
e峁 gulmo'pi 艣奴lamavalambya bij峁沵bhate |
tath膩峁ａ弓avidha艣奴l膩艣ca nirundhanti |