Varma medicine

VARMA ASSAN : Dr Prasad u acharya

BSc ID , B.A.M.S ,varmasan

MAHARSHIVYAASA AYURDHAMA, VARMA RESEARCH CENTER ,

BAJPE , KATEEL ROAD , MANGALORE . 575015

PH : 9743082894

AYURVEDA AND BHARATIYA

CHIKITSA UTTANA MOVEMENT
COURSE OFFERED
1. LOCATING VARMA POINTS TROUGH THREAD METHOD N FINGER METHOD
2. ADANGAL POINTS PAIN RELIEVING METHODS
3. SPECIAL METHODS FOR TENNIS ELBOW, SCIATICA , CERVICAL SPONDILITIS ,
MIGRAINE , FRACTURE ,
4. VARMA MEDICINE PREPARATION
5. DASHANAADI CONCEPT N DIAGNOSIS BASED TREATMENT .
6. NAADI PAREEKSHA
7. NABI PAREEKSHA
8. JIWHA PAREEKSHA
9. ENT VARMA TREATMENTS
10. LOCKING AND ANTILOCKING TECHNIQUES OF VARMA
11. VAACHI YOGA N ENERGY SYNTHESISING TECHNIQUES

ALL BASED ON VARMA TEXT N GURUPARAMPARA TEACHIN

METHEDOLOGY

Definition

If a person has no breath, there is no varmam. Vayu (breath)

is varmam. Varmam are those places where the breath collects while
doing meditation. Varmam means breath comes through
the ida and pingala nadi (channels of the subtle body). A healthy man
takes 21,600 breaths per day. The channels through which the breath
passes are called varma nila where if you strike, the vayu will be
stopped, and then symptoms will be shown. Then the blood will clot.
When the breath is blocked, various diseases will result.

practitioners of varma ati usually agree that 108 is the sastric number of
vital spots identified by the Sage Agastya[. But unlike Susruta's 107
which is the total number of vital spots identified by 43 names, 108 is the
number of names for the vital spots. Since some names identify single
spots, and others are double, the number of vital spots can total more
than 200[]. For example, the Varma Oti Murivu Cara Cuttiram, records 46
of the 108 vital spots as single and 62 as double, for a total of 170 [44.2].

Of these 108 vital spots, 96 are classified as minor spots (thodu

varmam) and 12 as the major deadly vital spots (padu varmam)31. The
most vulnerable/dangerous padu varmam are those which, when
penetrated deeply enough, cause instant death. The more numerous
minor spots are not as dangerous when penetrated but cause great pain
while incapacitating an attacker. Tamil scholar M. Manickavasagam of
the University of Madras explained that the difference between the two
types of vital spots is due to how close the vital wind passes to the
surface of the skin, i.e., when the vital wind is near the surface and
therefore more exposed to stoppage through penetration it is a padu
varmam, and when the vital wind "goes around the side and/or circle the
spot" it is a minor (thodu) vital spot.

Similar to kalarippayattu practical texts, the information in varma

ati texts provides colloquial names, specific locations, symptoms of
injury/penetration with a blunt instrument or part of the body, and
methods of emergency revival. For example, Varma Oti Murivu Cara
Cuttiram records the following for one of the 12 deadly spots:

Agasthiyar Varma Thiravukol ( Tamil : அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ )

Agasthiyar Varma Kandi ( Tamil : அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅ )
Agasthiyar Oosi Murai Varmam ( Tamil
: அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅ அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅ )
Agasthiyar Vasi Varmam
Varma Odivu Murivu ( Tamil : அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅ -
அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ )
Agasthiyar Varma Kannadi ( Tamil : அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅ )
Varma Varisai ( Tamil : அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅ )
Agasthiyar Mei Theendakalai ( Tamil : அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ )
Books on Varmam
The main purpose of this rare ancient art of Varmam is to save the precious
human lives. Misuse of this ancient art has caused our masters and ancestors to
conceal informative texts about Varmam, which are in the form of palm-leaf
manuscripts. Today, those manuscripts are in the brink of extinction. Hundreds
of such rare manuscripts are scattered across many houses in South India (Tamil
Nadu and Kerala). It is our duty to collect, processes, and transform these rare
manuscripts into a form helpful to the Siddha Medicine. It is also our duty to
safeguard these valuable texts and pass it on to the next generation. Thirumoolar
Varmalogy Institute vows to do this task.
By analyzing the Varmam texts that are collected so far, our researchers have
arrived at the following seven hypotheses of teaching Varmam. They are:
♦ Teaching Varmam points in relationship with self-defense
♦ Teaching Varmam points and their characteristics
♦ Teaching Varmam points in relationship with nervous system
♦ Teaching Varmam points in relationship with skeletal system
♦ Teaching reviving methods to cure diseases caused by Varmam
♦ Teaching medicines to cure diseases caused by Varmam
♦ Teaching spells (mantras) to cure diseases caused by Varmam
Names of the few known text are as follows:
♦ Varma Suthram ( Tamil : அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ - அஅஅஅஅ )
♦ Varma Beerangi
♦ Naalu Maathirai
♦ Naramparai
♦ Narambu Suthram 100 ( Tamil : அஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ 100 )
♦ Narambu Suthram 400 ( Tamil : அஅஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ 400 )
♦ Varma Odivu Murivu Sara Suthram 1500 ( Tamil
: அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅ அஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ 1500 )
♦ Panchakarnapinnal
♦ Alavunool Piramaanam
♦ Varma Odivu Murivu Kandasaari 300
♦ Varma Thoondamani
♦ Aksakkural Venba 300
♦ Varma Gandam ( Tamil : அஅஅஅ அஅஅஅஅஅஅ ) by Puli Pani ( Tamil
: அஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅஅ )
Hundreds of similar such texts are never published and the world has no clue
about them.
Varmam School of Thoughts
On researching over the available Varmam texts, it is evident that Varmam has
grown under 3 independent schools of thoughts, mainly governed by 3 ancient
siddha's namely Agasthiyar, Bohar and RamaDevar.