Essay name: Marma-sastra and Ayurveda (study)
Author:
C. Suresh Kumar
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Ayurveda
Part 2 - Study of Marmas
128 (of 170)
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Tamil varma sastra In Tamil literature it is termed as cuttu varma. This lies on the plantar side of the big toe (Odimurivu 41). The excessive heat generated after an injury has given this varma the name Suttu meaning heat. Etymology Talahridaya 3,4 This is derived from two word tala and hrdaya. Tala here is used to denote hastatala or padatala. Hrdaya means heart connoting centre. So centre of hastatala or padatala is known as Talahrdaya. Description The marma known as Talahrdaya is situated in the middle of the sole of the foot in a straight line drawn from the root to the mid toe. An injury to this marma will give rise to extreme pain which ends in death. The seat of this marma is in the middle of palm of the foot or hand in a line along with the middle finger. Injury to this marma causes much pain and endangers life in course of time of complication. (P. V. Krishna Rao) 226
