eleventh chapter of Charaka Indriya sthana offers about imminent loss of life as indicated by indicators just like the diminution of bodily warmth. The chapter title is Anujyotiya Indriyam.
We will now discover the chapter on “Imminent Loss of life as indicated by Indicators just like the Diminution of Bodily Warmth”. Thus mentioned Lord Atreya [1-2]
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Indicators of imminent loss of life
- The beneath talked about point out that the individual goes to die inside one yr time –diminution of the bodily warmth, absence of the ability of focus of thoughts, lack of complexion, weak point of thoughts and absence of attachment for all times [3]
- The birds (crow) refusing to eat bali i.e. providing of part of the each day meal to all creatures provided by a person would point out that he would die inside one yr time and in addition that he would partake the manes provided by his family members (providing given for the useless individuals) being on the earth past loss of life inside a yr thereafter.
- If an individual is just not in a position to see the “Arundhati” star located adjoining to the saptarshi constellation (the Nice Bear), he’s mentioned to succumb to loss of life after one yr thereafter. Sudden acquire or lack of luster, plumpness or wealth with none considerable motive signifies the loss of life of the individual one yr thereafter. [4-6]
- Cessation of need, conduct and reminiscence, sense of sacrifice, mind and energy with none considerable motive signifies the loss of life of the individual inside six months. [7]
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- Look of exceedingly shining community of blood vessels which weren’t there earlier than, on the brow of the person signifies that that he is not going to survive past six months.
- If there’s enhance within the plumpness of the brow of the person due to the event of crescent formed furrows, his life span is certain to come back to an finish inside six months. [8-9]
- If there are tremors within the physique and fainting (shedding consciousness), if the actions of the physique elements (gait issues) and speech (delirium) are abnormally disturbed identical to in an intoxicated individual, he is not going to dwell for even one month.
- If in an individual who hates (developed aversion) his personal family members and buddies the semen, urine and feces sinks when positioned on water, he succumbs to loss of life inside one month. [10-11]
- If there’s emaciation of the palms, ft and face of the person, with the physique with out present process any such change, or if there’s swelling of palms, ft and face and absence of swelling within the center a part of the physique, he doesn’t survive for one month.
- Look of crescent formed blue traces on the brow, head and pelvic area signifies that the individual is not going to survive.
- If eruptions of Masurika (pox) / eruptions resembling masura (lentil) having the looks of coral beads (reddish in coloration) manifest in a person and instantly disappear, he’ll die instantly.
- An individual having acute squeezing-pain within the neck, swelling of the tongue, inguinal lymphadenitis and irritation (sores) of mouth and throat needs to be thought-about as ripe for loss of life i.e. that individual will die quickly.
- Extreme giddiness, excessive delirium and extreme acute breaking ache in bones – these three signs will lead the affected person to the noose of loss of life i.e. he is not going to survive for lengthy.
- A weak individual, who pulls out his hair in a state of unconsciousness and despite having much less energy – eats meals in extreme amount identical to a wholesome individual, is pretty much as good as useless. [12-17]
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- An individual whose imaginative and prescient is mounted and directed upwards as he gazes in shock / bewilderment, who searches for his palms and fingers that are positioned in entrance of his eyes (is just not positive if he has palms and fingers) and smiles whereas doing so, succumbs to loss of life instantly.
- If due to hallucination, an individual tries to seek for one thing which doesn’t exist within the beds, seats, limbs of the physique, wood blocks or partitions, he’s pretty much as good as useless. [18-19]
- An individual who out of delusion laughs in circumstances the place there isn’t a trigger for laughter, who licks his personal lips and whose ft, palms and breathe are chilly doesn’t survive.
- An individual who retains calling out for his family members and different people who find themselves in his neighborhood (within the vary of his visible subject) and along with his thoughts surrounded and clouded by immense delusion (indicative of speedy loss of life) doesn’t see individuals or issues although his eyes who’re nearer to him needs to be thought-about to be nearer to loss of life. [20-21]
- Individuals who’re unable to understand objects of senses that are existent and concurrently perceives the objects of senses that are non-existent, shouldn’t be handled [22]
- Extreme aggravation of the illness and diminution of strength of will (will energy) leads to the soul departing from its bodily physique i.e. will die. When the span of life involves an finish there’s diminution of complexion, voice and the ability of digestion, speech, senses and the thoughts and the individual both sleeps all the time or doesn’t get sleep in any respect. [23-24]
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- An individual having aversion for physicians, drugs, drinks, meals, preceptors and buddies needs to be thought-about as already beneath the grip of the “God of Loss of life”.
- Ailments of those individuals will proceed current and medicines don’t produce any helpful impact on them. One ought to by no means take something from them, neither the meals nor water from their dwelling (provided by them). [25-26]
- The 4 elements important for the therapy, i.e., the doctor, the drug, the attendant and the affected person together with their glorious attributes are of no avail within the instances the place the span of life has come to an finish. When there isn’t a stability of life span the place will the consequences (attributes) of the medicines manifest i.e. how does the illness get cured? It is because with out Dravya (or trigger) i.e. life span there isn’t a risk of the manifestation of the Guna (impact) i.e. ‘remedy from the illness’. [27]
- The doctor ought to study the span of lifetime of wholesome individual in addition to sufferers as a result of your complete therapy relies upon this data. [28]
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To sum up:-Indicators produced by the vitiated Doshas which have transcended the sphere of therapy and pervaded everywhere in the physique, are referred to as Aristas (indicators of imminent loss of life). [29]
Thus ends the eleventh chapter on the “Imminent Loss of life as Indicated by Indicators like Diminution of Bodily Warmth” of Indriya Part of Agnivesa’s work as redacted by Caraka.
