PITTA

                                   PITTA

 

Keep calm and balance your Doshas,well Agni precisely, because post Vata, the Agni forms the basis of our lives. Ain't au courant with these terms,then check out my article on the ' Tridoshas ' as well as the Vata in order to get a better insight of the other renowned Dosha named ' Pitta '. Maybe this might strike a query whether Pitta is equivalent to Agni? If not so,then why is the former mentioned that way and if it is,then why are they termed different? As propounded by Acharya Sushruta,the qualities of Pitta possess fiery properties like burning and purification. Along with that,if the Pitta of an individual is aggravated,it is treated as aggravated Agni by providing coolants (Sheeta dravya) to counteract the former and feeble Pitta is cured by feeding calefactores (Ushna dravya). The functions of Pitta are analogous to that of the Agni. Therefore, the task of Agni ongoing within the body is maneuvered by the Pitta, being alike. The Pitta is formulated from the fire element or the Agni Mahabhuta. Next to Vata, the Pitta gives rise to about 40 disorders. Therefore,one must strive to attain a balanced Pitta or Prakrut Pitta.

Pitta means burning or Dahan and heating. 

  • LOCATION (Sthana)-


 Pitta is primarily located in the umbilicus or the Naabhi. The regions occupied by the Pitta are the stomach (Aamashay), sweat (swed), the lymph (Lasika),the blood (Rakta), the plasma (Rasa),the eyes (Netra or Drishti),the skin (Sparshanendriya) and the major residence of the Pitta is the umbilicus or the Naabhi. 


  • FEATURES (Guna) -


Pitta is slightly unctuous (ishat snigdha), warm (ushna), sharp (teekshna), fluid (drava), mobile (sara), pungent or spicy (katu), dry (ruksha), light (laghu), unsullied or the ability to curb stickiness (vishada), raw smelling (visra), foul smelling (pooti), yellow-blue in color.

It turns sour when vitiated and involves Satva guna. 


  • FUNCTIONS (Karma)-


The phenomenon of vision,digestion is controlled by the Pitta. One of the integral activities of Pitta is maintaining the body temperature and homeostasis. It is also responsible for thirst and regulating water intake. Apart from this,it manages the softness and glow of the body.  It encourages mental peace,happiness and intelligence of an individual. 

It also provides coloration to the blood and skin. 


To sum up,conciliated Pitta leads to amplified life span, strength,color, excitement,glow and immunity !



SOURCES CITED -


  1. अष्टांग हृदय सूत्रस्थान 1/7

ते वयापिनोऽपि हृन्नाभ्योरधोमध्योर्ध्वसंश्रया:।।

  1. सुश्रुत सूत्रस्थान 21/5

तप सन्तापे।

  1. चरक सूत्रस्थान 1/59

सस्नेहमुष्णं तीक्ष्णं च द्रवमम्लं सरन कटु ।

विपरीतगुणै: पितरों द्रव्यैराशु प्रशाम्यति।।

  1. सुश्रुत सूत्रस्थान 42/9

औष्ण्यतैक्ष्ण्यरोक्ष्यलाघववैशद्यगुणलक्षणं पित्तं ।।

  1. सुश्रुत सूत्रस्थान 21/10

पित्तं तीक्ष्णं द्रवं पूति‌ नीलं पीतं तथैव च।

उष्णं कटुरसं चैव विदग्धं चाम्लमेव च ।।

  1. अष्टांग हृदय सूत्रस्थान 1/11

पित्तं सस्नेहोतीक्ष्णोष्णं लघु विस्रं सरं द्रवं ।

  1. चरक सूत्रस्थान 18/52

 दर्शनं पक्तिरुष्मा च क्षुत्तृष्णादेहमार्दवम्।

प्रभा प्रसादो मेधा चावला पित्तविकारजम्।।

  1. चरक चिकित्सास्थान 28/2

वायुरायुर्बलं वायुर्वायुर्धाता शारीरिणाम्।।

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