Charak Samhita

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तच्छ्रुत्वा बडिशवचनमवितथमृषिगणैरनुमतमुवाच वार्योविदो राजर्षिः- एवमेतत् सर्वमनपवादं यथा भगवानाह| यानि तु खलु वायोः कुपिताकुपितस्य शरीराशरीरचरस्य शरीरेषु चरतः कर्माणि बहिःशरीरेभ्यो वा भवन्ति, तेषामवयवान्प्रत्यक्षानुमानोपदेशैः साधयित्वा नमस्कृत्य वायवे यथाशक्ति प्रवक्ष्यामः- वायुस्तन्त्रयन्त्रधरः,प्राणोदानसमानव्यानापानात्मा, प्रवर्तकश्चेष्टानामुच्चावचानां, नियन्ता प्रणेता च मनसः, सर्वेन्द्रियाणामुद्योजकः,सर्वेन्द्रियार्थानामभिवोढा, सर्वशरीरधातुव्यूहकरः, सन्धानकरः शरीरस्य, प्रवर्तको वाचः, प्रकृतिः स्पर्शशब्दयोः,श्रोत्रस्पर्शनयोर्मूलं, हर्षोत्साहयोर्योनिः, समीरणोऽग्नेः, दोषसंशोषणः , क्षेप्ता बहिर्मलानां, स्थूलाणुस्रोतसां भेत्ता,कर्तागर्भाकृतीनाम्, आयुषोऽनुवृत्तिप्रत्ययभूतो भवत्यकुपितः| कुपितस्तु खलु शरीरे शरीरं नानाविधैर्विकारैरुपतपति बलवर्णसुखायुषामुपघाताय , मनो व्याहर्षयति ,सर्वेन्द्रियाण्युपहन्ति, विनिहन्ति गर्भान् विकृतिमापादयत्यतिकालं वा धारयति, भयशोकमोहदैन्यातिप्रलापाञ्जनयति,प्राणांश्चोपरुणद्धि| प्रकृतिभूतस्य खल्वस्य लोके चरतः कर्माणीमानि भवन्ति; तद्यथा- धरणीधारणं, ज्वलनोज्ज्वालनम्,आदित्यचन्द्रनक्षत्रग्रहगणानां सन्तानगतिविधानं, सृष्टिश्च मेघानाम्, अपां विसर्गः, प्रवर्तनं स्रोतसां, पुष्पफलानांचाभिनिर्वर्तनम्, उद्भेदनं चौद्भिदानाम्, ऋतूनां प्रविभागः, विभागो धातूनां, धातुमानसंस्थानव्यक्तिः, बीजाभिसंस्कारः,शस्याभिवर्धनमविक्लेदोपशोषणे , अवैकारिकविकारश्चेति| प्रकुपितस्य खल्वस्य लोकेषु चरतः कर्माणीमानि भवन्ति; तद्यथा- शिखरिशिखरावमथनम्, उन्मथनमनोकहानाम्, उत्पीडनंसागराणाम्, उद्वर्तनं सरसां, प्रतिसरणमापगानाम्, आकम्पनं च भूमेः, आधमनमम्बुदानां ,नीहारनिर्ह्रादपांशुसिकतामत्स्यभेकोरगक्षाररुधिराश्माशनिविसर्गः, व्यापादनं च षण्णामृतूनां, शस्यानामसङ्घातः, भूतानांचोपसर्गः, भावानां चाभावकरणं, चतुर्युगान्तकराणां मेघसूर्यानलानिलानां विसर्गः; स हि भगवान् प्रभवश्चाव्ययश्च, भूतानांभावाभावकरः, सुखासुखयोर्विधाता, मृत्युः, यमः, नियन्ता, प्रजापतिः, अदितिः, विश्वकर्मा, विश्वरूपः, सर्वगः, सर्वतन्त्राणांविधाता, भावानामणुः, विभुः, विष्णुः, क्रान्ता लोकानां, वायुरेव भगवानिति ||८||

sanskrit

[Functions of vata dosha] Hearing the scientific explanation of Badisha which was approved by the sages, Varyovida, the royal sage said “Sir, all that you have told is very true and free from any exception and misleading notion. The functions of both the bodily and the external vata, either normal or aggravated, moving within or outside the body will now be described after paying obeisance to lord Vayu, as has been perceived by us through our direct observation, inference and textual knowledge. Vata in its normalcy maintains the whole body and its systems, working as prāna, udāna, samāna, and apāna. It is the initiator of all kinds of activities within the body, the controller and impellor of all mental functions, and the employer of all sensory faculties (helping in the enjoyment of their subjects). It joins the body tissues and brings compactness to the body, prompts speech, is the origin of touch and sound, is the root cause of auditory and tactile sense faculties, is the causative factor of joy and courage, stimulates the digestive fire, and helps in the absorption of the dosha and ejection of the excretory products. Vata traverses all gross and subtle channels, moulds the embryo shape and is the indicator of continuity of life. The bodily vata, when aggravated, afflicts the body with various kinds of diseases and deteriorates or diminishes the strength, complexion, happiness, and the life span of an individual. It perturbs the mind, disturbs the sense faculties, destroys, deforms or retains the embryo for longer periods, gives rise to fear, grief, attachment, humility, excessive delirium, and takes away life. The natural vayu moving in the universe conducts the following functions: it sustains the earth, kindles the fire, brings about compactness and the movement of the sun, moon, stars and planets, creates the clouds, brings the rain, flows the rivers, brings about the sprouting of plants and the maturity of flowers, plants and fruits, divides the seasons, defines and manifests the shape and size of the products of the panchamahabhuta, brings the growth and maturity of the grains, dries them, and brings about transformation everywhere. The aggravated vata moving in the outside world performs the following functions: it breaks the peak of the mountains, uproots the trees, disturbs the oceans, generates earthquakes, causes thunderstorm in the clouds, generates dew, thunder, dust, sand, fish, frog, serpents, alkaline water, blood, stones, perturbs the properties of the six seasons, blights the plants (or renders them non- productive), spreads epidemics, can remove the substances in existence, and can destroy all the four yugās by altering the cloud, sun, fire and wind. Vata is indivisible and is like an eternal god with no origin. The existence and destruction of all the creatures and their happiness and grief depends on vata. It is the God of death, is the controller, regulator, and the lord of all creatures, Aditi (the first one), Vishvakarma (creator of the universe), is vishvarupa (omniform, or with innumerable forms), sarvaga (omni-pervading), the regulator of all actions and thoughts in the universe, is subtle, and is omnipresent. It is lord Vishnu and permeates the whole universe. Lord Vayu alone is God.

english translation

tacchrutvA baDizavacanamavitathamRSigaNairanumatamuvAca vAryovido rAjarSiH- evametat sarvamanapavAdaM yathA bhagavAnAha| yAni tu khalu vAyoH kupitAkupitasya zarIrAzarIracarasya zarIreSu carataH karmANi bahiHzarIrebhyo vA bhavanti, teSAmavayavAnpratyakSAnumAnopadezaiH sAdhayitvA namaskRtya vAyave yathAzakti pravakSyAmaH- vAyustantrayantradharaH,prANodAnasamAnavyAnApAnAtmA, pravartakazceSTAnAmuccAvacAnAM, niyantA praNetA ca manasaH, sarvendriyANAmudyojakaH,sarvendriyArthAnAmabhivoDhA, sarvazarIradhAtuvyUhakaraH, sandhAnakaraH zarIrasya, pravartako vAcaH, prakRtiH sparzazabdayoH,zrotrasparzanayormUlaM, harSotsAhayoryoniH, samIraNo'gneH, doSasaMzoSaNaH , kSeptA bahirmalAnAM, sthUlANusrotasAM bhettA,kartAgarbhAkRtInAm, AyuSo'nuvRttipratyayabhUto bhavatyakupitaH| kupitastu khalu zarIre zarIraM nAnAvidhairvikArairupatapati balavarNasukhAyuSAmupaghAtAya , mano vyAharSayati ,sarvendriyANyupahanti, vinihanti garbhAn vikRtimApAdayatyatikAlaM vA dhArayati, bhayazokamohadainyAtipralApAJjanayati,prANAMzcoparuNaddhi| prakRtibhUtasya khalvasya loke carataH karmANImAni bhavanti; tadyathA- dharaNIdhAraNaM, jvalanojjvAlanam,AdityacandranakSatragrahagaNAnAM santAnagatividhAnaM, sRSTizca meghAnAm, apAM visargaH, pravartanaM srotasAM, puSpaphalAnAMcAbhinirvartanam, udbhedanaM caudbhidAnAm, RtUnAM pravibhAgaH, vibhAgo dhAtUnAM, dhAtumAnasaMsthAnavyaktiH, bIjAbhisaMskAraH,zasyAbhivardhanamavikledopazoSaNe , avaikArikavikArazceti| prakupitasya khalvasya lokeSu carataH karmANImAni bhavanti; tadyathA- zikharizikharAvamathanam, unmathanamanokahAnAm, utpIDanaMsAgarANAm, udvartanaM sarasAM, pratisaraNamApagAnAm, AkampanaM ca bhUmeH, AdhamanamambudAnAM ,nIhAranirhrAdapAMzusikatAmatsyabhekoragakSArarudhirAzmAzanivisargaH, vyApAdanaM ca SaNNAmRtUnAM, zasyAnAmasaGghAtaH, bhUtAnAMcopasargaH, bhAvAnAM cAbhAvakaraNaM, caturyugAntakarANAM meghasUryAnalAnilAnAM visargaH; sa hi bhagavAn prabhavazcAvyayazca, bhUtAnAMbhAvAbhAvakaraH, sukhAsukhayorvidhAtA, mRtyuH, yamaH, niyantA, prajApatiH, aditiH, vizvakarmA, vizvarUpaH, sarvagaH, sarvatantrANAMvidhAtA, bhAvAnAmaNuH, vibhuH, viSNuH, krAntA lokAnAM, vAyureva bhagavAniti ||8||

hk transliteration

Chapter 12

Verse 9