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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 26]
the action of the air that a body moves, and when the air circulation is impeded, many diseases result. Paralysis, nervous breakdowns, madness and many other diseases are actually due to an insufficient circulation of air. In the Āyur-vedic system these diseases are treated on the basis of air circulation. If from the beginning one takes care of the process of air circulation, such diseases cannot take place. From the  Āyur Veda  as well as from the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  it is clear that so many activities are going on internally and externally because of air alone, and as soon as there is some deficiency in the air circulation, these activities cannot take place. Here it is clearly stated,  netṛtvaṁ dravya-śabdayoḥ . Our sense of proprietorship over action is also due to the activity of the air. If the air circulation is stifled, we cannot approach a place after hearing. If someone calls us, we hear the sound because of the air circulation, and we approach that sound or the place from which the sound comes. It is clearly said in this verse that these are all movements of the air. The ability to detect odors is also due to the action of the air.
TEXT 38
वायोश्च स्पर्शतन्मात्राद्दूपं दैवेरितादभूत् । स्पुत्थितं ततस्तेजश्चक्षु रूपोपलम्भनम् ॥३८॥
vāyoś ca sparśa-tanmātrād rūpaṁ daiveritād abhūt samutthitaṁ tatas tejaś cakṣū rūpopalambhanam
vāyoḥ —from air;  ca —and;  sparśa-tanmātrāt —which evolves from the subtle element touch;  rūpam —form;  daiva-īritāt —according to destiny;  abhūt —evolved;  samutthitam —arose;  tataḥ —from that;  tejaḥ —fire;  cakṣuḥ —sense of sight;  rūpa —color and form;  upalambhanam —perceiving.
TRANSLATION
Due to interactions of the air and the sensations of touch, one receives different forms according to predestiny. By evolution of such forms, there is fire, and the eye sees different forms in color.
PURPORT
Due to predestiny, the touch sensation, the interactions of air, and the situation of the mind, which is produced of the ethereal element, one