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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 Ayur-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 Ayur Veda as well
as from the Srimad-Bhagavatam 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, netrtvarn dravya-sabdayoh. Our sense of pro-
prietorship 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
AN qs ,
THT MQAHATY saleaayg |
Teen Adee SANT ATT |13cl!
vayo$ ca sparsa-tanmdatrad
ripam daiveritad abhit
samutthitam tatas tejas
caksi ripopalambhanam

vayoh—from air; ca—and; sparga-tanmatrat—which evolves from the
subtle element touch; ripam—form; daiva-iritat—according to destiny;
abhiit—evolved; samutthitam—arose; tatah—from that; tejah—fire; caksuh—
sense of sight; ripa—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
