1106 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

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aed ced waned feaacay |
AHA TATKAT! WIT FAT FT llvoll

dyotanam pacanam panam
adanam hima-mardanam

tejaso urttayas tv etah
Sosanam ksut trd eva ca

dyotanam—illumination; pacanam—cooking, digesting; panam— drinking;
adanam—eating ;hima-mardanam-— destroying cold; tejasah—of fire; urttayah
—functions; tu—indeed; etah—these; Sosanam—evaporating; ksut—hunger;
trt—thirst; eva—also; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

Fire is appreciated by its light and by its capacity to cook, to digest, to
destroy cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and
drinking.

PURPORT

The first symptoms of fire are distribution of light and heat, and the
existence of fire is also perceived in the stomach. Without fire we cannot
digest what we eat. Without digestion there is no hunger and thirst or
power to eat and drink. When there is insufficient hunger and thirst, it is
understood that there is a shortage of fire within the stomach, and the
Ayurvedic treatment is performed in connection with the fire element,
agni-mandyam. Since fire is increased by the secretion of bile, the treat-
ment is to increase bile secretion. The Ayurvedic treatment thus corrobo-
rates the statements in Srimad-Bhdgavatam. The characteristic of fire in
subduing the influence of cold is known to everyone. Severe cold can
always be counteracted by fire.

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ereioaaat = featftara |

TATA | HRT TAME: UY 21

ripa-matrad vikurvanat
tejaso daiva-coditat
