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International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine

Literature review of adharniya vega concept and importance of vega in

the maintenance of health.
Ganesh Puradkar*1, Arun Dudhamal2, Tejaswini Katare3
1. Associate Professor, Samhita and Siddhant Dept,
2. Associate Professor, Rognidan and Vikruti Vidnyan Dept.,
3. PG Scholar, Samhita and Siddhant Dept.
APM’s, Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author: e-mail: puradkarganesh@gmail.com; Contact no: 9819143240

ABSTRACT: review article attempts to explain

adharniya vegas in detail as mentioned
Human body is an amazing machine
in ayurvedic literature.
which has a number of ways to balance
the substance which could be useful and KEYWORDS:
harmful to the body. To make balance of
Vega, Vegadharan, Dharniya vega,
these substances, our body is equipped
Adharniya vega, Suppression of natural
with Vega(urges) which appear naturally.
urges, swasthya rakshan.
According to the ancient Ayurvedic texts,
there is one main cause of all the type of INTRODUCTION:
diseases and that is the suppression of
Ayurveda is the oldest system of
natural Vega. Therefore it should not be
medicine in the world. Ayurveda, the
suppressed. Ayurveda has described 13
science of life deals with every aspect of
natural vegas which should not be
life. Ayurveda has two aims i.e.
retained at any cost. If they are
protection and promotion of health and
suppressed on a regular basis due to any
secondly cure from the disease. To attain
reason, they can lead to various health
these aims, various Ayurvedic Acharya
problems. The problem created due to
have described Dincharya (daily
non suppressible urges are getting more
regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen),
and more now-a-days. Therefore this
Sadvritta (regimen of good conduct) tec

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in detail. In sadvritta, Acharya have texts. Recent advanced study in context

mentioned briefly some urges which of present study will be reviewed using
should not be suppressed. In Ayurveda resources like internet and articles.
these urges is known as “Vega”.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE:
Vega is very fundamental and important
The word ‘Vega dharana’ is composed
concept in Ayurveda. Vegas are created
of two words i. e. Vega + Dharana. Here
naturally by body. So it is important to
vega means ‘natural urge’ and
respond to these urges and not to
Dharana means ‘suppression ‘. Hence
suppress them. Now-a-days, due to busy
the word ‘vega dharana’ means
and stressful lifestyle people are
suppression of natural urges.
suppressing some or most of the natural
urges of the body. If you are always According to Acharya Charak, there are
suppressing these urges then it will be 13 types of natural urges in the body
harmful for health and later on these which should not be suppressed and that
suppressed natural urges could be the can cause grievous repercussions when
main cause of sickness. forcibly ignored [1]. In addition to these
vegas, 14th vega is mentioned by
Therefore Ayurveda strongly recommend [2]
Vagbhata. There is a description of
non suppression of any natural urges.
thirteen adharniya vegas and the
AIM: disorders caused by suppressing them
with their line of treatment are as
 To study the concept of vega and
follows:
its importance.
1. Mutra vega rodha
OBJECTIVES:
2. Purisha vega rodha
1. Literature review of adharniya vega. 3. Shukra vega rodha
2. Importance of vata dosha in 4. Apana vayu vega rodha
adharniya vega. 5. Chardi vega rodha
3. To study the concept of vega and 6. Kshavathu vega rodha
vega dharana. 7. Udaggara vega rodha
8. Jrumbha vega rodha
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
9. Kshudha vega rodha
Proper screening of literature from 10. Trushna vega rodha
classical texts of Ayurveda and modern 11. Bashpa vega rodha

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12. Nidra vega rodha Urge of urine when controlled

13. Shramashwasa vega rodha causes urinary calculi, cutting pain all
14. Kasa vega rodha. over the body, pain in urinary bladder,
penis and groin.
“Vegan na dharayet vata vin mutra
kshavathu truta kshudham 4. KSHAVATHU VEGA (urge of
sneeze)[2]
Nidra kasa shramashwas jrumbha
ashru chardi retasam” Suppression of sneezing results in
headache, debility of the sensory organs,
Ashtang hriday.su.5/2.
neck stiffness and facial paralysis.
The above verse states that the
5. TRUSHNA VEGA (urge of thirst)[2]
following urges should not be
suppressed[2]: Regular controlling thirst or
delaying drinking of water causes
1. VATA VEGA (urge of passing
emaciation , generalized debility,
flatus)[2]
deafening, delusion, giddiness and heart
Vata vega refers to Apan vayu diseases.
(adhovata) which is related to lower
6. NIDRA VEGA ( urge to sleep) [2]
abdomen. Suppression of urge of flatus
causes abdominal tumor, udavarta Timely sleep is very necessary for
(painful upward movements of vayu in well being of our body, staying awake
abdomen), debility, obstruction to pass for long nights very often causes
flatus, faeces and urine, diminished or delusion, heaviness of head, eyes,
loss of vision and heart diseases. laziness, yawning and pain all over the
body.
2. PURISH VEGA (urge of faces) [2]
7. KSHUDHA VEGA (urge of
Purish vegavrodha gives rise to [2]
hunger)
cramps in calf muscles, headache,
cutting pain in rectum (fissure in ano), Suppression of hunger urge leads
upward movement of air in abdomen, to splitting pain all over the body,
faecal vomiting, oppression in heart aversion towards food, exhaustion,
region. emaciation, pain in abdomen and
giddiness.
3. MUTRA VEGA (urge of urine)[2]

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8. KASA VEGA (coughing urge) [2] nausea, discoloured patches on face and
oedema.
Suppression of cough causes in
its increase and further leads to 13. SHUKRA VEGA (urge to discharge
dyspnoea, anorexia, heart disease, seminal fluid)
emaciation and hiccups.
Suppression of urge to void
9. SHRAMASHWAS VEGA (urge to semen often results in its increased flow,
breathe heavily on exertion) [2] swelling and pain in genitals, fever, pain
in heart region and all over the body,
Suppressing heavy breathing after
obstruction in micturation, enlargement
exertion leads to gulma ( abdominal
of scrotum, seminal calculi and
tumor), heart disease and delusions.
impotence.
10. JRUMBHA VEGA (urge to yawn)[2]
Other than these above described
To suppress a yawn means to vegas Acharya Charak has explained
indirectly vitiate vata dosha by inhibiting ‘udgara vega’ (urge to belch) instead of
its gati (flow) which is almost similar to kasa vega. Suppression of udgara vega
that in case of sneezing. It thus produces causes hiccups, dyspnoea, aversion
all the symptoms similar to that of towards food, tremors, heaviness or
suppressing sneeze. gripping pain in chest and heart region.[3]

11. ASHRU VEGA (urge to cry) [2] Although it is very true that one
should never control a non suppressible
Ashru means tears, controlling
urges, but it is also equally important not
weeping can cause running in nose, pain
to forcibly initiate an urge, as it can
in eyes, headache and heart pain,
create an imbalance n functioning of vata
stiffening of neck, anorexia, giddiness
dosha causing related disease.
and gulma.
DISCUSSION:
12. CHARDI VEGA (urge to
vomiting)[2] Reflexes are not given importance
while explaining about physiology, but
Visarpa (herpes), rashes, various instead concentrated on the contents of
skin diseases, irritation of eyes, itching, that particular excretory product about to
get expelled from the body and
fever, anaemia, cough, dyspnoea,
symptoms are interpreted logically
depending upon the long term

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suppression of body toxins and its re- These are the various urges and
absorption into the blood circulation and symptoms arising out of their
its consequences are discussed. These are suppression. From above description we
some of the interpretations made based understand one thing is that nine times
on articles published [4, 5] and there are no heart related symptoms are mentioned. It
such evidences related to the vegdharana is our prime duty to seriously look at this
and its consequences related to its long concept of ayurveda while global cardiac
term suppression but an attempt is made epidemic is ready to break out. It is very
by studying thoroughly and essential for our good health not to
understanding the basic physiology of suppress any urge so do not ignore
the body reflexes. There are many more nature’s call, attend to it at once.
interpretations also can be withdrawn,
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Literature review of adharniya vega concept and importance of vega in the maintenance of health.
Ganesh Puradkar, Arun Dudhamal, Tejaswini Katare
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