शिरोकोदर्मुख कंठं श्रोत्रं नासा च गुहाकम् ।
पाणी पाश्वों दशौ पादो प्रपदो कक्षिमादिशेत ॥४॥
Literal Breakdown
- शिरः
→ Head
- उदर्मुख
→ Face and mouth
- कंठं
→ Throat/neck
- श्रोत्रं
→ Ear(s)
- नासा
→ Nose
- गुहाकम्
→ Private parts / genital organ
- पाणी
→ Hands
- पाश्वों
→ Sides/flanks (rib area)
- दशौ
→ Ten (referring to fingers or toes)
- पादः
→ Feet/legs
- प्रपदः → Ankles/soles
- कक्षि
→ Armpits/side of chest
“The verse
enumerates the bodily organs and parts that may be afflicted by disease: the
head, face and mouth, throat, ears, nose, the genital organ, hands, sides of
the body, the ten fingers and toes, feet, ankles, and armpits.”
In Sarvārtha Chintāmaṇi, such verses are used to diagnose
or identify diseased body parts based on astrological indications. The text
provides a systematic list of organs so that astrologers can correlate
planetary afflictions with specific physical ailments.
Principle
If the 6th house is afflicted, the trouble or disease
manifests in the body part represented by the planet that is afflicted
in the 6th house.
The author enumerates which body parts each planet governs.
Planetary Correspondence to Body Parts
|
Planet |
Body Part / Organ Represented |
|
Sun |
Head, sides of the body |
|
Moon |
Face, eyes |
|
Mars |
Neck, feet |
|
Mercury |
Ears, intestines |
|
Jupiter |
Nostrils, belly |
|
Venus |
Private parts / reproductive organs |
|
Saturn |
Hands |
Example: If Mars is afflicted in the 6th house, the
native may suffer disease or trouble in the neck or feet.
If Moon is afflicted in the 6th house, problems may
arise in the face or eyes.
This mapping provides a diagnostic key for astrologers to
correlate planetary afflictions with physical ailments.
