UNDERSTANDING OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SHUKRAVAHA SROTAS WSR KLAIBYA

Dr. Mahadev Sogi*

ABSTRACT

Vajikarana is a one among eight major specialties of the Ashtanga Ayurveda. This subject is concerned with
aphrodisiacs, virility and improving health of progeny. Even though all factors in Ayurveda are so authentic, the
challenges faced by science in the modern day, demands thorough revalidation of the ancient principle and
procedures of Ayurveda. It is necessary to make the system more suitable for the modern life. Among the
various phases of sexual response the most essential is the achieving of normal erection with sufficient
rigidity for penetrative intercourse, the absence of which ends into failure and dissatisfaction. This condition
has been elaborately described as 'Klaibya' in Ayurvedic classics and 'Erectile dysfunction' (ED) in modern
texts. Sharira, Indriya, Manas, constitute general body and prakruti, all the three being the instruments for
self. For the functioning of Manas all the Trigunas, Rajas (stimulation), Tamas (Stability), Satva (Selfdetermination,
control) are essential. The very essential mode of sexual arousal response and act are said to be
under the influence of this Triguna model. Any of the basic dysfunctions or disequilibrium of the working
mode of either stimulation or stability and self-control is definitely going to hamper the socio-behavioral
functioning capacity of an individual with reference to sexuality.

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