WHAT CREATES PITRA DOSHA AT PHYSIOLOGICAL LEVEL? Understanding the science of it…

In one of the blogs we discussed that how Rahu Ketu energies are created in the Universe when the orbital plane of Moon around earth crosses the orbital plane of Earth around Sun thereby creating pull and push of water element on earth and in our body.  In another blog, we discussed that what is Pitra dosha (ancestral faults); how Rahu plays a major role in creating Pitra dosha and what remedies are important for getting rid of Pitra dosha. This blog will explain that how Rahu Ketu are created at physiological level in our body that create Pitra Dosha. 

*** This blog will be using the most basic terms of Ayurveda. Hence here is a brief in simple and layman language for those who are not aware about the three fundamental forces of Ayurveda called as VATA, PITTA AND KAPHA which in Ayurvedic language are collectively termed as DOSHAS. Kapha represents the nutrition consumed through food, water, sunlight etc. which moves throughout our body and then gets stored in it in different forms inside various tissues and organs. PITTA represents various chemicals that move this nutrition into different parts of the body by generating electricity/heat. It also represents those chemicals that convert, the consumed or stored nutrition into energy for our routine works. Vata represents hollowness in the body which creates channels through which Kapha moves from one place to another pushed by Pitta’s power. Together these forces will be referred as VPK (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) in this blog and are essential for our existence because it is them which give rise to intelligence. It is easy to infer that all of us are made from different combinations of these forces. For example some have more Kapha (dense tissues) but less Pitta and Vata due to which their body is too dense making them sluggish/slow on metabolism. On the other hand, some may be having too much of hollowness (excess Vata) in their body resulting in very less density thereby pushing limited kapha in a haywire manner.

What creates Rahu Ketu Axis at physiological level

To begin with, let us understand that Rahu develops when Vata goes high and Pitta pierces through it. Thereby expanding body while creating gaps which subsequently get filled up with Kapha creating Jupiter. But why does this Vata go high? It goes high only when we consume excess pitta in summers (through spicy, hot and sour foods/intense activities /over exposure to harsh sun/loud speech etc.) thereby burning our tissues and weakening our body including core. On the other hand, it goes high when we consume bitter and astringent things (especially drinks and pitta reducing medicines) during winters thereby further reducing pitta and constricting our body vessels/tissues resulting in poor circulation and inability of nutrition to reach deeper parts of the body. The result is Vata when body shrinks and different layers of the body start sticking and fusing with each other like dried bread which was earlier well puffed. Since in today’s world we are not understanding/respecting principles of Ayurveda i.e. VPK and the effect of six tastes on them during different seasons, our Vata is increasing exponentially. When this happens, the body in order to feed nutrition to all body parts starts increasing excess Pitta so that nutrition reaches after piercing the narrowed blood vessels. The result is high VP i.e. blood moving at a fast speed through narrowed vessels which is nothing but Rahu i.e. hyperactivity of mind/desires and diseases due to hyperactive body and mind like insomnia, aggression, moodiness, wrong decisions, incorrect understanding of the environment around etc.

Thus there comes a time in one’s life when Vata Pitta and Kapha trapped inside spaces, goes so high that the person begins to feel its side effects and begins to slow down. Thus gradually after Jupiter stage when the person looks expanded, the reduced pitta begins constricting the person inwards thereby inviting Saturn and then Mercury and Ketu. During the stage of Ketu, there is Pitta inside a constricted body. Thus a person with strong Rahu in early years of life will develop a strong Ketu too in later years of life. Here we must remember that since early years define structure of the person, a strong Rahu in early years will not constrict the body in later years of life thereby creating diseases especially organ failures as ketu will constrict the body thereby reducing blood either in all parts or at least in some parts of the body. This is the reason that those people whose Rahu develops in later years of life find it easy to shed and gain weight in just a few months like many film stars.

Finally, Rahu/Ketu dosha gets passed on from generation to generation through genes which also represent the blood flow of the entire body (remember “YAT PINDE TAT BRAHAMANDE”). For example, a person whose blood vessels are expanded and narrowed due to excess Rahu will have the same dosha in the genes too. Thus, if this person will have kids at this stage, then the kids too will have high VP in their blood and body which will subsequently develop Ketu. On the other hand, if the kids will be born after the person has developed Ketu, then the kid will have more of ketu which will subsequently develop Rahu.

All in all, since excess Rahu Ketu develop diseases both at mental and physical level, if we all begin eating in line with weather and constitution, then we can gradually remove excess Rahu Ketu from our generations and thus diseases which is nothing but getting rid of Pitra dosha in Astrological terms which is currently very high in the collective conscience of the world.

*** From Astrological viewpoint, the extent of expansion or contraction will depend not only the strength of different planets but also their length. For example, Rahu in 3^rd zodiac will be very strong however if it is strong in D9, it means that the native will experience strong Rahu not just in the beginning years but even later parts of life. It will also depend upon the Dashas. So while Saturn Dasha in Jupiter Mahadasha will not constrict body much (or at all) however Saturn in Saturn will.