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The sage Varyovida replied, “If a physician doesn’t understand and realize the qualities of ''vata'' - which is so very powerful, rough, quick and possessing so much destructive power - how will he be able to forewarn a patient well in advance about its disastrous effects and how would he advise about the qualities of the normal ''vata'' which are beneficial for good health, improvement of strength and complexion, lustre, growth, attainment of knowledge and longevity? [10]

The sage Varyovida replied, “If a physician doesn’t understand and realize the qualities of ''vata'' - which is so very powerful, rough, quick and possessing so much destructive power - how will he be able to forewarn a patient well in advance about its disastrous effects and how would he advise about the qualities of the normal ''vata'' which are beneficial for good health, improvement of strength and complexion, lustre, growth, attainment of knowledge and longevity? [10]

==== Views of Marichi about functions of agni and pitta ====

==== Views of Marichi about functions of ''agni'' and ''pitta'' ====

मरीचिरुवाच- अग्निरेव शरीरे पित्तान्तर्गतः कुपिताकुपितः शुभाशुभानि करोति; तद्यथा- पक्तिमपक्तिं दर्शनमदर्शनंमात्रामात्रत्वमूष्मणः प्रकृतिविकृतिवर्णौ शौर्यं भयं क्रोधं हर्षं मोहं प्रसादमित्येवमादीनि चापराणि द्वन्द्वानीति||११||  

मरीचिरुवाच- अग्निरेव शरीरे पित्तान्तर्गतः कुपिताकुपितः शुभाशुभानि करोति; तद्यथा- पक्तिमपक्तिं दर्शनमदर्शनंमात्रामात्रत्वमूष्मणः प्रकृतिविकृतिवर्णौ शौर्यं भयं क्रोधं हर्षं मोहं प्रसादमित्येवमादीनि चापराणि द्वन्द्वानीति||११||  

marIciruvAca- agnireva sharIre pittAntargataH kupitAkupitaH shubhAshubhAni karoti; tadyathA- paktimapaktiM darshanamadarshanaM mAtrAmAtratvamUShmaNaHprakRutivikRutivarNau shauryaM bhayaM krodhaM harShaM mohaM prasAdamityevamAdIni cAparANi dvandvAnIti||11||  

marIciruvAca- agnireva sharIre pittAntargataH kupitAkupitaH shubhAshubhAni karoti; tadyathA- paktimapaktiM darshanamadarshanaM mAtrAmAtratvamUShmaNaHprakRutivikRutivarNau shauryaM bhayaM krodhaM harShaM mohaM prasAdamityevamAdIni cAparANi dvandvAnIti||11||  

Marichi spoke – Agni of our body is represented by pitta, which in its non-aggravated and aggravated form performs various good and bad functions including digestion or indigestion, vision or loss of vision, normality or abnormality of body heat and complexion, valour, fear, anger, joy, attachment, happiness and other such pairs of opposing qualities.[11]

Marichi spoke, "''Agni'' of our body is represented by ''pitta'', which in its non-aggravated and aggravated form performs various good and bad functions including digestion or indigestion, vision or loss of vision, normality or abnormality of body heat and complexion, valour, fear, anger, joy, attachment, happiness and other such pairs of opposing qualities."[11]

==== Views of Kapya about kapha and its functions ====

==== Views of Kapya about kapha and its functions ====