The practice and method of pressing the varmam points need a great expertise and even a slight deviation may cause adverse results or danger Trauma or injury to tissue or organs around these vital points is harmful and cause diseases which are detailed in Varma texts. However, the same points if wrongly activated may cause pathological changes or diseases and may even result in death. To stimulate the varma points Pressure should be applied in these points at a particular and given strength as mentioned in Varma literature. These points when stimulated increase the flow of energy, heal disease or boost the immune mechanism. Thus it became a unique therapy.Ī Tamil varma text called “Vaakata Nithanam” mentions various synonyms like Vasi, Puravi, Kaalam, Uyir, Mayakkam, Pranan, Kalai, Suvaasam, Saram, Yogam, Param and Sivam for this therapy.Īccording to varma theory, there are points in the body which are storing points of Prana vayu (vital energy), through which energy is transmitted to various parts of the body and all the functions of the body are mediated. Siddha practitioners who practiced varmam were called as varma asans. It is also said that this special therapy evolved from ancient Dravidian martial art ‘varma kalai’ (Varma kalai’ is a Tamil word meaning 'art of vital points'), gradually with the inclusion of so many internal and external medicines. Poetic forms recorded by their disciples that were used for learning are available, which consists of more than fifty thousands of such poems. But the original texts (and their copies), directly written by siddhars, are not available now. Agathiyar later gave a written form that reached the masses. Lord Murugan then taught Siddhar Agathiyar. Lord Siva taught varmam to his wife Parvathi later Parvathi taught to their son Lord Murugan.

'Varmam' is the branch of Siddha system of medicine which involves a special kind of therapy based on vital points called varma points present in the body.Īccording to tradition, the origin of this therapy is considered to be divine.

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