SUKRAVAHA SHROTA DUSTI

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SHUKRAVAHASROTAS – CHANNELS CARRYING SEMEN OR REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE

According to Sushruta –

Shukravahasrotas or channels carrying the semen or reproductive tissue are 2 in number.

They have their roots in –

Stanau – breasts (the formation of breasts or not are under the control of Shukra, not forming stana is the property of shukra or semen, presence of shukra marks absence of stana)

Vrushanau – Testes 

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SYMPTOMS OF INJURY TO SHUKRAVAHASROTAS – 

Kleebataa – impotence

Chiraatpraseka – delayed ejaculation

Raktashukrataa – blood mixed semen

According to Charaka –

The roots of Shukravahasrotas are located in –

Vrushana – Testes (scrotum) and

Shepha – Penis

SYMPTOMS OF VITIATION OF SHUKRAVAHASROTAS –

Klaibyam – Impotence

Aharshanam – lack of erection or dis-interest in sex

Na cha jaayategarbhaha – no progeny

Rogeevaakleebam – the child born to the person having shukravahasrotas vitiation will have a less lifespan, will have ugly appearance and will not be able to produce a child

Garbhahapatati, prasravati – Even if the shukra produces garbha (foetus), the foetus will not live long due to occurance of abortion or miscarriage, i.e. vitiated semen or sperms will either not help in conceiving or will cause abortion or miscarriage after conception

The contaminated semen or sperms will not only prove troublesome to the woman (wife) and child but also will physically and mentally cause trouble to the person who has Shukravahasrotas vitiation 

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CAUSES FOR VITIATION OF SHUKRAVAHASROTAS – 

Akaala yoni gamanaatnigrahaatatimaithunaat

Akalamaithuna – indulgence in sex at abnormal or restricted time periods

Ayonigamana – sex with women having contaminated vagina or having sex in an abnormal vagina or passages (unnatural practices like anal sex or sex with animals etc)

Nigraha – regular practice of withholding the ejaculatory responses or urge

Atimaithuna – excessive indulgence in sexual activities

Shastra – injuries by instruments, weapons

Kshaara – application or exposure to alkalies

Agni – fire burns 

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MANAGEMENT OF VITIATION OF SHUKRAVAHASROTAS –

Same as management for Majjavahasrotas vitiation

MANAGEMENT OF VITIATION OF MAJJAVAHA AND SHUKRAVAHASROTAS –

The treatment of vitiation of Majjavaha and Shukravahasrotas are done on the same principles. The below said are the methods –

Madhuratiktaanna – foods which are predominant in sweet and bitter tastes

Maithuna – indulgence in sexual activities (intercourse)

Vyaayaama – indulgence in exercises

Shodhana – evacuatory treatments like Vamana (therapeutic emesis), Virechana (therapeutic purgation) etc should be administered in proper dose in proper time or season (like administration of Vamana in Vasanta or spring season, Virechana is Sharad or autumn period etc)