What is Hell?

Diseases - Naraka - Hell
Doctor’s symbol

 The doctor’s symbol can be interpreted this way. It has,

1.Two wings of Garuda raja at sides

2.weapon of yama raja at the centers

3.Two snakes forming rings indicate –

i.Snake 1 – The disease itself

ii.Snake 2  - Duration or the time to suffer with the disease

iii.They work together, to achieve the goal of yama raja

iv.Working on levels – body, breath, mind and intellect etc. After that from the memory the karma is cleared. 

 Garuda purana

•Garuda is the king of Naraka and execution is done by yama raja.

•Garuda purana talks about the sins which cause which disease in the body.

•How the disease gets in and what are the ayurvedic medicines to be taken.

•Naraka – means diseases in the body. Knowingly and unknowingly our mistakes cause diseases in our body.

•We feel helpless, fearful and undergo emotional troubles during this time of suffering with the disease.

•The duration is the time period, we stay in the Naraka or undergo the suffering of the disease.  
Chakras, Five Elements and Ayurveda

Land and water 

•Bottom most chakra is muladhara. Above is swadhishtana.

•The negative emotions are inertia and sex. Thamo guna is also related to laziness or feeling of sluggishness.

•Elements from Five elements are land and water. In Ayurveda, kapha is the major property. Means water related problems (eg. mucus – mixture of land and water). Other similar problems are white discharge etc.

•To overcome this, Surya namaskar min. 12 rounds helps. Also more physical yoga stretches helps one to come over the influence of Thamo guna.  

Fire, Water and Air 

•Chakras mainly are manipuraha (naval), chest.

•Negative emotions are greed and jealosy, also fear and hatred.

•Rajo guna to some extend causes greed etc.

•Elements from five elements are Fire, air and water. In ayurveda, pitha is the major property. Means digestion and related problems.

•To overcome this, frequent water intake, sathvic food intake, pranayama help. Regular fasting also helps. 

Air and space 

•Chakras are Anahatha and throat (Vishudhi)

•Negative emotions are hatred, anger and worry. Rajo guna is also related to uncontrolled anger and shouting.

•Elements from five elements are Air and space. In Ayurveda, Vadha is the major property. Vadha is nerve and brain related problems. (e.g. unable to sleep at night)

•Meditation helps a lot to overcome this problem.

What to do? 

•So yoga, pranayama and meditation help to have the balance.

•Food has influence in all the levels. So need to be very careful with it.

•Understanding what is karma and what to do overcome that also helps a lot. Especially doing seva without any expectation helps.

•Keeping us in the knowledge or wisdom and surrendering everything to the divine helps to overcome the diseases and prevent them as well.