Pitaka (eruption)
An eruption on the skin. Brihat Samhita gives eruptions a chapter of their own, studied as history and never as a health sign.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: पिटक
What is the rule behind Pitaka?
The texts give a result for a mole (tila) or eruption (pitaka) on each part of the body. These are learned as history; a mole that changes in size, shape or colour is shown to a doctor, never read.
Source: Brihat Samhita
Where can you learn about Pitaka?
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Related terms
- Tila (mole)A mole. The texts give a result for a mole on each part of the body, learned as history. A mole that grows or changes is shown to a doctor, never read.
- Lanchhana (birthmark)A birthmark, read in old books in the same spirit as touch omens. Studied as history.
- Pada rekha (signs on the soles)The lotus, wheel, fish and conch on the soles, the same signs the texts look for on the palms, as in the footprints of Vishnu and the Buddha in art.
- AngavidyaThe old practice of reading omens from the part of the body a person touched while asking a question. Brihat Samhita gives it a chapter and the Jain Angavijja a whole book. Studied as history.
- AjanubahuLong arms that reach the knees, the arms poets give Rama. A heroic ideal, never a measure of a person.
- Pancha MahapurushaFive great types of person in Brihat Samhita, each tied to a graha: Ruchaka, Bhadra, Hamsa, Malavya and Shasha. They are ideal portraits; no person is a type.
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What does Pitaka mean in Samudrika Shastra?
An eruption on the skin. Brihat Samhita gives eruptions a chapter of their own, studied as history and never as a health sign. The texts give a result for a mole (tila) or eruption (pitaka) on each part of the body. These are learned as history; a mole that changes in size, shape or colour is shown to a doctor, never read.
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