वराटिक

Kaparda (cowries)

   

Malayalam      – കവടി

English                  -   cowrie, shell

Capraeadie veriety of marine gastropod molluscus

 

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae

    

 

According to Amarakosha

कपर्द्दकः, पुं, (कपर्द्द + कन् ।) शिवस्य जटाजूटःवराटकः । इति

कपर्द्दकः शिवजटा । इत्यमरः

Reference above explains the term Kaparda and Varatika represents the Shivajata

 

Synonyms

Kapardha,

Kopardi,

Vardah,

varatika,

Varata

Varati,

Balakridanakah.

Carah,

Carăcarah,

 

 

Types

 

 

Grahya Lakshana

 

 

According to Raasaratna Samuchaya 3/134

पीता ग्रन्थि पृष्ठे दीर्घवृत्त वराटिका।

रसवैद्यैर्विनिर्दिष्टा सा चराचरसंज्ञिका ॥

Cowrie which has properties like

                                    color

·         Yellowish coloured  Granthi (Hunch like Growth) in posterior aspect

·         Oval in shape

Please refer the Photo given above

This type is also called as “charachara”

 

Among innumerable variety of Cowrie (Capraeadie veriety of marine gastropod molluscus), above description fits to the Monetara Moneta variety of cowrie, which is abundant in Indian Ocean.

Types

According to the weight

 

सार्धनिष्कभरा श्रेष्ठा निष्कभारा च मध्यमा।

पादोननिष्कभारा च कनिष्ठा परिकीर्तिता॥

तदन्ये तु वराटाः स्युर्गुरवः श्लेष पिताः ॥।

 

Cowrie with

1.5 Nishka weight is considered as Best variety

1  Nishka weight is considered as Madhyama (Medium) variety

3/4^th  Nishka weight is considered as least preferable variety

 

Shodhana

According to Raasaratna Samuchaya 3/134

 

वाराटा: काञ्जिके स्विन्नाः यामाच्छुद्धिमवाप्नुयुः ।

Procedure	Yantra	Dravadravya	Time duration
Swedana	Dolayantra	Kanchika	One YAma

 

 

According to Rasatarangini 12/87

दोलायन्त्रे तु यामैकं काञ्जिकेन वराटिका।

स्विन्ना प्रच्छालिता चोष्णवारिणा शुद्धिमाप्नुयात्॥

 

Procedure	Yantra	Dravadravya	Time duration
Swedana	Dolayantra	Kanchika	One YAma

After swedana – Prakshalana with Ushna Jala

 

According to Rasatarangini 12^th chap

अम्लेन केनचिद्वाऽपि दोलायन्त्रे विपाचिता।

वराटी याममात्रेण विशुद्ध्यति न संशयः।

Procedure	Yantra	Dravadravya	Time duration
Swedana	Dolayantra	Any Amla Dravya	One YAma

 

Marana

According to Rasatarangini 12/91

वराटिकांस्तु विमलान् शरावे स्थापयेद्भिषक् ।

शरावेणापरेणाथ सम्यगाच्छादयेत्ततः॥

सन्धिलेपं ततः कृत्त्वा शोषयेदातपे पुनः।

करीषाग्नौ पचेत्  यामं यत्नतस्तु भिषग्वरः॥

स्वाङ्गशीतं समुद्धृत्य खल्वे संचूर्णयेत्तः ।

शरदिन्दुनिभं भस्म सर्वयोगेषु योजयेत्॥

 

Shudha Varatika is taken kept in Sharava , Samputana is done with same sized another sharava followed by Sandhibandhana and drying, Thus dried Sharava is Subjected for agni samskara uing Charchol for 3 hours

After attaining swangasheetata samputa is collected ,sandhi bandhana is removed carefully and the product is collected powdered and stored in airtight container.

 

 

 

According to Raasaratna Samuchaya 3/133

परिणामादि शूलनी ग्रहणी क्षयनाशिनी

कटूष्णा दीपनी वृष्या नेत्र्या वातकफापहा॥

रसेन्द्रजारणे प्रोक्ता बिडद्रव्येषु शस्यते॥ 

Properties

Rasa –कटु

Veerya-उष्णा

Dosha haratwa - वातकफापहा

Guna

दीपनी

वृष्या

नेत्र्या

Disease indications

परिणामादि शूलनी

ग्रहणी

क्षय

 

 

Acco To bhavaprakasha

कपर्दको वराटश्च कपर्दी च वराटिका

कर्णस्रावाग्निमान्द्यघ्नी पित्तास्रकफनाशिनी

Acco To raja nighantu

कपर्दको वराटश्च कपर्दिश्च वराटिका ।
चराचरश्चरो वर्यो बालक्रीडरनकश्च सः ॥ १३.१२४
कपर्दः कटुतिक्तोष्णः कर्णशूलव्रणापहः ।
गुल्मशूलामयघ्नश्च नेत्रदोषनिकृन्तनः

 

Dose – 2 Gunja

Yoga –

                                                Kamadugha Rasa

Lokanatha Rasa

Grahani Kapata Rasa