Vaatas work in Unison
- September 22, 2025
- Ayur Kerala Vaidyashala
The 5 major and the other minor Vaatas work in unison. In the sense, one of them when disturbed or vitiated, disturbs the other Vaatas; and hence the other doshas get disturbed. So, it's our responsibility to keep the Vaatas in harmony.
What is Vaata exactly?
- Vaayu + Aakasha (Air + Ether/Space) = Vaata. A unique combination of the 2 elements of Nature makes Vaata.
- Vaata = Prabhu (Vaata is regarded as the “Life-Force, God, Divine, Shakti”)
- Vaata has these ‘guNas’ (qualities)
– Laghu (Lightness)
– Ruksha (Dryness)
– Sheeta (Coldness)
– Khara (Roughness)
– Sukshma (Subtle, Minuteness)
– Chala (Movement) - All these guNas have to be meditated upon and understood well. If we indulge in too much of exposure to cold air or cold water / food consumption, then the other Gunas tend to get imbalanced; and the person experiences drying of skin, hair, nails, throat, etc. And the person tends to have increased movement with respect to body limbs or with the frequency of thought-movement.
- Pitta and Kapha are other 2 Doshas which are lame and dependent on Vaata for their functioning. If there is a buildup of either of pitta or kapha doshas in the body, we should understand it is because of some disturbance in the Vaata dosha.
- There are 5 + 5 types of Vaata dosha, which are described in the video in fair detail
Here is the video link to the Ayurveda Lesson on this topic :