Pranayatan

Now a days due to modern lifestyle which result in irregular bowel habits due to which the number of Guda (annorectal) diseases are increasing parikartika i.e. fissure and. bhagandhar is such a type of Guda (annorectal) diseases. Guda is the vital part of human body. According to charaka mula (base) of the body is guda. Siras are situated in Guda and Murdha (sharira) are based on Guda. Acharyas has described guda as a sadhyapranhara marama and Mansmmarma type of marma. Any trauma to this marma leads to sudden death like situation or death in seven days. According to yogshastra Guda is the seat of Muladhar Chakra on which all the chakras are dependent.  So these fact confirm the statements of sushrutacharya. Vagbhata included Guda in Dhamni marma In the Utpatti (embryogenesis) of Guda it is counted in Matruja avayava because of Mrudutva by different Acharyas. Guda is the mulsthana of purishavaha strotasa, so its vikruti leads to vikruti of whole strotasa.Almost all the samhitas has stated vallies as vali, Ashtangasangraha, Madhava nidana, Bhavaprakasha all has explained this Trivali structure of guda.Charakacharya explained guda in two as utterguda an Adharguda while stating Koshtangas Chakrapani has given the function of utterguda as storage and Adharguda as excretion of mala ( Faeces) In Ayurveda guda described as very important organ and various description were found. All these details are scattered throughout the classical text. Keeping in view of ancient Acharyas it becomes important to understand the complete Anatomy of the Guda which may be interpreted to come out with higher and more scientific knowledge which will be very helpful and more practically useful to our student, practitioner and academicians.  Objective of the study is literary review of Guda Sharira with correlation of anatomical features in detailed description of Guda is mentioned in many Ayurvedic text. Therefore it is necessary the study review of Guda sharir is important.