Bhramarī (Disease)

Bhramarī · bhramarī

Grammar: feminine noun, bhramarī, the name of a disease.

Meaning: one of the diseases named in the Purāṇa’s teaching of āyurveda.

In the scriptures: In the Brahma Khaṇḍa, the diseases are named in the text’s order: pāṇḍu, kāmala, kushṭha, śotha, plīha, śūla, jvara, atisāra, grahaṇī, kāsa, vraṇa, halīmaka, mūtrakṛcchra, gulma, vishameha, kubja, goda, galagaṇḍa, bhramarī, sannipāta and vishūcī. With their kinds and sub-kinds these make sixty-four kinds of disease. Like all diseases, bhramarī is a son of Mṛtyukanyā, the maiden Death. (Chapter 16)

Sources

• Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 16