The guru-shishya parampara is a hallowed tradition in Hinduism. Other religious groups in India have adapted it into different forms that fall within their religious ideology and framework such as Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Typically, a guru does not receive fees from a shishyas studying with him. At the end of his studies, a shishya offers the guru dakshina before leaving the ashram. The gurudakshina is a traditional gesture of acknowledgment, respect and thanks, which may be monetary, but may also be a special task the teacher wants the student to accomplish.

By the colonial era the gurukul system was almost dead in India excepting in a few remote regions. An exception was Kerala where the warrior and their own military gurukulas called Kalaris. In Siddha and Marma training also conducted through the same way. So the Traditional Physician can create miraculous result in treatment than just a University trained physician.

Simple : For the propagation of classical siddha knowledge.

Reson: Today Siddha medicine is taught through universities and also practiced by traditional physicians as well as university trained doctors. Unfortunately university teachings have lost the sacredness that was conceived the Siddhars by modern education systems by dilution, flexibility and ignorance. Till very recent times Siddha medicine was taught in a Gurukula system, from master to disciples, at the masters residence or clinic and took many years of dedicated practice to be able to practice alone. Most of the authentic manuscripts are still held by many families and are not available to the general public. Those manuscripts that has been donated has been misinterpreted and misrepresented many times causing many difficulties to the student, practitioner and the patient.

According to Agasthya’s theory there are 108 Varmam / Marma (vital) points and 51 adangal (anti vital) points in human body. Whereas, in Ayurveda, according to its Acharyas such as Charaka, Sushruta and Vakbhata, the number of marma point is 107; and there is no mention about anti-points. Anti vital points or adangals are points which an adept practitioner can use to bring back a person to normalcy from a life-threatening situation caused by a grievous hit in a marmam, without recourse to any medication worth the name. The masters have given various definitions to marma ; but the siddhas pointed out that marmas are secret energy points in the body and any impact on it can result in disabilities and even death. This makes clear the vital relation between marma and life.

Is it dangerous art : Yes, but need to handle with care.
One become unconscious by an impact on varmam because of the bio-chemical reactions in human body. Impacts on marma disturb the natural flow of life force that results in unconsciousness. Such impacts if not corrected, will result in physical disability and even untimely death. Proper classical marma (varmam) therapy is the one and only remedy for cure marma damages.

To preserve the purity and efficacy and secrecy of this system even while this was written up it was made into two parts - nool (book) and thuravu nool (key book). The science become complete only with these two parts put together. One who know the first part knows only the varmam position and their effects. But the release technique will be in the thuravu nool (key book).

Training programs at Deva Vidya Gurukulam : Our Chief Consultant Sri Prem Nath is an expert in Marma (Varmam) treatments. He has a huge collection of palm leaf manuscripts about Marma Chikitsa (Varmam Treatment). He used to teach this only to those disciples who are noble and trust worthy. Deva Vidya Gurukulam established in the earlier nineties under the eminent leadership of Prem Nath Gurukkal, the Grandson of Late Sri Narayanan Vaidyar. He hails from a traditionally reputed family of Ayurveda & Siddha Physicians.