The nerves and bones and muscles form part of the entire body. The bone and joints are hard structures. At many points the nerves and nerve centres are closely in interviewed. Even a slight damage to these nerve center and joints some times may nerve critically harmful. (eg. where the nerve is in contact with the bone). The damage may be extensive too. They may even affect the blood vessels passing through area causing improper blood supply to that area. This leads to pain and unconsciousness.

Hence such nerve centers are called vunerable sites.
1. These vulnerable points are not visible, as they lie beneath the skin. The word marmam means that which is hidden.
2. The points at which these structures lie interviewed are not visible and are located only at a few points.
3. These spots are so finely placed that all cannot because and identify them. 4. Injury to these varmas, causes severe pain and affects the normal functioning of the body.
5. The how and why of the various symptoms that result have remained a mystery. Hence the name "marmam" which is varmam in Tamil.

According to those sources the point through which an arrow pierces the body and kills the person,is taken for a vulnerable point/spot/area/ (marmam).A varma terms the body in which it originates and with it abides. Hence it is called a varmam, an enemy with in "varma" is the term used in most of the texts.

Varma is the seat of wind, breath or sources/seat of life. when the flow of this life-fOrce is disturbed the body becomes insensitive. If the injury is of very servious kind it moves . If the injury or damage intensity and it is not yet too late for treatment recovery is possible.

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