Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楰ashyapa and Jivaka (Ayurveda scholars)鈥� found in the study on diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita. These texts deal with Ayurveda鈥攖he ancient Indian Science of life鈥攚hich lays down the principles for keeping a sound health involving the use of herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas (ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science) containing many details on Ayurveda, which is here taken up for study.
碍腻艣测补辫补 and 闯墨惫补办补 (膧测耻谤惫别诲补 scholars)
碍腻艣测补辫补鈥擧e is the propounder of the 碍腻艣测补辫补 tradition of 膧测耻谤惫别诲补. His treatise is named as 碍腻艣测补辫补 厂补峁僪颈迟腻. Mahar峁 碍腻艣测补辫补 studied the science of 膧测耻谤惫别诲补 from Indra and taught the same to his disciples.
闯墨惫补办补 the youngest disciple of 碍腻艣测补辫补 at the age of five years composed a treatise on pediatrics and showed it to his preceptor but the assembly of sages refused it by considering his age. Then he dipped in the river 骋补峁単腻 at kanakha in the presence of sages and came out as an old man. The sages surprised, admired him as a great physician and accepted his treatise the 鈥�痴峁沝诲丑补 闯墨惫补办补 Tantra鈥�.
At the starting of Kaliyuga, one copy of 痴峁沝诲丑补 闯墨惫补办补 Tantra was preserved by a 驰补办峁 named An膩y膩sa for the benefit of mankind. In the latter days, the Vatsya belonged to 碍腻艣测补辫补-痴补峁兣沘 collected the text from An膩y膩sa and divided it into eight parts. In 碍腻艣测补辫补 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 the word 惭腻谤墨肠补 is also seen repeatedly instead of 碍腻艣测补辫补. Hence it can be inferred that 碍腻艣测补辫补 and 惭腻谤墨肠补 are one and same. The formulations attributed to him are鈥揇a艣a峁単a 诲丑奴辫补, Abhaya 驳丑峁泃补.