Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楾reatment of Impotency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.
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Treatment of Impotency
Atharva Veda is a charm against 痴腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺. The Atharvaveda discusses the treatment of impotency. Impotence is the absence of the origin of the 诲丑腻迟耻 in the body or the weakness of the sperm which does not produce offspring[1]. In the Atharvaveda, the disease is eradicated by taking 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补 medicine and 础辫腻尘腻谤驳补 medicine. The weakening of the male reproductive organs is eliminated by taking 础辫腻尘腻谤驳补 medicine. The Atharvaveda also mentions 痴腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺 medicine or 痴峁涐梗腻, 础艣惫补驳补苍诲丑腻 medicine[2]. This is energy-boosting and 痴腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺. In the Atharvaveda, Arka is called 痴腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺. In the Atharvaveda, 碍补濒测腻苍墨 i.e., 惭腻峁辫补谤峁嚹�, 笔峁浥沶颈辫补谤峁嚹�, 笔颈峁环补惫补苍补 medicine is said to increase aphrodisiac and 痴腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺.
To promote potency of a man IV.4 and the additional mantras-
鈥�v峁涐梗a峁嘺ste khanit膩ro v峁涐梗膩 tvamasyo峁dhe |
v峁涐梗膩si v峁涐梗峁噛膩vati v峁涐梗a峁噀 tv膩 khan膩masi ||鈥�
T in 碍补耻艣颈办补 厂奴迟谤补 are recited. During the recitation, the plants Ucchu峁膩 and Parivy膩dha are dug up with an iron instrument. Two decoctions of plants are poured into milk. They are drunk after having placed a bow into the lap. The person is required to sit on a stake or a pestle while the ceremony is carried through[3].
Babhr奴 is mentioned in the Atharvaveda. It is a semen enhancer and beneficial for the nervous system. Yajurveda and Atharvaveda mention the Nyagrodha or banyan tree. This can be used to treat impotence. Potency and the testosterone-related problem is called 诲丑腻迟耻-roga. Atharvaveda prescribed 膧帽箩补苍补 is medicine for 诲丑腻迟耻-roga. Gonorrhoea is caused by physical intimacy. It causes itching in private parts. The following medication used includes Nyagrodha, Punar峁嘺v膩, 叠丑补峁単腻 or 骋腻帽箩腻.
Footnotes and references:
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[2]:
udu峁Ｄ� udu 蝉奴谤测补 udida峁� m膩maka峁� 惫补肠补岣� |
udejatu praj膩patirv峁涐梗膩 艣u峁e峁嘺 v膩jin膩 || (AV. 鈥揑痴/4/2); Atharva-Veda-厂补峁僪颈迟腻 along with S膩ya峁嘺bh膩峁a鈥揤ol.鈥�2, Ramswaroop Sharma Gaud (ed.), Varanasi, Chowkhamba Vidyabhawan, 2011, p. 315.
[3]:
y膩峁� tv膩 gandharvo akhanad v峁涐梗a峁嘺stekhanit膩ro v峁涐梗膩 tvamasyo峁dhe | v峁涐梗膩si v峁涐梗峁噛膩vasi v峁涐梗a峁噀 tv膩 khan膩mas墨tyucchu 峁膩parivy膩dh膩v膩yasena khanati || (碍补耻艣颈办补 厂奴迟谤补-40.14);Atharvaved墨ya鈥摪钩芘浘卑觳� G峁沨yas奴tra峁� (D膩rilake艣avayosa峁�-k峁pta峁玨aya sahita峁�), trans. Udayanarayana Sinha, Varanasi, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series office,2009, p. 97.