Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楤haradvaja (Ayurveda scholar)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.
叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 (膧测耻谤惫别诲补 scholar)
The 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 period started after the Vedic period from 叠谤补丑尘腻 to Indra in the tradition of 膧测耻谤惫别诲补 descent. The Vedic period is limited to the Veda, Upani峁ds and the 厂尘峁泃颈 period. The period of V膩gbha峁弓a is called that stage of 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 period. That is, the 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 period started from 峁氠梗i 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补. The details of the 膧测耻谤惫别诲补 scholars of 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 period and various books are written by them are given below鈥擜s per Caraka-厂补峁僪颈迟腻 mentioned 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 learned the science of 膧测耻谤惫别诲补 from Indra and taught to 膧迟谤别测补 Punarvasu. As per Taittir墨ya Br膩hma峁嘺, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 and 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, the 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 was the teacher of Dhanvantari. In ancient India four persons bearing the name of 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 were present. They were as follows鈥�
叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补鈥擨 (1200 BC) -He was the composers of many hymns of 峁歡veda.
叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补鈥擨I (900 BC) -The reference is found in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺. He was the son of 叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈 and Mamma峁璦. 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 participated in the assembly of sages arranged at the slopes of 贬颈尘腻濒补测补 to discuss the cause and solution of diseases. He was selected to send to Indra to learn 膧测耻谤惫别诲补. He learned 膧测耻谤惫别诲补 from Indra and taught it to 膧迟谤别测补 etc. sages. Hence, he was known as preceptor of 膧迟谤别测补 and the first teacher of 膧迟谤别测补 tradition of 膧测耻谤惫别诲补.
叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补鈥擨II (900 BC) -As per Caraka he is the contemporary of 膧迟谤别测补 Punarvasu, he participated in the debate of finding the origin for man and diseases and he opined that 厂惫补产丑腻惫补 is the cause of both. The debate was performed under the chairmanship of Punarvasu 膧迟谤别测补.
叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补鈥擨V (900 BC)鈥揔um膩ra艣ira 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 participated in the debate on qualities and actions of 痴腻迟补 and Rasa-蝉补峁僰丑测腻 (Five rasas as per him based on Pa帽ca- Mah膩bh奴ta). The books Bharadv膩j墨ya峁� and Bhe峁jakalpa are attributed to him.