(Dr. Mrudula Sankaramanchi Dr. BRKR Govt Ayurveda college, Hyderabad)
Ayurved is as several times transliterated the science which deals with nothing but everything about life. It is very astonishing when one can peep into various horizons and areas of excellence in ayurved. I would say peep because, it is so much that great scholars right from the golden era of acharya charak have contributed enormously to the mankind that anything we do in relation to this becomes just as a stadium full of lights on before the sun. Ayurved as an independent entity was lead by people who had precision to say , whatever present in the samhita is found elsewhere and vice versa. The irony is to acknowledge that, the same predecessors were humble enough teaching the disciples of this science to respect and learn the then prevalent and flourishing sciences, so that the various specialities working hand in hand can establish health and happiness in the world.
Base
of the five elements being an authentic support to the system, gives easier
understanding of the other intertwined concepts. The concepts which are safely
nurtured in the most suitable language Sanskrit, have several principles, few
long and elaborate while others short and brief just like the fingers of the
fist held together firm. Stronger the concepts are held, more the secrets disclosed. Literature of ayurved highly
respects the grammar and rules of Sanskrit that all the slokas when set to tune
flow relentlessly like a well described song.
The
similes, metaphors and the phonetic accuracy creates amusement to a reader who
keeps good pace of the scribe. There are many contexts where the hazards
prevalent in the present era have been foreseen. The present time definition of
many prime terms go parallel and match with those given by the icons of
ayurved. Taking treatment into consideration, curing aspect and care providing aspect have been segregated,
categorised and classified as per the need and necessity. Totipotency,
infertility, sciatica are some of the many well defined and well addressed
topics whose relevance holds good eternally.
Various
zones of ayurved provide solutions to
round the clock suffering of various
chronic and acute manifestations. Taking entry into the various branches of
‘logy’ s of the counterpart, I reserve my statement when i have to say ayurved
has a red carpet welcome to pour its ancient spark of wisdom into the area of
healing be it physically, psychologically or even spiritually. As ayurved
follows the birth after death concept, it strongly endorses the astral change
over. Ayurved propagates the equality of what one possesses, with what one can
see around in the universe, hence holding tight to the roots of 5 element
theory.
The
concepts intertwined have......... three humors namely vata pitta, kapha. There
are 7 dhatus namely
rasa(plasma),rakta(blood),mamsa(muscle),medo(adipose),asthi(skeletal),majja(marrow),sukra(reproductive). The excretory system has been segregated into
sweda(sweat),mala(bowel),mutra(urine). There are other principles which define
the process of nutrition, circulation and other essential activities in the
human body. There is philosophy, pharmacology, alchemy, pathology and other
branches embedded.
The
simplicity of its existence is what makes it so huge that each simple formula
when embodied gives fantabulous results.
