Ayurveda can contribute to attain health for all. If people follow dinacharya, rutucharya and maintain health at five levels under the guidance of a doctor, they can lead a healthy happy life.
In the present era, filled with stress, cruelty, insecurities, deviation in health (like PCOD, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus), humans have forgotten compassion & perseverance or rather all positive emotions. Observing this the questions comes to every mind, as,
- Can’t we live healthy & happily?
- Can’t we leave behind healthy society & environment?
- Can’t we reproduce quality progeny?
The answer is ‘Yes’ to all the three questions.
Theoretically positive answer is easy to recite. Practical application is also easy. However, the difficulty lies in practise by the people. Doctor/Vaidya plays an important role in all aspects. Especially ayurvedic doctors have more responsibilities.
Answer to all the above mentioned 3 questions is explained as follows:
In order to live happily, Ayurveda has contributed dinacharya, rutucharya and achara rasayanas to reach the goal, which is explained in the following shloka sutra:
Samadosha samagnischa samadhatu malakriyaha I
Prassannatmendriya manaha swastha ityabhidheeyate II
Loka desham idam deha desham I
The meaning & applied aspect of this sutra is, human is an epitome of this vast nature that is universe. Human physical body primarily is made up of tridosha (vata, pitta, kapha), or agnis (jataragni, dhatwagni, panchabhutagni), dhatus (rasa, raktha, mamsa, medas, asthi, majja & shukra) & malas (pureesha, mutra & sweda). In every nook & corner of the body dosha dhatu, agni & mala should be maintained anatomically and physiologically.
Humans need to maintain peace & satiation deep from the inner core of visible and invisible body so as to keep oneself in tune with the universal peace & satiation. This will create sukhayu.
As human is an epitome of this universe, they need to be in par excellence with nature along with its other living & non living things. Going in this track in parallel to everything in nature will create hithayu. This is the answer for the first & second question. For the third question answer is explained in following paragraph:
Through Ayurveda it is possible to have, quality reproduction.
In Ayurveda it has been mentioned by our acharyas that in order to have a healthy progeny, four essential substances are required, called as garbha sambhava samagri. They are as follows:
- Shuddha arthava
- Shuddha shukra
- Shuddha kshetra
- Shuddha ambu
To attain this shuddhata, couple need to undergo certain ayurvedic treatment procedures in hospital. Along with this Couple need to maintain health at 5 levels. They are,
Level one – Physical
Level two – Mental
Level three – Emotional
Level four – Spiritual
Level five – Social
If people follow dinacharya, rutucharya and maintain health at five levels under the guidance of a doctor, they can lead a healthy happy life. Thus Ayurveda can contribute to attain health for all, so as to be healthy, happy, to leave behind healthy society & environment and to reproduce healthy progeny.
Dr Bharathi D. Anvekar
Consultant & Professor
Dept of Prasuthi Tantra Stree-Roga & Shalya Tantra
SDM Institute of Ayurveda & Hospital
Bengaluru 560096
Ph : 080 -23241888
