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BY - DR. SHASHIKANT PATWARDHAN
B.A.M & S; F.F.A.M.
[http://ayurveda-foryou.com]
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INDEX OF SAMPLE EBOOK
IADEX OF SAMPLE EBOOK.......................................................................................... 2
IADEX OF COMPLE1E EBOOK.................................................................................... 3
ABOU1 1HE AU1HOR ....................................................................................................
FOREWORD...................................................................................................................... 7
SAMPLE CHAP1ER......................................................................................................... 8
O1HER PUBLICA1IOAS............................................................................................... 1b
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INDEX OF COMPLETE EBOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 4
FOREWORD 5
WHAT S AYURVEDA ? 6
CREATON OF HUMAN BENG 11
Doctrin of Panchamahabhtas : 11
Akasha- Ether, or the principle of Pervasiveness 12
Vayu- Wind, or the principle of Vibration 12
Tejas- Fire, or the principle of Radiance 12
Aap - Water, or the principle of Cohesion 13
Prithvi- Earth, or the principle of nertia 13
THE GUNAS14
Satvic Mental Constitutions 16
Rajasic Mental Constitutions 16
Tamasic Mental Constitutions 17
"TRDOSHA" (The Three Humors) 18
Seats of tridosha : 18
VATA -- The Air Humor 20
Functions of Vata : 20
Symptoms of Vata : 20
Types of Vata 21
Prana Vata 21
Udana Vata 21
Samana Vata 21
Apana Vata 21
Vyana Vata 21
Dietary Considerations for Vata : 22
General guidelines for balancing vata: 23
PTTA - The Fire Humor 24
Functions of Pitta : 24
Symptoms of Pitta : 24
Types of Pitta 24
Alochaka Pitta 24
Bhrajaka Pitta 25
Sadhaka Pitta 25
Pachaka Pitta 25
Ranjaka Pitta 25
Dietary Considerations for Pitta : 25
General guidelines for balancing pitta: 26
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KAPHA -The Water Humor27
Functions of Kapha : 27
Symptoms of Kapha : 27
Types of Kapha 27
Tarpaka Kapha 27
Bhodaka Kapha 28
Kledaka Kapha 28
Avalambaka Kapha 28
Sleshaka Kapha 28
Dietary Considerations for Kapha : 28
General guidelines for balancing kapha: 29
CHAYA AND PRAKOPA 30
increase and vitiation of the Tridoshas 30
DOSHAGAT 31
Tridosha lakshanas 33
PRAKRT (ndividual Constitution) 34
Vata Personality 35
Pitta Personality 36
Kapha Personality 36
OTHER MPORTANT BASC ELEMENTS 38
Dhatus - 38
Malas - 39
Agni - 40
Jatharagni / Koshthagni - 40
Panchabhutagnis - 41
Dhatwagnis - 41
Oja: 42
Srotas : 44
The Rasa [Taste] : - 46
CONCEPT OF HEALTH 48
DSEASE N AYURVEDA 49
SAMPRAPT (the Disease Process) 50
CAUSES OF DSEASE 51
CHKTSA(Disease Management) 53
Shodan (Cleansing) : 53
Shaman (Palliation) : 54
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Rasayana, Rejuvenation: 58
Satvajaya, Mental Hygiene and Spiritual Healing: 58
DCTONARY OF AYURVEDC TERMS 59
Other Publications 68
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr.Shashikant Patwardhan
He is practicing as 'Ayurvedic Consultant' for last 25 years at the city -
Sangli , Maharashtra -ndia.
He has done his graduation in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
[B.A.M&S] and post graduate Fellowship of Faculty of Ayurvedic
Medicine [F.F.A.M.] From Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune
University , ndia, during the years 1970-1976.
He is working as a chief editor of a comprehensive website on
Ayurveda http://www.ayurveda-foryou.com since last three years.
He is first to author books on various topics in Ayurveda and publish
them in ebook format.
He writes articles on various topics in Ayurveda in Ayurvedic health
magazines.
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Copyright (C) 2003. Dr.Shashikant Patwardhan. All Rights reserved
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form ,by Photostat, Microfilm ,
xerography, or any other means ,which are not known ,or to be invented, or incorporated into any
information retrieval system, without the written permission of the owner
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DiscIaimer
This ebook publication is being distributed with the expressed and implied understanding
that the author and publisher are not engaged in rendering professional advice. The information
presented in this ebook is not intended to replace the services of a health practitioner licensed in
the diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease. While the author has made every effort to be
factual, your results may vary.
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FOREWORD
f you are one of those thousands of people who are looking for a
natural, safe, yet effective approach to well-being, welcome to the
world of Ayurveda. Vibrant, holistic and completely natural, Ayurveda
is a system of holistic healing more relevant in today's world than
ever before.
Ayurveda describes holistic health as the state where mind, body and
spirit are in perfect balance -- the way nature has designed them to
be. n our modern , high-stress, sleep-deprived, eat-on-the-go, get-it-
all-done-yesterday world, having our systems go out of balance is
easy. And imbalances manifest themselves as ill health and diseases.
Popping pills and treating the symptoms for the time being and
getting superficial relief isn't the right answer. And the unfortunate
truth is that many prescription drugs come with unwanted, and
sometimes dangerous, side effects.
Ayurvedic medicine does not need to be complicated, or difficult to
incorporate into your lifestyle. You can integrate Ayurvedic principles
into your routine, as much or as little as you want, to start with.
Choose what you feel comfortable with -- as you see the results, you
will want to incorporate more and more of these ayurvedic tips for
holistic health and well-being into your daily life.
Ayurvedic medicine doesn't promise instant results. ts approach is
gentle and comprehensive, working to correct the root cause of
imbalances rather than the surface symptoms. And it places the
responsibility for your well being on your shoulders. But if you make
that commitment to yourself, you'll be richly rewarded, with ongoing
benefits that add up gradually, day after day.
Although ayurveda is a most ancient and traditional science, it's not
outdated. ts very practical. ts time-tested principles are perfect for
today's seekers of prevention-oriented self-care.
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SAMPLE CHAPTER
CONCEPT OF 'AGNI' IN AYURVEDA
Being one of the panchamahabhoota, agni (fire) has the
characteristic that it cannot exist without a base. n the body it exists
in pitta dosha.
Agni is responsible for the following functions:
x Digestion - indigestion (Pakti- Apakti)
x Vision- absence of vision (Darshanam- Adarshanam)
x Degree of heat (Matra- Amatratvamushmanala)
x Normal -abnormal complexion (Prakrit - Vikarit varnam)
x Prowess- fear (Shaurya- Bhaya)
x Anger - exholoration (krodham- Harsham)
x Confusion- clarity of mind (Moha- Prasadan)
For the metabolic processes in the body, there are three main groups
of biological factors, probably exhibiting enzymatic functions ( agnis).
Jatharagni or Koshthagni:
Present in the pachak pitta. t is responsible for the digestion and the
absorption of nutritious substances during this process.
The process of digestion (ahar pachan) is divided in three stages,
which collectively is called awastha paka and can be divided in the
following:
.Amavstha (Madhuravastha) Paka - in stomach
Pachymanavastha (Amlavstha) Paka - in 'grahani' (Duodenum)
Pakavstha (Katuavstha) Paka - in small and large intestine
As the rasa changes in different phase of digestion these phase of
digestion are called avsthapaka. At the end of the digestion the
digested food have their original rasa which is in accordance with the
rasa of the ingested food. This is called as Nistha paka or Vipaka.
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Madhur rasa & Lavan rasa have Madhura Vipaka, Amla rasa have
amla vipaka and Katu, Tikta & Kashaya rasa have Katu vipaka.
Panchabhutagnis :
n ayurveda it is believed that everything is made up of five elements
and so is the body. These five elements are the panchmahabhoota
and are responsible for constituting every living being in the world.
Agni transforms the Asharir Mahabhoota (external mahabhoot) to
Sharir Mahabhoota. Example - When we drink water Jala
Mahabhoota (water) dominates and later the water is transformed by
Jala Mahabhoota agni to the Sharir Jala
Containing five types of biological factors, it is responsible for the
processing of the five basic elements into a composition useful to the
body.
Dhatvagnis : The third group contains seven types, each for the
assimilation of the seven tissues This assimilation takes place
successively. From the absorbed nutritious substance, plasma ( rasa)
is produced first; from plasma, blood (rakta) is formed, then muscular
tissue (mamsa), adipose tissue (meda), bony tissue (asthi), bone
marrow (majjan) and the reproductive cells (shukra).
Besides performing all the metabolic functions agni takes care of
digestion (ahar pachan) and in the absence of ahar it acts on the ama
pachan i.e. properly metabolize the improper metabolites. When ahar
and ama are absence Agni does the function of dhatu i.e. rasa, rakta
etc. Digestion of dhatu is a fatal condition in which dhatus are broken
down to get energy. The reduction or deficiency of the quantum of
dhatu in the human body leads to the disease called Kshaya roga.
n ayurveda it is believed that all the pathology occurs due to the
impairment in Agni (Kaya). Hence the correction of Kaya i.e. Agni is
called the treatment or 'Kaya Chikitsa' in ayurveda
Agnis are also classified into four categories according to how they
manifest in the human being:
Tikshnagni -sharp,
Mandagni - mild,
Vishamagni - irregular, and
Samagni - regular or Balanced.
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