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CHARAK SAMHITA CHIKITSA STHANA

Prathamo adhyaya

Chapter 1

Rasayan adhyaye prathamah padah

First quarter of the chapter on rasayan (promotive treatment) )1.1)

Athatoabhayamlakiyam rasayanpadam vyakhyasyamah (1)

Now (I) shall expound the quarter of rasayan (promotive treatment) relating to haritaki, amalaka,etc.

Iti ha smaha bhagwanatreyah (2)

As propounded by lord Atreya.

Chikitsitam vyadhiharam pathyam sadhanamaushadham. Prayaschittam prashamana prakrutisthapanam hitam. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/3)

Chikitsa (that which alleviates disorders), vyadhihara (destroyer of diseases), pathya(beneficial for the channels), sadhana (that which is instruement for performance), aushada (prepared from herbs), prayaschitta (expiation),prashamana (pacification), prakrutisthapana (that which helps recovery), hita (wholesome)- these are the symptoms of bheshaja (therapeutics).

Bheshajam dwividham cha tat.

Swasthasyorjaskaram kinchit kinchidartasya roganut. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/4)

Therapeutics is of two types- (1) that which promotes strength (and immunity) in the healthy, (2) that which alleviates disorders).

Abheshajam cha dwividham badhanam sanubadhanam.

Swasthasyorjaskaram yattu tadvrushyam tadrasayanam. (5)

Prayah prayena roganam dwitiye prashame matam.

Prayahshabdo visheshartho hyubhayam hyubhayarthakruta. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/6)

Abheshaja (non – therapeutics) is also of two types- (1) badhana(acute), (2) asnubadhana (chronic).

That which promotes strength and immunity is mostly included in vrudhya (aphrodisiac) and rasayana(promotive treatment) while the therapy of the second group is mostly used for alleviating disorders. The word ‘prayah’ (mostly) denotes only particularity because both the groups perform both the above functions (promotion of strength including immunity and alleviation of disorders.

Dirghamayuhu smrutim medhamarogyam tarunam vayah.

Prabhavarnaswaraudaryam dehendriyabalam param. (7)

Vaksiddhim pranatim kanti labhate na rasayanat.

Labhopayo hi shastanam rasadinam rasayanat. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/8)

From promotive treatment, one attains longetivity, memory, intelligence, freedom from disorders, youthful age, excellence of lustre, complexion and voice, optimum strength of physique and sense organs., successful words, respectability and brilliance. Rasayan (promotive treatment) means the way for attaining excellent rasa,etc (dhatus).

Apatyasantankaram yat sadyah sampraharshanam.

Vajivatibalo yena yatyapratihatah striyah. (9)

Bhavatyatipriyah strinam yena yenopachiyate.

Jirnatopayakshayam shukram phalavadyena drushyate. (10)

Prabhutshakhah shakhiva yena chaityo yatha mahana.

Bhavatyarchyo bahumatah prajanama subahuprajah. (11)

Santanmulam yenaiha pretya chanantyamashnute.

Yashah shriyam balam pushtim vajikaranamev tat. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/12)

Vajikara (aphrodisiac treatment) is that which produces lineage of progeny, quick sexual stimulation, enables one to perform sexual act with the women uninterruptedly and vigorously like a horse, makes one charming for the women, promotes corpulence, and infallible and indestructible semen even in the old persons, renders one great having a number of off-springs like a sacred tree branched profusely and commanding respect and popularity in the society. By these one attains eternity based on filial tradition here and hereafter along with fame, fortune, strength and corpulence.

Swasthasyorjaskaram twetaddwividham proktamaushadham.

Yadvyadhinirghatkaram vakshyate tadchikitsite.(13)

Chikitsartham etavana vikaranama yadaushadham.

Rasayanvidhischagre vajikaranamev cha. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/14)

Thus, the twofold promotive treatment for the health is said. As regards the measures for alleviating diseases, those will be described in the concerned chapters on therapeutics. The sole purpose of therapeutics is to alleviate disorders. Of them, the method of rasayana has been said first and therafter the aphrodisiac measures.

Abhejamiti gyeyam viparitam yadaushadham.

Tadsevyam nishevyam tu pravakshyami yadaushadham. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/15)

‘Abheshaja’ is that which is contrary to therapy. This is to be avoided whereas the therapeutic measures to be described further to be adopted.

Rasayananam dwividham prayogmrushayo viduhu.

Kutipraveshikam chaiva vatatpikamev cha. (16)

Kutipraveshikasyadau vidhihi samupadekshyate.

Nrupavaidyadvijatinama sadhunam punyakarmanam. (17)

Nivase nirbhaye shaste prapyopakarane pure.

Dishi purvottarasyam cha subhumau karyet kutim. (18)

Vistarotsedhsampannam trigarbho sukshmalochanam.

Ghanabhittimrutusukham susphastham manasah priyam. (19)

Shabdadonamashastanamgamyam strivivarjitam.

Ishtopakaranopetam sajjavaidyaushadhadvijama. (20)

Athotagayane shukle tithinakshatrapujite.

Muhurtakaranopete prashaste krutavapanah. (21)

Dhrutismrutibalam krutva shraddhadanah samahitah.

Vidhuya manasan doshan maitro bhuteshu chintayan. (22)

Devatah pujayitvagre dwijatoscha pradakshinam.

Devagobhrahmanan krutva tatastam pravishet kutim.

Tasyam sanshodanaihi shuddhah sukhau jatabalah punah.

Rasayanam prayunjit tatpravakshyami shodhanam. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/23)

The sages have prescribed two methods of the rasayana treatment – kutipraveshika (indoor) and vatatpika (open air).

At first, the method of indoor treatment will be prescribed. For this a cottage should be built in an auspicious ground, facing eastward or northward and in a locality, which is inhabited by king, physician and brahmanas, holy saints, is free from dangers, auspicious and with easy availability of necessary accessories. It should have sufficient space area and height, three interior chambers one after the other, a small opening, thick walls and should be comfortable for the seasons, well- clean and favorable. It should be impermeable for undesired sound etc. (sense objects), free from women, equipped with necessary accessories and attended by physician with medicaments and brahmanas.

Now, in northenly course of the sun, bright fortnight and auspicious date, star, hour and karana, one having clean shaved, with strong restraint and memory, faith and concentration, and having not rid of mental defects, feeling companionship with all the creatures, having worshipped the gods and brahmanas first and keeping the gods, cows and brahmanas to the right side, one should enter the cottage and be cleansed with evacuative measures and thereafter when he feels happy and strong, he should use rasayana treatment. Further (I) shall say about cleansing measures.

Haritakinam churnani saindhavamlaki gudam.

Vacham vidangam rajani pippali vishvabheshajam. (25)

Pibedushnambuna jantuhu snehaswedopapaditah.

Tena shuddhasharirasya krutasansarjanaya cha. (26)

Triratrkam yavakam dadyat panchaham vapi sarpisha.

Saptaham va puranasya yavachhudvestu varchasya. (27)

Shuddhakoshtam tu tam gyatva rasayanamupacharet.

Vayah prakrutisatmyagyo yaugikam yasya yadbhavet. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/28)

The person, well – uncted and fomented, should take with hot water the formulation consisting of the powders of haritaki, rock salt, amalaka, jaggery, vacha, vidanga, haridra, long pepper and dry ginger. When he is evacuated properly by this and has followed the routine dietetic regimen, he should be given barley preparation added with ghee for three, five or seven days (according to measure of evacuation) till the accumulated faeces are eliminated. Thus, when he is considered as having cleansed bowels, the physician should administer the appropriate rasayana (drug) taking into consideration his age, constitution and suitability.

Haritakim panchrasamushnamlalavanam shivam.

Doshanulomani laghvi vidyadipanapachanima. (29)

Ayushyam paushtikim dhanyam vayasah sthapanim param.

Sarvarogaprashamanim buddhindriyabalapradama. (30)

Kushtam gulmamudavarte shosham pandvamayam madam.

Arshansi grahanidosham puranam vishamjvaram. (31)

Hrudrogam sashirorogamatisaramarochakam.

Kasampramehamanaham plihanamudaram navam. (32)

Kaphaprasekam vairasyam vaivarnyam kamlam krimin.

Shwayathum tamakam chardim klaibyamangavasaganam. (33)

Strotovibandhan vividhan pralepam hrudayorasoh.

Smrutibuddhipramoham cha jayechhigram haritaki. (34)

(Ajirnino rukshabhujah strimadyavishkarshitah.

Severannabhayamete kshutthrushnarditascha ye. (35))

Tana gunanstani karmani vidyadmalakeshwapi.

Yanyuktani haritakya viryasya tu viparyayah. (36)

Ataschamrutakalpani vidyat karmabhiridashaih.

Haritakinam shasyani bhishagamlakasya cha. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/37)

Haritaki possesses five rasas devoid of only saline taste, is hot, beneficial, carminative, light, appetizer, digestive, life-promoting, tonic, excellent sustainer of youthful age, alleviates all diseases and provides strength to all the sense organs. It alleviates leprosy (including skin disorders), gulma, udavarta, phthisis, anaemia, narcosis, piles, disorders of grahani, chronic intermittent fever, heart disease, head disease, diarrhoes, anorexia, cough, prameha, hardness of bowels, spleen enlargement, acute abdominal disorders, excessive secretion of mucous, hoarseness of voice, disorders of complexion, jaundice, helminths, oedema, bronchial asthama, vomiting, impotency, lassitude in organs, various obstructions in channels, plastering of heart and chest, impairment of memory and intellect in a short time.

(Those having indigestion, rough food, emaciated by indulgence in women, wine and poisonous substances and afflicted with hunger, thirst and heat should not use haritaki for long.)

Amalaki has the same properties and actions as haritaki, only the virya is contrary. (haritaki being hot while amalaka is cold.)

Thus, looking to these actions, one should regard the fruits of haritaki as well as amalaki like nectar.

Aushadinam para bhumihihimavan shailasattamah.

Tasmatphalani tajjani grahayetkalajani tu. (38)

Apurnarasaviryani kale kale yathavidhi.

Adityapavananchhayasalilaprinitani cha. (39)

Yanyajagdhanyaputini nirvrananyagadani cha.

Tesham prayogam vakshyami phalanam karma chottamam. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/40)

There is the excellent among the mountains, named Himalaya, which is the best habitat of medicinal plants.

Hence one should obtain the fruits grown there in proper time, mature with taste and potency, replenished with the sun, air, shade and water in respective seasons according to need, and which are uneaten, unputrified and non-toxic. (I) shall explain further the excellent action and use of these fruits.

Panchanam panchamulanam bhagan dashpalonmitan.

Haritakisahastram cha trigunamlakam navam. (41)

Vidarigandham bruhatim prushniparnim nidigdhikam.

Vidyadvidarigandhadyam shwadanshtrapanchamam ganam (42)

Bilvagnimanthashyonakam karshmaryamatha patalam.

Punarnava shurpapanyo balamerandameva cha. (43)

Jivakarshabhakau medam jivanti sashatavarim.

Sharekshudarbhakashanam shalinam mulameva cha. (44)

Ityesham panchmulanam panchanamupalkalpayet.

Bhagan yathoktanstatsarve sadhyam dashguneambhasi. (45)

Dashbhagavshesham tu putam tam grahayedrasam.

Haritakischatah sarvah sarvanyamalakani cha. (46)

Tani sarvanyanasthini phalanyapothya kurchanaihi.

Viniya tasminniryuhe churnanimani dapayet. (47)

Mandukaparnyah pippalyah shankhpushpyah plavasya cha.

Mustanam savidanganam chandanagurunostatha. (48)

Madhukasya haridraya vachayah kanakasya cha.

Bhaganschatupalan krutva susukshmalastwachastatha. (49)

Sitopalasahastram cha churnitam tulayadhikam.

Tailasya dwayadhakam tatra dadyat trini cha sarpishah. (50)

Sadhyamaudambare patre tat sarve mrudunagnina.

Gyatava laihamadagdham cha shitam kshaudren sansrujet. (51)

Kshaudrapramanam snehardardham tat sarve ghrutbhajane.

Tishthet sammurchitam tasya matram kale prayojayet. (52)

Ya noparudhyadaharameva matra jaram prati.

Shasthikah payasa chatra jirne bhojanamishyate. (53)

Vaikhanasa balakhilyasatatha chanye tapodhanah.

Rasayanamida prashya babhuvuramitayushah. (54)

Muktva jirne vapuschagryamavapustarunam vayah.

Vitatandraklamashwasa niratankah samahitah. (55)

Medhasmrutibalopetaschirarannam tapodhanah.

Brahmam tapo brahmacharye cherustatyantanishthaya. (56)

Rasayanamidam brahmamayushakamah prayojayet.

Dirghamayuhvayaschagryam kamanschesthan samashnute. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/57)

(Iti brahmarasayanam)

Five root pentads are taken in quantity of 400gm. each (pentad-panchamula-laghu,bruhat,madhyama,jivana and truna) along with the fresh fruits of haritaki and amalaki in number of one thousand and three thousand respectively. (the five pentads are as follows)– shalaparni, bruhati, prushniparni, kantakari and gokshura constitute the vidarigandhadi group of five roots. Similarly, bilwa, agnimantha, shyonaka, kashmarya and patala constitute the bilwadi pentad of roots. Punarnava, mudgaparni, mashparni, bala and eranda constitute punarnavadi pentad. Jivaka, rushabhak, meda, jivanti and shatavari constitute the jivakadi pentad. Roots of sara, ikshu, darbha, kasha and shali constitute the saradi pentad of roots. these five pentads are taken together and boiled in ten times water. When water is reduced to one tenth it is brought down and filtered. On the other hand, the fruits of haritaki and amalaki are pricked out, their seeds are removed and pounded well on stone slabs or in mortar. This is mixed in the above decoction and powder of the following drugs and substances are added to it- mandukaparni, pippali, shankhpushpi, plava, musta, vidanga, Chandana, aguru, madhuka, haridra, vacha, nagakeshar, sukshma ela and twak each in quantity of 160gm. and sugarcandy 44 kg, tila oil 5 kg. 120 gm, ghee 7 kg. 680 gm. are added to it. All this is cooked in copper utensil on mild fire. When it is converted in linctus and is not burnt it is brought down. Honey is added to it in quantity of 3 kg. 840 gm. when it is cooled down. Now the preparation is kept in a vessel uncted with ghee. This should be taken in proper time and dose. The proper dose is that which does not disturb the digestion of the food. When the drug is digested the patient should take shashtika rice with milk.

By taking this rasayana drug the sages of vaikhanasa and balakhilya groups and other ones attained immeasurable life-span; acquired excellent young age shedding off the rotten physique, became free from drowsiness, exhaustion, dyspnea and diseases; and endowed with full concentration, intellect and strength practiced celibacy and spiritual penance with full devotion. One desirous of longevity should use this ‘brahma rasayana’ by which he attains long life, excellent (youthful) age and favourite pleasures.

Yathoktagunanamamalakanam sahastram pishtaswedanvidhina payas ushmana suswinnamanatpashuskamanasthichurnayet. Tadamalaksahastraswarasaparipitam sthirapunarnavajivantinagabalabrahmasuvarchalamandukparnishatavarishankhpushpipippalivachavidangaswangutamrutachandanagurumadhukmadhukpushpotpalapadmamaltiyuvatiyuthikachurnoshtabhagsanyuktam punarnagabalasahastrapalaswarasaparipitamanatapashushkam dwigunitasarpisha. Kshaudrasarpisha va kshudragudakrutim krutva shuchau drudhe ghrutabhavite kumbhe bhasmarasheradhah sthapayedantahbhumeh paksham krutarakshavidhanamatharvavedavida, pakshatyaye chodhrutya kanakrajattamrapravalakalayasachurnashtabhagsanyuktamardhakarshavrudhya yathoktena vidhina pratah pratah prayunjanoagnibalamabhisamakshya, jirne cha shashtikam payasa sa sarpishkamupasevamano yathoktana gunan samashnuta iti. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/58)

The fruits of amalaki having the above qualities are taken in the number of 1000 and are steamed on the vapour of milk like the flour- paste. When they are well steamed, they are taken out, dried in shade and are powdered after removing the seeds. This is impregnated with the juice of 1000 fresh juice of amalaka and added with the powder of shalaparni, punarnava, jivanti, nagabala, brahmasuvarchala, mandukaparni, shatavri, shankhpushpi, pippali, vacha, vidanga, kapikachhu, guduchi, Chandana, aguru, madhuka, flowers of madhuka, utpala, kamala, jati, taruni and yuthika in the quantity one-eighth of the amalaki powder. This is again impregnated with the juice of nagabala in the quantity of 40 kg. and dried in shade. Then in double quantity ghee or ghee-honey mixed are added to it and is made in the shape of small boluses. This is kept in a clean and strong vessel uncted with ghee and is stored underground with the heap of ashes for a fortnight after having performed the protective rites through the knowers of Atharvaveda. After the fortnight is over, this should be taken out and added with the powder (bhasma) of gold, silver, copper, coral and iron in one-eighth quantity.

Bhavanti cha atra-

Idam rasayanam brahmam marshiganasevitam.

Bhavatyarogo dirghayuhu prayunjano mahabalah. (59)

Kantah prajanam siddharthaschandradityasamadyutihi.

Shrutam dharayate satvamarshe chasya pravartate. (60)

Dharanidharsarascha vayuna samavikramah.

Sa bhavatyavisham chasya gatre sampadyate visham. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/61)

(Iti Dwitiya brahmarasayanam)

This should be taken regularly in the dose of 5gm. gradually increasing with the said method in every morning taking into consideration the power of digestion. After the drug is digested, shahstika rice alongwith milk added with ghee should be taken. Thus, one attains the results mentioned above.

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On using this brahma rasayana, already used by the great sages, one becomes disease-free, long-lived and with great strength. He becomes charming to the world, with all missions fulfilled, having splendor like that of the moon and the sun, acquires and retains the knowledge. He is endowed with sagely psyche, firmness like that of mountain, valour like that of wind. Even poison is reduced to non-poison on coming with contact with body.

Bilvoagnimantha shyonaka kashmaryah patalirbalah.

Parnyaschatstrah pippalyah shwadanshtra bruhatidwayam. (62)

Shrungi tamalaki draksha jivanti pushkaraguru.

Abhaya chamruta ruddhirjivakarshabhakau shati. (63)

Mustam punarnava meda saila chandanamutpalam.

Vidari vrushamulani kakoli kakanasika. (64)

Esham palonmitan bhaganchatanyamalakasya cha.

Pancha dadyattadaikadyam jaldrone vipachayet. (65)

Gyatva gatarasanyetanyaushadhanyatha tam rasam.

Tanchamalakamuddhrutya nishkulam tailasarpisho. (66)

Paladwadashake bhrushtva datva chardhatulam bhishak.

Matsyandikayah putaya laihavatsadhu sadhayet. (67)

Shatpalam madhunschatra siddhashite pradapayet.

Chatushpalam tugakshiryah pippalidwipalam tatha. (68)

Palamekam niddhyascha twagelapatrakesharat.

Ityayam chyavanprashah paramukto rasayanah. (69)

Kasashwasaharaschaiva visheshenopadishyate.

Kshinakshatanam vruddhanam balanam changavardhanah. (70)

Swarakshayamurorogam hrudrogam vatashonitam.

Pipasam mutrashukrasthana doshanschapyapkarshati. (71)

Asya matram prayunjit yoparuddhyanna bhojanam.

Asya prayogachachyavanah suvruddhoabhut punaryuva. (72)

Medha smrutim kantimanamayatvamayuhprakarshe balamindriyanam.

Strishu praharshe paramagnivruddhim varnaprasadam pavananulomyam. (73)

Rasayanasyaasyah narah prayogallabhet jirnoapi kutipraveshat.

Jarakrutam rupamapasya sarve bibharti rupam navayauvanasya. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/74)

(Iti chyavanprashah)

Bilwa, agnimantha, shyonaka, kashmarya, patala, bala, four leaved herbs (shaliparni, prushniparni, mudgaparni, mashaparni), pippali, gokshura, bruhati, kantakari, karkatashrungi, tamalki, draksha, jivanti, rushabhaka, shati, musta, punarnava, meda, ela, Chandana, utpala, vidari, vasa(roots), kakoli and kakanasa each in quantity of 40 gms. and 500 fruits of amalaka- all these together should be boiled in water measuring 100 litres 240 ml. when the drugs are extracted completely the decoction should be brought down. The fruits of amalaki also should be taken out and their seeds are removed. Then it should be fried in til oil and ghee(mixed) in quantity of 480 gms. Now it should be cooked in the above decoction adding to it 2 kg. of clean sugarcandy and prepared into a linctus. When it is self-cooked, 240 gm. of honey should be added to it. In the end, 160 gm. twak, ela, patra and nagakeshar(combined together) should be added. This is the famous ‘chyavanprash’, an excellent rasayana. Particularly it alleviates cough and dyspnea, is useful for the wasted, injured and old people and promotes development of children. It alleviates hoarseness of voice, chest diseases, heart diseases, vatarakta(gout), thirst and disorders of urine and semen. It should be taken in the dose which does not interfere with the food (intake and digestion). By using this rasayana the extremely old chyavana regained youthful age. If this rasayana is used by the indoor method, even the old attains intellect, memory, lustre, freedom from diseases, longevity, strength of senses, sexual vigour, increased agni (digestion and metabolism), fairness of complexion and carmination of wind. One, shedding the form of the old age, puts on that of the fresh youth.

Athamalakiharitakinamamalakbibhitakanam haritakibibhitakanamamalakharitakibibhitakanam va palashtwagvanadhanam kukulswinnanamkulkanam palasahastramulukhale sampothya dadhighrutamadhupalalatailasharkarasanyuktam bhakshayedannabhugyathoktena vidhina; tasyante yavagvadhibhihi dwistavadhibhihi prakrutyavasthapanam abhyangotsadanam sarpisha yavachurnaischa, ayam cha rasayanprayogaprakarsho dwistavadagnibalamabhisamikshya, pratibhojanam yushena payasa va shashtikah sasarpishkah, yatah param yathasukhaviharah kamabhakshyah syat. Anena prayogenarshayah punaryuvatvamavapurbabhuvuschanekavarshashatajivino nirvikarah param sharirabuddhindriyabalasamuditascheruschatyantanishthaya tapah. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/75)

(Iti chaturthamalaka rasayana)

The fruits of amalaki and haritaki or amalaki and bibhitaka or haritaki and bibhitaka or amalaki, haritaki and bibhitaki should be wrapped with the bark of palasha tree and after having been pasted with mud should be cooked on charcoal. (when they are well cooked) their seeds are removed and 40 kg. of this material should be pounded in a mortar and added with curd, ghee, honey, sesamum paste, tila oil and sugar. This should be taken on empty stomach by the above method. After the course of treatment, one should be brought back to its normal state by intake of gruel, etc. He should also be massaged and anointed with ghee and barley powder. This is the limit of the rasayana. Keeping in view the power of digestion, he should be given diet consisting of shashtika rice added with ghee along with soup or milk for the period double of the same for treatment. Thereafter he may move and eat according to pleasure. By this treatment, the sages regained youthfulness and attained disease-free life of many hundreds of years, and endowed with the strength of physique, intellect and senses practiced penance with utmost devotion.

Haritakyamalakabibhitakapanchamulaniryuhe pippalimadhukmadhuukkakolikshirkakolyatmaguptajivakarshabhak kshirashuklakalkasamprayuktena vidariswarasena kshirashtagunasamprayuktena cha sarpishah kumbham sadhayitwa prayunjanoagnibalasamam matra jirne cha kshirasarpibhyam shalishashtikamushnodakanupanamashnanjarvyadhipapabhicharvyapagatabhayah sharirendriyabuddhibalamtulapalabhyapratihatasarvarambhah paramayurvapnuyat. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/76)

(Iti panchamo haritakiyogah)

The decoction of haritaki, amalaki, bibhitaki and panchamula having been added with the paste of pippali, madhuka, madhuuka, kakoli, kshirakakoli, kapikachhu, jivaka, rushabhaka, kshiravidari; the juice of vidari and eight times milk should be added to ghee in quantity of 20 kg. 480 gm. and cooked properly. One should use it in proper dose according to his power of digestion. After the drug is ingested, he should take the diet consisting of shali ans shashtika rice along with milk and ghee with the anupana(after drink) of hot water.

By this one becomes free from the fear of old age, diseases, afflictions and spells and attaining unique strength of body, senses and intellect becomes unobstructed in all his activities and enjoys maximum life-span.

Haritakyamalakabibhitakaharidrasthirabalavidangamrutavallivishvabheshajamadhukapippalisomavalkasiddhena kshirasarpisha madhusharkarabhyamapi cha sanniyamalakaswarasashataparipitmamalakachurnamayaschurnachaturbhagasamprayuktam panitalamatram pratah pratah prashya yathoktena vidhina sayam mudgayushena payasa va sasarpishkam shalishasthikannamashniyat, trivarshaprayogadasya varshashatamajaram vayastishthati, shrutamavatishthate, sarvamayah prashamyanti, vishamavisham bhavati gatre, gatramashmavat sthiribhavati, aghrushyo bhutanam bhavati. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/77)

Ghee extracted from milk is cooked with haritaki, amalaki, bibhitaki, haridra, shalaparni, bala, vidanga, guduchi, shunthi, madhuka, pippali and katphala. This (ghee) alongwith honey and sugar is mixed with the amalaki powder impregnated 100 times with the juice of amalaka fruits and added with iron powder (bhasma) in ¼ quantity. 10 gms. of this formulation should be taken in every morning by the above method. In the evening, the patient should take diet consisting of shali and shasthika rice added with ghee along with the soup of green gram or milk. If this formulation is used regularly for three years, the person attains a life-span of 100 years from old age, acquires knowledge, his diseases are alleviated, poison becomes ineffective in his body which is rendered firm as stone and he becomes invincible for the organisms.

Bhavanti cha atra-

Yathamaranamamrutam yatha bhogwatham sudha.

Tathabhavanmaharshinam rasayanvidhihi pura. (78)

Na jaram na cha daurbalya naturyam nidhanam na cha.

Jagmurvarshasahastrani rasayanparah pura. (79)

Na kevalam dirghamihayurashnute rasayanam yo vidhivannishevate.

Gati sa devarshinishevitam shubham prapadyate brahma tathaiti chaksharam. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/80)

Here are the verses-

As was nectar for the gods and ambrosia for the serpents so was the rasayana treatment for the great sages in early times. The persons using rasayana treatment in early ages lived for 1000 of years unaffected by old age, debility, illness and death.

One who uses the rasayana treatment methodically attains not only long life but also the auspicious status enjoyed by the godly sages and finally oneness with indestructible god.

Tatra shloka-

Abhayamalakiyesmin shadyogah parikirtitah.

Rasayananam siddhanamayuryaranuvartate. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/81)

Now the summing up verse-

In this quarter of haritaki, amalaki etc six accomplished rasayan formulations have been described which promote life.

Ityagneveshakrute tantre charakapratisanskrute chikitsastahne rasaynadhyayeabhayamalakiyo nama rasayanpadah prathamah. (charak Samhita/chi.sthana/Pratham pada/1)

Thus ends the first quarter of haritaki, amalaki,etc in the chapter on rasyana in chikitsasthana in the treatise composed by agnivesha and redacted by charaka.

#CHARAK SAMHITA #CHIKITSA STHANA

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