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अथातो दीर्घञ्जीवितीयमध्यायं व्याख्यास्यामः||१||
इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः||२||
Now we shall learn the chapter dheerganjeevitheeya adhyaya, said by lord Atreya.
Origin of Ayurveda
दीर्घं जीवितमन्विच्छन्भरद्वाज उपागमत्|
इन्द्रमुग्रतपा बुद्ध्वा शरण्यममरेश्वरम्||३||
Bharadwaja who is desirous of long life (Dheerga jeevana) approached Indra – The Amareshwara (lord of immortals], Sharanya.
Lineage of Ayurveda
ब्रह्मणा हि यथाप्रोक्तमायुर्वेदं प्रजापतिः|
जग्राह निखिलेनादावश्विनौ तु पुनस्ततः||४||
अश्विभ्यां भगवाञ्छक्रः प्रतिपेदे ह केवलम्|
ऋषिप्रोक्तो भरद्वाजस्तस्माच्छक्रमुपागमत्||५||
Dakshaprajapathi learned ayurveda from Brahma, Ashwini kumara learned this science form Dakshaprajapathi, Indra learned knowledge of Ayurveda from Ashwini kumara, Indra taught this to Bharadwaja, Then Bharadwaja shared this knowledge with all the sages.
DISEASE - As a trobuling Agent
विघ्नभूता [१] यदा रोगाः प्रादुर्भूताः शरीरिणाम्|
तपोपवासाध्ययनब्रह्मचर्यव्रतायुषाम् [२] ||६||
तदा भूतेष्वनुक्रोशं पुरस्कृत्य महर्षयः|
समेताः पुण्यकर्माणः पार्श्वे हिमवतः शुभे||७||
अङ्गिरा जमदग्निश्च वसिष्ठः कश्यपो भृगुः|
आत्रेयो गौतमः साङ्ख्यः पुलस्त्यो नारदोऽसितः||८||
अगस्त्यो वामदेवश्च मार्कण्डेयाश्वलायनौ|
पारिक्षिर्भिक्षुरात्रेयो भरद्वाजः कपिञ्ज(ष्ठ)लः||९||
विश्वामित्राश्मरथ्यौ च भार्गवश्च्यवनोऽभिजित्|
गार्ग्यः शाण्डिल्यकौण्डिल्यौ(न्यौ)वार्क्षिर्देवलगालवौ||१०||
साङ्कृत्यो बैजवापिश्च कुशिको बादरायणः|
बडिशः शरलोमा च काप्यकात्यायनावुभौ||११||
काङ्कायनः कैकशेयो धौम्यो मारीचकाश्यपौ|
शर्कराक्षो हिरण्याक्षो लोकाक्षः पैङ्गिरेव च||१२||
शौनकः शाकुनेयश्च मैत्रेयो मैमतायनिः|
वैखानसा वालखिल्यास्तथा चान्ये महर्षयः||१३||
ब्रह्मज्ञानस्य निधयो द(य)मस्य नियमस्य च|
तपसस्तेजसा दीप्ता हूयमाना इवाग्नयः||१४||
सुखोपविष्टास्ते तत्र पुण्यां चक्रुः कथामिमाम्|१५|
The time when diseases start to trouble by becoming the obstacles for Tapa (Penance), Upavasa (Fasting), Adhyayana (Study), Brahmacharya, Vrata and Ayush (Life span of living beings). The maharshis gathered at the foothills of the himalaya on auscpicious day to discuss the solution to the problem.
The sages gathered are as follows
- Angira
- Jamagadagni
- Vasista
- Kashyapa
- Bhrugu
- Atreya
- Gautama
- Sankhya
- Pulastya
- Naarada
- Asita
- Agasthya
- Vamadeva
- Markandeya
- Ashwalayana
- Paarikshi
- Bhikshuratreya
- Bharadwaja
- Kapinchala
- vishwamitra
- Ashmarathya
- Bhargava
- Chyavana
- Abhijith
- Gaargya
- Shandilya
- Koundilya
- Varkshi
- Devala
- Gaalava
- Saankhya
- Vaijavapi
- Kushika
- Badarayana
- Badisha
- Sharaloma
- Kaapya
- Kaathyayana
- Kaankayana
- Kaikasheya
- Dhoumya
- Maaricha
- Kashyapa
- Sharkaraksha
- Hiranyaksha
- Lokaksha
- Paingi
- Shounaka
- Shaakuneya
- Maitreya
- Maimatayani
- Vaikshanasa
- Vaalakhilya
Importance of health
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामारोग्यं मूलमुत्तमम्||१५||
To attain four major goals of life health is important
- Dharma (Righteous way of living)
- Artha (Earning money)
- Kaama (To fulfill the desire)
- Moksha (To attain the path of liberation)
Finding Solution to the trobuling agent
रोगास्तस्यापहर्तारः श्रेयसो जीवितस्य च|
प्रादुर्भूतो मनुष्याणामन्तरायो महानयम्||१६||
कः स्यात्तेषां शमोपाय इत्युक्त्वा ध्यानमास्थिताः|
अथ ते शरणं शक्रं ददृशुर्ध्यानचक्षुषा||१७||
स वक्ष्यति शमोपायं यथावदमरप्रभुः|१८|
कः सहस्राक्षभवनं गच्छेत् प्रष्टुं शचीपतिम्||१८||
अहमर्थे नियुज्येयमत्रेति प्रथमं वचः|
भरद्वाजोऽब्रवीत्तस्मादृषिभिः स नियोजितः||१९||
स शक्रभवनं गत्वा सुरर्षिगणमध्यगम् [१] |
ददर्श बलहन्तारं [२] दीप्यमानमिवानलम्||२०||
सोऽभिगम्य [३] जयाशीर्भिरभिनन्द्य सुरेश्वरम्|
प्रोवाच विनयाद्धीमानृषीणां [४] वाक्यमुत्तमम्||२१||
व्याधयो हि समुत्पन्नाः सर्वप्राणिभयङ्कराः|
तद्ब्रूहि मे शमोपायं यथावदमरप्रभो||२२||
तस्मै प्रोवाच भगवानायुर्वेदं शतक्रतुः|
पदैरल्पैर्मतिं बुद्ध्वा विपुलां परमर्षये||२३||
Diseases becomes the troubling agents which starts to destroy health, Shreyas and jeevitha. Roga has resulted itself as an obstacle in the way of human life. They started thinking solution for this. With the help of their dhyana chakshu they found that solution is present with shakra, the lord of gods, will explain the proper way of tackling and eradicating these diseases.
Now the question arised “Who should go to abode of sahasraksha to ask about this?” Bharadwaja volunteered and said “I may be deputed for this work,” said. Accordingly, he was selected by the sages. He went to Indra’s abode and saw lord Indra there; he praised and blessed the sureshwara. He humbly conveyed the message of sages to lord Indra and told “diseases terrifying all living creatures have manifested. Tell me the method of subsiding them, O lord of gods”. Then, lord Indra gave the knowledge of Ayurveda to Bharadwaja in brief considering the depth of his intellect he is having.