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=== ''Tattva Vimarsha'' ===
=== ''Tattva Vimarsha'' ===
*The ten principal seats of life forces are the two temples, the three vital organs (heart, brain and urinary bladder including urinary system), the throat, blood, ''Shukra'' (reproductive fluid), ''Oja'' (the vital fluid) and the anus.
*The physician who is the companion of life forces shall know these as well as the sensory and motor organs, intelligence, the cause of consciousness as well as diseases.
*''Pranabhisara vaidya'' having the enlisted qualities is the best physician who can protect the life forces. On the contrary, ''Rogabhisara'' destroys the life forces.
Vidhi vimarsha:
=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===
The narration of the text begins. The author makes it clear at the beginning of each chapter that it is not essentially his views that are being codified but rather the views of the preceptor Atreya. The teaching becomes credible when it comes from an authentic source. When codified knowledge is transmitted, it is mandatory to reveal the source of information and also to confirm its authenticity. [2]
The narration of the text begins. The author makes it clear at the beginning of each chapter that it is not essentially his views that are being codified but rather the views of the preceptor Atreya. The teaching becomes credible when it comes from an authentic source. When codified knowledge is transmitted, it is mandatory to reveal the source of information and also to confirm its authenticity. [2]
It is a fundamental principle in Ayurveda that any medical intervention should not work against the praṇa of the individual as it can lead to decrease in the quality of life, new diseases, reduction in life span or even death. When depletive therapies are done, it has been specified that it should not be antagonistic to the factors that support life - “praṇavirodhina chainam langhanenopapadayet." Thus, the knowledge of the seats of prana and the impact of treatments, injuries and other stresses on them is of utmost practical relevance to the physician. Any affliction to the seats of the life forces needs to be attended to promptly. Treatments succeed only when two factors are managed in the background. One is praṇa, and the other is bala. The text says that life is dependent on praṇa and strength is dependent on udana - “visheṣhat jivitaṃ praṇe udano balamucyate”(the life is seated in prana, while the strength in udana). In the Charaka Samhita, it is mentioned in the Trimarmiyasiddhi that the mahamarmas should be protected with utmost vigilance. The protection of the mahamarmas which are the brain, heart, and bladder is known as mahamarmaparipalana. A thorough knowledge of the seats of the life force, as well as the interventions to protect them, enables the physician to protect the life and strength of the patient, without which, no treatment will succeed.
It is a fundamental principle in Ayurveda that any medical intervention should not work against the praṇa of the individual as it can lead to decrease in the quality of life, new diseases, reduction in life span or even death. When depletive therapies are done, it has been specified that it should not be antagonistic to the factors that support life - “praṇavirodhina chainam langhanenopapadayet." Thus, the knowledge of the seats of prana and the impact of treatments, injuries and other stresses on them is of utmost practical relevance to the physician. Any affliction to the seats of the life forces needs to be attended to promptly. Treatments succeed only when two factors are managed in the background. One is praṇa, and the other is bala. The text says that life is dependent on praṇa and strength is dependent on udana - “visheṣhat jivitaṃ praṇe udano balamucyate”(the life is seated in prana, while the strength in udana). In the Charaka Samhita, it is mentioned in the Trimarmiyasiddhi that the mahamarmas should be protected with utmost vigilance. The protection of the mahamarmas which are the brain, heart, and bladder is known as mahamarmaparipalana. A thorough knowledge of the seats of the life force, as well as the interventions to protect them, enables the physician to protect the life and strength of the patient, without which, no treatment will succeed.