Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楾reatment of Krimi (worms)鈥� found in the study on diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita. These texts deal with Ayurveda鈥攖he ancient Indian Science of life鈥攚hich lays down the principles for keeping a sound health involving the use of herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas (ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science) containing many details on Ayurveda, which is here taken up for study.
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Treatment of K峁沵i (worms)
[Note: For a detailed study, see the comparative study of Worm infestation in the Atharvaveda]
Atharva Veda is a charm against K峁沵in膩艣ana. There are three charms in the Atharvaveda (II.31;32; V.23) against worms. Of these the first two are general, to be used against worms; but the last one is specifically against worms in children. The practices connected with the former are given at 碍补耻艣颈办补 厂奴迟谤补[1]. With the recital of II.31 oblation of Khalva峁単a, Alga峁囜笉奴 and Hanana are mixed with ghee and presented. Young worms are wound round a black-spotted arrow from the right to the left. That arrow is roasted in the fire. With the face turned to the south, dust is thrown and scattered over the patient with the left hand. The patient mills the dust and feeds ordinary fuel to the fire. For worms in children, the 碍补耻艣颈办补 厂奴迟谤补 prescribes practices in connection with II.31 and V.23. They consist of chanting V.23 with the use of 碍补谤墨谤补 in place of the rite of the arrow mentioned above.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
indrasya y膩 mah墨ti khalva峁単膩nal膩峁囜笉奴 n hanan膩n gh峁泃ami艣r膩帽juhoti || b膩l膩nkalm膩峁 k膩峁囜笉e savya峁� parive峁ａ弓ya sa峁僢hinatti || pratayati || 膩dadh膩ti || savyena dak峁峁嚹乵ukha岣� p膩峁僺奴nupamathya parikirati || sa峁僲峁沝g膩ti || 膩dadh膩ti || (碍补耻艣颈办补 厂奴迟谤补- 27.14-20); Atharvaved墨ya鈥摪钩芘浘卑觳� G峁沨yas奴tra峁� (D膩rilake艣avayosa峁�-k峁pta峁玨aya sahita峁�), trans. Udayanarayana Sinha, Varanasi, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series office,2009, p. 63.