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Potential Concepts of Rasashastr Epts Of INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, (ISSN: 2320 5091) (August, 2017) 5(8) POTENTIAL CONCEPTS OF RASASHASTRA M.Bhuvaneswari 1, Kishore Seetarama D2, Murthy.P.H.C3 1Final Year PG Scholar, Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana. Dr.NRS Govt Ayurvedic College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India 2Consultant Ayurvedic Physician, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India 3Consultant Ayurvedic Physician, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India Email:[email protected] ABSTRACT In Ayurveda Rasashastra is one of the specialised branches considered as science of mercury. This branch has its own importance in both pharmaceutical and Therapeutical wing. It consists of different principles and procedures like sodhana (purification), marana (incineration) etc. And there is a need to know the history and concept behind this branch Rasashastra. It is mainly deals with mercury (rasa) hence named as Rasashastra and along with some other rasa dravyas (metals and minerals). This paper highlights Description about concept of Raseswara darshana and opinion about concept of Rasashastra. Key words: Rasashastra, Raseswara darshana, sodhana, marana INTRODUCTION Concept is the crux substance of the practical SCHA SADHAITWA STHAPYATE ITI experience repeatedly occurred relating to one SIDDHANTAH” (Ch.Vi.8) particular topic. Conceptualization undergoes A concept serves as a guideline for future zea- intellectual exercise sometimes. It may be dif- lots of that particular science. Rasashastra, a fered before or during the origination. Once unique system of medicine has been evolved accepted as a concept it becomes an instruc- through innumerable practical experiences of tion. This is commonly referred to as SIDD- many zealots. HANTA1. RASASHASTRA is based on a unique philo- sophical thought system. The philosophy fol- “SIDDHANTHO NAMA PARIKSHAKAIH lowed by practitioners of this system is called BAHUVIDHAM PARIKSHYA HETUBHI- M.Bhuvaneswari Et Al:Potential Concepts Of Rasashastra RASESVARA DARSANA (MERCURIAL knowledge. Knowledge is achieved only SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY). The famous through relentless exercise. Such exercise can treatises of this science like Rasahridayatan- only be performed when the man has good tra, Rasarnava, Rasa prakasha sudhakara health and stability of the body. Such stability etc., give the details of this philosophy. is called pindasthairyata or sthira deha. The evidence of attaining such state is denying old- Rasesvara darsana is given as a separate age, disease and death. This stage is not chapter in the book SARVADARSANASAN- achieved by taking the drugs of herbal origin. GRAHA by SAYANA and MADHAVA. The By their nature, herbs etc., are perishable. emancipation or liberation, moksha or mukti as Such perishable ones cannot make the body named in Indian philosophy, means the state imperishable. Herbs get absorbed in NAGA of no return achieved after death, i.e., liberat- (lead), the swarna gets absorbed in PARADA ing the soul from births and deaths, as per the (Mercury). This means, these are more power- version of all philosophical schools of thought ful in the consecutive order. As the seers who of India. But according to Rasesvara darsana, devote themselves to Lord Siva attain his ab- liberation should be attained during one’s life ode – gold etc., metals which are amalgamated time itself, i.e. - negating death forever. This is in the mercury – that has already taken the ex- known as JIVANMUKTI2 (Lively Liberation). tract of mica attains the qualities of nectar. Ultimately by refusing death, one is also libe- Only by taking such mercury, man will be able rating the self from chain of birth and death. to deny death and decay. With a body that can Those who have attained this, are called be free from birth and death cycle alone, “SIDDHAS”, specifically Rasasiddha as they The responsibility of those who want to attain attain the state of lively liberation with the lively – liberation is to strive for the same with help of Rasa, (Mercury). According to them the help of HARAGAURISRSTIRASA, a divine the liberation, attained after death is useless, as medicine made up of processed parada, mean creatures can also achieve this. Human Gandhaka and Abhraka4. incarnation is the best of all in the process of The result caused by performing one hundred evolution. Therefore to show the uniqueness asvamedha rituals, donating one crore of cows of the race of human beings, man should strive and one thousand gold-coins and by taking a for attaining the moksha or liberation during sacred dip in all the rivers and sacred places is one’s life time itself. It is said in Rasarnava, equal to that which is caused by mere, seeing that attaining liberation after death is useless Mercury. Taking mercury inside in the form of and it can be achieved even by a donkey. medicine, touching it, giving away mercury in The way of attaining jivanamukti has been de- donation, meditating about mercury and wor- tailed in the text of Rasahridayatantra3. Man shipping are the five types of RASAPUJA, (the should always strive for liberation not minding mercury- worship). If one worships rasa in the about impermanent factors like prosperity, form of linga the personified form of lord Si- physical pleasures etc Liberation comes from va, he will get the result of worshipping all the IAMJ: AUGUST, 2017 3098 M.Bhuvaneswari Et Al:Potential Concepts Of Rasashastra lingas of heaven, earth and the underneath all the physical and chemical impurities of world. If one consumes mercury, he will get mercury are mitigated. rid of the result of bad deeds of even previous The numbers of these procedures are 188 incarnations and he will be relieved of all the 1. Svedana (sweating) diseases. According to lord Siva, one will get 2. Mardana ( grinding) the result of performing hundred rituals by di- 3. Murchana ( swooning) gesting Mica in Mercury. One who does blas- 4. Utthapana ( rising) phemy of mercury will reach the hell. The 5. Patana (causing to fall) physicians will get the result of TULA DANA 6. Rodhana (activating) (donating gold and money equal to one’s 7. Niyamana (controlling) weight) and performing one hundred asva- 8. Dipana (appetizing) medhas by dispensing processed mercury to 9. Abhraka bhaksamana (giving the morsels the patients5. of mica - extract) 10. Charana (masticating) “SIDDHE RASE KARISYAMI NIRDARI- 11. Garbha druti (internal liquefaction) DYAMIDAM JAGAT” 12. Bahya druti (external liquefaction) I will make this world devoid of poverty 13. Jarana (digestion) through rasasiddhi (Achievement through 14. Ranjana ( colouring) mercury) – this sacred uttering will make one, 15. Sarana (intensifying the colouring null of the bad deeds like even Brahmahatya6. process) Mercury, when subjected to Murchana, alle- 16. Samkramana (penetration) viates the diseases; when bound into a solid 17. Vedha (boring) form (Bandhana) - it bestows emancipation 18. Sarira yoga or Bhaksana (administering and when it is killed (when brought into the on the body) form of Bhasma through incineration process), There is a controversy regarding the order and makes the body immortal. These are the the number of these procedures. Out of these unique qualities of mercury alone7. The one 18, first 16 procedures make mercury devoid who endeavors to bind mercury is a blessed of all the impurities and make it efficacious one because at that moment itself, he deter- enough to transform the body to immortality. mines to make this world devoid of disease The 17th procedure is called Vedha, This is test and death. One wonders as to how Mercury is for mercury to confirm whether it has really administered into the body to achieve the state attained perfect state or not- when such mer- of immortality. It is obvious that mercury is cury is brought into contact with lower metals not administered as it is, in its original state. like iron and copper etc... These should trans- The rasaacharyas opine that certain proce- muted into higher metals i.e. Gold. dures are to be followed to make the mercury Then only it is confirmed that such processed fit for administering it into the body, by which mercury is capable of transmuting the mortal cells of the body into immortal ones, and the IAMJ: AUGUST, 2017 3099 M.Bhuvaneswari Et Al:Potential Concepts Of Rasashastra mercury is further administered on the body Gorakshanatha of NATHA sampradaya, Ni- for attainment of lively liberation. This stage tyanatha of DAKSINA sampradaya and none of testing the efficacy of mercury, it is mistook other than NAGARJUNA and many zealots of by many that it was meant for alchemical Rasashastra have achieved this work. processes only. Rasashastra is not to be un- Those who attained liberation had aimed at derstood as a means of alchemical processes liberation alone, and those who had strived for alone, the main objective of this science being making gold alone could not achieve either lively liberation through stable body attained gold or emancipation- ending up with heavy with the help of processed mercury. losses and difficulties. The seers who could Either due to aversion towards animal experi- achieve lively liberation had mentioned about mentation or ignorance of the procedure, the the processes in a rudimentary manner. The scientists of the Rasashastra preferred metallic novice has to establish his own technique to tests, to confirm the efficacy of processed achieve the main goal with the guidelines giv- mercury. Deha, the body is compared with lo- en by such stalwarts. The blessings of such ha, the metal and that is why it is first tried on gurus are must in this pursuit. metal and then on the human body9. Since it is According to modern school of thought, used on the dhatu, the metal, this conforma- transmutation of metals is almost impossible tion test and allied procedures are called Dha- and so is transformation of body from mortali- tuvada. The procedure of administering the ty to immortality. In the subject of alchemy processed mercury on the body is known as there used to be innumerable experiments in Dehavada and the whole exercise is called Ra- china, Egypt, Arabia etc the objective behind savada.
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