Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
The’ Well-known 2’ Rasayanas
Based mostly on the tactic of administration of Rasayana, it’s broadly divided into two varieties. They’re –
- Kuti Praveshika Rasayana – indoor methodology of Rasayana consumption whereby the particular person would keep in a personalized kuti – cottage constructed for the aim of staying there in order to finish the Rasayana taking process. This comes with isolation and lots of restrictions associated to the tactic of taking Rasayana, guidelines and rules, food regimen and life-style restrictions. It’s the best methodology and troublesome to apply. It wants a rich particular person to bear this type of Rasayana Remedy as a result of the complete process could be very expensive.
- Vatatapika (Vata Atapika) Rasayana – out of doors methodology of Rasayana consumption whereby the particular person needn’t keep in a personalized kuti, can take Rasayana whereas he’s uncovered to wind and daylight i.e. whereas getting indulged in day by day chores of life. This doesn’t include isolation and has minimal or no restrictions associated to methodology of consumption, guidelines and rules, food regimen or life-style restrictions. It isn’t the very best methodology compared to Kuti Praveshika methodology of Rasayana consumption, however it substitutes to all individuals who can’t bear the primary methodology. It’s a value efficient manner of taking Rasayana and sensible one too.
The lacking 3rd Elite Rasayana!
There may be yet one more methodology of taking Rasayana. It’s a unusual methodology and a really troublesome one to apply as a result of methodology concerned itself. The strategy of administration itself appears scary on the outlook and extremely impractical after we undergo the literature of the identical in Charaka Samhita. This most likely is a remedy methodology that solely fits the ‘enlightened ones’ who’re robust willed. Else it will have discovered itself within the elite checklist of classification of Rasayanas, together with the highest two. Acharya Charaka himself has in a roundabout way talked about its title, both within the classification of Rasayanas together with the above talked about two strategies and even individually. However its description lay silently amidst the literature of Rasayana ready to be practiced however understanding that it can’t rise to draw the purchasers. Relying on the tactic of administration and its obtainable rationalization, it has been known as as ‘Droni Praveshika Rasayana’.
On this article we are going to focus on this ‘nearly not practiced’ kind of Rasayana.
Droni Praveshika Rasayana
That means of Droni Praveshika Rasayana
– Droni – tub / boat like construction which inserts in an individual such that he can comfortably lie down in it
– Praveshika – getting into
Droni Praveshika Rasayana is a technique of administering the Rasayana whereby the particular person after consuming Rasayana is made to enter and lie down in a personalized tub or boat like construction ready for him to bear Rasayana remedy. He’ll subsequently lose his consciousness and keep there for about 6 months in an unconscious state and can come again to consciousness as soon as the impact of the Rasayana has warded off. He would have tapped immense well being and rejuvenating advantages within the time interval of his ‘unconscious lay’ within the droni.
Context and Reference
Droni Praveshika Rasayana has been contextually defined within the fourth pada (quarter) – Ayurveda Samutthaniya Pada of Charaka Samhita Chikitsa Sthana part, Chapter 1 (Cha.Chi. 1.4/7-12).
The Preamble
Tell us what precisely occurred earlier than the context of Droni Praveshika Rasayana got here into dialogue.
The sages who had misplaced their wholesome way of life as a consequence of them staying and making a dwelling together with ignorant worldly individuals in cottages and wandering round in search of livelihood and within the course of suffered from many illnesses, returned again to their dwelling, their abode whereby that they had healthily lived earlier doing penance, the Himalayas. Therein, Lord Indra welcomes all of the divine sages and states that the sages had turn into diseased, sad and had misplaced their energy, vitality, voice and complexion as a consequence of their affiliation with individuals having materialistic lifestyle and affiliation with materialistic individuals was the basis reason for all sufferings.
So, with a purpose to rejuvenate the sages and restore their well being, Lord Indra preached them above the motive of Ayurveda and prescribed them with some Rasayanas. Couple of Rasayanas talked about on this context can be known as Indrokta Rasayanas.
On this context itself, Lord Indra makes point out of many Divya Aushadhis i.e. divine medicinal herbs which have Rasayana properties and advises the sages to devour the identical.
Later within the context, Lord Indra advises the sages to take the ‘Divya Aushadhis’ within the ‘Droni Praveshika methodology’.
Steps included in taking Droni Praveshika Rasayana
Like in all strategies of therapies, we will focus on this Droni Praveshika Rasayana in 3 steps i.e.
– Purva Karma – Pre-Rasayana procedures, preparations
– Pradhana Karma – Consumption of Rasayana
– Paschat Karma – Put up-Rasayana procedures
- Purvakarma
- Assortment of Divya Aushadhas
Divya Aushadhas or divine / celestial herbs are used as Rasayanas within the Droni Praveshika methodology. Subsequently you will need to acquire these herbs – whichever is obtainable for administration, beforehand and maintain them prepared.
Associated Studying – ‘Divya Aushadhis enlisted by Acharya Charaka’
Lord Indra advises the sages to devour the Divya Aushadhis grown in Himalayan habitat that are enriched with veerya – efficiency.
Divya Aushadhis – 1
He mentions Aindri, Brahmi, Payasya, Ksheerapushpi, Shravani Maha Shravani, Shatavari, Vidari, Jivanti, Punarnava, Nagabala, Sthira, Vacha, Chatra, Atichatra, Meda, Mahameda and different Jivaniya herbs to be taken combined with milk for six months to faucet the advantages of Rasayana.
After this, Acharya Charaka offers yet one more checklist of Divya Aushadhis and advises the sages to take them within the Droni Praveshika methodology of Rasayana consumption. They’re –
Divya Aushadhis – 2
- Brahma Suvarchala – has golden latex, leaves resemble Pushkara
- Aditya Parni or Surya Kanta – golden coloured latex, flowers are spherical just like the Solar
- Nari / Ashvabala – leaves resemble these of Balvaja
- Kasthagodha – resembles Iguana
- Sarpa – resembles snake
- Soma – thought-about the king of herbs, has fifteen leaves which lower and improve just like the moon
- Padma – resembles lotus in form and odor, crimson in shade
- Aja – additionally known as Ajashringi
- Neela – is a creeper with a number of branches, has blue flowers and blue latex
Any one among these could also be collected and saved prepared for utilization as Rasayana.
- Preparation of Droni
A Droni of the dimension of (size and breadth) of the one who is present process Rasayana remedy needs to be ready. For this, inexperienced wooden of Palasha – Butea monosperma is used.
- Shodhana
Panchakarma therapies as and when required are administered beforehand to present a correct cleaning to the affected person. That is obligatory for the Rasayana to work in the very best manner and bestow its finest advantages.
- Thorough examination of the particular person
It needs to be accessed if the particular person is eligible to bear Droni Praveshika Rasayana after which allow them for a similar. It wants immense bodily and psychological readiness to bear this remedy and everybody is just not eligible.
Be aware – I’ve talked about shodhana and examination of individuals within the checklist of purvakarma for less than data functions that these items are obligatory for Rasayana function. Else, Droni Praveshika Rasayana is an unfamiliar and unpopular manner of Rasayana apply which was once completed solely within the olden days. Since solely sages and enlightened beings underwent this Rasayana process, the preparations for a similar are pointless to say.
- Pradhana Karma
- Administration of Rasayana Medication
The one that has been cleansed by the administration of Panchakarma therapies needs to be given with the juice of the above talked about herbs to his full abdomen.
- Making the particular person to lie down within the Droni
Now the one who has consumed a abdomen stuffed with Rasayana ready with Divya Aushadhi needs to be made to sleep in a particularly personalized and designed Palasha Droni, whose inside has been smeared with sneha – ghee or oil. He needs to be utterly made to undress earlier than sleeping within the droni.
After someday the particular person turns into unconscious.
As soon as he turns into unconscious, the droni needs to be closed with the lid with the particular person mendacity in it.
After six months from the day of administration of Rasayana, the particular person comes again to consciousness.
- Paschat Karma
- Pathya
The particular person needs to be given solely goat’s milk. It isn’t clear if this food regimen suits into Pradhana Karma or Paschat Karma because it has not been clearly indicated within the texts. However we are able to embody it in each phases of remedy. The particular person may not be utterly unconscious in the course of the six months of remedy. He may maintain entering into small spells of consciousness. Throughout that point, goat’s milk needs to be given.
As soon as the particular person comes again to consciousness he needs to be given goat’s milk for a number of days and progressively introduced again to the routine of standard wholesome meals.
- Different procedures
Although there isn’t a detailing of what must be completed after the Rasayana remedy has been performed in Droni Praveshika Vidhi, it needs to be inferred that the overall dos and don’ts of Rasayana remedy needs to be adopted herein too. A disciplined strategy in direction of meals, life-style practices and behaviors could be extremely required to be adopted.
Be aware – Since this Rasayana was talked about by Lord Indra for the sages, the observe up instructions will clearly be the meals and life-style they used to soak up the Himalayas and avoidance of all meals and life-style practices adopted by materialistic individuals – gramya ahara vihara.
Advantages of Droni Praveshika Rasayana
We are able to assume that the particular person present process Droni Praveshika Rasayana may also beget all the overall advantages of Rasayana. Aside from that, there are specific particular advantages talked about within the textual content. These advantages will likely be bestowed throughout the six months length throughout which the particular person undergoes this type of Rasayana remedy. The advantages would additionally keep lengthy after the particular person has accomplished the Rasayana remedy offered he maintains diet-lifestyle self-discipline.
The precise advantages of Droni Praveshika Rasayana are –
– Youthfulness
– Good and nice complexion
– Good voice, form, energy and luster just like the Gods
– Mastery over speech and making correct predictions
– Divine imaginative and prescient
– Divine energy of listening to
– Functionality to stroll for one thousand Yojanas
– Longevity of ten thousand years free from illnesses and all obstacles
Eligibility for Droni Praveshika Rasayana
भवन्ति चात्र-
दिव्यानामोषधीनां यः प्रभावः स भवद्विधैः|
शक्यः सोढुमशक्यस्तु स्यात् सोढुमकृतात्मभिः||८||
ओषधीनां प्रभावेण तिष्ठतां स्वे च कर्मणि|
भवतां निखिलं श्रेयः सर्वमेवोपपत्स्यते||९||
वानप्रस्थैर्गृहस्थैश्च प्रयतैर्नियतात्मभिः|
शक्या ओषधयो ह्येताः सेवितुं विषयाभिजाः||१०||
Lord Indra says that solely the sages just like the enlightened ones he was addressing would stand up to the prabhava – particular motion of the Divya Aushadhis described above. These devoid of self management won’t ever tolerate such highly effective Rasayana medicines.
He additional says that the sages would be capable of carry out their duties and rituals correctly and be endowed with all of the medicinal advantages of the Rasayana by the affect of those medicines talked about above.
The herbs that are grown in sacred locations like Himalayas can be utilized by individuals who’re in Vanaprastha Ashrama and Grahastha Ashrama phases of their life provided that he’s honest and are extraordinarily self-controlled.
Be aware –
– Vanaprastha is the third stage of life by which the particular person abandons his place of dwelling i.e. village and city and all comforts and proceeds to dwell a simplistic lifetime of an ascetic within the forests, performing sacred rituals and meditation
– Grahastha is the second stage of life whereby the particular person leads a household life, earns and shelters his household, works for incomes cash and standing and takes care of himself and his household.
Impact of the talked about medicines
यास्तु क्षेत्रगुणैस्तेषां मध्यमेन च कर्मणा |
मृदुवीर्यतरास्तासां विधिर्ज्ञेयः स एव तु ||११||
पर्येष्टुं ताः प्रयोक्तुं वा येऽसमर्थाः सुखार्थिनः |
रसायन विधिस्तेषामयमन्यः प्रशस्यते ||१२||
The qualities of the above stated medicines change relying on the attribute of the land. Apart from the Himalayas, the impact of the identical herbs grown within the different lands will turn into reasonable and their efficiency additionally turns into gentle. Despite that, in the event that they must be administered as Rasayana, the identical methodology of administration defined above needs to be adopted. However it isn’t straightforward for the pleasure-seekers to go looking and procure these herbs and they’re going to search for simpler strategies of Rasayana in the event that they want them.
Droni Praveshika Rasayana in a nutshell
Droni Praveshika Rasayana is a process which wants the benefactor to sleep in a personalized Palasha Droni after taking Rasayana.
Rasayanas administered right here are usually not plain medicines or formulations. They’re Divya Aushadhis – the celestial herbs which not solely possess Rasayana properties however may also have divine therapeutic properties.
It’s a powerful routine of consuming Rasayana amongst all types. It isn’t meant for everybody. This type of Rasayana is designed just for the enlightened sages.
Solely the Divya Aushadhis grown within the Himalayas may have immense divine therapeutic properties. The identical vegetation grown elsewhere may have reasonable qualities.
The one that takes this Rasayana will likely be in a spell of unconsciousness for a interval of six months. It is likely to be as a result of impact of the herbs. If the particular person doesn’t really feel hungry throughout this era it may also be as a result of impact of the talked about divine herbs. If he awakens in between, solely goat milk must be given as a food regimen. The particular person will as soon as once more go right into a state of unconsciousness shortly.
The particular person regains consciousness after six months and needs to be given goat milk for a number of days whereas he follows a disciplined lifestyle and dietetic routine.
It was a well-liked Rasayana remedy within the olden days and we additionally be taught that it was completely designed for sages residing in divine and sacred locations just like the Himalayas. It isn’t practiced these days.
Soma, one of many divya aushadhis talked about by Acharya Charaka has additionally been described intimately by Acharya Sushruta.
