Bhagwad Gita and ayurveda science in it

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18/7/2016Dr. Sneha Tiwari 1

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D R . S N E H A T I W A R I
1 S T Y E A R P G S C H O L A R
D E P T . O F P R A S U T I T A N T R A A N D S T R E E R O G A
A A M C , M O O D B I D R I
UNDER THE VALUABLE GUIDANCE OF:
DR. ARPANA JAIN
GRANTHA
PARICHAYA

BHAGWAD-GITA

CONTENT
18/7/2016Dr. Sneha Tiwari
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 Introduction
 Commentaries
 Wide appeal of Bhagwad Gita
 Multiple aspect of Bhagwad Gita
 Bhagwad Gita chapters in brief and Ayurveda science
discussed in it.
 Conclusions

INTRODUCTION
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 The dictionary meaning of the word ‘Gita’ is a song or
poem containing an inspired doctrine, and the word
‘Bhagwad’ means a blessed or adorable or divine One.
Hence Srimad Bhagwad Gita is variously called as ‘The
Song of God”.
 The Bhagwad Gita’s another title is ‘Moksha Shastra’ or
‘Scripture of Liberation’. However, it is more popularly
known as “The Gita”.

 Bhagwad Gita is a sacred Hindu scripture.
 Considered among the most important texts in the
history of literature and philosophy.
 It finds a place in the Bhishma Parva of the
Mahabharata.
 It comprises of 18 chapters spread out in 700 verses.

 It’s author is Veda Vyasa, he also compiled
Mahabharata.
 The teacher of the Bhagwad Gita is Lord Krishna, who
is revered as a manifestation of God, Bhagvan,
Parabrahma, Shree Hari etc.
 The content of the Gita is the conversations between
the lord Krishna and Arjuna, taking place on the
battlefield of Kurukshetra before the start of the war,
between the group of two cousins- Kauravas and
Pandavas.

COMMENTARIES
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 Adi Shankara who lived in the 8th century A.D.
revealed the greatness of the Gita to the world. He
retrieved it from the mighty tomes of the epic, the
Mahabharata, and wrote a brilliant commentary on it.
It is this commentary which prevails as a classic text
even today.
 Later great Acharyas like Ramanuja, Madhva,
Vallabha and many others came out with their own
commentaries. In modern times Sant Jnaneswar,
Annie Besant, B.G.Tilak, Aurobindo and many others
have given their own thoughts on this classic text.

WIDE APPEAL OF GITA
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 The Bhagwad Gita was first translated into english by
Charles Wilkins in 1785 and published by the British
East India Company with an introduction by Lord
Warren Hastings, the first British Governor-General of
India
 It remains the most translated work in the world . The
modern technology like the Internet has further
increased its reputation by carrying its message to every
nook and corner of the world. A mere click on the word
‘Bhagwad Gita’ in the Google search engine throws
about 963,000 results. An incredible reach for any
scripture!

 Among the great and extraordinary people who were
inspired and found their outlook changed by the
timeless wisdom of the Gita are thinkers, writers,
scientists and philosophers like Mahatma Gandhi,
B.G.Tilak, Sri Aurobindo, Albert Einstein, Dr. Albert
Schweitzer, Herman Hesse, Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Aldous Huxley, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau,
Annie Besant, Robert Oppenheimer Sir Edwin Arnold
and Carlyle to name but a few.

MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF BHAGVAD GITA
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 The Bhagwad Gita can be studied from different angles
such as a historical document, a spiritual treatise, a
scriptural text for daily chanting and prayer, a sublime
poetry, an exposition of grammar and meter, a
management manual, philosophy of life, psychological
understanding of human, science of all fields, laws , etc.
depending on one’s own outlook and purpose.
 The objective here is to study in brief about Bhagwad Gita
and talk about the Ayurveda points discussed in this
classical text. As Ayurveda is an ancient medical science
having it’s roots in all four Vedas . And about Bhagwad Gita
it is said there’s nothing to disappoint, one can not find
here if has the understanding and outlook for it.

BHAGWAD GITA CHAPTERS IN
BRIEF AND AYURVEDA SCIENCE
DISCUSSED IN IT

AS
APTER 1 LAMENTING THE CONSEQUENCE OF WAR 46
APTER 2 THE ETERNAL REALITY OF SOUL’S IMMORTALITY-SANKHYA YOGA 72
APTER 3 THE ETERNAL DUTIES OF A HUMAN BEING-KARMA YOGA 43
APTER 4 APPROACHING THE ULTIMATE TRUTH 42
APTER 5 ACTION AND RENUNICATION-KARMA VAIRAGYA YOGA 29
APTER 6 THE SCIENCE OF SELF REALIZATION-ABHYASA YOGA 47
APTER 7 KNOWLEDGE OF THE ULTIMATE TRUTH 30
APTER 8 ATTAINMENT OF SALVATION 28
APTER 9 CONFIDENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ULTIMATE TRUTH 34
APTER10 THE INFINITE GLORIES OF THE ULTIMATE TRUTH 42
APTER11 THE VISION OF THE UNIVERSAL FORM-DARSANA YOGA 55
APTER12 THE PATH OF DEVOTION-BHAKTI YOGA 20
APTER13 THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE ULTIMATE CONSCIOUSNESS 35
APTER14 THE THREE QUALITIES OF MATERIAL NATURE 27
APTER15 REALIZATION OF THE ULTIMATE TRUTH 20
APTER16 THE DIVINE AND DEMONIAC NATURES DEFINED 24
APTER17 THE THREE DIVISONS OF MATERIAL EXISTENCE 28
APTER18 FINAL REVELATIONS OF THE ULTIMATE TRUTH 78

CHAPTER 1
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 Total 46 verses
 In 41 Sloka of this chapter it is stated that sin of a
person affects his family leading into the birth of bad
progeny (Varna Sankara) this can be co-related with
Jata Harini & as well as with explanation of Garbha
Sanskara and violation of Atulyagotriya Nirdesh of
Charaka, in Ayurveda.

CHAPTER 2
15
 Total 72 Verses
 13 Sloka talks about three Vaya Avastha i.e. Kumara,
Yovana and Jara.
 14 Sloka talks about the functions of Sparsh Indriya.
 16 Sloka talks about the concept of Bhavabhav V/S
Sathyasathya.
 45 Sloka talks about physician and it’s subject i.e.
dealing with person in whom three Gunas exist, that is
Satvika, Rajasika and Tamasika and same are not at
balanced state.

CHAPTER 3
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 Total 43 Verses
 3 Sloka here talks about two kind of Yogi practicing
Gyan Yoga (Sankhyamata) and Karamyoga
(Yogamata) respectively
 37 Sloka talks about Rajo Guna in detail.
 38 Sloka talks about embryo relation with amnion
(Ulba) and it’s importance.
 40 & 42 Sloka talks about Indriya, Mana, Buddhi,
Atma, body and their relations with each other and
important aspect of them.

CHAPTER 4
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 Total 42 Verses
 29 Sloka talks in detail about how lungs function i.e.
inspiration & expiration process. Explain the
Pranayama and it’s benefits. Also explain Pran Vayu
and Apan Vayu.

CHAPTER 4
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CHAPTER 5
21
 Total 29 Verses
 26, 27, 28 Sloka here talks about Brahmanirvana,
Prana and Apan Vayu .

CHAPTER 6
23
 Total 47 Verses
 Sloka 10-21 explain about Yogi , meditation Yoga,
how to conduct this Yoga in a proper way, Pathya
and Apathya to be taken care during practicing this
Yoga
 Sloka 35 explain about aim of practicing this
meditation Yoga

CHAPTER 7
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 Total 30 Verses
 Sloka 4-5 talk about 8 elements constituting
materialistic body i.e. Pancha Mahabhoota, Mana,
Buddhi and Ahankar.
 Sloka 8-9 talks about relation of Pancha Indriya with
Pancha Mahabhoota like Rasa with Jala, Gandha with
Prithvi, Teja with Agni, Sparsha with Vayu and Shabda
with Akasha.
 Sloka 12 again talk about human in relation with Satva,
Rajas and Tamas Guna.

CHAPTER 8
31
 Total 28 Verses
 Sloka 12-13 talks about Yoga and way of getting
Moksha.

CHAPTER 9
32
 Total 34 Verses
 Sloka 6 talks about property of Vayu.

CHAPTER 13
33
 Total 35 Verses
 Sloka 6 & 9 talks about the constitution of
whole body i.e. . Pancha Mahabhoota, Mana,
Buddhi and Ahankar, Pancha Gyanendriya,
Pancha Karmendriya and five subjects
(Indriyartha) of sense.

CHAPTER 14
35
 Total 27 verses
 In this chapter Satva Rajas and Tamas are disscussed
in detail. Sloka 5, 6 & 7 are about Satva, Raja and
Tamas Guna and their value. 8, 9 & 10 are about the
functions of each Guna.
 11 Sloka is about chronological order from best among
them to the least. 12 & 13 are about predominance of
each Guna. 14, 15 & 16 talk about results that one gets
from each Guna and type of death with each Guna
predominance. 17 and 18 talk about things followed by
each Guna and position one gets due to it’s effect.

CONT. (CHAPTER 14)
39
 Sloka 21 to 27 talks about how one can rise
above these three Gunas, how can that
person be identify and how he conduct.

CHAPTER 15
42
 Total 20 verses
 9 Sloka talks about Pancha Gyanendriya (sensory
organ).
 14 Sloka is about 4 types of food & about mechanism of
digestion.

CHAPTER 17
44
 Total 28 verses
 4 Sloka is about faith followed by Satavika, Rajasika
and Tamsika.
 8-10 Sloka is about food consumed by these three
different Guna dominant person in relation with each
Guna features respectively.
 11-13 Sloka is about differentiating the sacrifice done
by Satvika, Rajasika and Tamasika
 17-19 Sloka is about differentiating Satvika, Rajasika
and Tamasika on their mode of offering, struggling
and worshiping for God.

CHAPTER 18
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 Total 78 verses
 7-9 Sloka is about differentiating Satvika, Rajsika,
and Tamas on base of their actions and duties.
 40 Sloka state that these three Gunas are present
in all living beings and there is no one in this whole
word who don’t posses these Gunas.

CONCLUSIONS
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 With this study an attempt is made to find the science
of Ayurveda in Bhagawad Gita, an ancient treatise, yet
most read till date in the whole world.
 Gita is not an Ayurvedic text, yet beholds so much
science of Ayurveda in it.
 I have tried from my level best to find and reveal the
science as much as possible in this Grantha, yet I know
I have missed many things, and I am sure any one else
who will further work on this Grantha with the same
vision as I had, will surely reveal some more valuable
facts and some other significant points in this regard.

THANK YOU

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