UTILITY OF NIDARSHANA TANTRAYUKTI FOR THE APPLICATION OF SHODHANANGA SNEHAPANA

Abstract

Background: Unlike the contemporary system of medicine focusing in a vector or lesion based
approach; Ayurveda the oldest surviving medical science emphasizes with a system base approach. The
philosophy is simple; decoding all the influence of variable affecting health of the individuals into
functionally similar physical properties, thus having grouped them for the ease in therapeutical
application and are uniquely identified as Doshas namely the Vata, the Pitta and the Kapha. This is
very reason for which even after 2400 years miracles are appreciated in clinics. The present
curriculums stress the inclusion of Shodhana as a priority. But application of Shodhana is not an
ordinary task, it needs a thorough insight of the principles governing there rational application. Ancient
scholars of India followed various grammatical and compositional techniques while writing their
treatises. This technique is termed as Tantrayukti, it presents as a frame work which clears the
appropriate meaning and helps to understand the real sense of shloka. NidarshanaTantrayukti is one
among those explains the subject matter with due examples. Aims and objective: To evaluate the
utility of Nidarshana Tantrayukti for the application of Shodananga-Snehapana. Methods:
Panchakarma is one such fivefold tool developed by our ancient intellects to break the back bone of the
disease, hence its use is seen at both preventive and curative modules in imparting health. Shodananga-
Snehapana, the poorva karma for Shodhana is studied from scattered literature and divergent
methodological approach. Over the years neither consciences have been established by the practitioners
for SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for its application nor literally attempts have been made to
clear up the dogma in its application. Conclusion: Nidarshana in this context helps us to use
Shodhananga-Snehapana in a judicious manner so to reduce vyapath (Snehavyapath).