Lord Siva said to Parvati---

Lord Siva said to Parvati--- 

There is no asana like Siddha, no force like breath retention, no mudra like Khechari, and no laya like nada (The Siva Samhita 5:47).

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Treatment of Ulcers (Vrana Pratisedha) in Ashtang Hridayam of Vaghbhat

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 Treatment of Ulcers (Vrana Pratisedha) in Ashtang Hridayam of Vaghbhat We will now expound the treatment of ulcers described by Atreya and other great sages.  Treatment of Ulcer  Types of ulcer:  Vrana are of two kinds viz, Nija (organic) and Agantu (traumatic); and dusta (vitiated, foul ) and suddha (unvitiated, clean); nija is caused by dosas (aggravated) in the body, agantu by external causes; dusta is that in which the dosas are localised and suddha is that which is free from localisation of the dosas. 1-2a.  Vitiated ulcer:  Either contraction or expansion; hardness or softness; too much of elevation of depression; too much of warmth ( feeling of heat) or cold; too much of redness or paleness; black colouration, discharge of foul smelling pus; foul smelling muscle, veins, or tendons covering the ulcer at its top; severe pain, profound distress, burning sensation, swelling itching and other complication associating and persisting for a long time—are th...
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Treatment of wrinkles on the scalp in Vaghbhatt's Ashatng Hridayam

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 Treatment of wrinkles on the scalp in Vaghbhatt's Ashatng Hridayam In khalati, palita, vali (wrinkles on the scalp) and haritaloma (brown hair) prifactory therapies followed by nasal medication, anointing the face and head and application of paste of drugs should be resorted to. 33. Medicated oil prepared with drugs of brhatyadi (hrisva pancamula) and jivaniya gana (chapter 15 of sutrasthana) should be used for nasal medication; or nimba taila be used as nasal medication, for one month; the patient should drink only milk and lead the life of an ascetic. 34.  Seeds of selu, vaksa, tila and rama, saoked and macerated in the juice of nili, sirisa, koranta and bhrnga and again with goat’s milk is taken in the quantity equal to kakandaka (egg of a crow) and pasted on an iron plate and exposed to sunlight. The oil that exudes from it used as nasal drops by the person who takes only milk as food; cures palita. 35-36. Medicated oil prepared with one prastha each of milk, juice of sah...
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The Muktika Upanishad (Exploring the Path to Liberation)

The Muktika Upanishad  (Exploring the Path to Liberation) The Muktika Upanishad, one of the 22 Samanya Upanishads attached to the Shukla Yajurveda, highlights various paths to liberation. It elucidates four main paths: Karma Yoga (the path of selfless action), Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion), Dhyana Yoga (the path of meditation), and Jnana Yoga (the path of knowledge) that lead to the realization of the ultimate truth. Its exact origins and dating of are uncertain however it is likely to have been composed between the 13th and 16th centuries AD. This Upanishad is composed of 108 verses, each representing a different Upanishad. It serves as a comprehensive anthology, encapsulating the essence of various Upanishadic teachings. The verses are presented in the form of a dialogue between Rama and Hanuman, where Rama seeks guidance on the path to liberation. The Upanishad explores the concepts of Brahman (the supreme reality) and Atman (the individual self). It teaches that Brahman is...
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