Abstract

ROLE OF MANA IN THE SENSE OF HEALTH-A REVIEW

Dr. S. K. Pathak and Dr. Jitender Kumar Rana*

Abstract

Background: There is great importance of Mana in human life. It isone of the connections of the source of knowledge because theknowledge cannot achieve without the connection of Mana with theirsense organ and sense organ with their objects. In the description ofTridand, (Satva, Atma & Sharir) Mana is one of the triangles asdescribed in Ayurvedic literature. The person cannot gain the perfectknowledge unless his mind is not healthy. There is nothing anyconfusion among Ayurvedic Acharyas about the location of Mana. Allthe Ayurvedic Acharyas have directly or indirectly accepted that thelocation of Mana is Hridya (heart) and it is one of the essentialelements for the intelligence. A person will always be in the dark if hismind is not fully developed, for example- a person suffering fromUnmad (mental illness) cannot develop his life perfectly, similarly aperson whose mind is sharp can concentrate on every minute objects.Aims & Objective: The aim of this study the role of Mana in sense of normal health. Theobjectives of this study to evaluate role of Mana in sense of normal health. Material andMethod: Materials used are Ayurvedic text like Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita,Ashtang Sangraha and Ashtang Hridya. Discussion: All through the location of Mana iscranial cavity which situated in the brain and it is clearly mentioned when Mana is vitiateddue to Mithya Ahara Vihara it can also affect on mind as well as body. On the same patternthe Vata pita Kapha is vitiated it also produces the disease in the body and ultimately whenbody is vitiated it is also effect on the mind. When the mind is affected by vitiated Doshas it affects on the normal body there for there is great relationship between Mana and body and body with Mana both works and share them to each other. So that the body and Mana can work with the normal way. Conclusion: Mana is an Amurta Dravya which has nothing any structure but its activities can be determined in the day today routine life. Heart is the permanent location of Mana. Mana rests in the Hridya after doing all the entire works of the body. Brain (Mastiska) is the main controlling centre of Mana from where it instructs and controls all the sense organs to perform their natural and routine works. The work’s area of Mana is the entire body. It circulates in the entire body with all the sense organs and also motivates the sense organs to perform their works.

Keywords: Tridand, Mana, Hridya, Mastiska.