Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF DISHA AND IT'S APPLICATION IN AYURVEDA

Bhavna Sharma*, Bipin Bihari Kesari and Vijay Dashrath Ghoghare

Abstract

Ayurveda is seen as one of the most old and very much recorded arrangement of medication similarly pertinent in present day times. In Ayurveda various thoughts are gathered, assessed and ordered to make huge methodology towards human prosperity. Everybody realizes that there is no impact without cause, So in Ayurveda the idea of KaryaKarana is acknowledged as base of each wonder happening in the body just as known to mankind. Karana has been given due significance to secure wellbeing or to vanquish the infection. Disha is one of the Karana Dravya and is as significant as Desha in Ayurveda. One can found direct or indirect application of Disha in every field of Ayurveda like in Dravyaguna, Swasthvritta, Sharir Kriya etc. Even today people are applying this in so many ways for their day to day routines. From sleep to awakening and from birth to death people are utilizing the knowledge of directions. Vastushastra and Jyotishshastra is also a great science which is based on the utilization of this knowledge for giving health, wealth and progress to the society. By applying this concept of Disha they can have idea of the effects of planets on human body and mind. Even the modern Science is also very much aware from the concept of direction and in so many theories they are using this concept as backbone. The general and specific theory of relativity of Einstein, the effect of electromagnetic field of earth and planet, the effect of gravity and the Global Orientation System depends on the concept of Disha or geographical directions. The concept of Disha is found Scattered in literature in Ayurveda. So effort is made to compile the knowledge of Disha so that it should be applied for bettering the human life.

Keywords: Karana, Disha, direction, Dravyaguna.