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CONCEPT OF KARYAKARANA SIDDHANTA & ITS CLINICAL UTILITY IN AYURVEDA

Dr. Shadab Banu*, Dr. Vinay Kumar Hiremath and Dr. Sourabha Kokatnur

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Abstract

Chikitsa in Ayurveda is based on Karya-Karana Siddhanta. According to this principle, the Karya is present in Karana in subtle form before its manifestation. All the Karyas are possible only by the Sat Karana. This relationship between cause and effect is discussed in detailed in Indian philosophy (Darshana). To keep with ever changing, ever growing field of research in modern medical sciences the Ayurvedic concepts need to be analyzed and updated in relevance with the developments in the contemporary sciences. The fundamental base of Ayurveda is built on the concepts which are its self-developed and adopted by various allied texts and altered. The concepts which are being adopted are not present as it is, but the essence can be felt everywhere in the text. "Karya Karana Bhava" is one such concept given by the Sankhya Darshana and advocated in Ayurveda.

Keywords: Karya Karana Bhava, Ayurveda, Darshana.