Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha: That means, Significance

Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S

Acharya Charaka has enumerated the ‘Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha’ within the eighth chapter of Charaka Samhita Sutra Sthana. It’s a compilation of 4 entities which collectively characterize the method or technique of buying the Adhyatma Jnana or non secular data.

Firstly, we are going to attempt to perceive what’s ‘Adhyatma’?

What’s Adhyatma?

Adhyatma – means ‘the best SELF’ – the soul. Oversoul is one other time period to explain it. It’s the innermost non secular essence of a person and in addition the cosmos. It additionally explains non secular data and the data of self together with self-realization. When one indulges himself or herself in begetting this non secular data, a divine vitality is manifested inside them.

In easy phrases, Adhyatma means ‘regarding Atma or self’ which can be the best non secular facet of each particular person. Adhyatma Jnana means data of the soul or self, which helps people to know one’s true nature past the bodily data. Adhyatma Jnana kinds the premise for Moksha – liberation from the vicious cycle of beginning and demise.

Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha

Adhyatma = pertaining to self, soul / non secular

Dravya = substance

Guna = qualities

Sangraha = assortment / package deal

Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha = assortment or package deal of 4 entities / substances and their qualities that are associated to the ‘self or soul’ or which assist in buying non secular data.

In brief – ‘substances and qualities pertaining to soul’ which helps in understanding and getting the data of self (soul) i.e. non secular data.

Ref – Charaka Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 8 (Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya), Verse 13 – from Simple Ayurveda

Associated AIAPGET Query

1. The Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha is assortment of (Cha.Su.8/13)
2.   Atma, Mana, Kala, Dik
3.   Indriya, Indriyartha, Indriya Buddhi, Indriya Adhishtana
4. Mano, Manortho, Buddhi, Atma
5.   Jnanendriya, Karmendriya, Mana, Atma

This query was requested in – ‘Uttarakhand College – Lecturer Screening Check – 2018 – Kaya Chikitsa’

Different potential questions

2. Which amongst these shouldn’t be included within the Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha defined by Charaka in Indiryopakramaniya Adhyaya?
3. Indriyartha
4.   Manortha
5. Atma
6.   Buddhi

Ans – a. Indriyartha. The opposite one lacking is – Mano (Manas) 

3. Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha is described by –
4. Acharya Bhela
5.   Acharya Vagbhata
6. Acharya Charaka
7.   Acharya Sushruta

Ans – c. Acharya Charaka. Ref – Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya (Cha.Su.8/13)

4. By which Chapter of Sutra Sthana has Acharya Charaka described Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha?
5. Tisra Eshaniya Adhyaya
6.   Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya
7. Chikitsa Prabhritiya Adhyaya
8.   Yajja Purushiya Adhyaya

Ans – b. Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya. (Cha.Su.8/13)

5. Acharya Charaka has described Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha during which Chatushka of Sutra Sthana?
6. Nirdesha Chatushka
7.   Roga Chatushka
8. Yojana Chatushka
9.   Swastha Chatushka

Ans – d. Swastha Chatushka. It’s described in Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya, which is the eighth chapter in Charaka Samhita Sutra Sthana, which falls underneath Swastha Chatushka.

That are the substances and qualities which kind the non secular compilation / assortment of gear pertaining to self or soul?

मनो मनोर्थो बुद्धिरात्मा चेत्यध्यात्मद्रव्यगुणसङ्ग्रहः शुभाशुभप्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिहेतुश्च, द्रव्याश्रितं चकर्म; यदुच्यते क्रियेति||१३|| (Cha.Su.8/13)

In keeping with Acharya Charaka, the dravyas (substances) and gunas (qualities) pertaining to Atma (soul, self, greater self) contains of a package deal of the 4 of the under talked about –

1. Manas – the thoughts or psyche
2. Mano Artha – the objects of the thoughts – like ideas, feelings or something which the thoughts understands, appreciates and contemplates
3. Buddhi – the mind – understanding, discrimination
4. Atma – the self or greater self

The meeting or package deal of those 4 entities are referred to as Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha.

What’s the advantage of this sangraha?

Many instances we, as human beings are attracted in the direction of inauspicious issues and acts. We make them part of our life and life selections and regularly get hooked on and obsessive about them. These unhealthy selections associated to at least one’s life by way of meals, actions, longings and needs, relations and many others will trigger disturbances and later ailments at bodily, psychological and emotional planes, in a single or all of them.

Alternatively, protecting away from good and auspicious issues could have an analogous adverse impression on all-round well being since we’re depleting the physique, thoughts and soul of what good issues they actually deserve.

Understanding the ‘Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha’ will assist one to know one’s actual self and the significance of self. It will create an consciousness and duty of caring for oneself in order to steer a wholesome and blissful life. This comes via introspection. As soon as this acutely aware determination is made, one will naturally get inclined in the direction of the auspicious issues and abstain from inauspicious issues. The alternatives might be wholesome, each single time. It will assist in hitting again to optimum well being in all views and can assist in attaining bodily, psychological, sensual and non secular well being.

In brief, the non secular data and consciousness about self is obtained after completely understanding the parts of the sangraha and their qualities i.e. Manas, Mano-Arthas, Buddhi and Atma, individually and comparatively.

Acharya additional says that the Karma (motion of a dravya or substance) situated within the Dravya (substance) is also referred to as Kriya – therapeutic motion of the dravya. This Karma or Kriya relies on the Dravya.

The comparability is thus – Similar to the therapeutic motion (helpful or dangerous) relies on the substance, the actions of a person is determined by the 4 substances comprising the non secular self – manas, mano-arthas, buddhi and atma. To maintain the loop of those dravyas in a wholesome means, one must have a data and consciousness of those entities.

Different contextual dialogue

Adyatmika Gunas – The qualities of the soul are Ichcha (want), Dwesha (aversion or hatred), Sukha (happiness, contentment, bliss), Dukha (unhappiness, struggling, grief), Prayatna (efforts) and Buddhi (mind). To be balanced at a non secular stage, one ought to have good management over these elements which belong to the self. These elements outline what an individual is. They’re ‘completely different states’ of us. They affect our psychological and emotional states, behaviors and notion.

Context of Dialogue of Adhyatma Dravya Guna in Charaka Samhita

The dialogue of ‘Adhyathma Dravya Guna Sangraha’ has been put forth briefly by Acharya Charaka in ‘Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya’ – chapter 8 of Sutra Sthana. It’s put amongst the context of discussions on Indriyas i.e. sense organs, Indriya-Pancha-Panchaka i.e. completely different sorts of notion of Indriyas and manifestation of data by interplay of thoughts, senses and soul. In the identical context is discovered the reason of how ailments are manifested resulting from improper, extreme, poor and perverted makes use of of senses and thoughts and their contact with their objects.

The prevention of such ailments occurring resulting from abuse or misuse of indriyas and manas via following Sadvritta i.e. moral code and conduct and correct way of life has been mentioned.

To place it merely, this chapter offers with dialogue of broader philosophy of Ayurveda and non secular data concerning holistic well being which incorporates the stability of physique, thoughts and senses. Prajnaparadha i.e. mental errors or mental blasphemy resulting in manifestation of ailments can be mentioned herein.

Goal of Understanding and Advantages of Data of ‘Adhyatmika Dravya Guna Sangraha’

1. To know ‘SELF’ in a greater means – We predict that we’re what we bodily seem and provides an excessive amount of significance to our outer particular person. However it is vitally necessary to know that the treasure of ‘self’ is deep seated inside our selves and never perceived. Adhyatmika Dravya Guna Sangraha and its understanding helps us to take a journey into our deeper selves and discover what we truly are and in addition our objective of life.

2. To awaken ourselves at a non secular stage and put together ourselves for final freedom – Pursuit of Prana – life, Dhana – wealth and facilities for all times and Paraloka – non secular vacation spot are the three Eshanas – pursuits of 1’s life to achieve which we must always at all times put our honest efforts. Whereas all of us do every part we’d like for sustaining Prana and Dhana, we’re not conscious that the terminal journey of ours in the direction of Paraloka i.e. the final word freedom from the vicious cycle of life and demise is completely depending on our Karma i.e. all of the bodily, psychological, emotional, sensual and non secular deeds we do in a lifespan. For doing that, we’d like a radical understanding of Adhyatmika Dravya Guna Sangrah and maintain their loop intact and unblemished.

3. For having fun with a complete well being – Understanding Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha contributes in the direction of our complete well being and its stability – bodily, psychological, sensual, social, emotional and non secular components of well being. It helps us to grow to be healthful and full and in addition to maintain indifferent from undesired topics and objects.

4. For making wholesome selections – The data of Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha helps us to make wholesome selections of our meals, way of life, behaviours, angle, topics, objects and relationships whereas avoiding the unwholesome issues associated to the identical. They may assist us to not commit Prajgnaparadha – errors in-consciousness or mental errors. It is a key technique in stopping and curing many psycho-somatic ailments.

5. For higher perceptions – Our life is determined by what we understand, after we are in a position to filter between what’s actual and what’s unreal. This helps us in making significant and wholesome choices which is the inspiration for our private and social wellbeing. Thorough data and understanding of Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha guides us to know the collective involvement of manas, buddhi and atma in driving the points of cognition, feelings and decision-making. When there’s correct coordination in these 4 ‘parts within the loop’ will assist us to get a transparent notion, which is a primary basis for good and significant actions. We may also bear in mind that the imbalance between these dravyas and their gunas would trigger many bodily, psychological and emotional ailments.

6. Prevention of Psychosomatic and Emotional Problems – The higher we perceive the Adhyatma Dravyas, their Gunas and the chemistry between them, the higher we are going to perceive that what number of errors we’ve got been and are doing in a state of consciousness (Prajnaparadha). It will maintain us accountable for all our issues and psychosomatic and emotional disturbances. It will empower us to get indifferent from these errors and in addition from improper sensory engagement. It is going to assist in non secular and mental cleaning and attaining non secular consciousness and data that are important for complete well-being.

7. Pathways for Sdvritta and Achara Rasayana – Consciousness and data of Adhyatma Dravya Gunas would make us consciously adapt into the pathways of Sadvritta and Achara Rasayana that are by themselves the sources for rejuvenating and rebooting selves and are pathways to realize complete well being. It’s because after we adapt Sadvritta and Achara Rasayanas, we additionally be taught self management, making optimistic selections, to make significant needs and to keep away from dangerous issues and are the roots of moral and social habits and wellness. As a package deal, they promote bodily well being, psychological peace, sensual calmness, emotional bliss, longevity and social concord.

8. Moksha Marga – Complete data of Adhyatma Dravya Guna Sangraha would implant robust seeds of Adhyatma Jnana or Atma Jnana – non secular data in us. This, as mentioned earlier, would assist us make higher selections. It will ultimately result in general good well being and happiness by decreasing stress and emotional highs. It will make us advanced people from inside and information us to take the pathway resulting in Moksha – non secular liberation whereas having fun with the state of Arogata – good well being. Our Karmas are rooted in these non secular parts. By understanding and adapting them and involving ourselves in sustaining the stability and concord inside these non secular parts we’d deal with our Purusharthas in a correct means, which itself is a pathway for Moksha – non secular liberation.