ArogyavaidyanAthAbhyAM namaH sattvAdisadmanA |
mAtApitRubhyAM dAtRubhyAmAyuH sukhahitAmRutam|1|
yenoccAritamAtreNa puraH sphurati bheShajam |
so~ayaM cikitsakaprItyai siddhamantraH prakAshyate|2|
prakAsha– granthArambhe granthakRudabhIShTasiddhaye sveShTadevatAmabhiShTauti– AyurvedityAdi|
jayanti sarvotkarSheNa vartante| kAH? giraH vAcaH| kasya? amRutajanmanaH amRutaM pIyUShaM janma utpattisthAnaM yasya saH amRuta janmA tasya, amRutAjjanmeti vA| amRutajanmashabdena dhanvantariH; surAsurairmathyamAnasyAmRutasamudrasya garbhAdamRutakalashamAdAya dhanvantarirUpeNa parameshvaraH prAdurbabhUvetihi shrUyate| kathambhUtA giraH? AyurityAdi| Ayurveda eva sudhAmbhodhi amRutasamudrastasya sAro manthanAdavApta ityarthaH| sa ca AyurvedapakShe~abhidheya visheShaH| sudhAmbhodhipakShe sudhA, tasya sAraNikAH sAryante kedAraM prati pAnIyamAbhiriti sAriNyaH kulyetiprasiddhAH, svArthe kapratyayaH| gIrbhiH pratipuruShamAyurvedaA nIyate|| shleSheNa rUpakaM nirvahati ullAsitauShadhagrAmA iti| tatra gIHpakShe– auShadhAni rogaghnAH padArthAH eShAM grAmaH samUhaH, ullAsitaH prakaTIkRutaH auShadhagrAma Abhiriti; sAraNikApakShe– oShadhayaH phalapAkAntAstAsAM samUha auShadhaM, tasya samUha ityaNa| grAmaH pattanAdayaH, ullAsitaM patrapuShpAdisampattyA ramyatAM nItaM auShadhaM yeShu grAmeShvAbhirityullAsitauShadhagrAmAH| oShadhyo jAtimAtre syurajAtau sarvamauShadham' ityauShadhyauShadhashabdayorvisheShaH| AyurvedopadeshaprashamitasamastAta~gko dhanvantarireva sarvotkarSheNa vartata iti vAkyArthaH||1||
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