Ayurveda: The Veda of Ayu, a Complete Disease-Free System
Author: Acharya Vasudev Mishra, Veda-vijna (knower of the Veda) यत्रौषधीः समम्मत राजानः समिताविव । विप्रः स उच्यते भिषग् रक्षोहामीवचातनः ॥ ऋग्वेदः १०-९७-६ ॥ (Where herbs gather together like kings in a battle assembly, that learned man is called a physician, a destroyer of rakshas [demons] and dispeller of disease.) – Rigveda 10.97.6 Just as a king shines in battle amidst his soldiers, similarly that learned man who is a master of the eight branches of surgery (shalya-ashta-tantra) and an expert in pulse diagnosis (nadi-vijnana) and various types of medicines
18 October 2026 · 15 min read