Shloka 1
नाम चतुः सप्तत्युत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः रुद्र उवाच / एवं धन्वन्तरिर्विष्णुः सुश्रुतादीनुवाच ह / हरिः पुनर्हरायाह नानायोगान्रुगर्दनान्
nāma catuḥ saptatyuttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ rudra uvāca / evaṃ dhanvantarirviṣṇuḥ suśrutādīnuvāca ha / hariḥ punarharāyāha nānāyogānrugardanān
এইটো একশ পঁচাত্তৰতম অধ্যায়। ৰুদ্ৰ ক’লে—এইদৰে ধন্বন্তৰি-ৰূপ বিষ্ণুৱে সুশ্ৰুত আদি সকলক উপদেশ দিলে; আৰু হৰিয়ে পুনৰ হৰাক ৰোগনাশক নানা যোগ ব্যাখ্যা কৰিলে।
Rudra (Śiva)
Concept: Valid knowledge (pramāṇa) is preserved through guru-paramparā; healing science is a sacred vidyā when aligned with dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as source of knowledge; vidyā used for loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings).
Application: Approach medical learning with humility, lineage-awareness, and disciplined study; treat therapy as a sacred responsibility.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175.2 (Hari’s fever protocol begins)
FAQs
The verse legitimizes the medical teachings by linking them to Viṣṇu as Dhanvantari and to the classical Ayurvedic authority Suśruta.
It introduces the chapter as a collection of nānā-yogāḥ—multiple therapeutic procedures intended to destroy diseases.
It encourages a lineage-based approach to health knowledge—learning remedies through authentic traditions and competent teachers rather than isolated tips.