Ayurveda & Astro

क्षणादिर्व्याध्यवस्थाचकालोभेषजयोगकृत्॥२४॥

kñaëädir-vyädhy-avasthä ca kälo bheñaja-yoga-kåt //24//

 kñaëädi – according to the units of time; vyädhyävastha – according to the stages of the disease; ca – and; kälo – time for; bheñaja – treatment; yoga kåt – is appropriately administered

 Purport:

The calculation of time in äyurveda begins with kñaëa which is the smallest unit of time. Astrology is the study of time - past, present and future. Transformation is the manifestation of time. Hence the transformation of disease is also a study of time. Prearation and administration of the therapies and medications also have to be done taking into consideration the influence of time.

अतुल्यदूष्यदेशर्तुप्रकृतिःपादसम्पदि
       ग्रहेष्वनुगुणेष्वेकदोषमार्गोनवःसुखः॥३१॥

atulya-düñya-deça-åtu-prakåtiù päda-sampadi

graheñv-anuguëeñv-eka-doña-märgo navaù sukhaù //31//

atulya – dissimilar; düñya – vitiated body tissues; deça – habitat or place of residence; åtu – season; prakåti – constitution; päda – limbs (the four limbs of treatment); sampadi – in excellent condition, beneficial, in abundance; gåheñv-anuguëeñu – favorable planetary astrological influence; eka doña – arising from only one doña; (eka) märgo – manifesting in one disease pathway (of the doña); navaù – recently manifested; sukhaù – easy (to cure)

 Purport:

The 4 limbs of treatment (päda-sampadi) are physician, medicine, paramedical staff and patient (ref AH.Su.1.27). Here the importance of medical astrology is clearly mentioned saying that it is also important for the planets to be situated in a favorably in order to have good results with the treatment. That is called daiva vyapäçraya cikitsa.