Thus it helps develop our latent powers and brings our original greatness to the fore. Mantra is a divine instrument with the rare potential of arousing our dormant consciousness. We bow to the Lord of Ayurveda.Įternity-of-sound-and-the-science-of-mantrasĮven in this present age of materialistic life Mantra-Shakti can prove to be more powerful than the Yantra-Shakti. Dhanvantari is like Lord Vishnu, empowered to heal the Jiva souls. He is the well wisher and the preserver of the three worlds. Lord Dhanvantri removes all fears and removes all diseases.
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He holds the Kalasha full of nectar of immortality. Meaning: We pray to the God, who is known as Sudarshana Vasudev Dhanvantari. The Dhanvantari mantra is recited to remove fears and diseases, those wishing to improve their health and eradicate diseases recite this mantra.
He is portrayed as holding the pot containing the nectar of immortality, and is said to be the preserver of the world from all diseases. He is considered to be an Avatar of Vishnu and there are numerous references about him in the ancient Hindu scriptures like the Vedas and the Puranas.He is referred to as the physician of the Gods and the founder of what is known as Ayurvedic medicine.He is also said to be the first physician and surgeon.ĭhanvantari is also worshipped in India as the God of health and immortality. This is known to you.Dhanwantari Mantra – god of ayurvedic medicine (Ayurveda)ĭhanvantari is in ancient Hinduism considered to be the father of medicine and health. By the strength of this knowledge, any human being can understand what he has done in his past life and how it affects his present life. O great saintly person, you have compiled the astrological knowledge by which one can understand past and present unseen things. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.8.5: Nanda speaks to Garga muni Then, being sumptuously remunerated, they all returned to their respective homes. Thus those who were expert in astrological knowledge and in performance of the birth ceremony instructed King Yudhiñöhira about the future history of his child. Details of Nakshatras given in Atharva Veda 19 Kanda: in the Aayana paksha (bright nights) it devebhyo bhagam vidadhaati imparts its influence to the nakshatras (asterisms) verily the Moon gives us long life.
The Moon becomes new and new (with the addition of brightness each day) and thus acting as ahnam ketu or indicator of thithis (Lunar dates). May we get welfare from the Su as well as from the Rahu, may we have welfare from Mrithyu ad Dhoomketu, may we receive welfare from Rudras with fierce rays. May we get welfare from the planets like the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn. By parā vidyā one can understand the akṣara - Brahman or the Absolute Truth." Atharva Veda 19th Kanda.10th sloka: All the Vedas - the Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sāma Veda and Atharva Veda, along with their corollaries, known as śikṣā, kalpa, vyākaraṇa, nirukta, chanda and jyotiṣa - belong to the inferior system of material knowledge. One deals with transcendental knowledge and the other with material knowledge. "There are two kinds of educational systems. Śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇaṁ niruktaṁ chando jyotiṣam iti Parā caivāparā ca tatrāparā ṛg-vedo yajur-vedaḥ sāma-vedo ’tharva-vedaḥ The below chart gives the flow of Vedic Knowledge in-detail:ĭve vidye veditavya iti, ha sma yad brahma-vido vadanti Therefore this is a humble attempt to clarify this question.Īt the outset this question “Is Astrology Vedic ?” itself is INVALID, this is just like asking “Is Algebra a part of Mathematics ?”, if yes then prove where in Mathematics it is said Algebra is a part of it. They accept Vedas but are not ready to accept Astrology/Jyotisha to be a part of the Vedas, hence they ask us to prove with reference to Vedas.
Where in Vedas there is mention about Astrology or Jyotisha ? Answer: As many skeptics have asked this question, is Astrology really Vedic, because we say Astrology is a Vedanga.