Abstract

CONCEPT OF SWAPNA AND ITS PROCESS IN AYURVEDA PROSPECTIVE: A REVIEW

Dr. Hari Krishna Shriwas, Dr. Smt. Gunvanti Ratre and Dr. Rupendra Chandrakar

Abstract

Ayurveda being a medical science, the human body and its functions are topics of research for the Ayurvedic scholar. Dreams are also one of the functions of the Human body in both the physiological condition as well as the pathological condition. Hence studying the dream, the components that take part in it and the process of a dream, is also the need in Ayurveda. Again there are certain concepts of Manas and Atma, whose descriptions and their role in the dream process is novel to the Ayurvedic science; and understanding the dream process provides a deeper insight into these concepts. The concepts of the dream which are propounded in Ayurveda are in brief and its elaboration and practical application is needed.

Keywords: Dream, Physiological, Pathological Condition, Ayurveda.