Abstract

PHILOSOPHICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECT OF VISHESHASIDDHANTA

Dr. Pallavi Dixit*, Dr. Nisha Gupta, Dr. Govind Pareek, Dr. Kuldip Jadav

Abstract

Vishesha (particularity) is the one of the shat-karana described by Acharya Charaka while Vaisheshika School has considered as one of the shat-padarth. Acharya Charka has mentioned Vishesha for treatment purpose and described its applied aspects only whereas philosophical aspects of Vishesha have been defined by vaisheshika darshana. So Vishesha fulfils the both purpose of Ayurveda first one is arogyata which is achieved by its clinical aspect and second one is mauksha which is reached by its philosophical aspect. Arogya represents the equilibrium of dhatus in the absence of diseases and mauksha is liberation from the world. Arogya that is health can be defined as sukha-sangyaka (like a pleasure) that means arogya is not real sukha it is only laukika-sukha but the real sukha is parmarthik-sukha that is mauksha. Arogyata (good health) stands at very root of dharma (virtuous acts), artha (acquirement of wealth), kama (gratification of desire) and mauksha (emancipation). Thus, Arogya (health) is the root cause per excellence of the attainment of all these four objects of human life in as much as one suffering from a disease is absolutely incapable of performing any act conducive to the attainment of any of these four objects. So Vishesha siddhant is more beneficial as the prospect of philosophical as well as clinical.

Keywords: Vishesha, philosophical, clinical, mauksha, arogya.