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jwaradhikAre yadvAcyaM tat saumya! nikhilaM shRuNu||10|| | jwaradhikAre yadvAcyaM tat saumya! nikhilaM shRuNu||10|| | ||
Punarvasu, who was free from all types of diseases (jwara) and was having complete peace of mind, was sitting in a lonely place; where Agnivesha approached him and asked his queries about jwara with a modest namaskar ( | Punarvasu, who was free from all types of diseases (''jwara'') and was having complete peace of mind, was sitting in a lonely place; where Agnivesha approached him and asked his queries about ''jwara'' with a modest ''namaskar'' (greeting, with hands folded). | ||
Oh lord! You have already stated earlier that (in | |||
Oh lord! You have already stated earlier that (in [[Nidana Sthana]]) “''jwara'' afflicts the body, senses and the mind, is the first disease to be manifested, and is the principal and the most powerful disease.” This enemy of human beings is invariably associated with the birth and death of creatures. Therefore, kindly elucidate the following points for the benefit of the humanity – | |||
*''Prakriti'' or the nature of the disease | |||
*Pravritti or origin of the disease | |||
*''Prabhava'', the sequels of the disease | |||
*''Karana'' or the causative factors | |||
*''Purvarupa'' or the premonitory signs and symptoms | |||
*''Adhisthana'' or place of manifestation | |||
*''Bala kala'' or its severity and the time of manifestation | |||
*''Atma lakshana'' or cardinal features which are invariably associated with this disease | |||
*Details of classification (''vidhi bheda'') | |||
*Signs and symptoms of each type of the disease | |||
*Sign and symptoms of ''ama jwara'' i.e. primary stage of the disease | |||
*Sign and symptoms of ''jirna jwara''a i.e. chronic stage | |||
*Drugs for the treatment of the disease | |||
*Various therapeutic procedures | |||
*Signs and symptoms that are manifested when the fever is getting cured, or when it is alleviated – both separately | |||
*The duration for which the patient who has become free from a disease has to avoid certain regimens and the reasons for that | |||
*The reasons for the reattack of the fever after it has subsided | |||
*The therapies which should be administered in order to alleviate this reattack of this fever; | |||
After hearing this statement of Agnivesha, the preceptor (Atreya) replied: “all these will be explained in this chapter on the description of fever. Oh benevolent one, listen to the details.”(3-10) | After hearing this statement of Agnivesha, the preceptor (Atreya) replied: “all these will be explained in this chapter on the description of fever. Oh benevolent one, listen to the details.”(3-10) | ||