Graha roga refers to mental illnesses believed to be caused by supernatural entities according to ancient Ayurvedic texts. The presentation discusses the classification and management of graha roga as explained by Charaka and Sushruta. Charaka describes 8 types of grahas that can possess individuals, while Sushruta describes 9 types of child-possessing spirits. Management involves mild purification therapies like sarpipana along with supernatural prevention techniques. The presentation concludes that graha roga remains an area for further exploration but mild purification and spiritual therapies show benefits according to ancient texts.
2. INTRODUCTION
• Charaka has explained it under Unmaada, as Agantuj
a Unmaada is caused due to the exogenous factors lik
e Graha.
• Causative factor for the Agantuja Unmaada is
Aprashasta Karma which is caused due to the Pradny-
aaparaadha.
• Due to Pradnyaaparaadha, a person insults the
respected ones like Deva, Rishi, Pitru, Gandharva,
Yaksha, Siddha etc
4. It is nothing but perversion (vibhrama) of
Mind
Intellect
Consciousness
Knowledge
Memory
Desire
Manners(Character)
Behavior
Conduct
5. Bhootonmada or graha roga is characterized by
I. Supernatural speech, valour, potency and activities
manifested as a result of jnana and vijnana, strength
II. Undeterminability of the time of occurence
These conditions should be understood as,
Deva / Bhoota / Graha.
Ch.Chi.9/17
अमर्त्यवाग्ववक्रमवी्यचेष्टो ज्ञानादिववज्ञानदिादि्य्य |
उन्मािकािोऽनन्तश्च ्स्् यूतोर्तथमुन्मािमुिाहरेत्तम्||१७||
12. HETU
• Pradnyaaparaadha is the only cause of the Bhoota
Graha. These Graha seize a person whenever they
found any misconduct in the behavior.
• Graha affect due to following motives.
Himsaa (Asaadhya)
Rati ( Saadhya )
Abhyarchana ( Saadhya)
17. Cont..
• Vataja - If there’s no obstruction for vatanulomana
then one can administer sarpipana
If there is obstruction for vatanulomana, then initially
mild purgation is given and then sarpipana is done.
• Kaphaja - Vamana
• Pittaja - Virechana
• After proper Snehana and Swedana, once the vitiated
doshas are expelled from the body by shodana, one
must follow samsarjana karma.
18. Cont..
• Thereafter, basti is administered and shirovirechana
is given.
• Depending on the predominance of doshas, shodana
is administered repeatedly.
• If even after shodana, unmada persists then tikshna
navana, anjana and tadana should be done to stimul
ate his mind.
• Pradeha, Utsadana, Abhyanga, Dhuma and Sarpipana
is also indicated in Unamada.
19. Purana grita
ववशेषत पुराणं च घृतं तं पा््ेद््यषक्|
त्ररिोषघ्नं पववरर्तवाद्ववशेषाद्रहनाशनम्||५९||
- Ch.Chi.9/59
• Ghee stored for ten years is called Purana grita.
• Because of its sacred (pavitra) guna, it cures unmada
specifically grahonmada by alleviating tridoshas.
• Charaka says even the look, touch and smell cures
Grahabhada.
20. Cont..
• If it is not possible to administer sarpipana then it
has to be administered in the form of Anjana, Utsad
ana, Alepa, Navana.
• In graha bhada, one must avoid tikhna anjanas and
krurakarma like beating.
• Sarpipana and mridu shodana along with daiva vyap
asrya chikitsa is beneficial.
25. Skanda graha
• Parisheka - with vatagna patras like dashamoola, era
ndamoola
• Abhyanga - oil prepared with roots of above vatagna
drugs and
Sarvagandha dravyas, Sura, Mahanimba are best for
abhyanjana
• Sarpipana – ghee prepared of devadaru, rasna, madh
uka, milk.
• Dhoopana – with sarsapa, vacha, hairs of ushtra, aja,
aavi
26. Skandapasmara
• Parisheka - with shirisha, bilva, golomi, surasadi gana
• Abhyanga - with Sarvaganda,
• Sarpipana - prepared of ksheerivriksha kashaya and d
rugs of kakolyadi gana dravyas added with milk.
• Utsadana – with powders of vacha and hingu.
27. Sakuni
• Parisheka - with kashaya of vetasa, amra, kapitta
• Abhyanga - with drugs of kashaya, madhura
• Pradeha - with drugs madhuka, hribera, sariva, utpal
a, padmaka, rodhra, priyangu, gairika and manjishta
28. Revati
• Parisheka - with decoction of ashvaganda, shringi, s
ariva, punarnava, vidari, mudgaparni and mashapar
ni.
• Abhyanga - with kusta, sarjarasa, palankasa, nalada,
girikadambaka
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of dhava, asvakarna
, kakubha, dhataki, tinduki, kakolyadi gana.
• Pradeha - kulattha, shanka churna, sarvaganda dravy
as.
30. Andhaputana
• Parisheka - with decoction of tiktaka(nimba)
• Abhyanga - with sura, sauviraka, kushta, haritala, man
ashila, sarjarasa
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of pippali, pippalimul
a, kakolyadi gana, madhu, shalaparni, brihati
• Pradeha - sarvaganda dravyas
31. Sitaputana
• Parisheka - with decoction of kapitta, suvaha, bimbi, b
ilva, bhallataka.
• Abhyanga - with urine of cow and goat, musta, surada
ru, kusta, sarvagandha
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of bark of rohini, sarj
a, khadira, palasa
32. Mukhamandika
• Parisheka - with decoction of kapitta, bilva, gandharv
ahasti and kuberaksi.
• Abhyanga - with bringa, ajagandha, asvaganda, vasa
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of madhulika, payas,
tugakshiri, kakolyadi gana, vaca, sarjarasa, kushta
33. Naigamesa
• Parisheka - with decoction of bilva, agnimanta, putika
, dhanyamla.
• Abhyanga - with priyangu, sarala, ananta, satapuspa
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of dwipanchamula,
milk, kakolyadi gana, gomutra, dadhimastu
34. DISCUSSION
• Some of the Acharyas mentioned about graha under
the causes of Agantuja roga i.e. the diseases which
iginate spontaneously without any known reason.
• The term ‘graha’ can be related with micro-organism
s because the graha are said to be invisible and in the
same way micro-organisms are also invisible with
naked eye.
• Some of the present day Scholars kept Bhutavidya/
graha under mental disorders and some kept it under
Microbiology.
• The disorders with unknown etiology and spontaneo
usly outbreak are believed to be originated due to mi
cro-organisms.
35. Cont..
• Almost all the textbooks of medical science starts
with the importance of unknown causes of diseases.
And when humans are unable to understand this, the
y consider them to be originated from micro-organis
ms.
• Microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, fungi
and parasites, are present everywhere—in the soil,
water, atmosphere and on the body surfaces, and
are responsible for a large number of infectious disea
ses in humans.
36. Cont..
There are many examples of some infectious diseases
which are the major health problems now-a-days:-
• Tuberculosis
• Leprosy
• Typhoid fever
• Cholera Pertusis
• Malaria
• Measles
• Pneumonia
• Gonorrhoea Diphtheria
• Syphilis Tetanus
• Plague Anthrax, etc.
37. CONCLUSION
• Graha roga is the field to be explored further.
• Graha chikitsa is a branch of the eight principle
branches of Ashtanga Ayurveda. It is also called bhuta
vidya and deals with psychology and psychiatry.
• In all forms of insanity the restoration of the serenity
of mind should be first attempted.
• For the patient suffering from agantuja unmada/grah
a, sarpipana etc (Mridu shodana) and matra etc (Daiv
avyapashraya) is the best.