The document discusses the six qualities (gunas) of the soul or self (atma) according to Ayurveda. These six qualities are: desires, aversion, happiness, misery, effort, and intellect. Each quality is defined and their role in physical and mental health is explained. Maintaining balance of these qualities through proper conduct is said to guide people towards fulfilling the four goals of life and achieving optimal health and well-being.

1. ATMA
GUNA
Dr. Sachin S. Bagali MD (Ayu)
Assistant Professor
Department of Samhita & Siddantha
BLDEA’s AVS AMV Vijayapur

2. आत्म /आध्यात्त्मक गुण (6)
इच्छा व्देषः सुखं दुःखं प्रयत्नश्चेतना धृततः ।
बुद्धः स्मृततरहङ्कारो लऱंगातन ऩरम आत्मनः ॥
(च. शा. १/७२)
 इच्छा -- Desires
 व्देषः -- Aversion
 सुखं -- Happiness
 दुःखं -- Miseries
 प्रयत्न -- Effort
 बुद्धः -- Intellect

3. 1) बुद्ध
 सर्वव्यर्हार हेतु गुणो बुद्धज्ञानम् । (त.स)
Types
 सा व्व्दद्र्धा स्मृतत अनुभर्श्च । (T.S)
बुद्ध
अनुभव
(experience)
स्मृति
(recollection)
प्रमा
(Real knowledge)
अप्रमा
(False knowledge)
Pratyaksa
Anumana
Upamana
Shabdha
Samshaya
Viparyaya
Tarka
भाद्वि स्मृति
ज्ञान in स्वप्नावस्था
अभाद्वि स्मृति
ज्ञान in जाग्रिावस्था

4. 2) सुख
 प्रीती सुखम । (T.S)
Guna which gives comfort
 धमवजन्यमनुक
ू ऱ र्ेदनीयं गुणा: सुखम। (Prasatapada)
Pleasure generated from dharma
If we treat disease  person will be Sukhi

5. 3)दुख
 द्ऩडा: दु:खम । (T.S)
Guna which gives harms
 अधमवजन्य प्रततक
ू ऱ र्ेदनीयं गुणो दुखम: । (Prasatapada)
Pain is generated from adharma (demerit)
Diseased person  Dukhi

6. 4) इच्छा
इच्छा काम: । (T.S)
Desire on any Visaya  Iccha
Desire to get the Visaya either for oneself or for the
benefits of others  Iccha
Synonyms:
काम
आलभऱाषा
राग
Bhava

7. 5)व्देष
क्रोधो व्देषः ॥ (T.S)
Aversion  krodha
Eg  Snake & Mangoose (enemies by birth)

8. 6) प्रयत्न
कृ तत प्रयत्न | (T.S)
Effort to perform activities

9. Importance of Atma Guna
It guides about Sadrutta or Achara Rasayana to
keep the people healthy physically & mentally to
achieve Purusharthas chatuskha