Concept of Kriyakala

1. CONCEPT OF
KRIYAKALA

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Definition & derivations
• Ritu kriyakala
• Vyadhi kriyakala
• Explanation of each stage
• Importance of kriyakala
• Articles & works
• Conclusion
• References

3. Acharya Vagbhata mentions the concept of KRIYAKALA in
Ash.Su.Doshabedhiya adhyaya.This chapters explains us about
the seats of those doshas (in un-vitiated state). The later chapter
is Doshopakramaneeya, which explains about the upakramas of
each dosha, dosha sanchara etc.. which are the treatment
principles.
For the dosha to move from un-vitiated state to vitiated
state, there will be a specific cause. And to treat those vitiated
dosha and to bring them into normalcy, we must know about the
stage in which dosha is?
Hence, this may be the reason behind the explanation of
KRIYAKALA in this chapter.

4. इति प्रायेण दोषाणाां स्थानान्यतिक
ृ िात्मनाम्
व्यातिनामति जानीयाि् कमाातण च िृथक
् िृथक
् ||
- Ash.Su.12/18
Even though the doshas remain spread all over the body, their
specific site and
functions in un-vitiated state is explained.
And then He starts quoting on the vitiation of doshas.

5. DEFINITIONS &
DERIVATIONS
• Acc to Shabdakalpadruma : kriya
kala
• Literally means: time for action / timely action.
the time for intervention

6. KRIYAKALA
• Su.Su.1/38
•एिमेिि् िुरुषो व्यातिरौषिां तियाकाल इति चिुष्टयां
समासेन व्याख्यािम् ।.......
•तियाग्रहणाि् स्नेहादीतन च्छे द्यादीतन च कमाातण
व्याख्यािातन काल ग्रहणाि् सिातियाकालानामादे : ॥

7. RTU KRIYAKALA
 VYADHIKRIYAKALA

8. VATA
•Ruksha
•Laghu
•Sita USNA CAYA
•Khara
•Sukshma
• Chala SITA KOPA
•Snigdhadhi USNA
PRASAMA
- ash.su.13/20-22

9. PITTA
•Sneha
•Tikshna
• Usna
• Laghu SITA CAYA
• Visra
• Sara USNA KOPA
• Drava
•Mandadi gunas SITA
PRASAMA

10. KAPHA
• Snigdha
• Sita
• Guru
• Manda SITA CAYA
• Slakshna
• Sandra USNA KOPA
• Mrtsna
• Sthira
•rukshadi USNA PRASAMA

11. Ash.su.12/22,23-
• Caya swadhamni eva vriddhi
• Vriddhi hetushu pradwesha
• Vipareetha guneccha
• Kopa tu unmarga gaamitha
• Swesha-linganam-darshanam aswasthyam rogasambava
• Shama- swasthanasya samatha vikara asambava

12. RTU KRIYAKALA
DOSH
A
CHAYA PRAKOP
A
PRASAMA
VATA Greeshma Varsha Sarat
PITTA Varsha Sarat Hemanta
KAPH
A
Sisira Vasanta Greeshma
चयप्रकोिप्र मा: ियोग्रीष्मातदषु तिषु ।
िषाातदषु िु तित्तस्य श्लेष्मण: त त रातदषु ॥
- Ash.su.12/24
इति कालस्वभािो यमाहारातदि ाि् िुन: चयादीन् यान्ति सद्यो
sति दोषा: काले sति िा न िु ||
- Ash.su.12/28

13. KRIYAKALA
• VARSHA -
1. Asthapana
2.
• SARAT -
1. Virechana
2. raktamokshana
• VASANTA –
1. Vamana
2. Nasya

14. VYADHIKRIYAKALA- ( acc to Su)
It is the process of understanding the pathogenesis of diseases in
consecutive stages
1. Samchaya
2. Prakopa
3. Prasara
4. Sthanasamsraya
5. Vyaktavastha
6. Bheda
सांचयां च प्रकोिां च प्रसरां स्थानसांश्रयम् ।
व्यन्ततां भेदां च यो िेतत्त दोषाणाां स भिेन्तिषक
्
- Su.su.21/36

15. SANCHAYA
•The gradual accumulation of doshas in their own
seats.
सांहतिरुिा िृन्तिश्चय: ।
- su.su.21/18
•VATA sanchaya lakshana:
stabdha purna kostatha
•PITTA sanchaya lakshana:
peetabhabasatha mandoshmatha
•KAPHA sanchaya lakshana:
anganam gouravam aalasyam
SANCHAYA

16. PRAKOPA
•The state of liquifaction
तिलयन रुिा िृन्ति: प्रकोि:
-su.su.21/18
1. Caya prakopa
2. Acaya prakopa
• Causes for acaya prakopa:
• toxic substances
• Allergic components
• Sudden climatic changes

17. िेषाां प्रकोिाि् कोष्टिोदसांचरणान्तिका तििासा िररदाहान्नद्वेष
ह्रदयोत्क्लेदाश्च जायिे। िि तद्विीय: तियाकाल:
- Su.su.21/27
•VATA prakopa lakshana
- kosta sancharanam
- kosta totha
•PITTA prakopa lakshana
- amlika
-pipaasa
- paridaaha
•KAPHA prakopa lakshana
- annadhwesha
- hridayodhklesha
-hrullasa

18. PRASARA
•Spreading to wider area.
•VATA prasara lakshana:
vimarga gamana atopa
•PITTA prasara lakshana:
osa chosa paridaha dhoomayanam
•KAPHA prasara lakshana:
arochaka avipaka angasada chardi

19. क
ृ त्स्नेsिेsियिे िाsति यिाड्गे क
ु तििो दोषो
तिकारां नभतस मेघित्ति िषाति। नात्यथं क
ु तििश्चाति
लीनो मागेषु तिष्टति तनष्प्रत्यनीक: कालेन
हेिुमासाद्य क
ु प्यति ॥
-Su.su.21/29,30
Aggravated dosha moves all over the body and manifest diseases wherever
they struck like cloud rains in sky
If the aggravation of dosa is mild it may not produce diseases because it
stay in hidden channels and produces diseases if preventive measures not
undertaken and after consuming causative factors in excess

20. 15 types of prasara
1. Vata 8. pitta kapha
2. Pitta 9. pittarakta
3. Kapha 10. kapharakta
4. Rakta 11. vatapittakapha
5. Vatapitta 12. vatapittarakta
6. Vatakapha 13. vatakapharakta
7. Vatarakta 14. pittakapharakta
15. vatapittakapharakta

21. Difference between Prakopa
& Prasara

22. •उच्यिे स्थानस्य सतिाष: क्वाथ्यमानस्य प्रथमां
सांचलनमािमेि प्रकोि: िस्यैि चातिक्वाथ्य मानस्य
फ
े नमण्डलेनोत्सिािा दे ािर सरणतमि प्रसर: ||
- Su.su.21/32
After heating the ghee, it melts- it is the
Prakopa stage
On further heating of melted ghee
produces froaths and reaches top of the
heating utensil or comes out of the
utensil-it is called as Prasara

23. STHANASAMSRAYA
• Localization or getting settled at one place
प्रसृिानाां िुनदोषाणाां स्रोिोिैगुण्याद्यि सड्ग: स स्थानसांश्रय:
- su.su.21/33
Aggravated dosha spreads to different places and struck somewhere
because of obstruction in srotas due to abnormality in srotas
-Udara - Twakmamsa shonitagata
-Bastigata - Medogata
-Medhragata - Asthigata
-Gudagata - Padagata
-Vrshanagata - Sarvangagata
-Urdhvajatrugata

24. VYAKTHAVASTHA
•Appearance of clear cut symptoms
अि: ऊध्वां व्यािेदा ानां िक्ष्याम: ोफार्ुाद ग्रन्तितिद्रति तिसिा:
प्रभृतिनाां प्रव्यत लक्षणिा ज्वरातिसार प्रभृतिनाां च। िि
िन्चम: तियाकाल: ॥
-Su.su.21/34
व्याति: प्रव्यतां रुिां व्यन्तत:
su.su.21/34

25. BHEDA
•It means differences
•Various abnormalities occur
अि ऊध्वामेिेषामिदीणाानाां व्रणभािमािन्नानाां षष्ट: तियाकाल:
ज्वरातिसार प्रभृिीनाां च दीघाकालानुर्न्ध:। ििा प्रतितियमाणेs
साध्यिामुियान्ति ॥
- Su.su.21/35
In this stage specific signs and symptoms of the
disease manifests like vataja jwara lakshana,pittaja
jwara lakshana etc. and also it refers to chronicity of
the diseases. This particular stage of manifestation is
very difficult to cure and if not treated at the earliest
disease may become incurable and develops

26. IMPORTANCE OF
KRIYAKALA
ज्ञानर्ुन्तिप्रदीिेन यो नाति ति ित्त्वतिि्
आिुरस्यािरात्मानां न स रोगाांतश्चतकत्सति ॥
-Ch.Vi.4/12
The one who is well versed in the knowledge of the
diseases and its treatment but does not enter into the
inner self of the patient by virtue of the light of his
knowledge and intelligence, cant treat disease
successfully.
•Helps to understand the progress of the disease
•Prevent the manifestion of the disease at the earliest/
early stages

27. अप्राप्ते िा तियाकाले प्राप्ते िा न क
ृ िा तिया।
तिया हीनsतिररता िा साध्योष्वति न तसध्यति ॥
- Su.su.35/21
Treatment done prior to the time or treatment not
initiated at the proper time and treatment being
either inadequate or in excess, these do not
succeed even in curable disease
ीिे ीिेप्रिीकारमुष्णॆ चोष्णतनिारणम्
क
ृ त्वा क
ु यााि् तियाां तियकालां न हाियेि् ।
- Su.su.35/21
During the cold seasons treatments should be
opposite of it and during the hot season, it should
be to remove the heat, therapeutics required at
different stages should not be passed over.

28. सांचयेsिह्रिा दोषा लभिे नोत्तरा गति:
िेत्तु िुत्तरासु गतिसु भिन्ति र्लित्तरा:॥
- Su.su.21/37
If accumulated dosha has been eliminated it wont manifest in stages of
kriyakala. if not eliminated, it passes to next stages. As the disease
advances to latter stages it becomes more and more stronger
As per the commentary,
िेषामिहरणां च र्हुदोषे ोिनां, मध्यदोषे लघ्ड्निाचनां, अल्पदोषे
सां मनतमति ॥

29. ARTICLES & WORKS
• Public health importance of shatkriyakala in relation to natural
history of disease.
-janmejaya samal,maharastra
• Importance of kala
-Chitunja J P