Raseswara Darsana is the 9th of the 15 philosophies discussed in the ancient text Sarva Darsana Sangraha. It believes that liberation or mukti can be attained in living state, or jeevanmukti, through the use of mercury or parada. Other philosophies only recognize mukti as achievable after death. Raseswara Darsana describes the stages of parada processing and 18 samskaras required to make it suitable for ingestion. Its goal is to attain a divine, immortal body through mercury in order to achieve mukti while still alive through knowledge and removal of ignorance.

1. RASESWARA DARSANA
BY Dr ANJANA.P
3RD YEAR PG SCHOLAR
R&B department
Govt. Ayurveda College Tripunithura, Kerala

2. INTRODUCTION :-
• Darsana - root Drysyatae – which means to see
• drsyatae anena iti darsanaih
• Which sees, looks, or view or sight is called Darsana .
• Means the eye , the mirror and the knowledge.
• Darsanas include all forms of knowledge – Physical , mental , intellectual
and spiritual

3. • NUMBER OF DARSANA :-
• Darsana samucchaya – 6 Darsanas.
Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Boudha, Jaina, Jaiminiya, Sankhya
darsana
• Some scholars – 108
• Some other opinion – 300
• Sarva Darsana Sangraha – 15 Darsanas
• Charvaka, Boudha, Jaina, Visista adwaita, Dvaita, Nakulisapagupta, Saiva,
Pratyabhijna, Raseswara, Vaisheshika, Nyaya, Jaimini, Paniniya, Sankhya
and Yoga.

4. • CLASSIFICATION OF DARSANAS:-
ASTIKA
DARSANAS
Vaisheshika
Nyaya
Sankhya
Yoga
Purva Mimamsa
Uttara Mimamsa
NASTIKA DARSANAS
Charvaka
Boudha
Jaina

5. • SARVA DARSANA SANGRAHA :-
• Author – Sayana Madhava Acharya
• Time period – 14th century A.D.
• Son of Sayana and Shrimati
• Yajurvedi Brahmana kula
• Vijayanagara ( Andrapradesh).

6. • Sarvadarsana Sangraha – 15 Darsanas.
• Out of 15 – four Maheswara darsanas.
1. Nakuli sapagupta Darsana
2. Shaiva Darsana
3. Pratyarbhanjya Darsana
4. Raseswara Darsana
 Among all 15 Darsanas – 9th one is Raseswara Darsana

7. • All Darsanas believe in getting Mukti by uniting Jeevatma and Paramatma .
• Ie, Mukti obtains only after Samadhi or death.
• The followers of Raseswara Darsana believes in attaining Mukti by getting
pinda sthirtwa by the usage of Rasa or Parada.

8. CONCEPT OF RASESWARA DARSANA :-
 Philosophical aspects of Rasa Sastra .
 Contains references from Rasarnava, Rasa Hridaya Tantra and
Raseswara Siddanta .
 Believes that Jeevanmukti can be attained only through using Parada .
 Its unique nature differentiate this from other Darsanas.

9. • According to Madhava Acharya ,
“ अपरे माहेश्वर परमेश्वर तादात्म्यवाददनो अदप ।
दपण्ड्स्थैयय‘ सवायदिमता जीवन्मुदि रोत्यातय‘ इत्मय्थाय ॥
दपण्ड््थैयोपाय‘ पारदादद पद वेदनीयम, रसमेव संदिरन्ते |
• Other Darsanas believes in attaining Mukti only after Samadhi.
• Raseswara Darsana believes in attaining Mukti in living state itself
• By achieving Pindasthairyam by means of Parada seva
•

10. • By attaining द्थरदेह --- अध्ययन --- attaining proper knowledge and got free
from Mithyaajyana --- Atmasakshatkaram --- Mukti.
• The followers of Raseswara Darsana believes that they are the only
person who enjoys the pleasure of Jeevanmukti which is not possible
without Sarira Tyaga in other Darsanas.
• Synonym – Aparamukti.

11. • IMPORTANCE OF PARADA :-
•
According to Rasarnava :-
स्सार्य परम पारम दत्तै असौ पारद: ्रुत |
• The one which gives Moksha to Samsara is known as Parada
• Also known as Rasa, because as it is originated from Sarira satwa of
Lord Shiva.
• Parada makes the body Ajara and Amara .

12. • NEED FOR JEEVANMUKTI :-
• According to Rasarnava,
shaddarsane api muktisthu darsataa pindapaatanae |
karamalakavatsyapi pratyakshaa nopalabhyatae ||
tasmat rakshayet pindam rasaschaiva rasayanai: |
• In other Darsanas Mukti will attain only after death , which will be
difficult to understand.
• It is not Pratyaksha , as holding Amalaka in hand.

13. • So Pindarakshana should be done by the use of Rasa or Rasayana
prayoga , for attaining Mukti
• Raseswara Darsana classified Mukti in to two levels
• Paramukti and Jeevanmukti
• Shad darsanas – more emphasized on Paramukti
• Raseswara Darsana – Jeevanmukti

14. • CONCEPT OF HARA- GOURI SRISTI :-
• It is none other than Rasa and Abhraka samyoga.
• As Khana Sarira and Bhoga are Anitya , so to attain Mukti one should try
to attain a Sthira Deha which help in to get Jyana prapti and hence the
Mukti.

15. • So Lord Shiva said that
अभ्रक्य बीजम तु मम बीजम तु पारद: ।
अनयोमेलनम देदव रुत्मयुदादिद्य नाशनम ॥
( R.H.T)
• Abhraka is Bija of you ( Parvati), and Parada is Bija of mine ( Shiva) ,
by its combination there will be Nasha of Mrutyu and daridryam .

16. • CONCEPT OF KARMAYOGAS:-
• Two types of Karma yogas , which helps in liberation are explained
• Parada & Prana Vayu
• Both in Murchita avastha – Vyadhi hara
• Mritavastha – Jeevayati
• Badhavastha – Khecharatvam ( facilitates easy movements in
srotas)

17. • Murchito haratim vyadhim mrito jeevayati swayam |
badha khecharatam kuryat raso vayuscha bhairavi ||
• 3 stages of Parada are explained with Lakshanas :-
• Murchita Parada :-
nanavarno bhavet sooto vihaya khana chapalam |
lakshanam drusyatae yasya murchitam tam vadanthi hi ||

18. • Has different colours, looses its heaviness and fickleness.
• Mrita Parada :-
ardratvam cha khanatwam cha tejo gourava chapalam |
yasyaitani na drusyanthae tam vidyat mritasootakam ||
• Has no wet nature, heaviness, shine and rigidity.

19. • Badha Parada :-
akshatascha laghusravi tejaswi nirmalo guru |
skodanam punaravritto badhasootasya lakshanam ||
• Kshaya rahita, slightly liquid, shining, clear, heavy and punaravritti
after samskara.

20. • CONCEPT OF RASA SIDDHAS :-
• Who got Jivanmukti by Rasa seva
• Description about 8 Rasa Siddhas like Somadeva, Mahesh, Govind
bhagavat padacharya etc.
• CONCEPT OF PARADA SAMSKARAS :-
• Our body does not have the capacity to tolerate Hara- Gouri Sristi.
• In order to make it suitable for body , samskaras should be carried
out.

21. • 18 Samskaras are explained .
swedana mardana moorchana sthapana patana nirodha
niyamascha |
deepana gamana grasa pramanamadha jarana pidhanam ||
garbhadruti bahyadruti ksharana samraga saaranaschaiva |
kramana vedho bhakshanat astadasa eti rasa karma ||

22. • CONCEPT OF DEHAVEDA & LOHAVEDA :-
• Rasa sastra has two application levels – Lohaveda and deha Veda
• Among these Dehaveda concept is very important , its ultimate aim is to
attain Mukti through Rasa seva.
• It is said that as Parada is used in Loha , in the same way it must be
used in Deha as it has similar role in Loha and Deha.
• It should be tested first in Loha and then in Deha.

23. • In olden days there was no facility for animal experimentation and
because of Budhism, it was even more banned.
• Hence the sages might have tested it in Loha first , as Loha is also the
content of our body.
• Parada has the power to enter and convert that Loha in to superior metal
like gold.
• In the same way it can transform our body and rejuvenate it.

24. • Yatha lohae tathe dehae kartavya: sootak: tatha |
samanam kurutae devi pratyayam dehalohayoho ||
poorvam loham pariksheta paschath dehae prayojayet |
• CONCEPT OF KSHETRIKARANA :-
• Before administration of Rasa medicines , the pre-treatment to clean the
body by panchakarma procedures and removal of diseases if present with
proper medicine .
• Parada administered without kshetrikarana , will act like poison .

25. • PROCEDURE :-
• Pachana or Krimipatana
• Snehana
• Swedana
• Vamana
• Virechana

26. • CONCEPT OF SADEHA MUKTI :-
• People think what is the need for doing all this when one can attain
Moksha by Sat chitta anand.
• Then Raseswara said that Moksha can only be attained if body is
healthy.
• A diseased body is not capable of Samadhi.
• Only Rasa and Rasayana has the capacity to keep the body healthy
by warding off the diseases.
•

27. • CONCEPT OF RASA LINGA :-
• Doing puja of Parada by Bhakshana, Sparsana, Dana, Dhyana and
Paripoojana alleviates diseases.
• If one offers prayers to Rasa Linga , it will produce same effect as
that of worshipping all Shiva Lingas.
• Offering prayers to Rasa Linga is more powerful than
worshipping the Linga of Kashi.

28. • CONCEPT ABOUT DIVYA DEHA :-
• All purusarthas can be achieved by Divya deha
• Parada is considered as Paramam Brahma .
• Parada helps to preserve the body and make the body undecaying and
immortal .
• So the final objective of Dehaveda is to achieve a Divya deha by the
use of Rasa.

29. • CONFLICT OVER MUKTI IN LIVE STATE:-
• Jeeva means to live along with world and staying away from it
means Mukti.
• So how can Mukti be attained being alive?
• According to Raseswara darsana , Mukti is jneya or Ajneya
• If we consider it as Ajneya , then the whole concept is of no use
• It is like horns on head of a donkey , that we cant see.

30. • In the same way we cant see Mukti in live stage.
• If we consider it as Jneya , then we must be alive to know it .
• If we are dead then we do not have any knowledge about it.
• Hence Jeevanmukti ie, lively liberation is right.

31. • CONCLUSION :-
• Raseswara Darsana deals with the philosophical aspects of
Rasa sastra
• The followers of this Darsana believes in attaining Mukti in
living state itself.
• Jeevanmukti can be achieved by accomplishing Pinda sthiratwa
by Rasa seva
• This Darsana gives descriptions about 3stages of Parada and its
18 Samskaras.

32. • Compares Rasa to Atma or Brahma or Iswara itself.
• So by the Darsana of Rasa , which is considered as Iswara itself
one can attain Mukti in living state itself.
• Hence the name Raseswara Darsana.

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