EVIDENCE ON PRACTICES OF DAIVAVYAPASHRAYA CHIKITSA IN PRESENT SCENERIO W.S.R BALAGRAHA – A SURVEY STUDY
Bala Chikitsa (pediatric) one among the Ashtanga Ayurveda (eight branches of Ayurveda) highlights the importance of concept of Bala (child). Preventive and therapeutic aspects of diseases of children are ex-plained here. Nija Dosha Samutha Vyadhi (endogenous)are able to cure through the Yukti Vyapashraya Chikitsa, but Agantuja Vyadhi (exogenous) afflicted through Grahas (supernatural power) are to be cured through Daivavyapashraya Chikitsa only. There are circumstances in the present scenario, where diagnosis regarding the Agantuja Roga are vanishing or depleting due to the lack of knowledge. Since from the Veda Kala performing the rituals are followed for the health of the society and individual, which constituted un-der Daivavyapashraya Chikitsa, in order to get rid off biological unpredictable diseases. As in present sce-nario the importance of Graha Chikitsa is deteriorating. So, here the survey study was conducted to docu-ment the practices of Daivavyapashraya Chikitsa in the present scenario.