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The Concept of Swapna
(Dream) in Ayurveda-
A Literary Review
Divya Sahu 1 Rani Singh 2
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ABSTRACT
: Ᾱ yurveda is the science which deals all spheres of life,
based on its sound fundamental principles. There are many theories and concepts
such as Panchamahabhuta, Tridosha, Triguna, Loka-Purusha samya and Swapna, etc.
were propounded by our ancient seers of Ᾱyurveda.
Among them Swapna is one, which is not in clinical practice today but it has
its own significance in the field of medicine. According to modern science also
Dreaming is biologically important.
Almost
all the great scholars of
Ᾱ yurveda like Charaka, Sushrut, Vagbhatta, Kashyap, Bhela,
Harita, Sharangdhar and Bhavaprakash has given due consideration to this
vary concept right from physiological as well as prognosis point of view.
Charak Samhita, which is the first and the foremost treatise of Ᾱ yurveda has given great importance to the Dreams and
chapters have been devoted for the same. It is described in detail in the
‘Indriyasthan’ in context of Arishta lakshan (signs of imminent death),
auspiciousness and inauspiciousness.
Dreams
are supposed to occur due to the deranged or vitiated state of Doshas ( Vata,
Pitta, Kapha) which affects the Manas(Mind) and produces dreams accordingly
indicating its good or bad effect. Dreams have been mentioned in many
diseases like Rajyakshma( tuberculosis), Raktapitta(bleeding disorder),
Unmada(insanity), Apasmara( epilepsy), etc. with respect to Purvarupa(prodromal
signs), Rupa(symptoms) and Arishta lakshan. So dreams have deep relationship in
the causation, manifestation and prognosis of a disease.
Studies have
shown that Dreams are not only psychologically important but even
physiologically also. Although, some studies have been done by some research
scholars on Dream in
Ᾱ yurveda, even then more efforts are required to explore the
possibility of application of this concept in the field of health and diseases.
