Ayurveda
: Ancient Heritage in the Age of Globalisation
115
to external causes and the third one is
adidaivika or
that due
to factors beyond human power. Under the first
adhyatmika
,is
adibalapravritta
. Allthegeneticdisorders
come into that category and all of themare associatedwith
the problems of sperm/ovum. The mother’s and fathers’
genetic problems will manifest as
adibalapravritta.
Janmabalapravrta
is that caused after the conception,
due to the dietary lifestyle of the mother. If something
happens to the fetus, it is known as
janmabalapravrta
. It
is due to the mental or the physical factors of the mother.
Doshabalapravritta
is that caused after birth, due to any
of the diet/lifestyle of the human being.
Adibhautikamis
caused by trauma or any other injuries. The third one is
Adidaivika. Kalabalapravrta
is caused by the seasons
and other factors.
Daivabalapravrittam
is purely due
to the bad spiritual karmas or mistakes committed
spiritually. Svabhava
balapravritta
is that created by
one’s own nature. Even hunger and thirst are supposed
to be considered under this category.
Examination of the patient - basically it is Darsana
(observation person) sparsana (a manual examination)
and prasna (interrogational). His Excellency asked me
about tongue diagnosis. That is one of the observations
under Ayurveda. It is not a complete standalone tool.
Same is the case with pulse diagnosis. It’s by practice
people try to understand disease by reading the pulse
