Brief view on Atreya Sampradaya

1. Atreya
Sampradaya
Dr. Sachin S. Bagali MD (Ayu)
Assistant Professor
Department of Samhita & Siddantha
BLDEA’s AVS AMV Vijayapur

2. Ayurvedavatarna
(Descent of Ayurveda)
• Tradition of Ayurveda started from Brahma
• Brahma is known as Swayambhu. i.e not created by
anyone but who created the whole universe

3. Brahma
AYURVEDAVATARNA
(Descent of Ayurveda)
Dakshaprajapati
Aswini kumara
Indra
Vedic
Period
Dhanwantari Sampradaya
(Suhsruta Samhita)
(Shalyatantra)
Kashyapa Sampradaya
(Kashyapa Samhita)
(Koumaryabhrutya)
Atreya Sampradaya
(Charaka Samhita)
(Kayachikitsa)
Bharadwaja Dhanwantari Kashyapa,Vasiata
Atri , Bhrugu
Atreya Punarvasa Kasiraj divodas
Sons & DisciplesAgnivesa, Bhela,
Jatukarana, Parasara,
Harita, Ksharapani
Susruta, Auopadenava,
Aourabra, Poushakalavata,
Karavera, Vaitarna, Bhoja,
Goupurakshita
6
8
SamhitaPeriod

5. Brahma
ATREYA SAMPRADAYA
Dakshaprajapati
Aswini kumara
Indra
Atreya Sampradaya
(Charaka Samhita)
(Kayachikitsa)
Bharadwaja
Atreya Punarvasa
Agnivesa, Bhela, Jatukarana, Parasara, Harita,
Ksharapani
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6. Bharadwaja
• In Atreya Sampradaya,  Bharadwaja  1st Maharshi
• Indra Bharadwaja  Atreya punarvasu
• Family  Angirasa
• Father  Bhruhaspathi
• Mother  Mamaata
• Bharadwaja  Dhirgajeevi & great Tapasvi among all the sages
• Indra donates the long life to Bharadwaja by Rasayana prayoga

7. • In Indian history there were few more persons of name
Bharadwaja 
Kumarashira Bharadwaja
Bhruhaspathya Bharadwaja
Vashkali Bharadwaja
• Kumarashira Bharadwaja  have taken part in the seminar
of the sages in Chetra Rata Vana near the himalaya
• Bhruhaspathya Bharadwaja  Upadesta of Ayurveda
• Vashkali Bharadwaja  Son of Vaskala

8. Atreya Punarvasu
• Atreya  Great teacher of kayachiktsa
• Son  Atri Maharshi.
• Bharadwaja  Atreya punarvasu  taught it to his disciples
• He is also known as Bhagwan Atreya
Punarvasu Atreya
Krishnatreya
Chandrabhaga.
• Bhagwan Atreya  he has knowledge
 Creation & dissolution of the world
 Birth & Death of creatures
• Punarvasu Atreya  Born during “Punarvasu Nakshetra”

9. • “Krishnatreya” – Mahabharata refers to krishnatreya as the
famous teacher of medicine
• In Charaka Samhita, Atreya is often called krishnatreya,
because he belongs to Krishna yajurveda sakha or for having
Krishna Varna
• Chandrabhaga-
Mother name Chandrabhagi
Resident of bank of river Chandrabhagi

10. • Thus Bhagwan Atreya, Punarvasu Atreya, Krishnatreya &
Chandrabhaga are the names of single individual sage who was
the teacher of science of medicine
• All the names mentioned above are synonyms of Atreya
• Bhikshu Atreya was the Buddhist & was a reputed teacher of
“Jivaka” who worked in Takshasila University. He was not the
preceptor of Agnivesa etc
• Bhikshu Atreya & punarvasu Atreya are not one & same both
are different

12. Bhela
• Pupil of Atreya Punarvasu & co-student of Agnivesa
• At present among the treatise written by the disciple of Atreya
are Agnivesa Samhita & Bhela Samhita are available
• In comparision with Agnivesa Samhita, Bhela Samhita was
concise
• Published  1921
• According to Burnell, Bhela belongs to Gandhara of
Afghanistan, as named as Gandhara Desa
• He was also known as “Bheda”
• In Grantha both “Bhela” & “Bheda” name are mentioned

13. • Bhela Samhita contain 8 sthana & 120 chapters, i.e same as
Agnivesa Samhita (CS) but some chapters are not available only
106 chapters available
• Sutra Sthana  30 (4 to 28 available)
• Nidana Sthana  8 (2 to 8 available)
• Vimana Sthana  8 (All available )
• Shareera Sthana  8 (2 to 8 available)
• Indriya Sthana  12 (All available )
• Chiktsa Sthana  30 (All available )
• Kalpa Sthana  12 (1 to 9 available)
• Siddha Sthana  12 (1 to 8 available)
• The Bhela Samhita gives information regarding the
 Progress of Ayurveda,
 Development of Agada Tantra

14. Harita
• Harita “ Harita Samhita”  Not available now a days
• In 1887  “Harita Samhita”  published in Calcutta
• Harita was expert in the Purana & Dharmasutra

15. Content of Haritha Samhita (103 Chapters)
• Pratahama Sthana  23 Chapters
• Dwiteeya Sthana  9 Chapters
• Triteeya Sthana  58 Chapters
• Chaturtha Sthana  6 Chapters
• Panchama Sthana  5 Chapters
• Shastaja Sthana  1 Chapters
• Parishistha Sthana  1 Chapters

16. Agnivesa
• Agnivesa was the most intelligent among 6 disciples
• Agnivesa was also known by names such as Hutasa, Hutasavesa
& Vahnivesa
• Hutasa & Vahni are the synonyms of Agni
• Son  Agni
• “Agneyastra”
• Period  1000 BC

17. • Agnivesa  Agnivesa Tantra  Not available but later revised
by Charaka popular known as Charaka Samhita
• Agnivesa Tantra originally consisted of 12000 verses.
• In total 8 Sthanas & 120 chapters
• Sutra Sthana  30
• Nidana Sthana  8
• Vimana Sthana  8
• Shareera Sthana  8
• Indriya Sthana  12
• Chiktsa Sthana  30
• Kalpa Sthana  12
• Siddha Sthana  12

18. • In that 41 chapters were lost
i.e 17  Chikitsa sthana
12  Kalpa sthana
12  Siddhi sthana
which were originally composed by Agnivesa  revised by
Charaka  redacted by Dridabala
Formulations
• Changeri Ghritam
• Shatphala Ghritam
• Tiktaka Ghritam
• Mahatiktaka Ghritam
• Vasadyam Ghritam

19. Works
• Agnivesa Tantra
• Anjana Nidana
• Nidhana Sthana
• Nadi Pareksha
• Ramayana Rahashya
• Ramayana Shatashloki

20. Jatukarana
• Pupil of Atreya Punarvasu & Co-student of Agnivesa
• Jatukarana Jatukarna Samhita  Not available now a days
• Family  “Vasista”
• Also known as “Jatookarna”
• Literally “Jatukarna” means “Bat-eared” , but No reference is
available that Jatukarna had ears like a bat
• His name is used to denote a “Gotra”

21. Parashara
• Pupil of Atreya Punarvasu & Co-student of Agnivesa
• Family  “Vasista”
• Mother  “Ahasayavanti”
• Parasara  Parasara Samhita  Not available now a days
• The word “shat” signifies 6 treatise on medicine as composed
by Agnivesa, Bhela, Parasara, Jatukarana, Harita, Ksharapani
• According to Shivdas Sen,
Parasara Samhita popular in 15th C. AD

22. Works:
• Takra kalpa
• Ruksha Ayurveda
• Hasti Ayurveda

23. Ksharapani
• Pupil of Atreya Punarvasu & co-students Agnivesa
• Ksharapani  Ksharapani Samhita  Not available now a days
• Vijayarakshita in his commentary “Madhukosha Vyakha” quoted
the prognosis of “Shotha” taken from Ksharapani Samhita
• Vagbhata quoted about Ksharapni while describing Rakta Gulma
• Sushruta quoted about Kshrapani while describing Balaasa jwara
• Shivdas Sen taken formulation “Pipalyadi leha” for Pitta
Kshayaja kasa from ksharapani samhita