[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [The Compendium of Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 6.1.4.3 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.1.4.3 Carakasaṃhitā 6.1.4.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.1.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.3) &\`arajobhyaḥ' iti pā-. ye rasāyanasaṃyogā vṛṣyayogāśca ye matāḥ/ yaccoṣadhaṃ vikārāṇāṃ sarvaṃ tadvaidyasaṃśrayam// prāṇācāryaṃ budhastasmāddhīmantaṃ vedapāragam/ aśvināviva devendraḥ pūjayedatiśaktitaḥ// aśvinau devabhiṣajau yajñavāhāviti smṛtau/ yajñasya hi śiraśchinnaṃ punastābhyāṃ samāhitam// praśīrṇā daśanāḥ pūṣṇo netre naṣṭe bhagasya ca/ vajriṇaśca bhujastambhastābhyāmeva cikitsitaḥ// cikitsitaśca śītāṃśurgṛhīto rājayakṣmaṇā/ somābhipatitaścandraḥ kṛtastābhyāṃ punaḥ sukhī// bhārgavaścyavanaḥ kāmī vṛddhaḥ san vikṛtiṃ gataḥ/ vītavarṇasvaropetaḥ kṛtastābhyāṃ punaryuvā// etaiścānyaiśca bahubhiḥ karmabhirbhiṣaguttamau/ babhūvaturbhṛśaṃ pūjyāvindrādīnāṃ mahātmanām// grahāḥ stotrāṇi mantrāṇi &tathā nānāhavīṃṣi ca/ &&dhūmrāśca paśavastābhyāṃ prakalpyante dvijātibhiḥ// &\`tathā 'anyāni havīṃṣi ca' iti pā-. &&\`dhūmāśca' iti pā-. prātaśca savane somaṃ śakro 'aśvibhyāṃ sahāśnute/ sautrāmaṇyāṃ ca bhagavānaśvibhyāṃ saha modate// indrāgnī cāśvinau caiva stūyante prāyaśo dvijaiḥ/ stūyante vedavākyeṣu na tathā 'anyā hi devatāḥ// ajarairamaraistāvadvibudhaiḥ sādhipairdhruvaiḥ/ pūjyete prayatairevamaśvinau bhiṣajāviti// mṛtyuvyādhijarāvaśyairduḥkhaprāyaiḥ sukhārthibhiḥ/ kiṃ punarbhiṣajo martyaiḥ syurnātiśaktitaḥ// śīlavānmatimān yukto &dvijātiḥ śāstrapāragaḥ/ prāṇibhirguruvat pūjyaḥ prāṇācāryaḥ sa hi smṛtaḥ// &\`trijātiḥ' iti pā-. vidyāsamāptau &bhiṣajo dvitīyā jātirucyate/ aśnute vaidyaśabdaṃ hi na vaidyaḥ pūrvajanmanā// &\`bhiṣjastṛtīyā' iti pā-. > Whatever formulations of rejuvenatives and aphrodisiacs are recognized, > and whatever medicine there is for disorders—all that depends upon the physician. > Therefore, the wise person should worship the master of life, who is intelligent > and has crossed over the Veda, with utmost devotion, as the lord of the gods worshipped the Aśvins. > The Aśvins are traditionally remembered as the physicians of the gods and bearers of the sacrifice; > for the head of the sacrifice was severed, and by the two of them it was put back together. > The teeth of Pūṣan were shattered, and the eyes of Bhaga were lost, > and the stiffness of the arm of the Wielder of the Thunderbolt was treated by those two alone. > And the cold-rayed moon, seized by royal consumption, > was treated, and Chandra, fallen from Soma, was made happy once again by the two. > Bhārgava Cyavana, lustful and grown old, had undergone transformation > and was stripped of complexion and voice; he was made young again by the two. > By these and many other deeds, the two best of physicians > became exceedingly worthy of worship by the great-souled \[gods\] headed by Indra. > Portions, hymns, mantras, and various offerings of oblations, > as well as tawny-colored animal offerings, are prepared for the two of them by the twice-born. > And at the morning pressing, Śakra drinks the soma together with the two Aśvins; > and at the Sautrāmaṇī, the Blessed One rejoices with the Aśvins. > Indra, Agni, and the Aśvins are praised above all by the twice-born; > for in the Vedic words, other deities are not praised in such a manner. > If the Aśvins are thus worshipped as physicians by the unaging, immortal, > steadfast gods together with their overlord, with self-restraint, > how much more should physicians be worshipped with utmost devotion by mortals, > who are subject to death, disease, and old age, mostly filled with misery, and seeking happiness? > A twice-born man of good character, intelligent, attentive, who has mastered the scriptures, > should be worshipped by living beings like a guru, for he is remembered as the master of life. > Upon the completion of learning, the physician's second birth is spoken of; > for one obtains the title of 'physician' \[by education\], not by previous birth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.1.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.2) - [Next: 6.1.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.4) - [Up: 6.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.1.4.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.3) · Pramāṇa