History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c22.s3.6

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1. Daiva Vyapāsraya Cikitsā: This is one of the three major methods of treatment that goes back to a hoary past, and finds mention in *Ṛgveda* as well as in the *Atharvaveda*. This method relies on divine intervention (*Daiva*) (*CS. Sū.*11.54). In life, the divine or unseen element (*Daiva*) comprehends past actions and their depositions *Devaḥ* (Gods) and human effort (*Puruṣakāra*) are together involved in health as well as in disease. When the former is weak, human effort can surely counteract it, in any case, human effort is able to minimise the severity of diseases caused by ‘*Daiva*’ factors (*CS. Vi* 3. 33).