A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c21.74

v1.c21.74

The famous formula of cyavanaprāśa, an electuary (avaleha), is found in numerous medical treatises.²⁷⁴ The Bower MS describes an amṛtataila that bestowed long life on Cyavana and Mārkaṇḍeya.²⁷⁵ The Rasaratnasamuccaya contains a recipe given by Śamkara to Cyavana,²⁷⁶ the Yogaratnākara a formula given to Cyavana by Prathamātri.²⁷⁷ Cyavana is also referred to in dharmaśāstra texts²⁷⁸ as one of the eighteen founders of astrology,²⁷⁹ and as an authority on jyotiṣa.²⁸⁰ Dhanurveda, the science of weaponry, is the peculiar reserve of the descendants of Cyavana in the Mahābhārata.²⁸¹