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A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s10: Kasīrāja

A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s10

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Kasīrāja

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Kāsīrāja197 is the title of Divodāsa,198 an incarnation of Dhanvantari, in the Suśrutasaṃhitā.199

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The quotations from and references to him are not always clear. Some sources regard him as an authority different from Divodāsa and Dhanvantari.

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The Brahmavaivartapurāṇa mentions Dhanvantari, and Kāsīrāja among the sixteen pupils of Bhāskara and ascribes a Cikitsākaumudī to Kāsīrāja.200

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An anonymous work associated with his name is the Kāsīrājasaṃhitā.201

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Authors and works quoting Kāsīrāja or referring to him are: the Bower MS, 202 Dhanvantari’s Cikitsākalikā, Govindasena’s Paribhāṣāpradīpa,203 Ravigupta’s Siddhasāra,204 and Somadeva’s Yaśastilaka.205

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Formulae attributed to Kāsīrāja are: amṛtapraśaghrta, 206 bṛhatpūrṇacandrarasa, 207 garbhavilāsataila, 208 pittāntakarasa, 209 uśīrādyataila, 210 and uśīrāsava.211

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Apart from Kāsīrāja, two other royal sages, Vāmaka and Vāryovida, mentioned in āyurvedic texts, are connected with the city of Kāsī.212

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