A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s7.7

v3.c43.s7.7

The treatise opens with salutations to Vāhaṭa: “May the physician Rāmagupta, who received his discernment from Avalokiteśvara,⁵⁴⁸ who is famous in this world under the name of Vāhaṭa, the moon of Sindhu from the lineage of Saṅghagupta,⁵⁴⁹ be present before our eyes”. The second verse refers to Indu and Jajjaṭa as pupils of Vāhaṭa. The third verse proclaims the author’s reverence for Ātreya and the other great sages, for the guru Āryavalokita,⁵⁵⁰ Āryatārā,⁵⁵¹ Śrīsaṅghagupta, Vāhatarāmagupta, and the ācārya Sundara, while the fourth verse extols the excellence of the *Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha*. After