Prayojan

To analyze individual constitution, and understand the variations in disease manifestations, the theory of Ayurveda is the best. The connection and the relationship between the mind and body are also best described only in Ayurveda.

Based on the unique approach of Ayurveda, the aims and objectives were divided into two aspects. They are:

1. Swasthasya Swathy Rakshanam or Preventive and Social Medicine.
2. Aturasya Vikar Prashamanam or Therapeutics.

Dravya Chikitsa or treatment with medicines and a form of bhava chikitsa or treatment without medicines combined together to form Therapeutics. Therapeutics also medicates through Achar Rasayan, which means good personal as well as good social conduct. Scriptures have detailed explanation of these two objectives that are defined in a concise statement.

Charak, one of the known reorganizers of Ayurveda, had mentioned that one cannot excuse himself or herself, thinking that one does not know the procedure to maintain his or her health, and should take pains to read and understand the rules and regulations needed to maintain good health or to treat the ailments or diseases one is inflicted with, in his Shloka Chark sutrasthan 5/103. You should understand that these are guidelines for remaining fit, refraining from diseases, and for leading a healthy life.

Swasthavrutta, a topic in Ayurveda deals and explains these aims and objections. If one is affected by any disease, in spite of taking all the precautionary measures, then it is important that one digs down to the source of the disease, and the reasons causing it. Moreover, one should also find out where he or she had lacked in following those guidelines or missed out on any detail due to which the disease could have attacked them. Sometimes, ignorance, laziness, lack of interest on health and environment could be the reason for the disease to be caused. Due to this factor the second objective in Aaturasya Vikara Prashamana is written and described.