Pranam Kahsayam கஷாயம் കഷായങ്ങൾ
and കാഷായം (kaashaayam) <https://malayalamenglishdictionary.com/index.php?option=com_glossary&letter=%E0%B4%95&id=4581>: I Kaṣāya (कषाय):—Another name for Kvātha (“decoction”), which is a filtered liquid obtained by coiling coars powder of drugs. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the *Caraka-saṃhitā *and the *Suśruta-saṃhitā*. Kashayam or Kwath or Qwath is available in the liquid form and its one of the most potent presentation of medicines in the herbal treatment- Ayurveda. As per the formula in the classical texts, the raw herbs are collected, identified, and cleaned properly and then then they are dried in the sun. Weighed quantity of ingredients as per formula is made into coarse powder, mixed with enough water, well boiled, and reduced to attain the proper specifications. Once ready ready the kashayam/qwath is properly preserved, tested and packed. In the case of arishta a decotion of dried herbs is mixed with aqueous extract or fresh juice made from the crude herbs and this nutrients/ sweeteners like jaggery, honey or sugar are singly or wholly added. Into the resulting solution certain fermenting aids like Dhataki pushpa ( Woodfordia fruticosa) etc and prakshepa choorna ( Herbal powders) are mixed and kept in fermentation vat for 30- 60 days.In this condition alcohol is self generated. It is then filtered and kept for settling. Such a preparation is called Arishtam. In the case of Asavas,herbs and juices are mixed in boiled water. Main difference between arishta and asava is that, there is decoction made in the case of asava. We can say decotion preparation is avoiced to stop volatility of herbal ingredients used. Dasamularishta, Balarishta, Aswagandharishta. Asavas – Kumariasavam, Punarnavasavam, Chandanasavam, Kanakasavam,Pipalyasavam, Dhanwantharam Tailam Dhurudhurapatradi Kera Tailam, Sahacharadi kuzhambu, Chyavanaprasham, Agasthya Rasayanam, Rasnadi Churna, Kottamchukkadi Churna, Hinguvachadi churna. Dhanwantharam Gulika,Manasamitra vatakam tablet, Indukantha Ghritham, Varanadi Ksheera Ghritham, Rasnadi ghritham-are some of the Kashaya formats in Ayurvedam. II KAASHAAYAM: Kaṣāyavasana (कषायवसन).—The yellowish-red garment of monks, mendicants.Kasi+ vasintha=kasavasana Kāaṣhaaāya (काषाय).— [*kaṣāyeṇa raktaṃ aṇ teva raktaṃ rāgāt* ] Red, dyed of a reddish colour; काषाय- वसनाधवा (*kāaṣhaaāya- vasanādhavā*) ; सीता काषायवासिनी (*sītā kāaṣhaaāyavāsinī* ) Rāmayanam.7.97.13. इमे काषाये गृहीते (*ime kāaṣhaaāye gṛhīte*) ; न काषायैर्भवेद्यतिः (*na kāṣāyairbhavedyatiḥ*) 'it is not the hood that makes a monk.' Effect of Kaashaayam in scriptures. The earliest word Sanyasam is seen as under in Rig vedam where the colour of the sanyasa cloth is mentioned. Rig Veda <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigveda> uses the term *Antigriha* (अन्तिगृह) in hymn 10.95.4, still part of extended family, where older people lived in ancient India, with an outwardly role (vanaprastham a kind of sanyasam) It is in later Vedic era and over time, *Sannyasa* and other new concepts emerged, while older ideas evolved and expanded. When sages such as (Brahadaranyaka Upanishad) Yājñavalkya <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yajnavalkya> left their homes, taking leave of Maitreyi and Gargi, and roamed around as spiritual recluses and pursued their *Pravrajika* (wanderer) lifestyle. While Raja Rishis like Janaka were adopting a kind if Sanyasam. Since Mahabharatha advocates sanyasa garments in agnatha vasam and sanyasa yogam in B G, around 3100 BCE sanyasam and Kaashaaya vastram existed. Rig Veda <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigveda>, , in Book 10 Chapter 136, mentions Rishis as those with *Kesin* (केशिन्, long haired) and *Mala* clothes (मल, soil-colored, yellow, orange, saffron) engaged in the affairs of *Mananat* (mind, meditation). Rigveda, however, refers to these people as MUNAYO VATHA (वति, monks who beg). केश्यग्निं केशी विषं केशी बिभर्ति रोदसी । केशी विश्वं स्वर्दृशे केशीदं ज्योतिरुच्यते ॥१॥ मुनयो वातरशनाः पिशङ्गा वसते मला । वातस्यानु ध्राजिं यन्ति यद्देवासो अविक्षत ॥२॥mala=dress color He with the long loose locks (of hair) supports Agni, and moisture, heaven, and earth; He is all sky to look upon: he with long hair is called this light. The *MunIVARS*, girdled with the wind, wear garments of soil hue; They, following the wind's swift course, go where the Gods have gone before. — Rig Veda, Hymn 10.CXXXVI.1-2 Therefore kaashaayam existed even around 10000 years before. Adi Shankara, himself considered to be an incarnation of Shiva <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva>, established the Dashanami Sampradaya, organizing a section of the Ēkadaṇḍi monastics under an umbrella grouping of ten names ( the names teerthangara is one of the dasa nami) Several other Hindu monastic and Ēkadaṇḍi traditions remained outside the organization of the Dasanāmis, meaning Jains, Vaishnavaites and Buddists also. Adi Shankara organized the Hindu monastics of these ten sects or names under four maṭhas or monasteries, with headquarters @ Kanchi 1 at Dvārakā <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dv%C4%81rak%C4%81> in the west, 2 Jagannathadham Puri <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannath_Temple,_Puri> in the east, 3 Sringeri ( not that of the Vidyaranyar) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sringeri> in the south and 4 Badrikashrama <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badrinath> in the north around 500 BCE. Maṭha were headed by one of his four main disciples, who each continued the Vedanta Sampradaya. Monastics of these ten orders differ in part in their beliefs and practices, and a section of them is not considered to be restricted to specific changes made by Shankara. While the Dasanāmis associated with the Shankara maṭhas follow the procedures enumerated by Adi Śankara. Other Dasa namis outside the Adi Shankara maths differ from HIS principles. Kaashaayam were part of the sanyasam, even in many other sanyasams, otside the Adi Shankara cult. KR IRS 30621 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqhFVE19BQTWZRT9JhkydFcy9wBxRBx5bvf8f3271m_dQ%40mail.gmail.com.
