Rasendra Mangalam of Nagarjuna (Pt. I)

Rasa-sastra is a new development in Ayurveda as it is not mention in traditional eight specilities. Primarily its objective was to make the fragile human body stable so as to enable one to strive for worldly enjoyment and salvation. This was known as Deha-Vedha later extended to treatment of various disorders. The ancient texts of Rasasastra such as Rasarnava and Rasa Hrdaya-Tantra contain materials of Deha Vedha only and no treatments of diseases and found in Rasa Ratna Sammuchaya.