May you live for 100 years…

Dr KK Aggarwal

The description of 100-year life comes from Vedic medicine.

·         कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि जिजीविषेत् सतं समाः
एवं त्वयि नान्यथेतोऽस्ति न कर्म लिप्यते नरे…

kurvanneveha karmāṇi jijīviṣet sataṃ samāḥ
evaṃ tvayi nānyatheto'sti na karma lipyate nare…

(2nd Mantra, Isha Upanishad)

In the world, one should desire to live a hundred years, but only by performing actions. Thus, and in no other way, can man be free from the taint of actions.

·         जीवेम शरदः शतम् [अथर्ववेद, काण्ड १९, सूक्त ६७]: We should live for 100 years

·         Aitareya Upanishad Khanda 8: “This becomes perfect as a thousand of Brihatî verses, and of that hymn, perfect with a thousand Brihad verses, there are 36,000 syllables. So many are also the thousands of days of a hundred years (36,000)” of human life.

·         Brahmacharya ceremony: At the time of the investiture with the holy thread, the boy is blessed with the word: ‘May you live a hundred years!’

·         After the marriage ceremony, the husband and wife pray together: ‘May we live a hundred autumns!’

Dr KK Aggarwal

Padma Shri Awardee

President Elect Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO)

Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications

President Heart Care Foundation of India

Past National President IMA

Vedic Medicine is based on scientific evidence

Antigua GAPIO: Quite often we say that Vedic Medicine is not based on scientific evidence. But Vedas do describe six types of evidence.

1.      Pratkyasha:  What is seen, touched, smelt, tasted or heard; which happens before us. For example, diagnosing an acute myocardial infection by seeing an ECG

2.      Anumana: which is logic based on the assumption. E.g. any study based in modern medicine based on Null hypothesis. Most modern medicine studies are based on this concept.

3.      Upmana:  This is the analogy based. If you see a granuloma on histopathology, it is TB unless proved otherwise

4.      Arthapati: This is the conclusion based on circumstantial evidence. For example, during an epidemic of dengue, all fevers are presumed to be dengue first.

5.      Anuplabdhi is evidence based on negation. You diagnose a rare condition after common conditions are ruled out. Most viral disorders today are diagnosed after excluding bacterial infections

6.      Shabda or evidence based on other’s experiences. We practice what was taught to us by our professors.

Dr KK Aggarwal

Padma Shri Awardee

President Elect Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania   (CMAAO)

Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications

President Heart Care Foundation of India

Past National President IMA