Advancement of Vedic Science through Yoga and Ayurveda.

Suman Bhurtel

EXPLORING THE ADVANCEMENT OF VEDIC SCIENCE THROUGH

THE APPLICATION OF YOGA AND AYURVEDA

Summary

Vedic science, an ancient knowledge of Veda has to be explored for the sake of mankind. Vedic
science along with its sub-disciplines, implementing them for the sustained improvements in
human consciousness. Yoga and Ayurveda, a part of Vedic science, which are known worldwide
in their therapeutic aspects, hold a lot of mystical science and knowledge beyond which have not
yet explored in a scientific approach. The purpose of the study is to explore the therapeutic as
well as non-therapeutic facets of yoga and Ayurveda to highlight the importance of Vedic
knowledge.

Yoga along with its therapeutic parts providing a complete health or a holistic health, it is
advanced in psychology in comparison with modern psychology. Yoga theory studies mind going
beyond the mind up to the self being an observer. This is very advanced psychology and also
kundalini kriya of yoga is another aspect that has great significance in mental, spiritual health
along with the physical science.

Similarly, Ayurveda is a science of life that promotes physical, mental and spiritual health of an
individual and a society. It is very nature friendly and no sides-effects treatment system, one of
the worlds oldest medicine. Most of the approaches of Ayurveda are promotive and preventive
but in case requires curative, it goes to the herbal medication with boost our immunity and
prepare our body to fight against disease. Ayurveda is taken as alternative medicine these days,
but it is advanced and wholesome treatment that dealt with surgery, preparation of chemical
medicines. It studies very precisely about the Alchemy, and metallic medicine to prevent various
diseases. Ayurveda has practiced the science of mercury on the very different prospective, from
the therapeutic use to its anti-gravitational use.

Yoga and Ayurveda are sub-disciplines of Vedic Science which cover the individual and social
aspects in different dimension and sectors, if these subjects are practiced in their optimum level
most of the aspects of Vedic science. Today many studies and researches are being done on these
subjects, but basically in the concept of modern science. The purpose of this study is to highlight
the future application of yoga and Ayurveda in their in various other sub-disciplines, but in the
point of view of Vedic science, which is self-experiment oriented. The study propose the
hypothesis that the application of these subjects if precisely explored, the lost science of Veda
will flourish again. And undoubtedly, this will lead to the sustained development of mankind.

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1. BACKGROUND

Veda is not only the philosophical base of Hinduism or Eastern philosophy; it simply is
knowledge of truth. Veda is the knowledge of pre-atomic particles to universe and moreover, it
is the knowledge of God. The science of this knowledge Vedic science, which includes all 6
orthodoxies of Hinduism i.e. Sankhya, Yoga, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Nyaya and Vaiseshikha and
almost everything that deals with knowing, as etymologically Veda means to know. And
science is experience of knowledge within the self. Therefore, the education, application, and
realization of truth are the Vedic science. [1]

During the span of time, various incidents occurred, either that was war of Mahabharata or
invasion of Bharat by Yamans (foreigners). We lost the knowledge of Vedic science, or the
application and education of Vedic science were made unavailable. The glorious civilization of
Bharat sub-continent strived for growing and lost their science of Veda. With comparison to
modern science Vedic science is much constructive and nature friendly. This, not only focuses on
one dimension of development, but maintains the environmental, social and supernatural aspects.
Vedic science has always considered in living and let living. This is todays importance that no
development could be sustained unless nature is put in center. But world is moving toward the
rush to win the nature. The trashes of nuclear weapons, is one of the major frightening factor of
these days. Similarly, other various examples could be found that, they are the evidences of
threats to existence of earth and are the boon of modern science. Blaming to modern science for
all these reason is not justifiable but we developed the concept that development of technology is
only the science and nature, human consciousness, peace and harmony, social well-being etc.
were left behind. And as a result earth is experiencing a lot of stresses and strains. [2, 3]

This is primarily subjective to give a new meaning to the development of science, a science of
Veda in sustainable prospective. For this the advancement of Vedic science and its
implementation is the best option. This is because; Vedic science always believed in,
sarvebhawantu sukhinah. Yoga and Ayurveda are the sub-disciplines of Vedic science which
are hugely accepted by modern world, and exploring the advancement of these subjects would be
the milestone achievement in the field of Vedic and modern science. [4]

2. YOGA

Yoga is the science of mind. As Yogasutra (an ancient writing by sage Patanjali) defines yoga
as,Yogaschittabritti nirodah (yoga is re-straining of mind-stuffs). [5] Changing the direction of
out-directed consciousness to inner consciousness is yoga. Etymologically, yuj root of word
yoga suggest the union in Sanskrit, which is means the union of mind to consciousness. [6] All
these Vedic definition of yoga define yoga as the science of mind which deal with conscious state
of mind through Yama, Niyama, Asana, mudra, bandha and pranayama; sub-conscious state of
mind through Pranayama, Pratyahar and Dharana; and super-conscious state of mind through

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Dharana, Dhyan and Samadhi. Eight limbs of yoga are the tools for the union of self to
consciousness. [7]

As yoga is the science of mind it deals with all those psycho-oriented aspects of mankind. These
aspects are either known or unknown; studied precisely opens the door to enter a new era of
Vedic psychology.

2.1. Yoga and Health.

Yoga is recognized as a form of mind-body medicine that integrates an individual's physical,

mental and spiritual components to improve aspects of health. Yoga encourages one to relax,
deepens the breath and focus on the relaxation of sympathetic and para-sympathetic nervous
system that treats mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia.
Yogic practices inhibit the areas responsible for fear, aggressiveness and rage, and stimulate the
rewarding pleasure centers in the brain and other areas leading to a state of bliss and pleasure.
This inhibition results in lower anxiety, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and cardiac
output in students practicing yoga and meditation. Numerous studies show that asana, meditation
or a combination of the two can reduce pain and disability while improving flexibility and
functional mobility in people with a number of conditions causing chronic pain. Regular practice
of yoga brings the flexibility in muscles, connective tissues which relief the pain and stress over
internal organs. Yoga asana and Pranayama helps to increase the number of red blood cell
(hemoglobin) in blood which energize the metabolic activities in cells. Yoga increases the
immune system and will power of a person which is all enough to enhance a good health. [8, 9,
10]

2.2. Yoga and Vedic Science of Psychology

Most of the practices of yoga are inner Kriyas, which means one has to focus on his mind to
perform it. Either the series of balancing pose or Pranayama, one need is obvious concentration.
Meditation is purely a psychic practice. One focus his mind energy to a point to gain the state of
concentration and he finally be able to have a control over the mind and its function. Yoga sutra,
though do not discuss much about yoga poses, it ends in a sutra that happily staying steadily is
asana, but intensifying the psychological facet of yoga asana, the outcomes of staying steadily in
a pose in another sutra, writer claims that who masters asana, any ailments like feeling of hot,
cold, pain, pleasure will not affect him. [11, 5] Similarly pranayama is practiced with
concentration gives one the ability to retain outer breath and make a flow of Prana as per his
wishes internally. Also, Pratyahara, a withdrawal of consciousness from senses, is also the
psychological practice, where, through the will power of yogi makes himself able to resist vision
of eyes, hearings of ears, touch of skins as per his wishes. This is the advanced - level practices
of mind and mind related subjects. [7]

Modern psychology is not usually going beyond the conscious mind. But yoga takes one to
super-consciousness from conscious mind. Modern psychology often deals with behavior and

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with the help of analysis and therapy, which is in the unconscious, is brought into the conscious
mind where it can be addressed. Besides behaviorism there was another branch of psychology in
which such great psychologists as Freud, James, Williams and Jung tried to understand the
deeper aspects of the mind. They began to study hypnosis, but could not go far. Self-hypnosis
and auto suggestion are helping to overcome some psychological problems but not to the full
extend. [12] Modern psychology has yet concluded to certain extend of the mind level but there
is more than this to study. One has to go beyond the mind to study the mind to its extend, as one
cannot get a full look of the earth looking from the earth itself rather he has to go beyond the
earth in space to glance the round earth. So as the yoga does, it takes one to the space of self, and
one can have a full glance of his mind in a state of Samadhi. Yoga science goes to the core of the
soul, from where springs mind and its modifications. Unless one knows his inner self one cannot
have perfect control over his mind and its modifications. And Samadhi is the state where one can
visualize everything in the curtain of mind. [13, 14]

After the Pran (vital life force) is aroused along with Kundalini through the way of spine
(Sushumna) being rotated in various chakras (psychic centers) to the crown chakra, one attains
the state of samadhi. Samadhi is the state of mind where all fluctuations of mind stops and one
get ability to see everything being an observer. One in a Samadhi looks like a corpse but he has
the super conscious state of mind working. Samadhi is the state of mind where no mind exists.
[15] Pineal gland is taken as the center of the intellect, which in accordance to yoga science is
the center of Ajna chakra. Yogi attains Ritambhara Prajna during the meditation in Ajna chakra
and also it is the center of yogic power transformation literally named as third eye. One can
make a conversation with other person without any external means in a sub-conscious mind. [16]
This is referred as Telepathy in modern days, which was developed and practiced in ancient
times. Telepathy is possible with yoga and meditation it has been investigated and approved by
the Society for Psychical Research of England.

This method of telepathy or the power transformation is being practiced in Mahayoga, [17]
where teacher initiate students for the awakening of psychic power or spiritual power in
students.Then the practitioners start to experience various Mudhras Bandhas, Asana Pranayama
that start appearing itself which one had no previous knowledge about. This is a mysterious
psychology. When a will power of Guru, works on the students mind to transfer the divine
cosmic power, students experience spiritual experience which he suddenly learns from the power
transformation. [18]

No wonder, modern science agrees upon a fact that Mind and Body are inextricably linked.
Manomaya Sarira (psychic-body) among the 5 Sarira which a human being is made up of with,
according to yoga science. It suggests that psychic body is subtle body reached to every cells of
physical body or Annamaya sarira, which in other word there is mind in every cell. So there are
co-related functioning of mind and body mechanism. [19] Along with this ego mechanism is also
suggested by yoga science. The numerous cellular activities and their sensation are determined
by ego mechanism. We only the feel the incident where our ego is reached along with the flow of

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Prana, rest of the activities or incident are taken place in mind level which will not be felt by us.
The relation of mind body function, ego and memory is illustrated by flow chart below:

Conscious Memory
Ego
Mind-Body functions

Without Ego
Sub-Conscious Memory

Fig.1.1 the relation of mind body function, ego and memory according to yoga science.
[Source: author]

We are able to draw our concentration as per our wish this is because, there is ego which is
independent to the mind-body function, and experiences the sensations co-ordinate by the mind.
That is why, meditation is possible. [20] For example, A is doing Ajapa japa, his respiratory
system (physical body) is in action. At the same time his mind will be working to perform the
incoming and outgoing breathe, maintain the posture, keep the eyes closed and be aware of
Mantra (chant) and also to receive sensation of surrounding. During this process mind and
physical body are performing their action, but there will be something like observer, who will be
observing the action. Through the techniques of meditation, observer goes deeper into the subtle
level of mind, then intellect to memory. Hence Vedic psychology is the science beyond the mind.
[7]

2.3. Kundalini Kriya and Its Relation with the Physical aspect of Vedic Science.

The human body in theory can be described entirely by its electrical and magnetic properties. In
other word, to the atomic physics, atoms can exist so as particle and a wave at the same time, the
particle has material properties that gives mass and the wave has electrical properties that emits
energy. This existence of mass and energy in a matter was proposed as relative theory in 19th
century physicist Albert Einstein. The wave when compressed by gravity and bonding of ions
creates gross particle matter. In yoga this theory is presented in a different way. When the
Brahma Jyoti and its union with Trigunmayi Prakriti (nature with its 3 Guna), created
Mahatatwo, from mahatatwo ahamkar (ego) was created and from ego panchatanmatra (five
subtle elements) were created and from them five elements were created. And counter of this
theory is the journey of yoga practice that means one has to start journey from five elements
encroaching the subtle elements and finally to divine light. [16]

The theory has been presented spiritually, as the principal goal of every facet of Vedic science
was spirituality. The energy that flows within the nervous system as a life force is Prana, which is
drawn upward from the path of Sushumna (spine) along with Kundalini, regarded as Parasakti

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kundalini or Trigunmayi Prakriti (nature) with the help of Pranayama. The Para Sakti is
considered metaphorically as the lightening, which yogi moves to the crown chakra rotating in
various chakra, where he emerges all subtle elements which representing each chakra i.e., earth
element from Muladhar chakra, water element from Svadhistan chakra, fire element from
Manipura chakra, air element from nahata chakra and space element from Visuddhi chakra, in
Para Sakti kundalini. The process of emerging is totally scientific because all the material
possess material as well as electrical properties, or energy, say, and energy can be merged in
energy with no wonder. After then, yogi brings all the material in the form of light along with
Prana and Para Sakti Kundalini and reaches to the crown chakra and merges everything to their
origin or Karana, or a Brahmajyoti, in the Brahma Vivar, a center of crown chakra in the egged-
shaped Linga Purusha. Through this explanation, yoga theory condensed a conclusion that the
light (Brahma Joyti) is manifested as materialistic world. In human body Brahma Jyoti is said to
be the root of physical manifestation and Hiranyagarva (name of sun, but represents the divine
light) is said to be the root of universe. [21, 22, 23]

If we close our eyes and start meditating in our external body parts, we encounter the colorful
lights, red, yellow, blue, purple and so forth, this is the light energy emitted from the electrical
property of atoms in our body. This, in yogic language is called Ashoka Jyoti, which are 23
different kinds. When we encroach the Ashoka Jyoti and enter to the Chitrini nadi, (one among 3
Nadis in Sushumna) we encounter a sudden light (which has the properties of sun, moon and fire
resembling sun as divinity moon as eternity or Amrita and fire as visibility) that is called Brahma
Jyoti by Yogis. The yoga theory if taken in the modern prospective of physic, the Brahma Jyoti is
manifested in the particle form from the Bajra nadi. [16, 17, 22]

Yoga science and its practice are not the subjects to be tasted in test tubes and in laboratory. But
they are experienced in self and proven in self. Hence, all theories proposed by yoga science and
other Vedic sciences might not intersect with the modern way of experiment and perspective. But
before Breit and Wheeler (1934) suggested the theory that converting light in to matter by the
collision of photon, yogic science had given the same theory, in their way, language and as usual
in a spiritual way. [23]

3. AYURVEDA

Ayurveda is the science of life, of an individual and a society. Brahma created earth and Human
being and along with the creation of human beings, diseases were also created. Diseases were
obstacles in the attainment of four purposes of human life i.e. Dharma (virtue), Artha (wealth),
Kama (pleasure) and Mokshya (liberation). Due to the reason, Brahma gave the knowledge of
Ayurveda to other God from the Veda. So Ayurveda is also considered as Upaveda. [24]

Ayurveda was practiced under the eight different branches. These branches are precise and
practiced separately and were flourished by different scholars of ancient times. The eight of
branches of Ayurveda are: Kayachikista tantra (internal medicine), Shalya tantra (surgery),

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Shalakya tantra (ear, eyes, nose and throat), Kaumarabhritya tantra (pediatrics), Agada tantra
(toxicology), Vajikarana tantra (purification of genetic organs), Rasayana tantra (health and
longevity), Bhuta vidya (spiritual healing). The system of medicine which are in practices today
are influenced directly or in directly from Ayurveda, homeopathy, Naturopathy, Allopathy, Unani
medicine, chinses and Tibetan medicine and other traditional medical system of shiatsu, Tao,
acupressure etc. Thus, Ayurveda is considered to be a mother of all medicine. [25]

3.1. Ayurveda and Modern Medicine.

One realized, all beings become the very Self, then what delusion and what sorrow can there be
for that seer of oneness? A profound state of holistic health, first conceived of by the seers of
the ancient Vedic science of Ayurveda, thus Ayurveda is not only an art and science of self-
healing, but also self-recovery, as well as profound and complete Self-discovery. Charaka's
description of Ayurveda is very systematic and in many ways it surpasses the modern system of
medicine, because Ayurveda has a health-oriented approach, while modern medicine has largely
has a disease-oriented approach. Modern medicine is only now stressing to some extent the role
of mind in health and disease while in Ayurveda the basic approach incorporates body (Sarira),
mind (Manas) and soul (atman). [26]

In a modern medicine (also known as allopathic medicine), treatments are done in trial and
error method. One goes to the doctor and tells the symptoms, and doctor, after checking
temperature, blood pressures mainly external activities, prescribes medicine to him. One cannot
tell all what he feels in words and doctor might or might not be able to relate to his
understanding and with the assumptions doctor treat patient. This is not the actual treatment of
disease rather it is disease suppressive method. Though modern medicine has advanced in
controlling epidemics, serious illnesses and able to perform serious surgeries, it is also struggling
yet to cure even bacterial diseases. This is because; modern science is disease-oriented, whereas,
Ayurveda is health-oriented. [27]

Ayurveda deals with three Doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha). The Doshas are biological energies
found throughout the human body and mind. They govern all physical and mental processes and
provide every living being with an individual design for health and fulfillment. The imbalanced
Doshas cause diseases in human being. The equilibrium of Vata, Pitta and Kapha is the state of
total health. Ayurveda through diet, lifestyle, exercise, detoxification, sleep and the mind
maintains the equilibrium of Doshas. These Doshas derive from the five elements of nature and
their related properties. Vata is composed of Space and Air, Pitta of Fire and Water, and Kapha of
Earth and Water. These concepts of Doshas are very scientific because, they are subjectively
interrelated with the nature and its subtle elements. Therefore, the approaches of Ayurveda are
wide and wholesome (holistic). [25]

Ayurveda apart from talking about holistic human health, it is has advancements in medicines
and surgical approaches. Preparations of various medicines like, Rasayan, Bhasma are other vital

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part of Ayurveda. The Rasa Shastra of Ayurveda is more advanced medical practices with has
no side effects unless the prescriptions is strictly observed. Rasa Sastra is the science of
Mercury. Mercury is taken as toxic in modern chemistry, which is made edible for therapeutic
purposes in Ayurveda. The Sodhana (calcinations or purification) makes the mercury usable for
medical purpose. [28] Similarly, surgical techniques could be found in Shusruta Samhita,
classical writings in Ayurveda, including rhinoplasty, perineal lithotomy, the suturing of wounds,
and the extraction of foreign objects. [29] Some myths like, putting the head of elephant to God
Ganeshas body by Shiva, vivification of embryo by Lord Krishna in Uttaras womb (daughter in
law of Arjuna) which was almost killed by Bramastra of Aswasthama, might be the advanced
practiced of Ayurveda, or metaphors.

3.2. Ayurveda and Environmental Science.

There is no other scientific disciplines than Ayurveda which can be said environment friendly in
complete sense. The basic principle of Ayurveda is the concept of Tri-dosha, which are related
to 5 elements of environment. When earth and water element in body as well as in environment
are offended or imbalanced,kapha related diseases are caused and similarly when water and fire
elements are imbalanced, pitta related disease are caused and when space and air elements are
imbalanced, vaat related diseases are caused. If the environment is not well treated, one has to be
ready to welcome the disease. This is logical and very scientific, that the human health and his
environment are inter-related. Veda tells,yata pinde tata brahmande which means our body is
universe and vice-verse. [25]

There are treatments of the 5 elements in Ayurveda, Aakash-tatwo chikitsa (treatment of space
element), Bayu-tatwo chikitsa(treatment of air element), Agni-tatwo chikista(treatment of fire
element), Jala-tatwo chikista(treatment of water element) and Prithvi-tatwo chikista(treatment of
earth element). This Pancha-tatwo chikista are the ancient science of natural treatment. This
system of treatment is completely natural. Disease is caused if one goes away the nature,and
disease is treated if one goes along with the nature. [30]

The spiritual part of Ayurveda is very effective on promoting the conservation of environment. It
takes every environmental elements as god,or divine existence, that the spirit of worshiping and
feeling of sin if misused, are better way to create awareness in people about the importance of
environmental impacts in our living.

The use of herbs and plant products as medicine is also the aspect of Ayurveda. Medicinal plants
are used in traditional rural remedies, Ayurvedic medicines, homeopathic medicines, and many
of them are also included in allopathic pharmacopoeia. This effort of Ayurveda has aided to the
studies on herbs in scientific way. This amplifies use and conservation of vegetation, along with
the economic and ecological point of view. [31]

3.2. Ayurveda and Vedic physical science

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In ancient time Ayurveda was not only used in the treating diseases and maintaining health
purposes. It has been used widely in physical science. A Buddhist sage Nagarjuna (4th century
A.D) known as a Father of Rasa Sastra, he who introduced the therapeutic application of Rasa
Sastra, a science of Mercury. Before his time, the non-therapeutic uses of mercury and other
metals were practiced, but after the time of Nagarjuna and Adinath Siddha gradually the practice
of alchemy decreased and confined in medical uses only. [25]

Aurveda takes mercury as a divine metal. Ayurveda has divided mercury in 5 different types,
namely, Rasa, Rasendra,Suta, Parada, and Mishraka which are blue, red, yellowish, white and
mixed colored respectively. [32] Highlighting the mysterious properties of mercury, an Ayurveda
text quotes: Baddah:khecharatam Dhatte Ko Nya Suta Kripakara. confined Suta
(one of the 5 types of mercury) gives the ability of flying to human. [33]

A well-known Vedic text of aviation vimanika sastra by Bharadvaj (still controversy) also
introduce mercury as a vital part of aviation as it was used as a fuel. [34] English translation of
Samaranga Sutradhara by William Clarendon quotes the detailed description of Mercury vortex
engine thus, Inside the circular air frame, place the mercury engine with its solar mercury boiler
at the aircraft center. By means of power latent in the heated mercury which sets the driving
whirlwind in motion a man sitting inside may travel a great distance in a most marvelous
manner. [35]

Also the chapters in Vimanika Sastra of Bharadvaj deal with various medicines, clothes and food
of pilot and passengers and few metal alloys and mirror which are somehow related to the
Ayurveda. This shows the co-relation of Ayurveda to ancient physic and chemical science. [34]

Human body is composed of five elements space, air, fire, water and earth. In metal the fifth i.e.,
earth element is predominant. The first four elements i.e. Space, air, fire, water are made potent
for the therapeutic efficiency and this transformation of these attributes of metals are possible
through Samskaras. Under the same principle the transformation of attributes of mercury is
performed. [37] Mercury, sulfur, iron and diamond have resistive characteristic. The mercury has
7 part gravity receptive character and 3 part gravity resistive character out of 10. With the help of
white mica, diamond, through various Samskara,the resistive character of mercury is increased
and made resistive to gravity.The scientific study on this theory has not yet done but the
historical evidences in India shows the first aircraft in the modern world was made by Indian
scholar Shivkar Bapuji Talpade in 1895 by using mercury(according to the western scholar of
indology Stephen knapp). [35, 36, 37]

There are various techniques or Samskaras of metals for their transmutation found in Ayurveda,
Hemakrsti, Tarakrsti are some process mentioned. They deal with transmutation of compounds
like mercury,copper, lead, sulfur, gold etc. This science of Rasayana which is based on mercury
purification transmutation to various metals especially, gold, silver, basically for healthy

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mankind or therapeutic use. This is significant for both physio-chemical and medical purposes.
[36, 38, 32]

4. DISCUSSION

Beside yoga and Ayurveda, Vedic science includes various subjects which were widely practiced
before some centuries. The few disciples of Vedic science can be categorized according to
modern perspective: social science (Purbardha of Veda, Manusmriti, Nitisastra, Purana and many
others), life and environmental science (Ayurveda), science of archery/weapons (Dhanurveda),
science of mind (Yoga), science of music (Samaveda) and other various economical science,
political science, atomic science are found in various Vedic texts. Some of the ancient works of
Vedic science, say, the work of Aryabhatta, the concept of time, and other theory in mathematics,
astrology are still in practiced. Vedic science is not apart from spirituality, neither of the subjects
of Vedic science differs in their optimum goal to give a complete life to mankind including 4
Purusartha i.e .Dharma, Artha, Kama and Mokshya (Education, Wealth, Enjoyment and
Salvation). All these disciples of Vedic science were performed as holy deed or as worship of god
through action. And misuses of this knowledge were always restricted which limited the
application of these aspects of eastern science in teacher- pupil system (Guru Sikshya
Parampara).

An independent study of yoga and Ayurveda and their application is important for the
exploration of other aspects of Vedic science. Most of the study and researches have been done
on the mainstream of modern science, which has not yet able to unfold every truths behind the
ancient knowledge, because Modern science is experiment-oriented and Vedic science is
experience-oriented. And the design of the study should be accordingly focused on the welfare of
human beings through the experiment of the knowledge on self.

5. CONCLUSION

Unlikely modern science, Vedic science is spiritually influenced and oriented to self-
experiment. The Vedic knowledge was believe as God itself (Prajnam Brahma - Upanisada),
thus there used to be no doubts in the practitioner regarding the subjects, so they were focused in
self experiences rather experiment. In this point of view the modern science and Vedic science
move parallel. Modern science is experiment oriented and Vedic science is experience oriented.
Relating Vedic science on the perspective modern science results Vedic science to be pseudo-
science. Therefore, Vedic Science has to be studied in its perspective.

In summary, this article postulates that, Vedic Science and their sub-disciplines, i.e., Yoga and
Ayurveda rather, relating them to the modern science to prove their necessity for mankind, if
applied according to the Vedic knowledge as indicated in Veda, Upanisada, Samhita and other
Sastras, gives the result oriented effects. The application of these subjects if precisely explored,
the lost science of Veda will flourish again. And undoubtedly, this will lead to the sustained
development of mankind.

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