ASHWINI AYURVEDA

Sanskrit:
|| praacheemu devaashvinaa dhiyam me.amrdhraam saataye krtam vasooyum
vishvaa avishtham vaaja aa purandheestaa nah shaktam shacheepatee shacheebhih ||

Translation:
Bring into creation, my tireless meditations that ask for wealth, Shining Ashwins.
Grant us high spirits in battle, and with your Shaktis (Powers), Lords of Shakti, assist us.
- Rig Veda Samhita, VII.67.5

The Ashwins are Vedic Lords of healing, and also the Divine Helpers in the Vedic texts,
especially the Rig Veda. There are many great “Medical Miracles” that are cured by the
Ashwins.

Hindus, we know, restored ears and noses to those who lost them with plastic surgical
knowledge, as well as the knowledge of the Ashwin gods in Rig Veda, who restored sight to the
blind and also restored false limbs such as legs of bronze to those who lost them in battle as
Vispala the Chola Queen (Rig Veda, I.118.8), and helped cripples walk again (Rig Veda,
I.117.19). Soma, the Vedic God of medicine, and also the mystic (inner and outer) elixir, also
makes the blind see and cripples walk (Rig Veda, VIII.68.2)

The Ashwins also restore the body of the Seer Syava, who has his body cut into three parts (Rig
Veda, II.118.24). This shows some kind of advanced reconstructive surgery, with also artificial
implants, or a combination of both. Maybe cybernetics.

The Ashvins also replace the head of Rishi Dadhyak, with that of a horse (Rig Veda, I.117.24),
since Indra cuts his off with his thunderbolt (Vajra, having the power of lightening) and it was
lost.

Although many of these are symbolic, it also reflects the higher medical surgical knowledge of
the Gods, and can also be employed by humans in today’s world, through the grace of the
Ashwins, by reciting mantras such as the one in the start of this article.

Ashwini Ayurveda, or Ayurveda of the Ashwin Gods, works primarily by balancing the two
Ashwins, who stand for the two main Pranas in the Yogic body, Udana (Up-moving) and Apana
(Downward), the union of the two, which results in Samana (Equalising), where the Soul is
attained, or the state of Prana (Life, force).

The Ashwins thus represent the equalisation through the practice of Yoga. They are also the
two eyes of which, when merged into One, forming the Ajna-Chakra, the Third-Eye, through
which we reach the realm of the Rishis, or Seers. It is also the gateway to the Self.

The Ashwins are also the Two Nadis in the subtle body, which is what they represent to
Dadhyak. Dadhyak represents the Sushumna or Sarasvati-Nadi that leads to the Self in the
Crown Chakra or region of Soma – and the Ashwins are the Ida and Pingala Nadis. They are
also known as the twin horses of Indra in the Vedas, of whose reigns he controls. Horses
(Ashva) are a common Vedic metaphor for Pranas.

So, how do the Ashwins help in the healing process? Simple! By helping us attain the state of
Prana, when we dwell in the Self, and from where healing itself begins – from within.

By uniting the two eyes, the two nadis and two main pranas, they set us up for Prana-dhyana or
Meditation on the Life force. The Life force or Prana as the Self is also the Supreme Force that
animates our body. It is composed of Air (Vayu).

The Ashwins also heal us from within, by being the Gods that control these nadis, pranas and
eyes inwardly, and thus by chanting their mantras and bringing down their blessings – either
outwardly or inwardly by means of Yoga, they heal us through balancing these Pranas and
Nadis.

They can also balance the Tridoshas or Three Forces, of Vata (Air), Kapha (Water) and Pitta
(Fire).

The Two Ashwins are Kapha and Pitta, and the Vata is the Prana itself.

The Ida Nadi is to the left of the body and represents Kapha, through the waters and the moon.
It is Apana Vayu, the down-moving air.

The Pingala Nadi represents the right side of the body, and Pitta through the Fiery Nature of the
Sun and Fire. It is Udana Vayu, the up-moving air.

Vata as the Self hence has an Airy Nature, and can also be balanced by alternating or attuning
the other two Pranas. This is the overall job of the Ashwins, and how they attune all of these
Nadis and Pranas in the body, and thus restore health to the individual through balancing the
Doshas as a result.

To balance or increase Pitta, mantras such as Gayatri to the Sun can be done, and for Kapha,
those to Soma can be done. These also balance the Nadis, and thus the Doshas, causing
healing from within.

Rig Vedic Mantras to Indra or Vayu can help balance Vata in the body and seat the Self.

The Ashwins can also be used to create the force of the Self and Antaravajra or ‘Inner
Thunderbolt’ in the Ajna-Chakra, which can then be directed at tumours within the body or on
the exterior. The awakening of this Force also can result in destroying the ego, and the vidyut-
shakti or lightening-force can also be directed into the Nadis, through which side of the body or
Dosha has caused the tumour.

The Ashwins when united also represent the Vajra or Thunderbolt, as they are associated with
the Seer Dadhyak, who became the Thunderbolt. He taught them the Soma wisdom, which is
also the Inner Healing Elixir , that can be contact and made to flow through the thousands of
Nadis in the body, through their grace (by channelling both into Sushumna).

Pitta can also be increased or balanced by Yogas as well. Yogas that awaken the inner-Fire
such as Jnana (Yoga of Wisdom) and Kundalini Yoga also stimulate the Pingala Nadi.

Likewise, Yogas such as Bhakti (Yoga of Devotion) have an emotional trend, and can also aid in
curing psychological conditions by balancing the higher mind (which can also result by
balancing both Nadis through Ashwins, as Jnana can lead to discrimination to balance too-
emotional states brought on by Bhakti yoga and excess Kapha). Hence Bhakti Yoga relates to
Kapha.

A balance of the two – which again, is the job of the Ashwins, results in curing any psychological
ailments and others via balancing both Nadis and thus both Humors of Pitta and Kapha, as well
as attuning them with the Vata Dosha or Pranic force of the Self.

There are hence many ways of how the Ashwins can help us, by attuning the inner functions of
the subtle body and therefore healing the inner-body.

Their mechanics is explained here, and their mantras work by awakening them within us
through vibratory sounds that act and contact the subtle body, nadis and therefore Humors.
When the astral body is healed, so is the physical.

The Vedic mantras of the Ashwins, as above, can also be used in various ways with various bija
mantras (seed sounds), such as Hum for Fire and Krim for Lightening and Hrim for the Sun, or
Shrim for the Soma.

Om Hum Krim Shrim and then the mantra can be used, and creates the inner Fire (for Pitta),
Inner Sun, Inner Lightening (for Vata) and Inner Soma (For Kapha), which balances all Three
Doshas.

Or, if directed at tumours, Krim can be used, which can destroy them with the inner thunderbolt
power of lightening, like laser therapy. Hrim for the Sun in conjunction with Gayatri can also be
used here.

Or the bijas can be used along with Ashwin mantras – such as Shrim for creating Kapha
empowering the Ashwini mantra and directing their healing energy towards specific functions.
But this is more for advanced Ayurvedic Doctors etc. once identified.

For the lay person, used in conjunction, they are best used.

Any diseases or ailments can be cured by the Ashwins in this manner. Cancer, AIDS. Deafness
and Blindness can all be cursed by their grace, by attuning and re-adjusting the subtle nadis
and thereby humors, giving rise to these manifestations in the physical body.

Remembering the Ashwins as the Two Eyes, Ears and Sides of the Body, a balance and
transferral of energy or that energy from the Self can be channelling to a deficient region and
thus bring about restoration of Sight or Sound, also. Soma which can be awaken in the Crown
Chakra, which they also possess, also descends and filters through the 72,000 subtle nadis in
the body by means of the Ashwins (two main Nadis) and restores any imperfections also.

Let us hence again get out the Rig Veda and praise the Ashwins – the Masters of Healing, and
see their miracles again.
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