Ravana’s Arka Prakasah

Description

Ravana’s Arka Prakasah : Title, work and Authorship

‘Arka Prakasa’ (Sanskrit text) by Ravana, in the series of Sanskrit works by Ravana, the devotee of Lord Siva:

1. Ravana Samhita.  2. Uddisatantra.  3 Sivatandava sloka.  4. Same other works (in Sanskrit texts)

Arka Prakasa: Pattern and Significance

Leading, rasa and valuable Sanskrit treatise specifically dealing with arka vidhana (processing distillation), in comprehensive form, based on (preaching) of knowledge of Arka process by Lord Siva to Ravana who obtained (ga- thered)n through goddess Parvati and same (whole knowledge on arka process) transmitted to Mandodari by Ravana.

Notable, matchless and interesting treatise on science of arka (distillates)n belonging to ancient pharmaceutical technology of Ayurveda (oldest science of medicine in world i.e. mother science of medical system originated from India or Visvaguru, thease of whole world), based on Ravana Mandodari dialogue (samvada) describing different aspects i.e. theory and practice pertaining to Arka vidhi (distillation methodology) including allied facets/factors/topics supporting (enriching) to Ayurvedic science of Arka as integral, effective and applied part (branch/discipline) of Indian medical science of divine eternal unlimited and endless great science of the exhaustive knowledge enriching ‘Scinence of Life), ably guiding to whole world.

Wonderful, excellent and unique contribution of ancient vision with scientific, multi-angled, inter-disciplinary and wide ranging approach to methodology of Arka (distilertes) serving repository of rich, first hand and authortative knowledge (alongwith technical know-how) to revitalise, re orient and develop newer discipline of ark vidya (under depletion lesser rather limited therapeutic application) in field of pharmaceutical science of Ayurveda, poving vast, scope for study evaluable and practice.