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Predomination of humours in 24 hours according to Vāgbhaṭa (K=Kapha, P=Pitta, V=Vāta)
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Music, as a therapy, is more than often effectively administered across the globe. Interestingly, the roots of the music therapy are found in the Uttaramandrā-gāna or Gāthā-gāna which is a part of the Aśvamedha rite. In order to perform the Aśvamedha rite, the king needs to transfer the authority to a priest for a year. Without his sceptre or the r...
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... Suppose, we divide both day (ahan, in compound ahna) and night (rātra) into three parts, i.e., first (pūrva) of a day/night (pūrvāhna/pūrvarātra), middle (madhya) of a day/night (madhyāhna/madhyarātra), and end (apara) of a day/night (aparāhṇa/apararātra), kapha, pitta, and vāta occupy the time periods respectively (see Figure 4). A day is of 15 muhūrtas and so a night too. ...
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... Suppose, we divide both day (ahan, in compound ahna) and night (rātra) into three parts, i.e., first (pūrva) of a day/night (pūrvāhna/pūrvarātra), middle (madhya) of a day/night (madhyāhna/madhyarātra), and end (apara) of a day/night (aparāhṇa/apararātra), kapha, pitta, and vāta occupy the time periods respectively (see Figure 4). A day is of 15 muhūrtas and so a night too. ...
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... They mentioned that music that is enjoyable and provides satisfaction or pleasure could be used in a therapeutic context, and individuals benefit from receptively or actively engaging with music throughout their lifespan (Hallam, 2010). Along with music application, selfbelief and future aspiration help to get the advantage of therapy (Gangopadhyay & Prasad, 2022b;Hallam, 2010). ...
It is a general feeling of a keen listener of any music genre that music changes one emotionally. It is a feeling that music has a force that pushes off one’s emotions. How does an emotional shift occur if there is no abstract force? There are discussions within scholarly domains regarding the power of music. However, this aspect is not interpreted from a traditional Indian perspective. This paper addresses the power of music as discussed in Indian philosophical domains and makes psychological comments. This article is aimed to understand the power of music within the Indian traditional system and to find its impact on the psyche with the help of conventional Indian theories in Sanskrit literature. It is found that there are two powers of musical sound which are identified by Ācārya Abhinavagupta (940-1015 AD.): _Ānanda-śakti_ (power of bliss) and _Mādhurya-śakti_ (power of sweetness). In addition, the power of bliss is connected to the _rasa_ theory of Indian aesthetics, which directly correlates with humane psychology. It is discussed in the paper that the relish of _rasa_ itself demonstrates subduing of _rajas_ and _tamas_ and _sattva_ predominates the psyche. In other words, the mind achieves its homeostasis according to Ayurvedic principles. In addition, this paper also tried to synthesize the modern aspect of the power of music, which is discussed from therapeutic contexts with traditional Indian theories.
