અથાતઃ સ્કન્ધગ્રહપ્રતિષેધં વ્યાખ્યાસ્યામઃ ||૧|| યથોવાચ ભગવાન્ ધન્વન્તરિઃ ||૨||
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अथातः स्कन्धग्रहप्रतिषेधं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१|| यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||
Meaning of the śloka
Now the prevention and treatment of Skanda-graha will be explained, as taught by the venerable Dhanvantari.
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નવગ્રહાકૃતિવિજ્ઞાનીયાનન્તરં વિજ્ઞાતનવગ્રહાકૃતેશ્ચિકિત્સિતમુચિતં; તત્રાપિ સ્કન્દગ્રહસ્ય પ્રથમત્વાત્તપ્રતિષેધાધ્યાય આરભ્યતે- અથાત ઇત્યાદિ||૧-૨||
Meaning of the commentary
After the chapter describing the forms of the nine grahas, it is appropriate to explain their treatment once those forms are known. Because Skanda-graha is placed first among them, the chapter on its prevention and treatment begins here.
Key terms
- Skandagraha (skanda-graha)
- The graha named first in the classical pediatric framework and treated in this chapter.
- pratiṣedha
- Prevention or treatment in the context of this chapter.
- Dhanvantari
- The revered authority to whom the teaching is attributed.