We5 Ayurveda

                      The Rishi (sage) Atreya is mentioned as Atreya Punarvasu, Krishnatreya and Chandrabhagi (because of her mother's name i.e. Chandrabhaga). He is the descendant of Atri (one among the Saptarishi or the seven sages) and the disciple of the sage Bhardwaja. He was the guru of six disciples namely Agnivesha, Bhela, Jatukarna, Parashara, Harita and Ksharapani which are renowned for their particular samhita (compendium).  Bhela proposes that Atreya hailed from the Gandhara region which is Kandhar (Afganisthan) in present days. He also adds that Atreya was contemporary to the Rajarsi Nagnajit of Gandhara. Nagnajit has been quoted to Satapatha brahamana (part of Yajurveda) which was written in about 3000 BC (Sahnkar Bal Krishan Dixit). Modern historian suggest that Satapatha brahamana was written around 800 BC.   The Mahabharata (Sanskrit epic of Ancient India) mentioned about the Krish...

                                   Ayurveda is the science of life which is originated from the mukha (mouth) of Lord Brahma or some text also said that it is memorised by Brahma which further propagated to the mankind. So as per that technically the father of Ayurveda is Lord Brahma (the creator of universe).  First of all Lord Brahma teaches this knowledge to Daksha Prajapati (lord of creatures)..........which further passes to Ashvini kumaras (twin God of medicine/ doctors of Gods)...........then it passes to Indra (king of Gods).......after that he teaches it to Rishi Bhardwaja (enlightened person, who went to Indraloka in search of Ayurveda).........lastly he teaches this to Atreya Punarvasu. Atreya Punarvasu (one of the elightened person who first get the knowledge from Rishi Bhardwaja) come to earth and propagate the Ayurveda with the help of its 6 students named as Agnivesha, Bh...