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इन्द्रो वायुर्यमश्चैव नैर्ऋतो मध्यमस्तथा ।

इन्द्रो वायुर्यमश्चैव नैर्ऋतो मध्यमस्तथा । ईशानश्च कुबेरश्च अग्निर्वरुण एव च ॥ First breaking the conjugations – इन्द्र: वायु: यम: च एव नैर्ऋतः मध्यम: तथा । ईशान: च कुबेर: च अग्नि: वरुण: एव च ॥ In order of appearance in above sloka: 1. इन्द्र: = Indra, presiding deity of the easterly direction 2. वायु: = wind, presiding deity of north-westerly direction 3. यम: = Yama, presiding deity of Southern direction. 4. नैर्ऋतः = one of eight “Vasu”s , presiding deity of south-westerly direction 5. मध्यम: = the middle one 6. ईशान: = name of Shiva, presiding deity of North-easterly direction. 7. कुबेर: = God of wealth, presiding deity of north direction 8. अग्नि: = fire, presiding deity of south-easterly direction 9. वरुण: = God of rains, presiding deity of western direction place them in their respective place according to above information: 2 वायु: 7 कुबेर: 6 ईशान: 9 वरुण: 5 मध्यम: 1 इन्द्र: 4 नैर्ऋतः 3 यम: 8 अग्नि: Now look just at the numbers. Numbers in all rows, columns and diagonals sum

Hastayurveda

Hastayurveda Hastăyurvĕda is a treatise on elephants, Palkăpya wrote this Samhită. The present book is available as a complete Samhită, edited by Pandit Shivadutta Sharma. Hastăyurvĕda was printed at Anandăśrama press in 1894. Hastăyurvĕda has 160 Adhyăyăs. This Samhită is based on fundamental principles of Ayurvĕda, containing all aspects of Sharir including Anatomy & Physiology, Rog Vigyăna, Surgery and Treatment of elephants as well as their care. It is the one and only complete printed Samhită and rare book on Hastăyurvĕda by Palkăpya. A Malayalam translation was also published by Mathrubhumi in 2006.