Comprehensive Text Book on Kriya Shareera (Volume I)

The wide range concepts of Kriya Shareera are dealt here in a rational and sincere manner which will be useful for the student for academic purpose and for clinical purpose too. All topics are made suitable for the reader for the better understanding of Kriya Shareera concepts. All the essentials Shlokas regarding all the topics related to Kriya Shareera are included. Various tabulation and other representative techniques for the easy & better understanding of various topics related to Ayurvedic part of Kriya Shareera. List of references available regarding the topics related to Ayurvedic concepts, so that it will help the students for cross referencing. Further reading and understanding section is been included where reader can get comprehensive information about the topics published in different journals, textbooks by various authors. Mnemonics, schematic and diagrammatic representations for the easy understanding of the modern physiological concepts.

Dr. Nagaraj Kamath, MD (Kriya Shareera). The author completed his under graduation from Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurveda College and hospital, kuthpady, Udupi in the year 2012. He has won the Veerendra Hegdeji Patabhisheka Award and Jeevaka Award (Himalaya Drug Company) for the academic excellence. He completed his post graduation in department of Kriya Shareera, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurveda College and hospital, Hassan in the year 2015. Presently working as Assistant Professor in the department of Kriya Shareera, Karnataka Ayurveda Medical College Mangaluru. He has presented several papers in different National, International and state level seminars. He has more than 64 research and review article publications to his credit in various national, international journals to his credit. He is also the editorial board member of different International Ayurvedic Medical Journals. He has won Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records for the highest number (50) of publications in different fields of Ayurveda in the period of one year ten months. He is also author of the text book entitled “Essentials of Kriya shareera” & “Kriya Shareera made easy” published under Chaukambha Sanskrit Sansthan, Varanasi. He has worked on Illustrative work Manual on Kriya shareera which is under the process of Publication. He has two digital books entitled “Suvarna Sangraha - The golden 50” and “Kriya Taranga” Audio classes of Kriya Shareera” to his credit.

This textbook of Sharira Kriya is a very well thought of work, having presented according to CCIM syllabus it connects and gathers all the topics in one place and serves as both, a textbook for students and as a source reference for teachers.

Generally students need to painstakingly compile scattered references spread across the vastness of our Samhitas and allied works on physiology. Here the author has spared no effort to compile, simplify and reflect the true intent of how our acharyas have wanted learners to perceive the mechanics between form and function.

The topics have been arranged in such a way that the flow of knowledge is seemingly uninterrupted, this makes for a much more interesting way to refer to.

I wholeheartedly congratulate the enthusiasm and foresight of the author and wish him all success for future literary works like this one.

I am glad to introduce the work “Comprehensive Text Book on Kriya Shareera” before the student fraternity of Ayurveda. The wide range concepts of Kriya Shareera are dealt here in a rational and sincere manner which will be useful for the student for academic purpose and for clinical purpose too.

Important Highlights of this Book:

1. All topics are made suitable for the reader for the better understanding of Kriya Shareera concepts.
2. All the essentials Shlokas regarding all the topics related to Kriya Shareera are included.
3. Various tabulation and other representative techniques for the easy & better understanding of various topics related to Ayurvedic part of Kriya Shareera.
4. List of references available regarding the topics related to Ayurvedic concepts, so that it will help the students for cross referencing.
5. Further reading and understanding section is been included where reader can get comprehensive information about the topics published in different journals, textbooks by various authors.
6. Mnemonics, schematic and diagrammatic representations for the easy understanding of the modem physiological concepts.

I am extremely grateful to my beloved Sir, Prof. Prasanna. N. Rao for his warm hearted support and blessings in accomplishment of this work.

My respect & sincere gratitude towards Principal, vice Principal and all teaching staff of my working institution. My grateful thanks are with Dr. Santosh Shetty for appreciating the book and spending precious time to pen foreword for this publication.

My respect & sincere gratitude towards my teachers Dr. Gopinadha Raju, Dr. Shivaprasad Chiplunkar, Dr. Pratibha Kulkarni, Dr. Akshar Kulkarni, Dr Neha Gadgil, Dr. Rajesh Bhat, Dr. Prashanth Kekuda. I remember at this point the sincere and dedicated work of support of my undergraduate students Bhavya K.G, Aswathy N.S, Fazeela Binthi Khalid, Anjali P.A on all the diagrammatic representations included in this text book.