In olden days the Rishis initiated the science of
Ayurveda for the general awareness of the public. Public Svasthavrtta is
a very important subject in Ayurveda, Attempts were made on a large
scale to apply the knowledge of Ayurveda and collect medicinal
substances to be used in days of scarcity. The authorities of Ayurveda,
as a general rule, declare it their business to solely relieve the
public in distress caused by diseases. They consider this to be their
religious duty. Ayurveda also offers spiritual and mental treatments for
ailments in which no physical relief can be offered. The treatments
consist of two parts:
Daivavyapasraya: through methods of propitiation of supernatural
elements like:
