Dr.Ajay Jagtap - Ajay Ayurveda Clinic

28/02/2026

Fire ritual / Homa / Agnihotra in Classical Ayurveda

In Charaka Samhita (Sutra Sthana, Chapter 11), Acharya Charaka describes three types of treatment:
Daivavyapāśraya (Spiritual therapy) , Yukti-vyapāśraya (Rational therapy) , and Sattvavajaya (Psychotherapy)

Under Daivavyapāśraya Chikitsa, he explicitly includes:
“Mantra, Maṅgala, Bali, Homa…”

This confirms that fire rituals such as Homa / Agnihotra were recognized within classical Ayurvedic therapeutics.

Ayurveda thus acknowledges healing at multiple levels — physical, psychological, environmental, and subtle.

Reference:
Charaka Samhita, Sutra Sthana 11

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