AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE FOR HEALTH IMPACTS OF MANTRA AS SOUND THERAPY – A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Mantras are special powerful sounds, usually root sounds of the Sanskrit language and con-sidered as the legendary language of the gods. Those primal sounds are called sacred seed syllables, seed or Bija Mantras. According to the Vedic system, all creation proceeds through sound, as sound is the sense quality belonging to ether, the origin of all the other el-ements. Hence, through sound all creation, all the elements can be controlled. As all dishar-monies in body or mind arise from an imbalance of the five elements, the right sounds can be used to adjust them all. The objectives of this study were to study literature of Mantra and sound therapy in Ayurveda, to review the relationship of basic Mantra for balance the three Dosha, to review scientific correlation of modern sound and Mantra therapy as a healing process, to find out different Mantra therapy as healing application in Ayurveda and to re-view relationship with Marma energy system and Mantra in healing application. Ayurveda classical texts (Caraka, Susruta and Ashtanghahirdya Samhitha), published research articles in journals, related web sites, previous research papers related to Modern sound and Ayur-veda Mantra therapy were reviewed. As per Ayurveda literature, five primordial elements are responsible for maintain the positive, negative health status of human being and the five elements can be strengthened by their respective Mantras. These are five basic Manthra Lam, Vam, Ram, Yam and Harm corresponding with Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. also, similar Mantras relate to the seven tissues (Dhatus) of the physical body and can be used to strengthen them. It was reviewed that Mantras can be used by the healer to energize the healing process or by the patient to increase their own healing. The healer or therapist can repeat mantras during treatment, either in law voice or silently. All the mechanics of the uni-verse are different sound-based harmonic vibrations; the universe itself is mu-sic. The sound, therefore, is the original and the most prima. . Power over the mind, and also the psychic powers of the mind (siddhis) arise through the power of the Mantra and it can be used to maintain five primordial elements for the balance of the body with the mind and soul.