සිංහල බෙහෙත් තෙල් බල ගැන්වීම

In Sinhala medicine, the empowerment of medicinal oils with a mantra is a deeply spiritual and intentional process, rather than a simple physical preparation. The practice is rooted in the belief that sound vibrations and focused intention can give oils powerful, healing powers.

While specific rituals may vary between practitioners and for different types of oils, the general principles are consistent:

Vibrational resonance: Mantras are considered powerful sound vibrations with a deep energetic resonance. When chanted with devotion and attention, they are believed to create a frequency that affects the energy field of the oil as well as the person chanting.

Intention and focus: The act of chanting mantras is a tool to enhance intention and focus when preparing the oil. The practitioner's attention is focused on the oil, creating a concentrated flow of energy. This focused intention helps align the practitioner’s consciousness with a higher, divine energy, which allows that energy to be transferred into the oil.

Invocation of the Deities: Mantras often involve repeating the sacred names or attributes of deities associated with healing and well-being, such as Lord Dhanvantari. By invoking these divine beings, practitioners believe that the energy and essence of the deity is imprinted on the medicinal oil, enhancing its healing properties.

Purification and Cleansing: Reciting specific mantras is believed to cleanse and purify the oil, removing any negative energies or impurities that may have accumulated. This cleansing is considered essential to restoring the oil to its original energetic state and ensuring that it can effectively fulfill its intended purpose.

Creating a Sacred Connection: The process of infusing the oil with mantras creates a personal and sacred connection between the practitioner and the divine. This active participation develops a sense of empowerment and deepens the spiritual journey of both the healer and the patient.

In essence, a mantra is not just a sound; it is a sacred code containing deep spiritual wisdom and power. By incorporating mantras in the preparation of medicinal oils, Sinhalese medical practitioners aim to create a product that works not only on a physical level, but also on a spiritual and energetic level due to its medicinal components, promoting holistic healing of the mind, body, and spirit.

Empowering Duhudu oil (Celastrus paniculatus) with a mantra in Sinhala medicine is a practice deeply intertwined with the spiritual and energetic principles of Ayurveda. Duhudu oil is highly regarded as a "madhya rasayana" (a brain tonic) for its ability to improve memory, intellect, and nerve function. The mantra is not a simple recitation but a form of focused meditation intended to infuse the oil with specific healing vibrations.

While the exact mantras and rituals can be specific to a family lineage of practitioners, the general process and underlying philosophy involve the following steps:

Preparation and Purification: The practitioner first purifies the oil itself and the space where the ritual will be performed. This involves cleansing the environment and using a clean, new container, often made of copper or clay, to hold the oil.

Intention Setting: Before chanting, the practitioner sets a clear intention for the oil's purpose. For Duhudu oil, the intention is to enhance memory, sharpen the intellect, calm the mind, and balance "Vata" and "Kapha" doshas, which are believed to govern nervous system function.

Mantra Selection: The mantra is chosen based on its energetic properties and its relevance to the desired outcome. For Duhudu oil, mantras related to knowledge, intellect, and the calming of the mind are often used. These may include:

Mantras for Saraswati: The Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and wisdom. Chanting her mantra is believed to activate the mind and improve learning.

Mantras for Ganesha: The god of new beginnings and the remover of obstacles. Chanting his mantra can help remove mental blocks and clear the path for knowledge.

Specific Ayurvedic Mantras: There are also traditional Ayurvedic mantras dedicated to specific herbs and their properties. While these are often passed down through a master-disciple lineage, they are intended to awaken the "pranic" or life-force energy within the plant extract.

The Chanting Process: The practitioner sits in a quiet, clean space, focusing their mind on the oil. They hold the container of oil close and begin to chant the chosen mantra with deep devotion and concentration. The vibrations from the chant are believed to penetrate the oil, imbuing it with a specific energetic signature. The process is often repeated multiple times, and the duration and number of repetitions can vary depending on the tradition and the desired effect.

Application and Continued Practice: The empowered oil is then used for its intended purpose, such as a gentle head massage (shiro abhyanga), a practice that is believed to nourish the nerves, improve blood circulation to the brain, and help the oil's enhanced properties take effect. The practitioner may also recommend that the person receiving the treatment continue to recite the same or a similar mantra while applying the oil, thereby reinforcing the energetic connection.

In summary, empowering Duhudu oil with a mantra is a holistic practice that combines the physical properties of the herb with the spiritual power of sound and intention. This process transforms the oil from a simple physical substance into a powerful tool for promoting not only physical health but also mental clarity and spiritual well-being.

an example of how Sinhala medicinal oil is made powerful with a mantra.

While the specific process can vary among practitioners and is often considered a sacred family tradition, I can provide a general example of how a Sinhala medicinal oil, like Duhudu oil, might be empowered with a mantra to treat memory loss. This is a simplified representation of a complex ritual that would be performed with great focus and devotion.

Let's use the example of a practitioner preparing Duhudu oil (Celastrus paniculatus) with the Saraswati Mantra to enhance memory.

Step 1: Preparation of the Space and Materials

The practitioner chooses a quiet, clean, and sacred space, often a special room for rituals.

The raw Duhudu oil is placed in a new, clean container, traditionally made of copper or clay.

The area is purified with incense, and a small lamp (pahan) is lit, representing the light of knowledge and wisdom.

Step 2: Setting the Intention

The practitioner sits in a comfortable, meditative posture facing the east or north.

They close their eyes and focus on their breath to calm the mind.

They visualize the person who will be using the oil, imagining their mind becoming clear and sharp, and their memory improving.

They hold the container of oil in their hands or place it on a small altar in front of them, focusing their entire intention on imbuing the oil with the power to heal the mind and improve memory.

Step 3: The Chanting Ritual

With their mind fully focused on the oil and the intention, the practitioner begins to chant the Saraswati Mantra. The chanting is done slowly, clearly, and with deep reverence. A common mantra used is:

Om Aim Saraswatyai Vidmahe, Vaktra Hasthe Dadhimadhye Dheemahi, Tanno Saraswati Prachodayat.

The practitioner repeats this mantra a specific number of times, often 108 times, a number considered sacred in both Hinduism and Buddhism.

As they chant, they visualize the sound vibrations of the mantra entering the oil, causing it to glow with a gentle, white or golden light. This light represents the energy of knowledge and wisdom from Goddess Saraswati.

Throughout the chanting, the practitioner maintains a state of deep concentration, ensuring that every word and every thought is dedicated to the oil's purpose.

Step 4: Completion of the Ritual

After the final repetition, the practitioner sits in silence for a few moments, allowing the empowered energy to settle into the oil.

The container is then sealed and stored in a clean, dark place. The oil is now considered to be "Jeevanam" or "alive" with the mantra's energy.

The practitioner will then provide the oil to the patient, instructing them on its proper use and often advising them to continue reciting a simple version of the mantra while applying the oil. This reinforces the energetic connection and makes the treatment more effective.

This example illustrates that the empowerment of the oil is not a mechanical process. It is a spiritual and meditative practice where the practitioner uses the mantra as a tool to transfer powerful, focused, and healing energy into the oil, transforming it into a holistic remedy for the mind, body, and spirit.

සාම්ප්‍රදායික සකස් කිරීමේ ක්‍රමය

සිංහල ආයුර්වේද ගෘහස්ථ සූත්‍රයක් වන්නේ:

අමුද්‍රව්‍ය ප්‍රමාණය (ආසන්න වශයෙන්) ක්‍රියාකාරිත්වය

එඬරු තෙල් මේස හැඳි 2 ක් පාදම / වාහකය, හිසකෙස් සහ ස්නායු ශක්තිමත් කරයි

දුහුදු තෙල් (සෙලාස්ට්‍රස් පැනිකුලටස්) මේස හැඳි 1 ස්නායු ක්‍රියාකාරිත්වය සහ මානසික පැහැදිලිකම උත්තේජනය කරයි

සඳුන් තෙල් (සඳුන් තෙල්) 5-10 බිංදු සිසිලනය, සුවඳ, පිත සහ ආතතිය අඩු කරයි

හොඳින් මිශ්‍ර කර තෙල් ඉතා මෘදු ලෙස රත් කරන්න (තාපාංක නොවේ) - ශරීර උෂ්ණත්වයට වඩාත් සුදුසුය.

ආලේප කරන ක්‍රමය

සන්සුන්, සෙවන සහිත ස්ථානයක වාඩි වන්න.

ඇඟිලි තුඩු භාවිතයෙන් උණුසුම් තෙල් හිස්කබලට මෘදු ලෙස යොදන්න.

රවුම් චලිතයකින් සම්බාහනය කරන්න - විශේෂයෙන් crown ඔටුන්න (සිරිසඳ), temples  පන්සල් සහ back of head  බෙල්ලේ ගෙල වටා සහ පපු පෙදෙසේ උඩ කොටස nape

ඇල්මැරුණු ජලය සහ මෘදු ඖෂධීය ෂැම්පු (උදා: නෙල්ලි හෝ බෙලි පොතු කහට) සමඟ සේදීමට පෙර විනාඩි 30-60ක් තබා ගන්න.

නිතිපතා පෝෂණය සඳහා සතියකට 2-3 වතාවක් නැවත නැවත කරන්න.

පූර්වාරක්ෂාවන්

සයිනස් තදබදය, උණ හෝ සෙම්ප්‍රතිශ්‍යාව ඇති විට මෙම තෙල් මිශ්‍රණය භාවිතා කිරීමෙන් වළකින්න, මන්ද එවැනි තත්වයන් යටතේ එඬරු තෙල් කෆා වැඩි කළ හැකිය.

තෙල් අධික ලෙස රත් නොකරන්න - ස්පර්ශ කිරීමට තරම් උණුසුම්.

සඳුන් අත්‍යවශ්‍ය තෙල් සාන්ද්‍රණය වී ඇත්නම්, බිංදු කිහිපයක් පමණක් භාවිතා කරන්න.

සමහර අය දුහුදු තෙල් හෝ සඳුන් සාරයට මෘදු ලෙස ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වන බැවින්, සෑම විටම පළමුව කුඩා පැල්ලමක් පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.