Critical Study of Manuscript “Yogmuktavali” and its comparative study with Charak Samhita

Ayurveda being a practical science and is codified through centuries in written documents called Manuscripts. A manuscript is any document written by hand or type written as opposed to being mechanically printed or reproduced in some automated way. As such, several treatment methods contained in these texts are being lost by decaying. As part of a humble step towards this, Yogmuktawali authored by Hammeerraj. A paper manuscript in the Sanskrit language documented in Devanagari script preserved at Aanandashram Library Appa Balvant Chouk, Pune was taken. The objectives of the study are critical edition of the manuscript Yogmuktawali. It is a unique article belonging to the Aatreya Parampara. The time period of the text by considering the internal and external evidence, influence of the text on other medieval texts can be placed as the late 16th to 21th century. There are total 20 chapters in this Manuscript. Some rare diseases like Vamiroga, Bhutajwara, Slipad, Arochak have found a place in this text. Vajikaran is a unique feature of this text. The content of the text is also very much similar to the Charak Samhita only at some places different words for same meaning are used.