• Dr. Pratima Ghate
• Dr. Anupama Patil

Kashyapa Samhita is one of the treatises of Ayurveda, the basic text for ayurvedic pediatrics. Balrog is one of the disciplines amongst Ashtanga Ayurveda which deals with the scientific approach for nutrition, growth of body of children during the period of lactation and thereafter upto the age of sixteen. Jatakarmotara Adhyaya is one of the chapters from Khilasthana which guides regarding the Shishu Paricharya in his early ages of life. Though they are described in the form of rituals, they carry a scientific importance and are applicable in this era too. Aims and Objectives: the study was undertaken to understand the significance of Jatakarmottara Adhyaya of Khilasthana of Kashyapa Samhita. The study was aimed to understand the application of the knowledge of Jatakarmottara Adhyaya with scientific view. Material and Methods: review of concept from print copies of Samhitas, text books, recently published original research articles regarding the concepts, published material regarding the study concepts, academic databases like Scopus, Web of science, and search engines like Google etc. Observations and Results: the Jatakarmottara Adhyaya is 12th Adhyaya of Khilasthana of Kashyapa Samhita. It contains twenty three verses which are in the form of advices or suggestions about the pediatric nurturing from the birth upto the one year completion of his life. The discussion is about doing pediatric nourishment and rituals at the same time. Conclusion: The Adhyaya is very useful to follow the pediatric growth and development during first year of his life. The author Acharya Kashyapa have detailed out the foods to be given at intervals of first year of life of children. The baby is also made to have some rituals in the form of Sanskara which will help the baby for nutrition and mental growth too.

Kashyapa Samhita, Jatakarmottara Adhyaya, Balrog, pediatrics

"UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE AND APPLICATION OF JATAKARMOTTARA ADHYAYA OF KASHYAPA SAMHITA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.h301-h304, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403740.pdf

"UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE AND APPLICATION OF JATAKARMOTTARA ADHYAYA OF KASHYAPA SAMHITA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. pph301-h304, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403740.pdf