Guhyakesha, Guhyakeśa, Guhya-kesha: 1 definition
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Guhyakesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Guhyakeśa can be transliterated into English as Guhyakesa or Guhyakesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda TherapeuticsGuhyakeśa (गुह्यकेश) refers to “genital hair”, and is dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha (chapter 2) written by Hastiruci.—The Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha (mentioning guhyakeśa-nivāraṇa-yoga, ‘genital hair removing formulation’) has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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