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अग्निवेशश्च भेल(ड)श्च जतूकर्णः पराशरः। हारीतः क्षारपाणिश्च जगृहुस्तन्मुनेर्वचः ॥३१॥

(The disciples) Agnivesha, Bhela, Jatukarna, Parashara, Harita and Ksharapani received the word of instruction from the sage Punarvasu.

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बुद्धेर्विशेषस्तत्रासीन्नोपदेशान्तरं मुनेः। तन्त्रस्य कर्ता प्रथममग्निवेशो यतोऽभवत् ॥३२॥

Inception of Agnivesha Tantra: It was only the extraordinary merit and not the instructions of the sage that made Agnivesha the author of the first compendium.

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अथ भेलादयश्चक्रुः स्वं स्वं तन्त्रं कृतानि च। श्रावयामासुरात्रेयं सर्षिसङ्घं सुमेधसः ॥३३॥

subsequently, Bhela etc. also authored their own compendiums and all of them, the intelligent ones, presented their work before Atreya.

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श्रुत्वा सूत्रणमर्थानामृषयः पुण्यकर्मणाम्। यथावत्सूत्रितमिति प्रहृष्टास्तेऽनुमेनिरे ॥३४॥

The sages, on hearing the composition of the various branches of Ayurveda, were extremely pleased and approved it unanimously as a well-composed body of work.

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सर्व एवास्तुवंस्तांश्च सर्वभूतहितैषिणः। साधु [१] भूतेष्वनुक्रोश इत्युच्चैरब्रुवन् समम् ॥३५॥

All praised the sages, the benefactors of all creatures, for their compassion towards fellow beings.

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Chapter 1

Verses 36-40