Oshadi Prastha

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Oshadi Prastha

(Sk.)

Lit., “the place of medicinal herbs”. A mysterious city in the Himalayas mentioned even from the Vedic period. Tradition shows it as once inhabited by sages, great adepts in the healing art, who used only herbs and plants, as did the ancient Chaldees. The city is mentioned in the Kumâra Sambhava of Kalidasa (TG).

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Shortly: Lit., “the place of medicinal herbs”. A mysterious city in the Himalayas mentioned even from the Ved...