Chapter 1.29: Ten Seats of Life Forces (Dashapranayataneeya Adhyaya / दशप्राणायतनीय अध्याय)

Identifies ten anatomical seats essential for life forces, contrasts genuine life-protecting physicians (pranabhisara) with disease-promoting quacks (rogabhisara), and establishes medical ethics framework.

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata

This chapter identifies ten anatomical seats essential for sustaining life forces, from the temples to the anus. It sharply contrasts genuine life-protecting physicians (pranabhisara) with disease-promoting quacks (rogabhisara), providing detailed behavioral profiles of each. The chapter establishes that medical practice requires integrated knowledge, ethical conduct, and universal compassion, while warning patients to recognize and avoid fraudulent practitioners.