Vedotpati Adhyaya – 1st Chapter of Sushruta Samhita Abstract Acharya Sushruta is the author of Sushruta Samhita. He is called “The Father of Surgery”. Sushruta Samhita is a classical Ayurvedic text on medicine and surgery. It is one among the Brihat trayees (three great treatises in Ayurveda). It is referred to as the best text for learning Shalya Chikitsa (Surgery). Sushruta Samhita contains 186 adhyaya (chapters) and has described 1,120 types of diseases. This Samhita is divided into two parts