The lineage of the science

The author says the book was composed on Ramagiri mountain, arose from the teachings of Shrinandi acharya and contains the subject matter of the Pranavaya canon taught by the omniscient, so it follows the earlier tradition rather than his own invention. Verses 4 and 5 add that its words must be taken in their exact sense and that only one who cures disease through knowledge is called a vaidya.