According to the Indian mythology, the origin of Ayurveda has a link with Brahma, the God of Creation. If the mythologies are to be believed, the Hindu myths say that Brahma wanted to erase the suffering of human by offering knowledge of Ayurveda to other Gods. In order to do so he passed on this knowledge to Dhanvantari – father of Ayurveda.
He then transmitted the knowledge to the mortal sages so that they could heal their sufferings. It is because of all these myths associated with Ayurveda, that it is considered as a divine science of revelation and thus values personal insight as much as empirical observation.