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त्रासयेन्नाविधेयं तं त्रस्तं गृह्णन्ति हि ग्रहाः । वस्त्रवातात्परस्पर्शात्पालयेल्लङ्घनाच्च तम् ॥ ४१ ॥
The baby should not be frightened/threatened even though disobedient (irritable), because evil spirits will seize (take possession) the frightened baby. She should be protected from cloths (rough and thick coverings which cause suffocation etc.), breeze, touch by others (than the mother) and fasting (lack of food).
english translation
ब्राह्मीसिद्धार्थकवचाशारिवाकुष्ठसैन्धवैः । सकणैः साधितं पीतं वाङ्मेधास्मृतिकृद्घृतम् ॥ ४२ ॥
Medicated ghee prepared with brāhmī (Bacopa monnieri), siddhārthaka (white mustard/Brassica alba), vacā (Acorus calamus), śārivā (Hemidesmus indicus), kuṣṭha (Saussurea lappa), saindhava (rock salt), and sakaṇa (with long pepper/Piper longum), when consumed, bestows excellent speech, intelligence, and memory.
english translation
आयुष्यं पाप्मरक्षोघ्नं भूतोन्मादनिबर्हणम् । वचेन्दुलेखामण्डूकीशङ्खपुष्पीशतावरीः ॥ ४३ ॥
It promotes longevity (āyuṣya), protects against sins, wards off evil spirits (rakṣoghna), and cures insanity or psychological afflictions caused by external possessions (bhūtonmāda). Making a paste (kalka) by taking one pala (48 grams) each of vacā (Acorus calamus), indulekhā (Psoralea corylifolia), maṇḍūkī (Centella asiatica), śaṅkhapuṣpī (Convolvulus pluricaulis), śatāvarī (Asparagus racemosus),
english translation
ब्रह्मसोमामृताब्राह्मीः कल्कीकृत्य पलांशिकाः । अष्टाङ्गं विपचेत्सर्पिः प्रस्थं क्षीरचतुर्गुणम् ॥ ४४ ॥
brahmasomā (Butea monosperma / Sarcostemma acidum), amṛtā (Tinospora cordifolia), and brāhmī (Bacopa monnieri); one prastha (768 grams) of ghee (sarpis) should be thoroughly cooked with these eight ingredients, along with four times that quantity of milk (3.072 liters) as the liquid medium.
english translation
तत्पीतं धन्यमायुष्यं वाङ्मेधास्मृतिबुद्धिकृत् । अजाक्षीराभयाव्योषपाठोग्राशिग्रुसैन्धवैः ॥ ४५ ॥
This formulation, known as Aṣṭāṅga Ghṛta, when consumed, brings auspiciousness (dhanya), promotes longevity (āyuṣya), and enhances speech, intellect (medhā), memory (smṛti), and understanding (buddhi). Medicated ghee prepared with goat’s milk, abhayā – Terminalia chebula, Vyosa (Black pepper – Piper nigrum, Long pepper fruit – Piper longum and Ginger – Zingiber officinale), pāṭhā – Cissampelos pareira, ugrā – Acorus calamus, śigru – Moringa oleífera
english translation