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Astanga Hrudaya

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कल्यस्योदग्रवयसो वाजीकरणसेविनः । सर्वेष्वृतुष्वहरहर्व्यवायो न निवार्यते ॥ ६ ॥

Those who are strong, who are in their youth, and who consume aphrodisiac recipes, need not avoid copulation everyday in all seasons.

english translation

अथ स्निग्धविशुद्धानां निरूहान् सानुवासनान् । घृततैलरसक्षीरशर्कराक्षौद्रसंयुतान् ॥ ७ ॥

The person should be administered oleation, purification, decoction enema, lubricating enema etc., along with ghee, oil, meat juice, milk, sugar and honey adopting proper procedure;

english translation

योगविद्योजयेत्पूर्वं क्षीरमांसरसाशिनाम् । ततो वाजीकरान् योगान् शुक्रापत्यबलप्रदान् ॥ ८ ॥

food should be milk, meat soup and boiled rice etc., after these therapies, he should be asked to consume vajikara recipes which gives strength to the semen and the offspring.

english translation

अच्छायः पूतिकुसुमः फलेन रहितो द्रुमः । यथैकश्चैकशाखश्च निरपत्यस्तथा नरः ॥ ९ ॥

Thus, a man without children is like a tree which has no shade, bearing flowers of foul smell, and not bearing fruits, standing alone and not having branches.

english translation

स्खलद्गमनमव्यक्तवचनं धूलिधूसरम् । अपि लालाविलमुखं हृदयाह्लादकारकम् ॥ १० ॥

Stumbling Walk, incomplete speech, body covered with dust, mouth/face dirty with saliva, in spite of all these, the offspring is gladdening to the heart;

english translation