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Astanga Hrudaya

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भूतं जयेदहिं सेच्छं जपहोमबलिव्रतैः । तपःशीलसमाधानदानज्ञानदयादिभिः ॥ १ ॥

Demons / evil spirits which have no desire to cause harm (the person seized by them) should be won over by incantations (of scared hymns), fire sacrifices, offering oblations,observing vows,penance,good conduct,religious meditation,charity,acquiring knowledge,compassion etc.

english translation

हिङ्गुव्योषालनेपालीलशुनार्कजटाजटाः । अजलोमी सगोलोमी भूतकेशी वचा लता ॥ २ ॥

Medicated ghee should be prepared with hiṅgu – Ferula asafoetida, vyosa (Black pepper – Piper nigrum, Long pepper fruit – Piper longum and Ginger – Zingiber officinale), āla – Arsenic trisulphide,nepālī – arsenic disulfide,laśuna – Allium sativum,Root of Calotropis gigantean Roots of Nardostachys jatamansi shwetha durva- Cynodon dactylon, sagolomī – Cynodon dactylon bhūtakeśī – Vitex negundo,vacā – Acorus calamus, latā – Anethum graveolens,

english translation

कुक्कुटी सर्पगन्धाख्या तिलाः काणविकाणिके । वज्रप्रोक्ता वयःस्था च शृङ्गी मोहनवल्ल्यपि ॥ ३ ॥

kukkuṭī – Celosia argentea, sarpagandhā – Rauwolfia serpentina, tilāḥ – Sesamum indicum, kāṇavi – Fritillaria roylei,kāṇike – Roscoea purpurea / Lilium polyphyllum vajraproktā – Euphorbia neriifolia,vayaḥsthā – Euphorbia neriifolia,śṛṅgī – Pistacia chinensis, mohana valli – Dendrophthoe falcata

english translation

स्रोतोजाञ्जनरक्षोघ्नं रक्षोघ्नं चान्यदौषधम् । खराश्वश्वाविदुष्ट्रर्क्षगोधानकुलशल्यकात् ॥ ४ ॥

srotoja añjana – Antimony sulphide, and other herbs which are dispellers of evil spirits; Polygonum aviculare the skin, bile, teeth and nails/ hooves, of Donkey, horse, porcupine, camel, bear,iguan, lizard ,mongoose ,porcupine ,

english translation

द्वीपिमार्जारगोसिंहव्याघ्रसामुद्रसत्त्वतः । चर्मपित्तद्विजनखा वर्गेऽस्मिन् साधयेद्घृतम् ॥ ५ ॥

leopard, cat, cow,lion,tiger and living beings of ocean;using either old ghee or

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