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Charak Samhita

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कामशोकभयक्रोधहर्षेर्ष्यालोभसम्भवान्। परस्परप्रतिद्वन्द्वैरेभिरेव शमं नयेत् ॥८६॥

If the mental derangement is due to the passion (kama), grief (shoka), fear (bhaya), anger (krodha), exhilaration (harsha), envy (irshya), and greed (lobha), they should be pacified by their mutually antagonizing and contradictory factors .

english translation

बुद्ध्वा देशं वयः सात्म्यं दोषं कालं बलाबले। चिकित्सितमिदं कुर्यादुन्मादे भूतदोषजे ॥८७॥

[Spriritual therapies in exogenous type of unmada] Physician should administer the treatment of unmada, caused by spirits or dosha, after examining place, age, suitability, morbidity, time and strength or otherwise.

english translation

देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वैरुन्मत्तस्य तु बुद्धिमान्। वर्जयेदञ्जनादीनि तीक्ष्णानि क्रूरकर्म च ॥८८॥

In the unmada caused by gods, sages, forefather or gandharvas, the wise physician should avoid irritant collyrium etc. and other harsh measures.

english translation

सर्पिष्पानादि तस्येह मृदु भैषज्यमाचरेत्। पूजां बल्युपहारांश्च मन्त्राञ्जनविधींस्तथा ॥८९॥

Instead he should use intake of ghee and other mild medicament. Moreover, worship, offering (bali), gifts (upahara), recitation of hymns(mantra), collyrium (anjana),

english translation

शान्तिकर्मेष्टिहोमांश्च जपस्वस्त्ययनानि च। वेदोक्तान् नियमांश्चापि प्रायश्चित्तानि चाचरेत् ॥९०॥

pacificatory rituals (shanti karma) and acts, sacrifices, offering oblation to the fire (homa), repetition of hymns/incantations(japa), auspicious rituals /blessings (swastyayana), vedic rites and expiations (prayaschita) are useful for these patients .

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