Where the proportion of jala (water), sneha (fatty media) and aushada (drugs & paste) are not mentioned then four times of sneha to that of aushada (kalkadravya) & four times of jala to sneha are used.
[Three types of snehapaka (characteristics of prepared unctuous formulation)] The sneha paka (characteristic of prepared unctuous formulation) is categorized into three the mridupaka (soft/thin), madhyama paka (medium consistency) & khara paka (dense/thick consistency).
If the kalka turns to niryasa (gum like) is called as mridupaka, becomes round soft mass then it is madhyama paka and paste disintegrates during wicking is known as kharapaka.
[Their indications] Kharapaka sneha (dense) is mostly used for the abhyanga (unction), the mridupaka sneha (soft/thin) is ideal for administration through the nasal route (nasya), madhyama paka sneha (medium) is preferred both oral administration (pana) as well as for enema (basti).
[Two types of measurements] There are two categories of measurements 1. kalinga 2. magadha. Out of these, magadha is considered as best by the experts.