Charak Samhita

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मणयश्च धारणीयाः कुमारस्य खड्गरुरुगवयवृषभाणां जीवतामेव दक्षिणेभ्यो विषाणेभ्योऽग्राणि गृहीतानि स्युः;ऐन्द्र्याद्याश्चौषधयो जीवकर्षभकौ च, यानि चान्यान्यपि ब्राह्मणाः प्रशंसेयुरथर्ववेदविदः ॥६२॥

[Measures for ensuring the child's well-being] The following articles should be worn as talismans or amulets by the child: gems, tip of the right horn of a live rhinoceros, deer, gayal or a bull; herbs like aindri, jivaka, rusabhaka, etc., and also all such articles as the brahmins well versed in Atharva Veda may recommend.

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