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अतऊर्ध्वंवृष्यतमान्स्नेहान्वक्ष्यामः| शतावरीगुडूचीक्षुविदार्यामलकद्राक्षाखर्जूराणांयन्त्रपीडितानांरसप्रस्थं पृथगेकैकंतद्वद्घृततैलगोमहिष्यजाक्षीराणांद्वौद्वौदद्यात्, जीवकर्षभकमेदामहामेदात्वक्क्षीरीशृङ्गाटकमधूलिकामधुकोच्चटा पिप्पलीपुष्करबीजनीलोत्पलकदम्बपुष्प- पुण्डरीककेशरकल्कान्पृषततरक्षुमांसकुक्कुटचटकचकोरमत्ताक्ष- बर्हिजीवञ्जीवकुलिङ्गहंसाण्डरसवसामज्जादेश्चप्रस्थंदत्त्वासाधयेत्| ब्रह्मघोषशङ्खपटहभेरीनिनादैःसिद्धं सितच्छत्रकृतच्छायंगजस्कन्धमारोपयेद्भगवन्तंवृषध्वजमभिपूज्य, तंस्नेहंत्रिभागमाक्षिकंमङ्गलाशीःस्तुतिदेवतार्चनैर्बस्तिंगमयेत्| नृणांस्त्रीविहारिणांनष्टरेतसांक्षतक्षीणविषमज्वरार्तानां व्यापन्नयोनीनांवन्ध्यानांरक्तगुल्मिनीनां[१] मृतापत्यानामनार्तवानांचस्त्रीणांक्षीणमांसरुधिराणां पथ्यतमंरसायनमुत्तमंवलीपलितनाशनंविद्यात्(१)| बलागोक्षुरकरास्नाश्वगन्धाशतावरीसहचराणांशतंशतमापोथ्यजलद्रोणशतेप्रसाध्यं, तस्मिन्जलद्रोणावशेषेरसेवस्त्रपूतेविदार्यामलकस्वरसयोर्बस्तमहिषवराहवृषकुक्कुट बर्हिहंसकारण्डवसारसाण्डरसानांघृततैलयोश्चैकैकंप्रस्थमष्टौप्रस्थान्क्षीरस्यदत्त्वाचन्दन मधुकमधूलिकात्वक्क्षीरीबिसमृणालनीलोत्पलपटोलात्मगुप्तान्नपाकितालमस्तकखर्जूरमृद्वीकातामलकी- कण्टकारीजीवकर्षभकक्षुद्रसहामहासहाशतावरीमेदापिप्पलीह्रीबेरत्वक्पत्रकल्कांश्चदत्त्वासाधयेत्| ब्रह्मघोषादिनाविधिनासिद्धंबस्तिंदद्यात्| तेनस्त्रीशतंगच्छेत्;नचात्रास्तेविहाराहारयन्त्रणाकाचित्| एषवृष्योबल्योबृंहणआयुष्योवलीपलितनुत्क्षतक्षीणनष्टशुक्रविषमज्वरार्तानांव्यापन्नयोनीनांचपथ्यतमः(२)| सहचरपलशतमुदकद्रोणचतुष्ट्येपक्त्वाद्रोणशेषेरसेसुपूतेविदारीक्षुरसप्रस्थाभ्यामष्टगुणक्षीरंघृततैलप्रस्थं बलामधुकमधूकचन्दनमधूलिकासारिवामेदामहामेदा काकोलिक्षीरकाकोलीपयस्यागुरुमञ्जिष्ठाव्याघ्रनख- शटीसहचरसहस्रवीर्यावराङ्गलोध्राणामक्षमात्रैर्द्विगुणशर्करैःकल्कैःसाधयेत्| बह्मघोषादिनाविधिनासिद्धंबस्तिंदद्यात्| एषसर्वरोगहरोरसायनोललितानांश्रेष्ठोऽन्तःपुरचारिणीनांक्षतक्षयवातपित्तवेदना श्वासकासहरस्त्रिभागमाक्षिकोवलीपलितनुद्वर्णरूपबलमांसशुक्रवर्धनः(३) | इत्येतेरसायनाःस्नेहबस्तयःसतिविभवेशतपाकाःसहस्रपाकावाकार्यावीर्यबलाधानार्थमिति||१९||

Sneha Basti Here some oleating (anuvasana) bastis will be described. Satavaryadi sneha basti The swarasa (juice) of satavari, guduchi, ikshu, vidari, amalaki, draksa and kharjura, one prastha each and to this, two prasthas of ghee, oil, cow’s milk, buffalo-milk and goat-milk each should be added. Then the kalka (paste) of jivaka, rsabhaka, meda, maha-meda, tvak-ksiri (vamsa-lochana), sringataka, madhulika, madhuka, uchchata, pippali, seeds of pushkara, nilotpala, flower of kadamba pundarika and kesara should be added. This preparation should be boiled by adding one prastha meat-soup of mriga (antelope) and taraksu (type of lion), along with the sap of the eggs of kukkuta, chataka, chakora, mattaksa (kokila) barhi, jivanjivaka, kulinga and hamsa, vasa (muscle-fat), majja (bone-marrow), etc. To this medicated basti, one-third in quantity honey should be added. With auspicious benedictions, prayers and worshipping of the gods, this basti should be administered. This basti is beneficial for a person indulging in excessive sex, suffering from nashtretas (loss of semen), suffering from kshata-kshina (phthisis) and vishamajwara (chronic/irregular fever), female suffering from yoni vyapada (gynecological disorders), bandhyatva (sterility) and raktagulma (uterine tumor), whose offspring succumb to death before or after delivery, suffering from anartava (amenorrhoea) and a person suffering from ksheen mamsa rudhira(diminished muscular tissue and blood). It acts as an excellent rasayana (rejuvenation therapy) and also cures vali (wrinkles of skin) and palita (graying of hair).[19/1] Baladi Sneha Basti One hundred palas (100x48gm) of each of bala (Sida cordifolia), goksuraka (Tribulus terrestris), rasna (Pluchea lanceolata), ashvagandha (Withania somnifera), shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) and sahachara (Barleria prionitis) should be crushed into small pieces and boiled by adding one hundred dronas (100x12.288kg) of water till one-fourth of the liquid remains. Then this liquid should be filtered by a cloth. This should be boiled by adding the one prastha (768gm) swaras (juice) of vidari (Pueraria tuberosa) and amalaki (Emblica officinalis) each, one prastha (768gm) meat-soup of goat, buffalo, pig and bull each, one prastha (768gm) saps of the eggs of domestic fowl, pea-hen, swan, karandava and sarasa each, one prastha (768gm) ghee and oil each, eight prasthas (8x768gm) of milk and kalka ( Paste) of chandana (Santalum album), madhuka (Glycirrhiza glabra), madhulika, tvak-ksiri (vamsa-lochana or Bambusa arundinacea), bias, mrinala, nilotpala (Nymphaea stellata)), patola (Trichosanthes dioica), atma-gupta (Mucuna prurita), anna-paki (odana-paki), tala-mastaka, kharjura (Phoenix sylvestris), mridvika (Vitis vinifera), tamalaki (Phyllanthus urinaria), kantakari (Solanum surattense), jivaka (Microstylis wallichii), rishabhaka (Microstylis mucifera), kshudra-saha (mudga-parni or Phaseolus trilobus), maha saha (masa-parni or Teramnus labialis), shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), meda (Polygonumverticillatum), pippali (Piper longum), hribera, tvak (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and patra (Cinnamomum tamala). With the chanting of vedic mantras and such other rituals described earlier basti should be given with this preparation. After having this basti a person becomes sexually active. This basti does not involve any restriction of diet or regimen. It promotes virility, strength, corpulence and longevity. It cures vali (wrinkles) on the skin and palita (graying of hair). It is exceedingly wholesome for patients suffering from phthisis, loss of semen, vishama-jwara (irregular fever) and female disorders.19(2) Sahacharadya sneha basti One hundred palas (100x48gm) of sahachara (Barleria prionitis) should be added with four dronas (4x12.288kg) of water, and boiled till one drone (12.288kg) of the liquid remains. This kwatha (decoction) should be strained out, and then boiled by adding one prastha (768gm), kwatha (juice ) of vidari (Pueraria tuberosa) and sugar cane each, sixteen prasthas (16x768gm) of milk, one prastha (768gm) ghee and oil each, kwatha (paste) of one aksa (12gm ), bala (Sida cordifolia), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra), chandana (Santalum album), madhulika, sariva (Hemidesmus indicus), meda (Polygonatum verticillatum), maha-meda (Polygonatum cirrhifolium), kakoli (Nomocharis oxypetala), ksira-kakoli (Lilium polyphyllum), payasya(Impomoea paniculata), aguru (Aquilaria agallocha), manjistha (Rubia cordifolia), vyaghra-nakha, sati (Hedychium spicatium), sahacara (Barleria prionitis), sahasra-virya (durva or Cynodon dactylon), varanga (guda-tvak) and lodhra (Symplocos racemosa) each , and two aksas (2x12gm) of sugar. This basti should be given while chanting the Vedic mantras and other rituals.This basti is beneficial for all the diseases, delicate women living in homes, it rejuvenates the body. It cures kshata-kshina (phthisis), pain caused by vayu and pitta, shwasa and kasa (dyspnea and cough). When it is used after adding honey of one third in quantity of the already prepared basti, it cures vali (wrinkles), palita (graying of hairs), and promotes (color), (complexion), roopa (beauty), bala (strength), mamsa (muscle) and shukra (semen). If these above mentioned rasayana sneha bastis are concentrated by shatpaka sahasra paka (by cooking hundred or thousands times) their potency and strength increases with improved benefits

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