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अथातो बस्तिसूत्रीयां सिद्धिं व्याख्यास्यामः॥१॥
Now we shall expound the chapter "Bastisutriyam Siddhi" (Standard practices of therapeutic enema).
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इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः॥२॥
Thus said Lord Atreya.
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कृतक्षणं शैलवरस्य रम्ये स्थितं धनेशायतनस्य पार्श्वे। महर्षिसङ्घैर्वृतमग्निवेशः पुनर्वसुं प्राञ्जलिरन्वपृच्छत्॥३॥
[Questions of Agnivesha] Agnivesha, with folded hands, asked following questions to Punarvasu, as he was sitting at leisure surrounded by a host of great sages amidst the pleasant Himalaya as in the neighborhood of the abode of Kubera, the God of wealth.
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बस्तिर्नरेभ्यः किमपेक्ष्य दत्तः स्यात् सिद्धिमान् किम्मयमस्य नेत्रम्। कीदृक्प्रमाणाकृति किङ्गुणं च केभ्यश्च किंयोनिगुणश्च बस्तिः॥४॥
• “What are the factors observing which the enema can be administered with success? • What material shall be used to prepare a nozzle? • What is its length and shape? • What is its quality and what are the sources of enema bag/receptacle and what should be their qualities? • What is the pharmaceutical formula of the niruha (enema with decoction)?
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निरूहकल्पः प्रणिधानमात्रा स्नेहस्य का वा शयने विधिः कः। के बस्तयः केषु हिता इतीदं श्रुत्वोत्तरं प्राह वचो महर्षिः॥५॥
• What is its mode of administration? • What is the measure of enema solution? • What is the proportion of unctuous substance? • What is the position and procedure followed for enema while the patient on examination bed? • What are the varieties of enema and in whom are they indicated?" Hearing these questions, the great sage Punarvasu spoke to answer.
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