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# Anandakanda 1.22

Ānandakanda 1.22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.22.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.1)

Āk, 1, 22  
\<vandākakalpaḥ\>  
vandāko dvividhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣastrīvibhedataḥ /  
kharjūrīpatravatpatraḥ puruṣaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ //

> Āk, 1, 22  
> \<Procedure for Parasitic Plants\>  
> Parasitic plant is taught to be of two kinds according to the distinction of male and female. / The male has leaves like palm leaves and bestows all accomplishments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.2)

strīsaṃjñastu guṇairalpo vṛttapatraḥ pratāpavān /  
vandākaḥ pādaparuhaḥ śikharī tarurohiṇī //

> The one named female has lesser qualities, round leaves, and is potent. / Parasitic plant, tree-creeper, mountain-top plant, tree-climber,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.3)

vṛkṣādanī kāminī ca vṛkṣarugbandhabandhakam /  
vandākastiktatuvaraḥ kaphapittaśramāpahaḥ //

> tree-devourer, beautiful woman, tree-sickness, and tree-binder \[are its synonyms\]. / The parasitic plant is bitter and astringent, and alleviates kapha humor, pitta humor, and fatigue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.4)

vaśyādisiddhido vṛṣyo viṣaghnaśca rasāyanam /  
\<vandākāharaṇavidhiḥ\>  
kṛtopavāsaḥ susnāto raktamālyānulepanaḥ //

> It grants accomplishments such as subjugation, is aphrodisiac, destroys poison, and is a rejuvenation therapy. / \<Procedure for Gathering Parasitic Plants\>  
> Having fasted, bathed well, wearing red garlands and unguents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.5)

muktakeśāmbaro bhūtvā rātrau saṃyatamānasaḥ /  
vṛkṣaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā gandhapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ //

> with loose hair and garments, at night with a restrained mind, / having circumambulated the tree, with perfumes, flowers, unbroken rice grains, and other \[offerings\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.6)

pūjādravyaiḥ samabhyarcya baliṃ dadhyodanaiḥ kiret /  
cintāmaṇiṃ nṛsiṃhaṃ ca manumaṣṭottaraṃ śatam //

> having worshipped with articles of worship, one should scatter an oblation of curd and rice. / Having recited the wish-fulfilling jewel \[formula\] and the Nṛsiṃha mantra one hundred and eight times,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.7)

japtvā khaḍgena saṃchidya vandākaṃ vidhināharet /  
vandākānāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ vidhireṣa udāhṛtaḥ //

> having severed it with a sword, he should gather the parasitic plant according to rule. / This rite is proclaimed for all parasitic plants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.8)

aśvinyāṃ śuciraśvatthavandākaṃ vidhināhṛtam /  
kṣīreṇa piṣṭamāloḍya pibedaśvabalo bhavet //

> Under \[the asterism of\] Aśvinī, a pure person should drink parasitic plant of aśvattha gathered according to rule, / ground and stirred into milk; he becomes endowed with the strength of a horse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.9)

tathaivāśvatthavandākamuparāge'rkacandrayoḥ /  
nṛsiṃhamantraṃ prajapan khaḍgenācchidya cāharet //

> In the same manner, during an eclipse of the sun or moon, / reciting the Nṛsiṃha mantra, he should sever and gather parasitic plant of aśvattha with a sword.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.10)

ghṛṣṭvāṃbhasā prakoṣṭheṇa liptvā gorocanānvitam /  
vidhāya tilakaṃ paśyetsarvavaśyo bhaveddhruvam //

> Having ground it with water, smeared his forearm, and combined it with gorocanā, / having made a forehead mark, whomever he beholds surely becomes completely subjugated to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.11)

nyagrodhasya tu vandākamaśvinyāṃ vidhināharet /  
sūtreṇa bandhayeddhaste hyadṛśyo jāyate naraḥ //

> One should gather the parasitic plant of a banyan under Aśvinī according to rule; / he should tie it to his hand with a thread, and indeed the man becomes invisible.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.12)

sarvavaśyaṃ bhavetkṣīraiḥ piṣṭvā pāne gadāñjayet /  
aśvinyāṃ tu śirīṣasya vandākaṃ vidhināharet //

> Everyone becomes subjugated; ground with milk and taken as a drink, he overcomes diseases. / Under Aśvinī, he should gather the parasitic plant of śirīṣa according to rule;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.13)

sūtreṇa bandhayeddhaste vīryastambho bhaveddhruvam /  
aśvinyāmāhareddhīmān palāśasya tu bandhakam //

> he should tie it to his hand with a thread, and surely retention of semen occurs. / Under Aśvinī, the wise man should gather the parasite of a palāśa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.14)

haste baddhvā spṛśedyastu sā nārī vaśagā bhavet /  
aṅkolabandham aśvinyāṃ kare baddhvā jagatpriyaḥ //

> having tied it on his hand, whatever woman he touches comes under his control. / Having tied the parasite of ankoṭha onto his hand under Aśvinī, he becomes beloved of the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.15)

bharaṇyāṃ kuśavandākaṃ gṛhītvā śubhayogataḥ /  
badhnīyāddakṣiṇe haste tenādṛśyo bhavennaraḥ //

> Having taken the parasite of kuśā under Bharaṇī under an auspicious conjunction, / one should tie it on his right hand, by which the man becomes invisible.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.16)

bharaṇyāṃ phalguvandākaṃ dhānyarāśau vinikṣipet /  
tena vai dhānyavṛddhiḥ syānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā //

> Under Bharaṇī, he should place the parasite of phalgu in a grain heap; / by that indeed an increase of grain will occur; no doubt should be entertained here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.17)

bharaṇyāṃ badarīṇāṃ ca vandākaṃ vidhināharet /  
bandhayeddakṣiṇe haste saṃlabhed īpsitaṃ phalam //

> Under Bharaṇī, he should gather the parasite of jujube trees according to rule; / he should tie it on his right hand, and he will obtain his desired fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.18)

kṛttikāyāṃ tu katakavandākaṃ vidhināharet /  
vartimadhye kṣipettaṃ ca tena saṃgṛhya kajjalam //

> Under Kṛttikā, he should gather the parasite of kataka according to rule; / he should place it inside a wick, and having gathered collyrium with it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.19)

strīṇāmañjanamātreṇa patirvaśyo bhaveddhruvam /  
kṛttikāyāṃ śucirbhūtvā jambūvandākam āharet //

> By mere application of collyrium to women, a husband certainly becomes subjugated. / Having become pure during the Kṛttikā asterism, one should gather mistletoe growing on a jambu tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.20)

kṣīreṇa piṣṭaṃ tatkalkaṃ pītvā rogairvimucyate /  
rohiṇyāṃ tintriṇīkasya vandākaṃ vidhināharet //

> Drinking its paste ground with milk, one is freed from diseases. / During Rohiṇī, one should ritually harvest mistletoe of the tamarind tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.21)

baddhvā haste spṛśedyaṃ yaṃ sarvavaśyo bhavennaraḥ /  
timirādiṣu śastaṃ tadasādhyaṃ ghṛtamañjanāt //

> Having tied it to one's hand, whomever a person touches becomes entirely subservient. / Clarified butter \[processed with it\], through application as collyrium, is praised for intractable cataracts and the like;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.22)

kṣaudraghṛṣṭena tenaiva kṛtaṃ cakṣuṣyamañjanam /  
bandhakam udumbarabhavaṃ rohiṇyāṃ gṛhya valayakaṃ kuryāt /  
tadvalayopari vinihitabhāṇḍasthitamodakaṃ kṣayaṃ naiti //

> Ground with honey, it makes a collyrium beneficial for the eyes. / Having taken mistletoe from a cluster fig tree under Rohiṇī, one should make a ring; / sweetmeats kept in a vessel placed upon that ring never diminish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.23)

aśvatthasya tu vandākaṃ rohiṇyāṃ vidhināharet //

> One should gather the mistletoe of an aśvattha tree under \[the asterism\] Rohiṇī according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.24)

gṛhe sthite ca vandāke nityaiśvaryaṃ prajāyate /  
katakasya tu vandākaṃ rohiṇyāṃ vidhināharet //

> When that mistletoe remains in the house, constant prosperity is produced. / One should gather the mistletoe of a kataka tree under Rohiṇī according to rule;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.25)

añjane netrayugale nidhiṃ paśyati niścitam /  
tadeva bandhayeddhaste sarvavaśyo bhaveddhruvam //

> applied as collyrium to both eyes, one surely sees hidden treasure; / if tied to the hand, everyone will certainly become subjugated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.26)

udumbarasya vandākaṃ rohiṇyāṃ vidhināharet /  
haste baddhvā nihantyāśu jvaraṃ cāturthikaṃ priye //

> One should gather the mistletoe of an udumbara tree under Rohiṇī according to rule; / tied to the hand, O beloved, it quickly destroys quartan fever.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.27)

rohiṇyāṃ mātuluṅgasya bandhakaṃ tu samāharet /  
dhārayeddakṣiṇe karṇe jagadvaśyakaraṃ param //

> Under Rohiṇī, one should collect the mistletoe of a citron tree; / worn on the right ear, it is supreme in subjugating the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.28)

rohiṇyāṃ bilvavandākaṃ kare baddhvā jagatpriyaḥ /  
mṛgaśīrṣe śirīṣasya vandākaṃ samyagāhṛtam //

> Tying the mistletoe of a bilva tree \[gathered\] under Rohiṇī to the hand, one becomes dear to the world. / The mistletoe of a śirīṣa tree properly gathered under Mṛgaśīrṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.29)

haste baddhvā spṛśennārīṃ naraṃ vā vaśayeddhruvam /  
mṛgaśīrṣe tu vandākaṃ tintriṇīvṛkṣasambhavam //

> tied to the hand, if one touches a woman or a man, one will surely subjugate them. / The mistletoe growing on a tamarind tree under Mṛgaśīrṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.30)

kṣīreṇa piṣṭvā prapibedadṛśyo jāyate naraḥ /  
taddadhnā yaḥ pibetprātaḥ sarvavyādhiharo bhavet //

> ground with milk and drunk, makes a man invisible. / Whoever drinks it with yogurt in the morning becomes a remover of all diseases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.31)

mahiṣītakrapiṣṭena tena sarvāṅgalepanam /  
kṛtvā vahnigato yastu vahninā ca na dahyate //

> Having smeared all one's limbs with it ground with buffalo buttermilk, / one who enters fire is not burned by fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.32)

tintriṇīkasya vandākaṃ gṛhe yasya pratiṣṭhitam /  
tasya corabhayaṃ nāsti kare dyūtajayo bhavet //

> He in whose house the mistletoe of a tamarind tree is established / has no fear of thieves, and on his hand it brings victory in gambling.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.33)

udumbarasya vandākaṃ mṛgaśīrṣe samāharet /  
haste baddhvā spṛśennārīṃ sā nārī vaśagā bhavet //

> One should collect the mistletoe of an udumbara tree under Mṛgaśīrṣa; / tied to the hand, if one touches a woman, that woman becomes obedient.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.34)

strīṇāṃ haste tu badhnīyādannamadhye vinikṣipet /  
jāyate cānnavṛddhistu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā //

> One should tie it on the hand of women or cast it amidst grain, / and an increase of grain occurs; there is no doubt to be entertained in this matter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.35)

nyagrodhasya tu vandākaṃ mṛgaśīrṣe samāharet /  
badhnīyāddakṣiṇe haste janavaśyo bhaveddhruvam //

> One should collect the mistletoe of a nyagrodha tree under Mṛgaśīrṣa; / if one ties it on the right hand, people will surely be subjugated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.36)

ādāya māṭarūṣasya vandākaṃ samudāhṛtam /  
baddhvā haste janairdīvyan syāddyūteṣvaparājitaḥ //

> Taking the mistletoe stated to be of māṭarūṣa, / tied to the hand, playing with people, one will be undefeated in dice games.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.37)

ārdrāyāṃ taumburaṃ grāhyaṃ vandākaṃ vidhinā haret /  
kṣīreṇa prapibedyastu tasya syāllohamoṭanam //

> Under Ārdrā, the mistletoe of tumburu should be taken; one should gather it according to rule. / Whoever drinks it with milk, for him there is the shattering of iron.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.38)

ārdrārke vā puṣyaravau vandākaṃ tumburorharet /  
badhnīyāddakṣiṇe haste bāṇastambhaḥ prajāyate //

> Under Ārdrā falling on a Sunday or Puṣya falling on a Sunday, one should gather the mistletoe of tumburu; / if one ties it on the right hand, the stopping of arrows occurs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.39)

punarvasorhṛtaṃ vaṃśavandākaṃ kṣīrapeṣitam /  
pītvā strīpuruṣau vandhyau prasuvāte sutānbahūn //

> Bamboo mistletoe gathered under Punarvasu, ground with milk / and drunk by a sterile woman and man, causes them to give birth to many sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.40)

naktamālasya vandākamāharecca punarvasau /  
kṣīreṇa piṣṭvā prapibed akhilāmayanāśanam //

> One should also gather the mistletoe of naktamāla under Punarvasu; / ground with milk and drunk, it destroys all diseases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.41)

taccūrṇasya mātreṇa naśyanti graharākṣasāḥ /  
puṣye bandhūkavandākaṃ gṛhītvā taṃ nidhāpayet //

> Merely by a dose of its powder, malignant planetary spirits and rākṣasas perish. / Having taken the mistletoe of bandhūka under Puṣya, one should deposit it  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.42)

kṣetramadhye ripostatra sasyanāśaśca jāyate /  
āśleṣāyāṃ karṇikāravandākaṃ samyagāhṛtam //

> in the middle of an enemy's field, and the destruction of the crops occurs there. / The mistletoe of karṇikāra properly gathered under Āśleṣā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.43)

baddhvā haste dṛḍhaṃ tena spṛśan vaśati tejanāt /  
madhūkasya ca vandākamāśleṣāyāṃ samāharet //

> tied firmly to the hand, touches and brings \[the other\] under control by its power. / One should collect the mistletoe of madhūka under Āśleṣā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.44)

bandhayeddakṣiṇe haste vyāghrādibhayanāśanam /  
maghāsu mucukundasya vandākaṃ vidhināhṛtam //

> and tie it to the right hand; it destroys fear of tigers and the like. / The mistletoe of mucukunda gathered according to rule under Maghā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.45)

nidhāpayeddhānyamadhye taddhānyaṃ tvakṣayaṃ bhavet /  
vibhītakasya vandākaṃ phalgunyoḥ pūrvayorhṛtam //

> deposited in the midst of grain, causes that grain to become inexhaustible. / The mistletoe of vibhītaka gathered under Pūrvaphalgunī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.46)

sthāpayeddhānyamadhyena tadakṣayyaṃ kṣaṇādbhavet /  
phalgunyor anyayor haste'pyayameva vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ //

> placed in the midst of grain, instantly makes it inexhaustible. / Under the other Phalgunī \[Uttaraphalgunī\] or under Hasta, this very rule is taught.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.47)

śākavṛkṣasya vandākaṃ maghāyāṃ vidhināharet /  
dhānyasaṃcayakṛddvāre dhānyavṛddhiśca jāyate //

> One should gather the mistletoe of the teak tree under Maghā according to rule; / placing it at the door of the granary causes an increase of grain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.48)

mauñjīvṛkṣasya vandākaṃ maghārke vidhināharet /  
śirasā dhārayennityaṃ tasya śrīrvaśamāpnuyāt //

> One should gather the mistletoe of the mauñjī tree on a Sunday with Maghā according to rule; / one should wear it constantly on the head; fortune will come under his sway.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.49)

palāśasya tu vandākaṃ hastarkṣe vidhināharet /  
kare śirasi badhnīyādvyāghrādigrahahṛdbhavet //

> One should gather the mistletoe of palāśa under the asterism Hasta according to rule; / one should bind it on the hand or on the head; it removes \[fear of\] tigers, seizing spirits, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.50)

tindukasya ca vandākaṃ citrāyāmāhṛtaṃ tathā /  
baddhvā haste samastānāṃ sadhvadho bhavati dviṣām //

> Likewise, the mistletoe of tinduka gathered under Citrā, / tied to the hand, brings immediate downfall to all enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.51)

kuṭajasya tu vandākaṃ citrāyāṃ vidhināharet /  
badhnīyāddakṣiṇe haste durlabhaṃ cepsitaṃ labhet //

> One should gather the mistletoe of kuṭaja under Citrā according to rule; / one should bind it on the right hand, and one will obtain what is rare and desired.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.52)

svātyāṃ likucavandākaṃ gṛhītvā yatra vastuni /  
nidhāpayati tatsarvamakṣayaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ //

> Having taken the mistletoe of likuca under Svātī, in whatever object / one places it, all of that becomes inexhaustible; there is no doubt here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.53)

babbūlabandhakaṃ svātyāṃ badaryāstvanurādhake /  
badhnanyo dhārayeddhaste tatspṛṣṭā strī vaśā bhavet //

> Binding the mistletoe of babbūla under Svātī, or of badarī under Anurādhā, / one wears it on the hand; a woman touched by it becomes compliant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.54)

āhṛtya dhātrīvandākaṃ viśākhāyāṃ yathāvidhi /  
śuktakārasya bhavane viruddhasya nidhāpayet //

> Having collected the mistletoe of dhātrī under Viśākhā according to rule, / one should place it in the dwelling of an antagonistic maker of fermented liquor;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.55)

sarvaṃ madyamapeyaṃ syānmokṣastasminsamuddhṛte /  
anurādhāsu vidhinā aindrīvandākamāhṛtam //

> all the liquor will become undrinkable; when it is removed, relief occurs. / The mistletoe of aindrī gathered under Anurādhā according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.56)

dhānyamadhye vinikṣiptaṃ dhānyamakṣayatāṃ nayet /  
jyeṣṭhāyām āmravandākaṃ hṛtvā veśyāgṛhe khanet //

> cast in the midst of grain, renders the grain inexhaustible. / Having gathered the mistletoe of mango under Jyeṣṭhā, one should bury it in the house of a courtesan;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.57)

sā durbhagā bhavetsatyamuddhṛte mokṣa ucyate /  
mūle khadiravandākaṃ gṛhītvā vidhipūrvakam //

> she will truly become unfortunate; when it is dug up, release is stated. / Having taken the mistletoe of khadira under Mūla according to prescribed rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.58)

baddhvā haste naraḥ kṣipraṃ durbhagaḥ subhago bhavet /  
tadeva piṣṭaṃ kṣīreṇa pītaṃ kuṣṭhādināśanam //

> tied to the hand, an unfortunate man quickly becomes fortunate; / that very \[substance\] ground with milk and drunk destroys cutaneous diseases and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.59)

mūlārke goṭṭikāyāśca vandākaṃ vidhināharet /  
dakṣiṇe bandhayeddhaste strīvaśyaṃ bhavati dhruvam //

> One should gather the mistletoe of goṭṭikā on a Sunday with Mūla according to rule; / one should bind it on the right hand: the subjugation of women certainly occurs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.60)

tadeva śirasā dhāryaṃ sarvasiddhirbhaved dhruvam /  
karavīrasya vandākaṃ pūrvāṣāḍhāsu sādhitam //

> It should be worn on the head, and all siddhi surely occurs. / The mistletoe of karavīra procured under Pūrvāṣāḍhā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.61)

dhārayecchirasā yuddhe sa bhavedaparājitaḥ /  
pūrvāṣāḍhāsu vandākaṃ badarīvṛkṣasambhavam //

> worn on the head in battle makes one undefeated. / The mistletoe arising on a badarī tree under Pūrvāṣāḍhā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.62)

pibetkṣīreṇa yā vandhyā sā bahūṃśca sutāṃllabhet /  
kuravasya tu vandākaṃ pūrvāṣāḍhārkavārake //

> drunk with milk by a barren woman, allows her to obtain many sons. / The mistletoe of kurava on a Sunday with Pūrvāṣāḍhā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.63)

bandhayeddakṣiṇe haste hyadṛśyo jāyate naraḥ /  
uttarāṣāḍhanakṣatre grāhyaṃ mandārabandhakam //

> tied to the right hand, makes a man invisible. / Under the asterism Uttarāṣāḍhā, the mistletoe of mandāra should be taken,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.64)

palāśabandhakaṃ vātha kare baddhvā vaśaṃkaram /  
śravaṇe citrakodbhūtaṃ vandākaṃ prāpyate na tu //

> or the mistletoe of palāśa; tied to the hand, it is subjugating. / Under Śravaṇa, mistletoe born on citraka is rarely obtained;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.65)

kaṅkuṇītailaghṛṣṭena tāmrapatraṃ ca lepayet /  
puṭapākavidhānena tatsvarṇaṃ bhavati dhruvam //

> ground with celastrus oil, one should smear a copper sheet; / by the procedure of calcination in a sealed pit, it certainly becomes gold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.66)

eraṇḍasya tu vandākaṃ śravaṇārke samāharet /  
bandhayeddakṣiṇe haste sadā dyūtajayo bhavet //

> One should collect the mistletoe of castor on a Sunday with Śravaṇa; / if one ties it on the right hand, victory in gambling constantly occurs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.67)

dhaniṣṭhāyāṃ tu badarīvandākaṃ vidhināhṛtam /  
baddhvā kare spṛśedyaṃ yaṃ sa sa dāso bhaveddhruvam //

> The mistletoe of badarī gathered according to rule under Dhaniṣṭhā, / tied to the hand: whomever one touches, he certainly becomes one's servant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.68)

hṛtaṃ punnāgavandākaṃ vāruṇeṣu yathāvidhi /  
kṣīreṇa piṣṭvā prapibanmahānāgabalo bhavet //

> The mistletoe of punnāga gathered according to rule under the Vāruṇa \[Śatabhiṣaj asterism\], / ground with milk and drunk, gives one the strength of a great elephant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.69)

naktamālasya vandākaṃ maghārke vidhināharet /  
vidhinā dhārayedbāhau piśācānāṃ ca darśanam //

> One should gather the mistletoe of naktamāla on a Sunday with Maghā according to rule; / worn on the arm according to rule, it brings the vision of piśāca spirits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.70)

tintriṇīkasya vandākaṃ punnarkṣe vidhināharet /  
bandhayeddakṣiṇe haste nityaṃ dyūtajayo bhavet //

> One should gather the mistletoe of the tamarind tree according to the ritual rule under a male constellation; / \[if\] one binds it on the right hand, there is always victory in gambling.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.71)

punnarkṣe vaṃśavandākamadṛśyo jāyate kare /  
śirīṣasya tu vandākamuttare vidhināharet //

> Under a male constellation, \[with\] bamboo mistletoe on the hand, one becomes invisible. / But one should gather the mistletoe of the śirīṣa tree according to the ritual rule under an Uttarā constellation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.72)

kare śirasi badhnīyādvyāghrādigrahahṛdbhavet /  
maghāyāṃ sthāpayetkṣetre vandākaṃ madhukodbhavam //

> One should bind it on the hand \[or\] on the head; it removes \[fear of\] seizures, tigers, and the like. / Under Maghā, one should place in the field mistletoe born from a madhuka tree;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.73)

pakṣiṇāṃ mūṣikānāṃ ca jāyate tuṇḍabandhanam /  
palāśasya tu vandākaṃ hastarkṣe vidhināharet //

> a binding of the beaks and mouths of birds and mice occurs. / But one should gather the mistletoe of the palāśa according to the ritual rule under the Hasta constellation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.74)

liṅgalepaṃ prakurvīta vīryastambho bhaveddhruvam /  
kṣīreṇāloḍya vallīkaṃ kṣaudraṃ piṣṭvā niṣecayet //

> One should make an anointment of the penis; retention of semen will surely occur. / Having stirred the creeper with milk, having ground it, one should quench honey;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.75)

vaṅgaṃ tu saptadhā devi tadvaṅgaṃ rajataṃ bhavet /  
palāśasya tu vandākaṃ hastarkṣe vidhināharet //

> seven times into tin, O goddess; that tin becomes silver. / But one should gather the mistletoe of the palāśa according to the ritual rule under the Hasta constellation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.76)

kṣīreṇa prapibedyastu hyadṛśyo jāyate naraḥ /  
tindukasya ca vandākaṃ citrāyāmāhṛtaṃ tathā //

> Whichever man drinks it with milk indeed becomes invisible. / And the mistletoe of the tinduka tree, likewise gathered under Citrā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.77)

baddhvā haste samastānāmavadhyo bhavati dviṣām /  
harītakyāstu vandākaṃ pūrvabhādrapadāhṛtam //

> having bound it on the hand, he becomes invulnerable to all enemies. / But the mistletoe of the harītakī gathered under Pūrvabhādrapadā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.78)

kṣīreṇa kalkitaṃ pītvā caredvararuceḥ samaḥ /  
uttarāsvarkavandākaṃ hṛtaṃ bhādrapadāsu tat //

> having drunk it ground to a paste with milk, one may wander equal to Vararuci. / That mistletoe of the arka tree gathered under the Uttarābhādrapadā \[constellation\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.79)

pralepādyaiḥ paraṃ hanyādviṣaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam /  
revatyāṃ bodhivandākalatayā kṛtakautukā //

> by means of pastes and the like, completely destroys inanimate and animate poison. / Under Revatī, \[a woman\] having performed the protective rite with a creeper of the mistletoe of the bodhi tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.80)

vandhyāpi labhate garbhaṃ pītvā gopayasā ca tat /  
revatyāṃ vaṭavandākaṃ valmīkamadhugharṣitam //

> even a barren woman obtains a pregnancy, and having drunk that with cow's milk. / Under Revatī, mistletoe of the banyan tree rubbed with ant-hill honey  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.81)

akṣidoṣeṣvatiśreṣṭhamakṣarāvaraṇādiṣu /  
revatyāṃ vaṭavandākaṃ gṛhītvā dhārayedbhuje //

> is most excellent in eye afflictions, cataracts, obscurations, and the like. / Having taken the mistletoe of the banyan tree under Revatī, one should wear it on the arm;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.82)

mahānāgabalopeto mahāgaṇaśca jāyate /  
samuddhṛtaṃ viśākhāyāṃ vandākaṃ rājavṛkṣakam //

> endowed with the strength of a great elephant, he also becomes a great leader. / Mistletoe of the rājavṛkṣa tree gathered under Viśākhā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.83)

nivārayati gehasthaṃ vaiśvānarabhayaṃ gṛhe /  
rohiṇyāṃ vaṭavandākaṃ kaṭisthaṃ vīryavardhanam //

> kept in the house prevents danger from fire in the home. / Under Rohiṇī, mistletoe of the banyan tree worn at the waist increases semen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.84)

aśvatthabhavavandākaṃ revatyāṃ garbhadaṃ smṛtam /  
viṣavṛkṣotthavandākaṃ pūrvāṣāḍhoddhṛtaṃ yadi //

> Mistletoe born on an aśvattha tree under Revatī is taught to bestow pregnancy. / If mistletoe grown on a poisonous tree is gathered under Pūrvāṣāḍhā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.85)

praliptaṃ tanute bhūtapiśācādiprabhāṣaṇam /  
cullikāntargataṃ kuryātsabhaktāṃ pānasantatim //

> applied as an ointment, it causes conversation with bhūtas, piśācas, and the like. / Placed inside a hearth, it produces a continuous supply of food and drink.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.86)

dyūte jāmbavavandākaṃ revatyāṃ jayakārakam /  
kuryāt kuravavandākaṃ hastasthaṃ bāṇavāraṇam //

> In gambling, mistletoe of the jambu tree gathered under Revatī brings victory. / Mistletoe of the kurava kept on the hand provides protection against arrows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.87)

madhūkavṛkṣavandākaṃ dhānyasthaṃ dhānyavṛddhidam /  
palāśataruvandākaṃ vākpradaṃ kṣīrasevitam //

> Mistletoe of the madhūka tree kept among grain gives an increase of grain. / Mistletoe of the palāśa tree consumed with milk bestows eloquence of speech.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.22.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.22.88)

veśyāyāṃ nimbavandākaṃ gṛhāntarnihitaṃ yadi /  
vaśyaṃ karoti sāścaryam ā janmamaraṇāntikam //

> If mistletoe of the nimba tree is placed inside the house of a courtesan, / it creates wonderous subjugation \[of her\] until life's death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda~en-mt.1.22.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Kāmaratna (Nityanātha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.kamya.kamaratna.11.50) — Nityanātha, Sanskrit

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