The Compendium of Caraka 4.8.24_1

4.8.24_1

puṣpadarśanādevaināṃ brūyāt---śayanaṃ tāvanmṛdusukhaśiśirāstaraṇasaṃstīrṇamīṣadavanataśiraskaṃ pratipadyasveti/

As soon as menses is seen, one should tell her: “Lie down on a bed spread with a soft, comfortable, cool cover, with your head slightly lowered.”