The Bower Manuscript 21.3

21.3

Suprabha, here in āryā metres: / Learn from me that habuṣā enema, most pleasant to take // 633
A prasṛta, a prasṛta, a prastha, a prastha, half a pala, and in measure a prastha: of habuṣā, vakṣaṇā, yavakṣāra, water, and rock salt combined // 634
This should be prepared until the water is completely reduced, having removed the salt; when cooked and strained, [re-]salted, one should churn it with clarified butter // 635
For delicate men of advanced age and those with hardened feces, this pleasantly warm enema should be administered all at once // 636
To be taken at the proper time like food, easily borne with no [strict] regimen required here; it also increases lustre, digestive fire, semen, strength, virility, and life. / The habuṣā enema: five ślokas. / Equal parts of honey and sesame oil, and equal to them warm water; a karṣa measure of dill and half a karṣa of rock salt // 638
This exceptional enema is an appetizer, a rejuvenator, / nourishing and strengthening; it is known as the Yavana [enema] // 639
Women, feasting, riding, exercise, cold water: after this enema has been administered, one may indulge in these as one pleases. // 640
The honey, oil, and water enema: three ślokas. / In place of oil one should give ghee; in place of water there should be milk; the rest is the same as before; that enema accomplishes all // 641
Equal amounts of honey and sesame oil, and rāsnā should be equal to them; there should be a karṣa measure of dill, and likewise of long pepper // 642
And a paste of liquorice, and half a karṣa of the best salt; this rejuvenating enema gives strength, nourishes, and kindles the digestive fire // 643
It is harmless, rejuvenating, aphrodisiac, bringing virility and strength;