Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.462
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.462
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The terrible female planet, Ūrdhvagrāhī attacks the child on the ninth night. Startling, breathing out alone and biting the fists of both hands form the chief symptoms of the attack. Smearing of the body with a paste of red sandalwood, Costus speciosus etc. and exposure to fumes produced by burning the hairs and nail of the monkey are remedies for the illness.