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The patient should be oleated, his system should be cleansed with emetics and purgatives and be slightly reduced thereby. He should be massaged with oil, sudated, and be made to partake of a meal. Prayers, offerings and prophylactic charms should be offered and the instruments as well as surgical accessories, needed in the case should be arranged in proper order according to the instructions mentioned in the Sūtra-sthānam of Suśruta Saṃhitā Chapter V and he should be reassured.