A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c15.12

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Three chief seasons and three intermediate (sādhāraṇa) ones should be taken into consideration for the purpose of purificatory measures (i.e., emesis and purgation). The three chief seasons are grīṣma (summer), varṣāḥ (the rainy season) and himāgama (winter); the intermediate seasons are prāvṛṣ (the early rains), etc.³¹ Prāvṛṣ consists of the months called Śuci (= Āṣāḍha) and Nabha (= Śrāvaṇa), śarad of Ūrja (= Kārttika) and Saha (= Mārgaśīrṣa), vasanta of Tapasya (= Phālguna) and Madhu (= Caitra) (6.4–6).³²