A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.602

v1.c25.602

The description of the puṃsavana differs from that found in the Hṛdaya; the drinking of milk in which has been placed a male figure of gold, silver or iron is not mentioned;³⁸ the opinion that human effort (puruṣakāra) may overcome daiva³⁹ is not explicitly expressed; the number of herbs that may be employed is larger; the sniffing at a warm paste of śāli rice and putting some of it in one of the nostrils, while standing on the threshold of the house, is added⁴⁰ (1.32–33).