A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.120

v2.c33.120

The preparation of a kṣāra is preceded by rituals, the most important element of which is adhivāsana. See the commentaries and Hoernle’s notes on this ritual and the accompanying mantra. Ḍalhaṇa refers to unnamed authorities, but Cakra quotes Bhoja on the subject. Compare the ritual accompanying the felling of a tree as described in the Śatapathabrāhmaṇa (3.6.4.1–27), Bṛhatsaṃhitā (42: indradhvajasampad; 58: vanasampraveśa), and Hastyāyurveda (III.11; the term used there is upavāsana); see on this subject: J.J. Meyer (1937): III, 18–20, 42–43, 57–59, 87–94; H. Oldenberg (1923): 259–260; J. Schwab (1886): 4–7; O. Viennot (1954): 41–44.