A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s33.t2.7

v3.c43.s33.t2.7

Aversion to sexual intercourse in women (strīvidveṣa or strīdoṣa) is also dealt with in the chapter on women's diseases (prose between 90 and 91); the passages on this group of disorders are quoted from the strīdoṣacikitsāpariccheda of Nāgārjuna's Yoga-sāra. Three types are distinguished, caused respectively by fate (daiva; for example, incompatible horoscopes of husband and wife), an awkward (avidagdha) husband, and a female rival (sapatnī). 1543 Rituals, sometimes accompanied by the application of drugs, are thought to be helpful in overcoming the woman's resistance; statuettes (puttalikā), made of particular substances, homage paid to the Kumārīs, and mantras, are important elements of the rituals described.