A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s8.t1.2

v3.c43.s8.t1.2

Their names are Nandanā, Sunandā, Pūtanā, Mukhamuṇḍikā, Kaṭapūtanā, Śakunikā, Śuṣkarevatī, Aryakā, Bhūsūtikā, Nirṛtā, Pilipicchikā, and Kāmukā. The symptoms of children who are seized by these demons are enumerated, followed by magico-religious procedures destined to appease them and usually consisting of fumigations, bali offerings, the presentation of food to brāhmaṇas, etc. Each of the twelve sections of the text ends with a mantra in which Rāvaṇa is invoked.⁵⁶²