A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c60.18

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74 This group of ten is also enumerated, for example, in the Gheraṇḍasamhitā (5.60), which specifies their functions; nāga is associated with belching (udgāra), kūrma with the opening of the eyelids (unmīlana), kṛkara with sneezing (kṣut), devadatta with yawning (vijṛmbhaṇa), while dhanañjaya pervades the whole body and does not even leave it after death (5.63–64).