Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Mechanism of Nasya
This chapter describes Mechanism of Nasya located on page 111 from volume Volume 2 in the book Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy compiled by Pulak Kanti Kar. This book presents a Comprehensive view of Panchakarma and includes therapeutic modules and references for the Ayurvedic practitioners. Panchakarma registers the mechanism of the action of Ayurvedic drug..
Volume 2 deals with the architecture and Applied Instruments in Panchakarma:—Different routes as nasal roeute, oral route, vaginal route, urethral route and rectal route are used for the administration of the drugs in Panchakarma.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Mechanism of Nasya. The five methods are known as Vamana (‘emesis’), Virecana (‘purgation’), Asthapana (‘non-unctuous enema’), Anuvasana (‘unctuous enema’) and Shiro-Virechana (‘head-evacuation’ or ‘snuffing’).
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Mechanism of Nasya” according to 74 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
sakam | yakshma | pra | pata | cashena | kikidivina | sakam | vatasya | dhrajya | sakam | nashya | ni-hakaya...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 10.97.13
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
ratim vinapi ghatate hasyader udgamah kvacit | kadacid api shokasya nasya sambhavana bhavet ||4.4.13||English translation“Sometimes it is possible for hasya and other emotions to appear without rati. However, shoka cannot manifest without rati.”...
Read full contents: Verse 4.4.13
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—(Same as Manu, ‘nasya’ being read as ‘natma.’)...
Read full contents: Verse 7.105
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[Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy: index]
[About the Author (Pulak Kanti Kar)]
[Introduction vol 1 (essentials of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 2 (applied Instruments in Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 3 (mechanism of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 4 (practice of Panchakarma)]