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shRuNvagnivesha ! gadataH siddhiM siddhipradAM bhiShajAm||3||

shRuNvagnivesha ! gadataH siddhiM siddhipradAM bhiShajAm||3||

Listen, O Agnivēśa, to the discourse on various highly fruitful and efficacious basti for specific diseases which successfully treats the disease and provides success to the physician.(3)

Listen, O Agnivesha, to the discourse on various highly fruitful and efficacious ''basti'' for specific diseases which successfully treats the disease and provides success to the physician.[3]

==== Disease specific actions and advantages of basti ====

==== Disease specific actions and advantages of ''basti'' ====

बलदोषकालरोगप्रकृतीः प्रविभज्य योजिताः सम्यक्  

बलदोषकालरोगप्रकृतीः प्रविभज्य योजिताः सम्यक्  

AshvapatarpaNatarpaNayogAcca niratyayatvAcca||5||

AshvapatarpaNatarpaNayogAcca niratyayatvAcca||5||

Basti if properly administered in accordance to the strength of the patient, dōsha, time, nature of the disease and constitution of the person by using the specific group of drugs prescribed for the treatment of the respective diseases will cure those diseases. No other therapeutic procedure is equivalent to basti as far as its actions like rapid and comfortable cleansing, immediate depletion and replenishment and is devoid of complications. (4-5)

''Basti'' if properly administered in accordance to the strength of the patient, ''dosha'', time, nature of the disease and constitution of the person by using the specific group of drugs prescribed for the treatment of the respective diseases will cure those diseases. No other therapeutic procedure is equivalent to ''basti'' as far as its actions like rapid and comfortable cleansing, immediate depletion and replenishment and is devoid of complications. [4-5]

==== Advantages of aasthapana basti (purification enema) over virechana (therapeutic purgation) ====

==== Advantages of ''asthapana basti'' (purification enema) over ''virechana'' (therapeutic purgation) ====

सत्यपि दोषहरत्वे कटुतीक्ष्णोष्णादि भेषजादानात्|  

सत्यपि दोषहरत्वे कटुतीक्ष्णोष्णादि भेषजादानात्|