| ''Shukla paksha'' of a lunar month is auspicious for initiating all good activities. Planning of ''basti'' according to ''paksha'' may not be practical in diseased. It may be ideally adopted in healthy. | | ''Shukla paksha'' of a lunar month is auspicious for initiating all good activities. Planning of ''basti'' according to ''paksha'' may not be practical in diseased. It may be ideally adopted in healthy. |
− | ''Harita'' has described ''krishna paksha'' of lunar month is suitable for the ''basti prayoga'' because, all the diseases treated during this period get cured forever (radical cure) and the Gods appear during the ''shukla paksha'' where as demons as well as diseases appear during the ''krishna paksha''. Therefore, according to Harita, diseases should be treated during ''krishna paksha''.)<ref>Chakrapanidutta, Commentator. Charak samhita, Siddhi Sthana, 3/12-13, edited by Vaidya Jadavaji Trikamji Acharya, 2nd edition, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan, Varanasi, 1990</ref> (Verse 12 -13) | + | ''Harita'' has described ''krishna paksha'' of lunar month is suitable for the ''basti prayoga'' because, all the diseases treated during this period get cured forever (radical cure) and the Gods appear during the ''shukla paksha'' where as demons as well as diseases appear during the ''krishna paksha''. Therefore, according to Harita, diseases should be treated during ''krishna paksha''.)<ref>Chakrapani, Charak. Sidhi Sthana, Cha.3 astisutiyam Siddhi Adhyaya ver.12-13. In: Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya, Editor. Charak Samhita.2nd ed. Varanasi: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan;1990 </ref> (Verse 12 -13) |