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੩੪. ਸ਼ੀਤਪੂਤਨਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਸੇਧਾਧ੍ਯਾਯਃ

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Adhikarana ੧ (੧-੨) · Śloka ੨

ਅਥਾਤਃ ਸ਼ੀਤਪੂਤਨਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਸੇਧਂ ਵ੍ਯਾਖ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਯਾਮਃ ||੧|| ਯਥੋਵਾਚ ਭਗਵਾਨ੍ ਧਨ੍ਵਨ੍ਤਰਿਃ ||੨||

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अथातः शीतपूतनाप्रतिषेधं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१|| यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||

Meaning of the śloka

Now we shall explain the prevention or treatment of Śītapūtanā, as taught by the venerable Dhanvantari.

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ਅਨ੍ਧਪੂਤਨਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਸੇਧਾਨਨ੍ਤਰਂ ਪੂਤਨਾਸਾਮਾਨ੍ਯਾਚ੍ਛੀਤਪੂਤਨਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਸੇਧਾਰਮ੍ਭੋ ਯੁਜ੍ਯਤ ਇਤ੍ਯਾਹ- ਅਥਾਤ ਇਤ੍ਯਾਦਿ||੧-੨||

Meaning of the commentary

The commentary explains that, after the chapter on the prevention or treatment of Andhapūtanā, it is appropriate to begin the corresponding discussion of Śītapūtanā because both belong to the general category of Pūtanā. This is introduced by the words ‘Now, therefore,’ and the remaining opening formula.

Key terms

śītapūtanāpratiṣedha
The chapter topic: prevention or treatment associated with Śītapūtanā.
Pūtanā
The general category under which the commentary relates Śītapūtanā and Andhapūtanā.
Dhanvantari
The revered authority to whom the teaching is attributed.

Adhikarana ੨ (੩-੬) · Śloka ੭

ਕਪਿਤ੍ਥਂ ਸੁਵਹਾਂ ਬਿਮ੍ਬੀਂ ਤਥਾ ਬਿਲ੍ਵਂ ਪ੍ਰਚੀਬਲਮ੍ | ਨਨ੍ਦੀਂ ਭਲ੍ਲਾਤਕਂ ਚਾਪਿ ਪਰਿਸੇਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਜਯੇਤ੍ ||੩|| ਬਸ੍ਤਮੂਤ੍ਰਂ ਗਵਾਂ ਮੂਤ੍ਰਂ ਮੁਸ੍ਤਂ ਚ ਸੁਰਦਾਰੁ ਚ | ਕੁਸ੍ਠਂ ਚ ਸਰ੍ਵਗਨ੍ਧਾਂਸ਼੍ਚ ਤੈਲਾਰ੍ਥਮਵਚਾਰਯੇਤ੍ ||੪|| ਰੋਹਿਣੀਸਰ੍ਜਖਦਿਰਪਲਾਸ਼ਕਕੁਭਤ੍ਵਚਃ | ਨਿਸ੍ਕ੍ਵਾਥ੍ਯ ਤਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ਨਿਸ੍ਕ੍ਵਾਥੇ ਸਕ੍ਸੀਰਂ ਵਿਪਚੇਦ੍ਘਤਮ੍ ||੫|| ਗਧ੍ਰੋਲੂਕਪੁਰੀਸਾਣਿ ਬਸ੍ਤਗਨ੍ਧਾਮਹੇਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਚਃ | ਨਿਮ੍ਬਪਤ੍ਰਾਣਿ ਮਧੁਕਂ ਧੂਪਨਾਰ੍ਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਜਯੇਤ੍ ||੬|| ਧਾਰਯੇਦਪਿ ਲਮ੍ਬਾਂ ਚ ਗੁਞ੍ਜਾਂ ਕਾਕਾਦਨੀਂ ਤਥਾ |੭|

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कपित्थं सुवहां बिम्बीं तथा बिल्वं प्रचीबलम् | नन्दीं भल्लातकं चापि परिषेके प्रयोजयेत् ||३|| बस्तमूत्रं गवां मूत्रं मुस्तं च सुरदारु च | कुष्ठं च सर्वगन्धांश्च तैलार्थमवचारयेत् ||४|| रोहिणीसर्जखदिरपलाशककुभत्वचः | निष्क्वाथ्य तस्मिन्निष्क्वाथे सक्षीरं विपचेद्घृतम् ||५|| गृध्रोलूकपुरीषाणि बस्तगन्धामहेस्त्वचः | निम्बपत्राणि मधुकं धूपनार्थं प्रयोजयेत् ||६|| धारयेदपि लम्बां च गुञ्जां काकादनीं तथा |७|

Meaning of the śloka

Kapittha, Suvahā, Bimbī, Bilva, Pracībala, Nandī and Bhallātaka are prescribed for sprinkling or bathing. Goat urine and cow urine, together with Musta, Suradāru, Kuṣṭha and all fragrant substances, are to be used in preparing an oil. The barks of Rohiṇī, Sarja, Khadira, Palāśa and Kakubha are to be decocted; ghee is then cooked in that decoction together with milk. Vulture and owl excrement, Bastagandhā, a snake’s cast-off skin, Nimba leaves and Madhuka are prescribed for fumigation. Lambā, Guñjā and Kākādanī are also to be worn or carried.

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ਕਪਿਤ੍ਥਮਿਤ੍ਯਾਦਿ| ਸੁਵਹਾ ਗੋਧਾਪਦੀ| ਪ੍ਰਚੀਬਲੋ ਮਤ੍ਸ੍ਯਾਕ੍ਸਕਃ, ਕਾਕਜਙ੍ਘੇਤ੍ਯਨ੍ਯੇ| ਨਦੀਭਲ੍ਲਾਤਕਂ ਨਦੀਪਿਪ੍ਪਲਿਕਾ ਗਣ੍ਡੋਪਲੀਤਿ ਪਰ੍ਯਾਯਾ| ਸਰ੍ਵਗਨ੍ਧਾ ਏਲਾਦਿਕਾਃ| ਅਤ੍ਰ ਤੈਲੇ ਕੁਸ੍ਠਦ੍ਵਯਸ੍ਯ ਪਾਠੋ ਭਾਗਦ੍ਵਯਾਰ੍ਥਃ| ਰੋਹਿਣੀ ਕਟ੍ਫਲਃ| ਰੋਹਿਣ੍ਯਾਦਿਕ੍ਵਾਥੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣੇ ਕ੍ਸੀਰੈਕਭਾਗੇ ਘਤਂ ਪਚੇਤ੍| ਬਸ੍ਤਗਨ੍ਧਾ ਬੋਥਯਿਕਾ| ਅਹੇਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਚਃ ਸਰ੍ਪਸ੍ਯ ਕਞ੍ਚੁਕਾਃ| ਲਮ੍ਬਾ ਤਿਕ੍ਤਾਲਾਬੂਃ| ਕਾਕਾਦਨੀ ਕਾਕਤਿਨ੍ਦੁਕਾ||੩-੬||-

Meaning of the commentary

The commentary identifies Suvahā as Godhāpadī. Pracībala is identified as Matsyākṣaka, although others identify it as Kākajaṅghā. Nadībhallātaka is said to have the synonyms Nadīpippalikā and Gaṇḍopalī. ‘All fragrant substances’ refers to Elā and similar aromatics. The reading of Kuṣṭha twice in the oil formula indicates that it is to be used in a double proportion. Rohiṇī is identified as Kaṭphala. Ghee is to be cooked with three parts of the Rohiṇī and other bark decoction and one part milk. Bastagandhā is identified as Bothayikā, and ‘the skin of a snake’ means its cast-off slough. Lambā is identified as Tiktālābū, and Kākādanī as Kākatindukā.

Key terms

pariṣeka
Sprinkling, pouring or bathing with a prepared liquid in this historical treatment description.
Pracībala
A plant identified as Matsyākṣaka, with Kākajaṅghā preserved as an alternative identification.
Nadībhallātaka
A substance or plant for which the commentary gives Nadīpippalikā and Gaṇḍopalī as synonyms.
Rohiṇī
A bark ingredient identified by the commentary as Kaṭphala.
dhūpana
Fumigation with the listed substances in the historical regimen.
Guñjā
One of the substances prescribed to be worn or carried; its exact intended form is not specified here.

Adhikarana ੩ (੭-੮) · Śloka ੮

ਨਦ੍ਯਾਂ ਮੁਦ੍ਗਕਤੈਸ਼੍ਚਾਨ੍ਨੈਸ੍ਤਰ੍ਪਯੇਚ੍ਛੀਤਪੂਤਨਾਮ੍ ||੭|| ਦੇਵ੍ਯੈ ਦੇਯਸ਼੍ਚੋਪਹਾਰੋ ਵਾਰੁਣੀ ਰੁਧਿਰਂ ਤਥਾ | ਜਲਾਸ਼ਯਾਨ੍ਤੇ ਬਾਲਸ੍ਯ ਸ੍ਨਪਨਂ ਚੋਪਦਿਸ਼੍ਯਤੇ ||੮||

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नद्यां मुद्गकृतैश्चान्नैस्तर्पयेच्छीतपूतनाम् ||७|| देव्यै देयश्चोपहारो वारुणी रुधिरं तथा | जलाशयान्ते बालस्य स्नपनं चोपदिश्यते ||८||

Meaning of the śloka

At a river, Śītapūtanā should be propitiated with foods prepared from mudga. An offering should be made to the goddess, including vāruṇī and blood; bathing the child near a body of water is also prescribed.

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ਨਦ੍ਯਾਮਿਤ੍ਯਾਦਿ| ਮੁਦ੍ਗਕਤੈਰਨ੍ਨੈਃ ਮੁਦ੍ਗਕਤੈਰ੍ਭਕ੍ਸ੍ਯੈਃ, ਮੁਦ੍ਗੋਦਨੇਨੇਤਿ ਗਯੀ| ਉਪਹਾਰੋ ਬਲਿਃ| ਜਲਾਸ਼ਯਾਨ੍ਤੇ ਨਦ੍ਯਾਃ ਸਮੀਪੇ||੭-੮||

Meaning of the commentary

The commentary explains that ‘foods prepared from mudga’ means edible preparations made from mudga; according to Gayī, it specifically means rice cooked with mudga. Upahāra means a ritual offering (bali), and ‘near a body of water’ means near a river.

Key terms

शीतपूतना (śītapūtanā)
The graha figure addressed and propitiated in this passage
मुद्ग (mudga)
A pulse used here in food preparations offered in the rite
उपहार (upahāra)
An offering, explained by the commentator as bali
वारुणी (vāruṇī)
An alcoholic preparation named as part of the historical offering
जलाशयान्त (jalāśayānta)
The vicinity of a body of water, explained here as near a river

Adhikarana ੪ (੯) · Śloka ੯

ਮੁਦ੍ਗੌਦਨਾਸ਼ਨਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਸੁਰਾਸ਼ੋਣਿਤਪਾਯਿਨੀ | ਜਲਾਸ਼ਯਾਲਯਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਪਾਤੁ ਤ੍ਵਾਂ ਸ਼ੀਤਪੂਤਨਾ ||੯||

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मुद्गौदनाशना देवी सुराशोणितपायिनी | जलाशयालया देवी पातु त्वां शीतपूतना ||९||

Meaning of the śloka

May the goddess Śītapūtanā—who eats rice prepared with mudga, drinks surā and blood, and dwells by bodies of water—protect you.

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ਰਕ੍ਸਾਮਾਹ- ਮੁਦ੍ਗੇਤ੍ਯਾਦਿ||੯||

Meaning of the commentary

The commentator introduces this verse simply as a protective invocation.

Key terms

मुद्गौदन (mudgaudana)
Rice cooked with mudga
सुरा (surā)
An alcoholic drink named in the invocation
जलाशयालया (jalāśayālayā)
She whose dwelling is by a body of water
रक्षा (rakṣā)
Protection; the function assigned to this invocation by the commentary

Adhikarana ਪੁਸ੍ਪਿਕਾ · Śloka ੩੪

ਇਤਿ ਸੁਸ਼੍ਰੁਤਸਂਹਿਤਾਯਾਮੁਤ੍ਤਰਤਨ੍ਤ੍ਰਾਨ੍ਤਰ੍ਗਤੇ ਕੁਮਾਰਤਨ੍ਤ੍ਰੇ ਸ਼ੀਤਪੂਤਨਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਸੇਧੋ ਨਾਮ(ਅਸ੍ਟਮੋਧ੍ਯਾਯਃ, ਆਦਿਤਃ) ਚਤੁਸ੍ਤ੍ਰਿਂਸ਼ੋਧ੍ਯਾਯਃ ||੩੪||

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इति सुश्रुतसंहितायामुत्तरतन्त्रान्तर्गते कुमारतन्त्रे शीतपूतनाप्रतिषेधो नाम(अष्टमोऽध्यायः, आदितः) चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः ||३४||

Meaning of the śloka

Thus ends the chapter entitled 'Prevention or Treatment of Śītapūtanā' in the Kumāratantra section within the Uttara-tantra of the Suśruta-saṃhitā. It is identified parenthetically as the eighth chapter of that subsection and as the thirty-fourth chapter in the overall sequence.

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ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਡਲ੍ਹ(ਹ੍ਲ)ਣਵਿਰਚਿਤਾਯਾਂ ਨਿਬਨ੍ਧਸਙ੍ਗ੍ਰਹਾਖ੍ਯਾਯਾਂ ਸੁਸ਼੍ਰੁਤਵ੍ਯਾਖ੍ਯਾਯਾਮੁਤ੍ਤਰਤਨ੍ਤ੍ਰਾਨ੍ਤਰ੍ਗਤੇ ਕੌਮਾਰਭਤ੍ਯਤਨ੍ਤ੍ਰੇ ਸ਼ੀਤਪੂਤਨਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਸੇਧਾਧ੍ਯਾਯਸ਼੍ਚਤੁਸ੍ਤ੍ਰਿਂਸ਼ਤ੍ਤਮਃ||੩੪||

Meaning of the commentary

Thus ends the thirty-fourth chapter, entitled 'Prevention or Treatment of Śītapūtanā,' in the Kaumārabhṛtya-tantra portion of the Uttara-tantra, according to the Nibandhasaṅgraha commentary on the Suśruta-saṃhitā composed by Śrī Dalhaṇa. The source preserves an uncertain or variant spelling of the commentator's name as Dalha(hla)ṇa.

Key terms

Śītapūtanāpratiṣedha
The chapter title, concerning prevention or treatment associated with Śītapūtanā.
Kumāratantra
The subsection concerned with children in which the chapter is placed.
Kaumārabhṛtyatantra
The designation used by the commentary for the textual division concerned with the care of children.
Nibandhasaṅgraha
The title of Dalhaṇa's commentary on the Suśruta-saṃhitā.
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