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Agnivesha, the foremost among the students of Punarvasu Atreya put forward some queries regarding [[Panchakarma]] therapies as follows:
Agnivesha, the foremost among the students of Punarvasu Atreya put forward some queries regarding [[Panchakarma]] therapies as follows:
*What are the procedures of panchakarma therapies?
*What are the procedures of [[Panchakarma]] therapies?
*What is the order of their administration?
*What is the order of their administration?
*What are the signs of proper, improper & excess administration of these therapies?
*What are the signs of proper, improper and excess administration of these therapies?
*What is the number of basti (medicated enemas) to be given?
*What is the number of ''basti'' (medicated enemas) to be given?
*What are the properties of basti?
*What are the properties of ''basti''?
*Which basti is to be given and in whom?
*Which ''basti'' is to be given and in whom?
*What are the restrictions during the course of treatment?
*What are the restrictions during the course of treatment?
*What should be the interval between the administrations of different therapies?
*What should be the interval between the administrations of different therapies?
*Why during basti administration it does not enter rectum?
*Why during ''basti'' administration it does not enter rectum?
*Why administered basti comes out earlier than the scheduled time?
*Why administered ''basti'' comes out earlier than the scheduled time?
*What is the cause of delay in evacuation of the administered basti?
*What is the cause of delay in evacuation of the administered ''basti''?
*Why some diseases though curable do not get cured with its proper medication? Thus, in the view of welfare of society, Punarvasu who is the foremost among the physicians and who is knowledgeable in his subject replied as follows. [3-5½]
*Why some diseases though curable do not get cured with its proper medication? Thus, in the view of welfare of society, Punarvasu who is the foremost among the physicians and who is knowledgeable in his subject replied as follows. [3-5½]