Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Kati Basti
This chapter describes Kati Basti located on page 198 from volume Volume 1 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 1 deals with the essentials of Panchakarma Therapy:—Comprehensive view of Panchkarma has been presented in this book with sequential illustrations.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Kati Basti. 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 “Kati Basti” according to 52 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
ye gadiya dila kati taha jani ami taha jani, yatha kati thuiyacha tumi” || 122 || English translation: (122) “I know who made that chopper and where you have hidden it. ”...
Read full contents: Verse 2.20.122
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
atra kati-shabdah. (12) The fault called gramya (vulgar) (either rustic or obscene) means the usage of a meaning that is not clever: “Amazing girl, upon seeing your buttocks Krishna became transfixed. ” In this example the word kati (buttocks) is obscene. Commentary: In a similar example, Kavikarnapura says the word kati should be replaced by shroni (hips, buttocks) (Alankara-kaustubha 10. 15)....
Read full contents: Text 7.14
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) [by Bhagyashree Sarma]
c) Kati: Kati means the hip part of a building. According to the Vishnudharmottarapurana, kati i. e. , the hip part of the temple should be half of the entire height of the temple. But according to the Brihatsamhita, the hip portion of a temple should be equal to one third of its height. Again, the Matsyapurana also keeps its view point in the same spirit with that in the Brihatsamhita....
Read full contents: 5. Different Parts of a Temple
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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)]