Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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By anointing one’s head with oil one’s senses become clear, and the skin of one’s face becomes good ; one gets sleep easily, and one feels ease in every respect.75
By applying oil every day to one’s ears one becomes free from all disorders of the ear born of wind, wry-neck and lock-jaw, hardness of hearing, and deafness.76
As an earthen jar if saturated with oil, or a piece of leather if rubbed therewith, or the axle of a car or cart from application of the same substance, becomes strong and capable of resisting wear and tear,*77 even so the body, by application of oil, becomes strong, and the skin improves, and all disorders due to wind are dispelled. Through such means the body also becomes capable of enduring exercise and fatigue.78
The wind is chiefly instrumental in the sense of touch. The sense of touch has the skin for its refuge. For the skin the appli¬ cation of oil is highly beneficial. Hence, one should daily anoin the skin with oil.79
The body that is daily anointed with oil, if subjected to any impact of violence, never develops consequences that are very injurious. Nor are such consequences observable if such a body is subjected to any kind of violent exercise.80
A person, by using oil every day, acquires smoothness and fulness of limbs, strength, and beauty of form. When overtaken by decrepitude, slight symptoms only appear.81
Harshness, dryness, heat, fatigue, and numbness of the feet become promptly relieved if the feet are rubbed with oil.82
* ‘Abhyanga’ and ‘Upanga’ bpth mean the use or application (of oil). { Akshah ’ does not mean wheel (as rendered by Dr. Sircar) but (as explained by the Commentator) the axle or the beam to which the wheels are attached, — T.
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Delicacy, strength, and steadiness of the feet, as also clearness of vision, are acquired, and all disorders born of wind become relieved (.by rubbing the feet with oil).88
By rubbing the feet with oil the feet become free from sciatica, rhagades of the soles, and all kinds of contraction of the nerves and the tendons.84
By rubbing the body with fragrant unguents, bad odor, heavi¬ ness and lassitude of the limbs, itching, filth, loss of appetite, and the bad effects of excessive sweating are all destroyed.8'
Bathing purifies the body, develops virility and longevity, relieves fatigue, removes sweat and filth, promotes strength, and enhances vitality.86
The wearing of clean apparel is agreeable, productive of fame and longevity, dispels distress and ill-luck, contributes to cheerful¬ ness, adds to beauty, makes one worthy of going to respectable assemblies, and is otherwise auspicious.87
The use of perfumes and garlands conduces to virility, fra¬ grance (of the body), longevity, and agreeableness. It affords nourishment and strength, promotes cheerfulness, and dispels dis¬ tress and ill-luck.88
The wearing of jewels and ornaments conduces to respectabi¬ lity ; it is auspicious and promotes longevity and beauty. It pre¬ vents all kinds of misfortune, confers cheerfulness and agreeable¬ ness, and enhances vitality.89
The practice of (washing and) always keeping clean the two feet and the outlets for the passage of excreta and urine, contri¬ butes to strengthen the intellectual powers, aids purity, promotes longevity, and destroys distress and ill-luck.90
The paring of nails and cropping and combing of hair, beard, and mustache, promote nourishment, respectability, longevity, purity, and beauty.*91
* ‘ Samprasadlianam ’ includes combing, binding, and other processes for keeping in good order. — T.
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The wearing of shoes (and other contrivances of a simiiaf character) is beneficial to the eyes and the sense of touch. It pro* motes strength and virility, and makes the exercise of walking agreeable.82
The use of the umbrella dispels all fear from the dangers and misfortunes included in the class called Iti, conduces to strength, affords protection (against evil spirits and Rakshasas), serves as a covering for the head, is auspicious, and protects one from the sun, wind, dust and rain.*83
The use of the stick prevents one from falling down, serves to destroy enemies, conduces to energy, promotes longevity, and prevents fear (of serpents and other animals).84
As the chief officer of a city protects his city, as the charioteer protects his chariot after the same manner should the intelligent man be attentive to everything that should be done for the benefit of his own body.86
One should follow for a living such means as are not incon¬ sistent with religion or duty. One should also betake to tranquil¬ ity of soul and study of the Vedas. By so doing one enjoys felicity.86
(Here are some verses containing a summary.)
The proper measure of food, the different articles that should be used as food, the heavy and the light kinds of food as depend¬ ent on measure, the daily use when injurious of different kinds of food, the use of those kinds of food that are commendable,87
Collyrium, the stick to be smoked, the three processes of pre¬ paring such sticks, the merits of inhalation (of smoke), the proper occasions of smoking and its proper measure,88
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