xuÉåSqÉç

eÉåliÉÉMüxuÉåSqÉç
MÑüOûÏxuÉåSqÉç
 xuÉåSqÉç

AlÉÉalÉårÉ xuÉåSqÉç AÉalÉårÉ xuÉåSqÉç

(AlÉÎalÉ xuÉåSqÉç)
 AlÉÉalÉårÉ xuÉåSqÉç
(10 types Acc - Ch.Su.14/64)

urÉÉrÉÉqÉÇ FwhÉxÉSlÉÇ aÉÑÂmÉëÉuÉUhÉÇ

¤ÉÑkÉÉ oÉWÒûmÉÉlÉqÉÇ pÉrÉÇ

¢üÉåkÉ EmÉlÉÉWû AÉWûÉuÉ AÉiÉmÉ

 AÉalÉårÉ xuÉåSqÉç
(13 types Acc - Ch.Su.14/39-40)

xɃ¡ûU mÉëxiÉU lÉÉÌQû

mÉËUwÉåMüÇ AuÉaÉÉWûlÉÇ eÉåliÉÉMü

AzqÉblÉÇ MüwÉÔï MÑüÌOû

pÉÔ xuÉåSqÉç MÑüÎqpÉMü MÔümÉ WûÉåsÉÉMü

 4 types Acc - Su.Chi.Utt.32/3

• cÉiÉÑÌuÉïkÉ: xuÉåS: iÉiÉç rÉjÉÉ – iÉÉmÉxuÉåS,

FwqÉxuÉåS, EmÉlÉÉWûxuÉåSÉå, SìuÉxuÉåS CÌiÉ;
AilÉë xÉuÉïxuÉåSÌuÉMüsmÉÉuÉUÉåkÉ:II

• mÉÔuÉïuÉiÉç MÑüOûÏÇ uÉÉ cÉiÉѲÉïUÉÇ MÚüiuÉÉ

iÉxrÉÉqÉÑmÉÌuɹxrÉÉliɶÉiÉѲÉïUÉåÅ…¡ûÉUÉlÉÑmÉxÉlkÉÉrÉ
iÉÇ xuÉåSrÉåiÉç II (Su.Chi.Utt.32/10)
 Asthanga Sangraha Sutrasthana &
Asthanga Hrudaya Sutrasthana - 4 types

• cÉiÉÑÌuÉïkÉÉåÅÎalÉxuÉåSÉå pÉuÉÌiÉ iÉÉmÉÉåmÉlÉÉWSìuÉÉåwqÉpÉåSålÉ I

(A.S.Su. 26/3)

• FwqÉxuÉåS: mÉÑlÉU¹kÉÉ ÍpÉSèrÉiÉå I

ÌmÉhQû: xÉÇxiÉUÉå lÉÉQûÏ bÉlÉÉzqÉ MÑüqpÉÏ MÔümÉ: MÑüOûÏ
eÉåliÉÉMü¶É I (A.S.Su. 26/8)

• xuÉåSxiÉÉmÉÉåmÉlÉÉWûÉåwqÉSìuÉpÉåSÉcciÉÑÌuÉïkÉ: I (A.H.Su.17/1)
 eÉåliÉÉMü - room for xuÉåSMüqÉï
(Sabda taaravali)

 Area for construction,

 Measurements of the room,

 Shape of building,

 Features of the building,

 Features of the room
• Construct Jentaka in an area having red or black soil,
along the S/W direction of a lake.
• Distance from lake = 12 feet.
• Well built steps are needed from door towards lake.
• Shape = uniformly circular chamber with only one
Door.
• Walls = plastered with mud, should have many holes
to let out smoke and vapour.
• Diameter = 118 ft / 16 ft
• Height = 12 ft / 16 ft
• A wooden circular bench (Pindika)
• 1 Aratni height & width
(1 Aratni {distance >< elbow & tip of little finger)
(1 Muzham ~ 45.72cm = 1.5 ft)

• Made of Nimba or Khadira, upto the door.

• Clay oven – in the centre of room.

• ~ 4 ft away from Pindika,
• 6 ft in diameter,
• 5-6 ft in height with holes and lid,

• A.S.Su-26/25 - says “dwipurusha pramanam

mrinmaya…”

• Fire wood used = Khadira, Aswakarna.

Jentaka
 Jentaka -
an
Illustration
by
Artist
Namboodiri
 Preparations prior to the procedure
• Burn the firewood in the oven, till the room is
sufficiently heated & smoke subsides,

• Oleation with Vaatahara thaila or Oil according

to disease is given,

• Give safety instructions to patient,

• Ask the patient to enter the Jentaka.

 Instructions to be given (CH.SU.24/46)

• Lie down on the pindika/cot,

• turn both sides for proper fomentation,

• Protect eyes, heart & scrotum with moist cloth,

• Ask Patient not to leave chamber till;

– proper perspiration is achieved,
– eyes are free from discomfort due to smoke,
– do not apply cold water to eyes soon after leaving the room,
– lightness of body is felt,
 – sweat along with stickiness is drained out,
– all channels are light & free from all obstructions,
– stiffness, pain, numbness or heaviness are reduced

• Wait for 1 muhurtha till body temp returns to normal,

• Give warm water bath,

• Hita aahara seva,

• Allow to rest.
 MÑüOûÏxuÉåSqÉç
MÑüOûÏ = body, house (Sabda taaravali)
Acc. to Ch.Su.24/52-54;
• A thick walled cottage, round in shape,

• Neither too high nor too wide,

• There should be no windows in it,

• Inner walls should be plastered with thick

paste of drugs mentioned in Upanaha.
• Cot is placed in the center,

• Sheets made of cotton, silk are spread over

kusha grass laid on cot,

• Blanket of Golaka ( variety of wool),

• Four furnaces (hasanthika) filled with coal

placed in four sides near the walls,

• Patient after oleation should lie in the cot till he

gets fomented properly.
 SAUNA: De-tox Body and Mind
• In our contemporary moral climate, which
can be characterized as downright prudish,
we have been brainwashed into thinking that
nudity equals it is a certain prelude to sexual
activity.
• This cannot be further from the truth.
• The human body in its natural state is one of
the wonders of creation and certainly nothing
to be ashamed of and nothing to be debased
by negative and judgmental connotations.
• The Sauna is perhaps the only remaining setting
where nudity is accepted, even called for.
• The simple act of ridding yourself of all clothing
and stepping into an environment unfettered, is a
liberating act.
• Settle yourself on a bench in the sauna room,
close your eyes and let the heat permeate your
body and open the pores of your skin.
• As the ensuring perspiration purges the toxins from
your system, so will all tension and anguish be
released from your mind as you give yourself over
to complete relaxation.
• Contained in this chamber of ultimate warmth you
experience the process of purification and renewal.
• Sauna etiquette prescribes silence in
the sauna room for a reason.

• Free from auditory distractions you can

focus on letting go, both physically and
mentally, of all the pollutants that have
weighed you down.

• You emerge cleansed and light-footed

in body and in mind.
• Though an extremely important preparatory
procedure before Panchakarma, Swedana is
not been used properly to gain better results.

• The aftermath of a sneha sweda gives new

meaning to the concept of being "born-again"...

• More research is to be done to understand the

real healing strength of this powerful tool.
Thank you