3. By the end of the presentation the learners must be able to
1. Administer Anuvasana basti
2. Demonstrate Procedure of Anuvasana basti
3. List Samyak yoga lakshana of Anuvasana
4. List Hinayoga lakshana of Anuvasana
5. List Atiyoga lakshana of Anuvasana
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 3
4. अनन्तरं ततो युञ्ज्याद्यथास्वं स्नेहबस्स्तना |१४| Su.Ch 38
Anuvasana is advised to be given on the same day after
pratyagamana of Niruha.
तदहस्तस्य पवनाद्भयं बलवददष्यते ||१५||
रसौदनस्तेन शस्तस्तदहश्चानुवासनम् |१६| Su.Ch 38
It is to be given in anticipation of Vata Vriddhi by Niruha
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 4
5. प्रत्यागते चाप्यनुवासनीये ददवा प्रदेयं व्युषिताय भो्यम्||२३||
सायं च भो्यं परतो द्व्यहे वा त्र्यहेऽनुवास्योऽहनन पञ्जचमे वा |
त्र्यहे त्र्यहे वाऽप्यथ पञ्जचमे वा दद्यास्न्नरूहादनुवासनं च||२४|| Ca.Si 1
Anuvasana is advised to be given on the same day after
pratyagamana of Niruha
Thereafter Anuvasana should be given on the second ,third or fifth
day
After that on every third or fifth day
Niruha is to be given followed by Anuvasana
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 5
6. The technique is same as Niruha with few alterations –
सदाऽनुवासयेच्चाषप भोजनयत्वाऽऽर्द्रपाणिनम् |
्वरं षवदग्धभुक्तस्य क
ु यारत् स्नेहः प्रयोस्जतः ||५४||
न चानतस्स्नग्धमशनं भोजनयत्वाऽनुवासयेत् |
मदं मूच््ाां च जनयेद् द्षवधा स्नेहः प्रयोस्जतः ||५५||
रूक्षं भुक्तवतो ह्यन्नं बलं विां च हापयेत् |
युक्तस्नेहमतो जन्तुं भोजनयत्वाऽनुवासयेत् ||५६||
यूिक्षीररसैस्तस्माद्यथाव्याधध समीक्ष्य वा |
यथोधचतात् पादहीनं भोजनयत्वाऽनुवासयेत् ||५७|| Su.Ch 37
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 6
7. Anuvasana should always be given just after taking food
Prior to that Abhyanga and Svedana is to be done
The food should be three fourth of the normal diet
The diet should contain Mudga yusha,milk ,mamsa rasa or according to
disease
After food walking ,defecation and micturition are mentioned prior to the
therapy
Sneha basti should not be given after food to atisnigdha person
It is advised after food in alpa Sneha
During digestion of food ,anuvasana should not to be given as it produces
jwara
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 7
9. After administration of Sneha ,buttocks are to be patted by the palm
of the Physician/ therapist to prevent early return
The patient is advised to lie in supine position
Toe joints are to be gently pulled and feet are to be massaged
Heels , toes calf and other painful parts should be massaged with oil
Thereafter the patient is asked to sleep by keeping his head over a
pillow.
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 9
10. Patient is allowed to stay in supine position upto the time needed to
utter hundred syllables(vak shat kala)
Then the buttocks and the leg side of the bed are to be lifted slowly
three times
Then patient is asked to speak or work very minimum.
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 10
11. यस्येह यामाननुवतरते त्रीन् स्नेहो नरः स्यात् स षवशुद्धदेहः||४६||
आश्वागतेऽन्यस्तु पुनषवरधेयः स्नेहो न संस्नेहयनत ह्यनतष्ठन्|४७| Ca.si 1
Generally anuvasana basti retains inside the body for three yama
(9 hours)
If it returns earlier then another anuvasana is to be given to achieve
desired effect
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 11
12. यस्य नोपर्द्वं क
ु यारत् स्नेहबस्स्तरननःसृतः|
सवेऽल्पो वाऽऽवृतो रौक्ष्यादुपेक्ष्यः स षवजानता||४१|| Ca.Si 4
If anuvasana does not return or partially returns without any
complication , then this condition is allowed to remain
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 12
14. After administration of anuvasana ,the patient should be given
drava,ushna and pathya ahara
After intake of food in appropriate quantity the patient may
repeatedly be given anuvasana in every alternate day
In the next morning the patient should take Dhanyanagara sidda
jala or lukewarm water
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 14
15. Disease Number of anuvasana
Vataja 9-11
Pittaja 5-7
Kaphaja 3-5
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 15
16. न चैव गुदकणठाभयां दद्यात् स्नेहमनन्तरम्|
उभयस्मात् समं गच््न् वातमस्ग्नं च दूियेत्||४९|| Ca.si 4
Snehapana and anuvasana should not be practised simultaneously as
this may hamper Agni and Vata
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 16
17. प्रत्येत्यसक्तं सशकृ च्च तैलं रक्ताददबुद्धीस्न्र्द्यसम्प्रसादः |
स्वप्नानुवृषत्तलरघुता बलं च सृष्टाश्च वेगाः स्वनुवालसते स्युः||४४|| Ca.Si 1
Proper administration of anuvasana basti gives following symptoms
Elimination of taila with sakrit
Does prasadana to Raktadi dhatus,Buddhi,Indriya
Imparts sound sleep
Causes lightness and strength in the body
Proper manifestation of natural urges without any obstruction.
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 17
18. अधःशरीरोदरबाहुपृष्ठपाश्वेिु रुग्रूक्षखरं च गात्रम् |
ग्रहश्च षवणमूत्रसमीरिानामसम्यगेतान्यनुवालसतस्य ||४५|| Ca.Si 1
Improperly administered unctuous enema causes pain in lower part
of the body, abdomen, arms, back and sides of the chest; gives rise to
dryness and roughness of the body and obstruction in the passage of
stool, urine and flatus
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 18
19. हृल्लासमोहक्लमसादमूच््ारषवकनतरका चात्यनुवालसतस्य|४६| Ca si
Whereas excessively administered unctuous enema causes
nausea, unconsciousness, mental fatigue, exhaustion,
fainting and griping
05/07/2021
ANUVASANA BASTI (Dr Akshay Shetty) 19