SAMYAK – ATIYOGA -AYOGA OF VARIOUS NASYA KARMA

SnehanaNasya

Samyak yoga:

लाघवं शिरसो योगे सुखस्वप्नप्रबोधनम् |
विकारोपशमः शुद्धिरिन्द्रियाणां मनःसुखम् ||३३|| (Su/Chi/ 40/33)

Lightness of head, good sleep, easy awakening, reduction in illness and clarity of sense is the Lakṣaṇa of Samyak Kriya SnehanaNasya.

According to AshtaṅgaHṛdaya

सम्यक्स्निग्धे सुखोच्छ्वासस्वप्नबोधाक्षपाटवम् || (As Hr/Su/20/23)

Easy breathing, good sleep and clarity of senses are the Lakṣaṇas of SnehanaNasya.

AtiyogaLakṣaṇa

कफप्रसेकः शिरसो गुरुतेन्द्रियविभ्रमः |
लक्षणं मूर्ध्न्यतिस्निग्धे रूक्षं तत्रावचारयेत् ||(Su/Chi/40/34)

Excessive discharge, heaviness of head and disorders of sense organs.

स्निग्धेऽति कण्डूगुरुताप्रसेकारुचिपीनसाः|| (As Hr/Su/20/24)

Itching, tastelessness and running nose is the Lakṣaṇas of AtiyogaSnehanaNasya.

Treatment for Atiyoga: Rūkṣaṇa should be done.

Ayoga Lakṣaṇa

अयोगे वातवैगुण्यमिन्द्रियाणां च रूक्षता |
रोगाशान्तिश्च तत्रेष्टं भूयो नस्यं प्रयोजयेत् || (Su/Chi/40/35)

Vitiation of Vāta, dryness of sense organs and no remission of illness

रूक्षेऽक्षिस्तब्धता शोषो नासास्ये मूर्द्धशून्यता||(As Hr/Su/30/24)

Uneasiness in eye movements, Śoṣa of eyes, void feeling of nose, mouth and head.

Treatment for Ayoga: Nasya should be administered again.

ŚōdhanaNasya

Samyak yoga:

लाघवं शिरसः शुद्धिः स्रोतसां व्याधिनिर्जयः |
चित्तोन्द्रियप्रसादश्च शिरसः शुद्धिलक्षणम् || (Su/Chi/40/38)

Symptoms of SamyakŚōdhana

Nasya is lightness and clarity of head and it’s channels, reduction in disease condition and  Prasada of Citta, sense organs.

उरःशिरोलाघवमिन्द्रियाच्छ्यं ^[२] स्रोतोविशुद्धिश्च भवेद्विशुद्धे||५१|| (Cha/Si/1/51)

Lightness of chest and head, clarity of Indriyas, clarity of Srotases are the Lakṣaṇas of SamyakŚōdhanaNasya

AyogaLakṣaṇa:

कण्डूपदेहौ गुरुता स्रोतसां कफसंस्रवः |
मूर्ध्नि हीनविशुद्धे तु लक्षणं परिकीर्तितम् ||३९|| (Su/Chi 40/39)

Features of Ayogaare VātaVaigunya, dryness of Indriya,no relief in symptoms, itching, feeling of wetness, heaviness and excess secretion in channels.

गलोपलेपः शिरसो गुरुत्वं निष्ठीवनं चाप्यथ दुर्विरिक्ते| (Cha/Si/1/51)

Lakṣaṇas of Ayoga are Gala Upalepa, ŚiroGurtvaandNiṣṭhīvana.

Treatment: KaphaghnaCikitsa

AtiyogaLakṣaṇa

मस्तुलुङ्गागमो वातवृद्धिरिन्द्रियविभ्रमः |
शून्यता शिरसश्चापि मूर्ध्नि गाढविरेचिते ||४०|| (Su/Chi/40/40)

Mastulunga Agama, VātaVṛddhi, IndriyaBhrama, and Śūnyatā of Śiras are theLakṣaṇas of Atiyoga.

शिरोक्षिशङ्खश्रवणार्तितोदावत्यर्थशुद्धे तिमिरं च पश्येत्||५२|| (Cha/Si/1/53)

Features of Atiyoga arefeeling of Śiro, Śaṅkā, ŚravaṇaArti, Toda and Timira.

Treatment: VātaghnaCikitsa.

Complications of nasya (nasyavyāpat)

Cause of NasyaVyāpat:

तत्र हीनातिमात्रातिशीतोष्णसहसाप्रदानादतिप्रविलम्बितशिरस उच्छिङ्घतो विचलतोऽभ्यवहरतो वा प्रतिषिद्धप्रदानाच्च व्यापदो भवन्ति तृष्णोद्गारादयो दोषनिमित्ताः क्षयजाश्च ||४८|| (Su/Chi/40/48)

If we administer HīnaMātrā, Atimātrā, Atiśīta, Uṣṇa, Sahasā Pradāna, Atipravilambita, ŚirasoUcchiṅghato, VicalitaŚiras, Abhyavarato, PratiṣiddhaPradāna all these cause complications like Doṣā UtkleśaNimittajanya and DoṣaKṣayaJanya.

Eg; Tṛṣṇā, Udgāra etc.

Management of NasyaVyāpat

According to Caraka,

अजीर्णे ^[१] भोजने भुक्ते तोये पीतेऽथ दुर्दिने|
प्रतिश्याये नवे स्नाते ^[२] स्नेहपानेऽनुवासने||१११||
नावनं स्नेहनं रोगान् करोति श्लैष्मिकान् बहून्|
तत्र श्लेष्महरः सर्वस्तीक्ष्णोष्णादिर्विधिर्हितः|| (Cha/Si/9/111)

If NāvanaNasya administered in contraindicated conditions like Ajīrṇa, Bhuktabhakta, Toyapīta etc. or in untimely season or conditions, Nava Pratiśyāya, after Snāna, after Snehapāna, after Ānuvāsana Basti then Nasya may produce KaphajaRogas.

Treatment for the same is all TīkṣṇaUṣṇaKaphahara Kriyas.

क्षामे विरेचिते गर्भे व्यायामाभिहते तृषि|
वातो रूक्षेण नस्येन क्रुद्धः स्वाञ्जनयेद्गदान्||
तत्र वातहरः सर्वो विधिः स्नेहनबृंहणः|
स्वेदादिः, स्याद्घृतं क्षीरं गर्भिण्यास्तु विशेषतः|||(Cha/Si/9/113)

If RūkṣaNasya administered in Kāshme or debilitated, Virechite or after any Śōdhana, Garbhe or conceived lady, VyāyāmaAbhihate or tired after exercise, tṛṣi or thirsty in them vitiated Vāta may produce Vātaja diseases.

Treatment for the same is Vātahara Kriyas like Snehana, Swedana, Bṛṃhaṇa. Specially for GarbhiniGhṛta or Kṣīra can be used.

PARIHĀRA VIṢAYA OF NASYA KARMA

निवातोष्णसमाचारी हिताशी नियतेन्द्रियः| (Cha/Su/5/69)

Snehācārika Vidhi should be followed like living in NivātaGṛha and not exposing to excess Vāta, UṣṇaSevana, controlling Indriya is told as ParihāraViṣaya.

रजोधूमस्नेहातपमद्यद्रवपानशिरःस्नानातियानक्रोधादीनि च परिहरेत् (Su/Chi/40/31)

Asper Suśruta, Rajo-Dhūma-Sneha-Ātapa-Madya-Drvapāna-Śiraosnāna-Yāna-Krodha should be avoided.

अत्यासनस्थानवचांसि यानं स्वप्नं दिवा मैथुनवेगरोधान्||५४||
शीतोपचारातपशोकरोषांस्त्यजेदकालाहितभोजनं च|५५|  (Cha/Si/1/54)

After any Śōdhana including Nasya excessive sitting, standing, talking, travelling, day sleeping, coitus, holding natural urges should be avoided. Indulgence in cold activities, sunlight, greif, anger should be avoided. Avoid intake of untimely and non-conducive foods.

PARIHĀRA KĀLA OF NASYA KARMA

कालस्तु बस्त्यादिषु याति यावांस्तावान् भवेद्द्विः परिहारकालः|  (Cha/Si/1/54)

Parihārakāla is the double number of days of undergoing the śōdhana or nasya.