6. THE WAYS OF COLLCTING A EBBS.
The medicine ought to be prepared while uttering
the prescribed incantations, otherwise it is as fruitless
as a lump of wood. The herbs are most potent when
they are collected from solitary or sacred places or
forests, while those growing on anthills, in the vicinity
of a well, on gateways, at the foot of a tree, beside a
temple, or in cremation ground, will not be efficacious
ever if they are sanctified by incantations. Again the
bark, the root, and the leaves of plants, submerged in
Water, burnt by fire, and eaten by insects or worms,
or having roots in the air, will also produce no effect.
To collect medicinal plants a man should fast over
night, and in the following morning, after offering salu-
tations to Mahadeva, should approach the plant with due
respect and utter the mantra (No. 1)—“Ye betal, pishasa,
rakshas, and creeping animals that live in the plant,
go away at the command of Shiva. Then the plant
| should be saluted by uttering the mat70 (No. 2)
Oh mother, thou hast thy birth in the nectar, and
thou increasest strength and vitality. Let me
drive away the sins and diseases. After this the plant
should be dug with a flawless weapon while uttering
the mant70 (No. 3) I dig thee with the same sacred
hand with which Brahma, Bhrigu, Indra and Varuna
dug you. After this prayer, mantra (No. 4) should be
recited— Oh mother, what is my fault? May the
divine life depart from this plant, so that I may be
saved from the sin of uprooting and cutting it. Go
thou to heaven doing good to me. After this prayer,
the medicinal plant should be dugon & Sunday in.
Pashya lunar mansion and in the Rabi Yoga while
uttering the eight-lettered mantra (No. 5). The plant
should then be cut after reciting the six-lettered mantra,
(No. 6).
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