60 Isanaśivagurudevapaddhati body. Some more hymns like Vajragāndhārī and Mahapāśupata are given. In the last mentioned hymn Siva is to be meditated upon in the following form. उद्यत्प्रद्योतविद्य त्ततिहसितजपापुञ्जपिञ्जारूणाङ्गो रक्ताकल्पो मुखानां दशशताशिरसां चोग्रदंष्ट्रोज्ज्वलानाम् । बिभ्रद् दोषणां सहस्रं प्रतिवदनवमद्वह्निगत्तायुधानां नागैराभूषितो वः पशुपतिखतात् जाटजूटाहितेन्दुः ॥ Another aspect of Śiva is called Khadgarāvana having five heads and ten_hands holding a number of weapons. The god is to be worshipped with the following form. घण्टाजालविराविमेखललसद्व्याघ्राजिनात्ताम्बरो घण्टास्थित्र गहीन्द्रभूषणधरो नागोपवीतोज्ज्वलः । विद्यत्पुञ्जरुचिर्विभूतिधवलो ज्वालाकरालाननो युष्मान् रक्षतु खड्गरावणशिवश्चन्द्र कपर्दे दधत् ॥ The various objects to be offered as oblations to the demo- niac spirits include, coocked rice, seasamum, milk, parched rice, wheat, corns, flowers, twigs of neem, beans, mustard, curd and flour prepared as a lump. Often an image of the spirit is made with the lump of flour and it is pierced with sharp weapons imitating the act of killing the demon. It is often beaten with a stick to drive away the spirit. ( 44 ) The section deals with Apasmāra or epilepsy which is often considered as a symptom of the possession of evil spirits. Medicines for oral consumption and for inhaling purposes are prescribed. Some of the prescriptions are summed up as follows:
प्रत्येकं कुडुबं तु यष्टिमधुकं हिङ्गोश्च सिन्धोः पृथग् विंशत्या कुडुबैर्गजेन्द्रसलिलं पञ्चांशकं गोघृतम् | कूश्माण्डस्य रसो भवेद् द्विगुणितोमूत्राज्ययोः याचितं तत् पीतं च धृतं तथा नसिकृतं हन्यापदस्याश्कान् । (45) The section deals with Jvarādicikitsā-treatment of fever and other illnesses. Both medicine and Mantra are pres- cribed. When the afffiction occurs on certain days it becomes incurable. In certain cases the disease will be cured only after several days. 'Fever is classified as of eight types :
