O Rudra, listen to the wondrous virtues of nature’s gifts, as revealed by Hari himself. If one takes the flower and root of the white guñjā and places them in the mouth, many kinds of poisons are removed. When the stalk of this plant is tied to the hand or worn around the neck, it wards off planetary afflictions; and if it is tied around the waist on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, it dispels fear from lions and wild beasts, O Nīlalohita. O Lord of beings, the root of viṣṇukrāntā, when worn on the ear and bound with a cloth thread, protects against dangers from makara and other creatures. Hari then explained: the root of aparājitā, when mixed with cow urine and drunk, quickly cures glandular swelling, leaving no doubt. The root of indravāruṇī, taken according to the prescribed method with jiṅgiṇī, castor, śūka, and śimbi, and placed in cold water, relieves pain in the arms and neck. For pain in the genital organs, channels, and breasts, a paste made from buffalo ghee, aśvagandhā, pippalī, vacā, and two kinds of kuṣṭha is effective. Powder of kuṣṭha, nāga, and balā, mixed with fresh butter and applied as a paste, brings beauty and fullness to young women. If the root of indravāruṇī is called by its name from a distance, pulled out, and thrown away, the spleen disease afflicting that person is destroyed. The root of the white punarnavā, when drunk with rice water, cures abscesses without further consideration. Powder of banana leaf ash, prepared with water and consumed, destroys all abdominal diseases. The root of banana, mixed with jaggery and ghee, cooked over fire and eaten, removes worms present in the abdomen. By eating the powder of neem leaves and amalaki every morning, leprosy is destroyed. For leprosy, harītakī, viḍaṅga, turmeric, white mustard, roots of somarāja, and raundhava of karañja, all ground with cow urine, are remedies. One part triphalā and two parts śivā, with seeds of somarāja, taken with pathya, cure skin eruptions. Sour buttermilk with cow urine, boiled with salt and rubbed on bronze, when applied as a rough paste, destroys leprosy and skin eruptions. Turmeric, haritāla, dūrvā, cow urine, and saindhava salt, made into a paste, destroy skin eruptions, scabies, and poison. Seeds of somarāja mixed with fresh butter and tasted with honey cure white leprosy; when taken with buttermilk or rice water, there is no need for further consideration. The root of śvetāparājitā, made into a paste with water and applied for a month, destroys white leprosy. Buffalo ghee, butter, vermilion, and amarīcaka, used as ointments for skin disease, destroy the affliction called durnāma. The dried root of gāmbhārī, cooked and mixed with milk and eaten, destroys śuklapitta. The seeds of mūlaka, ground with the juice of apāmārga and applied as a paste, destroy sidhmaka. Turmeric mixed with banana ash removes sidhmaka; the ash of rambhā and apāmārga, combined with castor and used for massage, immediately destroys sidhmaka. Ash of kūṣmāṇḍa and nāla, combined with cow urine, and turmeric ground with water and prepared with gentle heat, are effective. Covering the body with buffalo dung and massaging brings firmness to the limbs. Turmeric mixed with sesame and mustard, used for body massage, makes a foul-smelling person fragrant. Daily, the flowers of dūrvā, kākajaṅghā, and arjuna, along with fruits of jambū and lodhra, used as a paste, remove body odor. Powder of lodhra, bhava, norā, and gold, used for body massage, prevents discomfort from summer heat. Sprinkling the body with milk at night removes heat disorders, and massaging with kākajaṅghā produces a pleasant fragrance. Licorice, sugar, the juice of vāsaka, and honey, when consumed, remove disorders of blood, bile, jaundice, and pallor. The juice of vāsaka with honey, when drunk, removes blood disorders; drinking water in the morning eliminates severe nasal congestion. Powder of bibhītaka, pippalī, and saindhava, taken with sour gruel, destroys hoarseness of voice. Powder of āmalaka, taken with cow’s milk, along with manaḥśilā, balā root, kolapaṇa, and guggulu, is beneficial. Jāti leaves, kola leaves, and manaḥśilā, made into a stick and burned in a badara fire, when the smoke is inhaled, cure cough without doubt. Powder of triphalā and pippalī, taken with honey before meals, removes thirst and fever. Bilva root, boiled with honey and guḍūcī in water and drunk, removes three types of vomiting; drinking dūrvā, ground with rice water, also removes vomiting. Hari further revealed: the root of white punarnavā, gathered during the Puṣya star, when its water is drunk, ensures that serpents do not enter the house. Carrying an image of Tārkṣya made from the teeth of a bear ensures that, as long as the bull-bannered god lives, serpents will not be seen. Whoever drinks the root of śalmali during the Puṣya constellation, with water consecrated to Rudra, will be freed from snake bites. During Puṣya, binding the root of lajjāluka to the hand or applying it as a paste allows serpents to be seized without hesitation. If, during Puṣya, the root of etārka is drunk with cold water, the poison from bites and the poison arising from karavīra are destroyed. Thus, O Rudra, are the secrets of healing and protection, as spoken by Hari, for the well-being of all beings.