1. Charaka samhita of agnivesha, sutra sthana; dirghamjiviteeyam: chapter 1, verse 123;Acharya,2014
2. Sushruta samhita of dhanvantari, sharira sthana: garbhavyakarana shareeram: chapter 4, verse 63;Acharya,2014
3. Sushruta samhita of dhanvantari, sharira sthana: garbhavyakarana shareeram: chapter 4, verse 78;Acharya,2014
4. Charaka samhita of agnivesha, sutra sthana; navegandharaneeyam: chapter 7, verse 39-40;Acharya,2014
5. Reprint ed. Ashtangahridayam of vagbhata, sarvangasundari commentary by arunadatta & ayurvedarasayana commentary by hemadri, sutrasthana: ayushkameeyam: chapter 1, verse 10;Hari Sadashiva Shastri Paradakara,2018