मेदश्लेष्माधिकः पूर्वं षट्कर्माणि समाचरेत् । अन्यस्तु नाचरेत्तानि दोषाणां समभावतः ॥ २.२१ ॥

medaśleṣmādhikaḥ pūrvaṃ ṣaṭkarmāṇi samācaret । anyastu nācarettāni doṣāṇāṃ samabhāvataḥ ॥ 2.21 ॥

If there be excess fat and kapha in the body, the shatkarma (six kinds of detoxification) should first be performed. Others who do not suffer from this excess (toxins), should not perform them (the shatkarma).