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Yagya is the science of purification of the atmosphere through the agency of fire given through Vedas, the ancienmost body of knowledge known to humankind.
1. The earth is extremely hot in all directions due to forest fire (davat)
kind of extremely hot sunrays.
2. The wind blowing from nairutya(south-west) direction brings little
relief.
3. All animals feels as if they are suffering from fever due to the hot
sun, wind and sweat.
4. Due to the heat the pond water dries of and their banks looks high.
The water of the river and pond are polluted by elephants and buffaloes.
5. The trees do not give any shade as their leaves have fallen off.
These trees are now covered with dry barks and dry creepers.
6. In this season the sun absorbs the unctuous qualities from the living
beings as well as from the nature.
Regimen:-
1. Should drink pleasant and fragrant panaka(beverage) and mantha(drink
prepared by churning) which are stored in new mud pot with plenty of
sita (candied sugar).
1. The unctuous properties of the body are absorbed by the strong sun
rays. So one should take sweet, cold, liquid, unctuous food and drinks.
Cold mantha(a drink prepared by churning) along with sharkara(candied
sugar) should be taken.
1. Drink cold and flavoured panaka(beverage)or mantha(drink prepared by
churning) with candy sugar.
2. Take madhura(sweet), sheeta(cold), drava(liquid) foods and meat of
jangala animals and birds.
Take shali, ksheera(milk), ghrita(ghee), draksha(grapes),
narikelambu(tender coconut water), sharkara(sugar).
2. Ghee, milk, shali are used.
The meat of jangala(wild) animals and birds are advised.
Ghee, sweet taste, liquid and cold properties should be included in the
food.
At night drink milk which is made sweet with candy sugar.
3. To get cool air use tala vrunta(fan)
To get cool air keep sprinkling cold chandana water on the fan.
Use a fan(talavrunta) to get cool air.(tala means palmyra tree)
4. Wear garland of kamala and utpala.
3. Wear the garland of mukta(pearl), mani(precious stone).
Wear garland of kamala and utpala.
Smear chandana lepa on the body.
5. Wear a thin bracelet of fibrous root of lotous.
6 Walk around the lake/pool/well, near the river in the forest along a
woman who has smeared chandana lepa on the body and enjoy the cold air.
Walk in the forest or garden which has cold water and flowers.
Walk by the sides of pond, river,well.
Walk inside the forest.
7. Wear light and pleasant cloths .
Wear light cloths.
8. Sleep in a place which has artificial fountains in the daytime and at
night should apply karpoora or chandana and sleep under the sky on a
mattress which is covered with fragrant flowers.
Should sleep in the sheetagruha(cold room) in the day time and at night
should apply chandana lepa on the body and sleep under the sky on the
terrace of the mansion.
The mattress should be covered by freshly pluck flowers.
Before sleeping apply chandana lepa on the body.
While sleeping the cool air should touch the body.
Alcoholic drinks should be taken in very small quantity with plenty of
water or completely avoid.
Apathya:-
Avoid vyayama(exrcise), atapa(sun), katu(pungent), amla(sour),
lavana(salt), ushna(hot) food and drinks.
Avoid alcoholic drinks (madya) or should drink very little quantity with
plenty of water. The excess and concentrated liquor causes
shosha(dryness), shaithilya(weakness), daha(burning), moha(loss of
conciousness).
Avoid sexual intercourse.
Avoid maithuna.
Avoid lavana, amla, katu tastes in thefoods.
Avoid exercises.
Avoid exercising, maithuna, ayasa(work which causes tiredness).
Avoid ushna, parishoshi(drying) and agni gunayukta(hot property) tasting
foods and drinks.
PRAVRUT RUTU CHARYA
ASTANGA SANGRAHA
CHARAKA SAMHITA
SUSHRUTA SAMHITA
Regimen:-
1. Once the heat of the summer reduces one can start indulging in
guru,lavana, madhura, amla tasting foods, meat soups, koshna jala(luke
warm water), ghee, brimhana(nourishing), slightly abhishyandi foods.
2. Practice all vata pacifying measures like niruha vasti etc, to
control the vata prakopa that has occurred in greeshma rutu.
3. Take yava, shashtika shali, godhooma, new rice.
4. Should live in the center of the large or palatial building or
mansion. Should sleep on a soft mattress.
5. Arishta, asava, maireya are used carefully in the ay time and the
same should be avoided in the night.
Apathya:-
Avoid river water, rooksha, ushna, foods, udamantha, vyayama, atapa,
divaswapna.
Avoid new grains, rooksha, sheeta ambu(cold water), saktu(barley fried
and ground)
Avoid water which is polluted with the urine, stools, saliva of
different animals.
Avoid antariksha jala(rain water collected from the sky) of this season.
This article was published on Tuesday 07 December, 2010.
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