ASTANGA SAMGRAHA

CHARAKA SAMHITA

SUSHRUTA SAMHITA

1. The sky is mostly covered by white colored clouds. The strong sunrays reach the earth through the clouds.

2. On the earth one can see water mixed  mud(panka) here and there.

3. The earth looks like as if it is decorated with kasha, saptahwa, kumuda, shali.

4. The nature shows reddish brown colouror tawny colour(babhru varna) and looks clean. The rows of krauncha birds can be seen in the sky.

5. The ponds appear clean and clear. The fishes hide in between the kamala plants. The waves created by the movement of the hamsa birds are obstructed by the kamala plants.

Regimen:-

1. The body which was affected by the coldness of vatsha rutu and which has sanchita pitta, attains the prakopavastha when it is touched by the strong sun rays.

1. The body which was effected by the coldness of vasha rutu, when comes in contact with strong sunrays of sharad rutu the pitta prakopa takes place. 

2. Tiktaka grita pana(drinking ghee processed with bitter drugs), virechana(inducing purgation), raktamokshana(blood letting) are recommended.

2. Tikta ghrita pana followed by virechana and rakta mokshana.

1. Tikta grita pana, virechana, raktamokshana are practiced to expel the pitta which is collected in varsha rutu.

Follow all pitta pacifying measures.

3. The food and drinks should be laghu(light) and sheeta(cold) qualities and should have kashaya, madhura, tikta taste.

3. Food and drinks should have madhura, tikta taste,laghu(light), sheeta(cold), and pitta prashamana(pitta pacifying) property.

2. The food and drinks should have kashaya, madhura, tikta taste.

4. Shashtika shali, godhooma, yava, mudga, sita, madhu, patola, amalaki, draksha, jangala meat should be used internally.

4. Shali, yava,godhooma are recommended.Meat of lava, kapinjala(tittiri bird), yena(a kind of black antelope), anurabhra(a ram) sharabaha(a young elephant), shasha(rabbit) can be used internally.

3. Shali, mudga, ksheeravikruti(various preparations of milk), ikshu vikruti(various preparations of sugarcane), honey, and jangala meat soup are indicated for internal use.

5. For drinking the pond water should be used. The pond water of this season is equal to amruta(nector) because it is heated in the day time by sunrays and cooled in the night by the moon rays and its poisonous effects are removed by agastya star. This water is clean and delighting.  

5. Use hamsodaka for snana(bath), pana(drinking), avagaha(tub bath). It gives effects like nector(amruta)

4. The water which is cleaned by moon rays and agastya star, with the qualities like sweet, sheeta(cold), shuchi(clean), clear like sphatika(crystal) and prasanna (pure or limpid) should be used  for all purposes.

Should take bath in the pond which has kamala, utpala flowers.

6. Should wear clean and light clothes.

 Should apply sheeta usheera lepa on body and enjoy the moon rays in the terrace.

6. Wear clean cloths and garlands.

 In the night expose the body to moon rays in the first half of the night.

Apply chandana lepa on the body. Wear light and clean cloths perfumed with karpura(camphor) and chandana(sandalwood).

Wear garland of white flowers.Should enjoy the moon rays in the first half of the night ((pradosha).

Drink seedhu.

Apathya:-

Avoid dahi(curds), vasa(fat), thaila, teekshna madya(alcoholic drinks), atapa(hot sun), kshara(alkali), purovata, divaswapna, tushara(dew/frost) and eating full stomach.

Avoid vasa(fat), thaila(oil), meat of audaka(animals growing in water),anupa(animals living in marshy land), kshara(alkali), dahi(curds), divaswapna(day sleep).

Avoid the exposure to sun, avashyaya(drizzle), pragvata.

Avoid amla, teekshna, ushna, kshara food and drinks.

Avoid divaswapna, atapa (exposure to sun), ratri jagarana(staying awake till late night) and maithuna.