Akanda Jyoti - Our ever burning lamp is herewith offered to all the Rishis known and identified and those not known. Vedic wisdom has been passed down through many great sages who were free from the bindings of this world. Their minds were connected to the inifine ocean of wisdom within, their light will radiate for all eternity. With eternal gratitude we keep this lamp burning in their honor.
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A look into the basics of Vedic culture and its philosophy.
Many people do not know quite what it is, and it is often described incorrectly by many who are not a part of it. However, it is not as mysterious or complex as it is often portrayed to be.
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 wind blows from the vaaruna direction, so all the greenery starts
growing.
2. The sky is covered with Indra neela coloured clouds.
3. Due to heavy rains the steps of the ponds are immersed in the water.
The river gets filled up and appears like oceans. The ground is not
properly visible as it is covered by rain water.
4. Sounds of clouds, peacock, frog etc are heard.
5. The earth appears as if it is decorated with indragopa(a kind of red
or white colored insect), vidyudhota(a flash or lustre of lightning)
6. One can see green plants, grass, shileendhra(fungus) all over. One
can also see the plenty of kutaja flowers.
Regimen:-
1. Due to the effect of the aadana kala the body as well as the agni
becomes weak. In varsha rutu it gets affected further by rains,
humidity, water, amla paka and the doshita jala(impure water). So it is
adviced to undergo purification procedures followed by vasti karma.
1. In the adana kala the body and the agni(digestive fire) becomes weak.
The moisture, rains, amla vipaka of water makes this agni further weak.
Due to this weak agni wind etc doshas gets vitiated very easily.
1. The increased humidity in the nature makes the agni weak which in
turn vitiates vata etc doshas.
Due to the effect of clouds, cold wind and cold water plants are in
their tarunavastha(young or tender) and have amla vipaka(sour vipaka).So
one should not do excess exercise.
2. Yusha(soup) of purana shali(old rice), godhooma(wheat), yava(barley)
can be taken.
2. Yava, purana shali, jangala mamsa, samskruta yusha(processed soup)
should be taken to protect the weak agni.
2. The food should be natisnigdha(not very unctuous), nati rooksha(not
very dy), nati ushna(not very hot) and should have deepana qualities.
3. Madiraa(spirituous liquor), arishta, madhweeka can be taken mixing
with little quantity of water.
3. Madhweeka, arishta should be taken with honey in very little quantity
or drink boiled and cooled water from mahendra(rain water)/ kupa(well)/
sarasa(pond).
3. Drink boiled and cooled water mixed with honey.
4. Divyajala(rain water) or water from kupa(well), chaundya(pond) or
sarasa(lake)should be used after boiling.
4. The food and the drinks should be processed with honey.
5. One should adopt kleda hara(which depletes moisture) and vata hara
food and drinks. One should eat parishushka(dry), laghu(light),
snigdha(unctuous), ushna(hot), amla, lavana tasting foods.
5. In order to pacify the vata dosha one should take amla, lavana and
snigdha foods on the days which have more rains and wind.
4. To reduce the moisture and to balance the doshas one should take
kashaya, thikta, katu tasting foods and alpadrava(less liquid) foods.
6. Foods processed with honey are also good in this season.
7. Praghrsha, udwartana (powder massage), snana, dhoomapana are to be
practiced. Paste of sugandha dravyas(fragrant drugs) are to be applied
on the body.
6. Praghrshana, udwartana, snana and gandhamala dharana(wearing perfumed
garlands) should be followed
8. Should live in a place which is protected by reptiles, moist, cold,
wind, drizzle (sheekara), mosquito, rats etc. The living room should be
warm(should be kept warm with the help of fire).
7. Should live in a dry place. Should wear light and clean cloths after
bath.
5. One should avoid the exposure to humidity, so should live in a house
which is built above the ground level(vihayasi). It should have a
fireplace to keep the room warm.
The room should not be windy.
Use thick blankets to cover the body while sleeping.
9. Should wear cloths which have different designs and should wear
different types of garlands around the neck.
6. Apply agaru lepa on the body while going out of the house.
10. Should travel on elephant.
Apathya:-
Avoid nadijala(river water), udamantha(barley water), divaswapna(day
sleep), atidrava bhojana(liquid food intake), maithuna(sexual
intercourse), exposure to cold or frost(tushara), padacharana(walking),
vyayama(exercise) and exposure to sunrays.
Avoid the intake of udamantha, nadijala(river water),
Avoid the daysleep vyayama, vyavaya.
Avoid exposure to frost and avashyaya(drizzle), sunrays.