अज्ञानहृदयग्रन्थेर्निःशेषविलयस्तदा ।
समाधिना विकल्पेन यदाद्वैतात्मदर्शनम् ॥
अत्रात्मत्वं दृढीकुर्वन्नहमादिषु संत्यजन् ।
उदासीनतया तेषु तिष्ठेद्घटपटादिवत् ॥
ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तं मृषामात्रा उपाधयः ।
ततः पूर्णं स्वमात्मानं पश्येदेकात्मना स्थितम् ॥
स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं विष्णुः स्वयमिन्द्रः स्वयं शिवः ।
स्वयं विश्वमिदं सर्वं स्वस्मादन्यन्न किंचन ॥
स्वात्मन्यारोपिता शेषाभासवस्तुनिरासतः ।
स्वयमेव परंब्रह्म पूर्णमद्वयमक्रियम् ॥
असत्कल्पो विकल्पोऽयं विश्वमित्येकवस्तुनि ।
निर्विकारे निराकारे निर्विशेषे भिदा कुतः ॥
Ahara vidhi viseshaayatana
To receive the total benefits of Ahara it is also necessary to have the knowledge about “ Ashta Ahara
Vidhivisheshaayatana”. They are
1. Prakriti-food should be taken considering the nature of food, such as guru (Heavy food like milk, flesh), Laghu (food like green gram etc which are light to digest), Seeta (food which are cold in potency such as milk), Ushna (food which are of hot potency like spicy food), Ruksha (dryness inducing food), Snigdha (unctuous food such as ghee, butter) and their impact on Agni. 2. Karana- It refers to modification in the food property by action of Agni, water etc.
3. Samyoga- It denotes the combinations of food which either augment or nullify the actions of the individual
components.
4. Raashi-This represents the quantum of food required to each person
5. Desha-The dynamics and kinetics of the food consumed is dependent on the habitat of the individual and
also the area from where the substance has originated.
6. Kaala- This represents time in terms of climate, phase of digestion, timing of the day, Stage (Avastha) of
disease etc.
7. Upayoga Samstha-food should be taken as per the rules of dietetics.
8. Upayokta-It denotes the consumer of the food. Food intake should be guided by the personal preference
and Okasatmya (habitual homologation) of each individual.
