Basic Module 2 - Lesson 13
SNEHANA
EXPLANATORY NOTES
DIET AND REGIMEN DURING SNEHANA
भोज्योऽन्नंमात्रयापास्यन्श्वःपिबन्पीतवानपि ।
द्रवोष्णमनमिष्यन्दिनातिस्निग्धमसङ्करम् ।। २५ ।।
उष्णोदकोपचारीस्याद्ब्रह्मचारीक्षपाशयः ।
न वेगरोधीव्यायामक्रोधशोकहिमा॑तपान् ।। २६ ।।
प्रवातयानयानाध्वमाष्यात्यासनसंस्थितीः ।
नीचात्युच्चीपघानाहःस्वप्नघूमरजांसि च ।। २७ ।।
यान्यहानिपिबेत्तानितावन्त्यन्यान्यपित्यजेत् । Ah.Su.16
For the one who is to be subjected to snehapāna the next day, who is on snehapāna and who have just completed snehapāna, the food shall be predominantly in liquid form, warm, non-secretary not too unctuous, not mixed with many varieties of substances and shall be in appropriate quantity. He should use hot water for all his needs and should maintain celibacy. He should sleep well at night and should not suppress the natural urges of the body. He should avoid exercises, anger, grief, snow, sun and strong wind. Travel either in vehicles or by walking long distances, being talkative, sitting continuously at the same place [planting oneself], use of pillows either too thick or too thin, day-sleep, smoke and dust – all these are to be avoided during the days and that much days after snehapāna.
IMPORTANT SLOKA
भोज्योऽन्नं मात्रया पास्यन् श्वः पिबन् पीतवानपि ।
द्रवोष्णमनमिष्यन्दि नातिस्निग्धमसङ्करम् ।।
उष्णोदकोपचारी स्याद्ब्रह्मचारी क्षपाशयः ।
न वेगरोधी व्यायामक्रोधशोकहिमा॑तपान् ।।
प्रवातयानयानाध्वमाष्यात्यासनसंस्थितीः ।
नीचात्युच्चीपघानाहःस्वप्नघूमरजांसि च ।।
यान्यहानि पिबेत्तानि तावन्त्यन्यान्यपि त्यजेत् । ( A.H.Su.16/25-28)
For the one who is to be subjected to snehapāna the next day, who is on snehapāna and who has just completed snehapāna, the food shall be predominantly in liquid form, warm, non-secretary not too unctuous, not mixed with many varieties of substances and shall be in appropriate quantity. He should use hot water for all his needs and should maintain celibacy. He should sleep well at night and should not suppress the natural urges of the body. He should avoid exercises, anger, grief, snow, sun and strong wind. Traveling either in vehicles or walking long distances, being talkative, sitting continuously at the same place [planting oneself], use of pillows either too thick or too thin, day-sleep, smoke and dust – all these are to be avoided during the days and that much days after snehapāna.
