Brahma muhurat uttishthet (wake up early morning)

Every person in this world must have heard this famous saying that “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. This saying is time tested and very much acceptable fact worldwide. Ayurveda has strictly recommened special time (brahma-muhurata) which means an auspicious time for rising up in morning. Ayurveda has recommended that a person should wake up about one and a half hour early before the sun rise.

Brahma mahurata-vaishishtyam (specialties of auspicious time)

This time is called brahma muhurat as this is time very suitable of attaining bharam gyan (meditation and self analysis). This time is considered the best time for acquiring supreme knowledge and eternal happiness. According to today’s era, time between 4 to 6 A.M. is said to be brahma muhurat. According to rishi sushurut this time is also called as nectar time (amrit bela) as is best time for offering prayers to God and studying. This time is so called as environment is pure and calm, breeze is nice and soothing, and mind is fresh after sleep, nice light which is cool and refreshing. More over Athrava Veda mentions this time very good for remaining healthy and away from diseases. In this period, mind can easily concentrate on mediation, prayers and studies. Mediation at this time improves mental performance thus helps in increasing satva guna therefore subduing mental irritation or hyperactivity and lethargy ness which is contributed by rajas and tamas gunna.

Early morning according to ayurveda is a vata dominating period. Vata dosha is helpful in promoting body movements both internal and external and thus helps in easy evacuation of bowel. It is advice to get fresh through from this urge and then indulge in mediation.

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