Grisham Ritu
This season in commonly known as summer season. In Indian calendar it is jyeshtha – ashadha. Sun is hot and penetrating, sun heat is maximum, environment is hot and sky remains clear. Wind is in direct North West direction Air is dry, light, hot, unpleasant day. Moonlight is pleasant. Atmosphere is bright and hot. Effect of moon is negligible. Land becomes hot and dry especially during day time. Water becomes hot and light, very little water in rivers. They are always muddy and meshy, and do not have any current.
Life style
- People should not do over exertion and excess of physical work
- Avoid exercise
- Should make arrangements to keep one self cool
- Should avoid outside work during day time
- Should fan your self with taadh (borasus flabellifer) feather
- To keep your self cool one should wear ornaments made of utpal (Nyphaea stellata) and lotus
- Should apply a mixture of chandan and kapur on the body to protect one self from heat.
- Avoid sexual intercourse everyday.
- Try to wear soft, light colored and thin clothes made out of cotton
Diet
- Avoid usage of katu, amal and lavan rasa and products containing these rasa.
- Drinking of alcohol should be avoided as it has properties which dries up the bodies fluids and makes it week.
- Consume plenty of fluids which help in combating lost fluid of the body by sweat.
- Also should consume chilled sweet tasting liquids like panna (extracts of juicy fruits especially of ripe mango) and manth (commonly known as sattu)
- Consume draksha (vitis vinifera), nariyal (cocus nucifera) should be consumed with water
- Avoid heavy food stuff and oily food
- Start taking dairy products.
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