Aahar Vidhan (Diet Instructions)

In this rutu, one should consume Madhur(sweet), laghu(easy to digest),snigdha(oily),sheetal (cold) substances. Sattu with sugar should be eaten. Shalichawal (best type of rice) that is as white as kunda (kind of flower) and as cool as indu (moon) should be consumed with mansrasa (meat soup) of jangal pradeshiya (dry place) animals. Mansrasa should be ishat Sandra (little liquid i.e. semisoild),rasala (shrikhand), raag (yogurt dip), khandav (mixture of Madhur-amla-lavan-katu-kashay rasa) that has been prepared in new earthen pot, Moch (Musa paradisiacasss Linn.),Dadim (Pomegranate)that are wrapped in the leaves of Narikel (Cocus nucifera Linn.) to get cool, Amla paanak(Liquid preparation) made up of amalki should be consumed with earthen spoon. Water that is fragrant due to flowers of Patala (Pterospermum suaveolens DC.) and chilled due to karpur (Cinnamomum camphora) should be consumed. Consume buffalo milk with sugar that is cooled under cold moon and stars at night.

Vihar vidhan (Instruction regarding physical activities / Lifestyle adaption)

Cold water snan should be preffered in grishma rutu.

In afternoon, people who are terrified by the hotness of sunrays should sleep on the bed made up of leaves and flowers of Kamal (Nyphaea stellata Wild), Kadali (Musa paradisiaca Linn.), Mrunaal (lotus stem), Utpal (Type of lotus that blooms at night) in a house whose wooden roof is covered with bunch of fruits, Amra (Magnifera indica Linn.)that are sprinkled with sheet (cold) jal (water), Praval (creeper that looks like coral) that is situated in forest full of bunch of Draksha (vitis vinifera Linn.) covered with maadhavi (type of creeper) and is devoid of sunrays obstructed by tall dense trees of Shaal (Shorea robusta Gaertn),Taal (Borasus flabellifer Linn.) and Tamaal (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume). People can also sleep in dharagruha (room having fountain) that has fountain built in lady sculpture and Ushir (Vetiveria zizanioides Linn., Nash) mixed water sprinkles out from her hands, mouth and breasts.

At night, sleep on the terrace which is smeared with lime and covered with moonlight.

Things that relieves exertion of a healthy person should be done such as lepan (smearing) of Chandan (Santalum album Linn.), wearing flower garland, dressing simple and avoiding sex. Wet Taad (Borasus flabelifer Linn) or Kamal (Nyphaea stellate Wild) leaves or Peacock feathers that are waved in motion with water sprinkling through it blowing out cool wind should be opted. One should wear garland of mallika (Jasminum sambac Linn.) that’s dipped in liquified mixture of Karpur (Cinnamomum camphora), pearl necklace that’s smeared with Chandan. One should be surrounded with heart warming little children , sweet chirping of parrot and beautiful ladies around.

Apathya (Dont’s)

Vyayam and aatap (sunlight)should be avoided. Alcohol should not be consumed in this rutu or one should have it in less quantity or by adding more quantity of water. otherwise, person would land up in shosh (Malabsorption), Shaithilya (laxity),daha (burning senstion),moha (hallucination).