After eating, the mouth is rinsed well and astringent, bitter and pungent things are taken (the commentary names areca nut, catechu, clove, musk and betel), or a pleasant smoke, to remove the kapha that, the commentary says, increases as soon as one eats. One then sits proudly at ease, free of care, walks a hundred steps, presses the left side a little and lies on that left side for a short while, does not take exercise on rising, and sits for a while taking liquids.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- तत्पश्चाद्विधेय विधिभोजन के बाद की चर्या
- English
- Conduct after a meal
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Puga (areca nut)सुपारी (पूग) | सुपारी | Not stated |
| Khadira (cutch tree)खैर (खदिर) | कत्था | Not stated |
| Lavanga (clove)लौंग (लवंग) | लवंग | Not stated |
| Musk (kasturi)कस्तूरी | कस्तूरी | Not stated |
| Tambula (betel leaf)पान (तांबूल) | तांम्बूल | Not stated |
How it is used
The astringent, bitter and pungent things are taken by mouth after rinsing, or a pleasant smoke is taken; the rest is sitting, walking and lying down.
भोजन करने के पशचात् अच्छी तरह कुल्ला करके कषाय कडुआ, तीखा रसयुक्त पदाथोँ को अर्थात् सुपारी, कत्था लवंग कस्तूरी तांम्बूल आदि सेवन कर, या ह्द्य धूम आदि के सेवन कर, उद्रिक्र कफ को दूर करें
Effect on the doshas, as stated
भुक्त्वाचम्य कषायतिक्रकटुकै: शलेष्माणमुग्रं नुदेत्। किंचिeर्वितवात्स्थित:1 पदशतं संक्रम्य शरयातले॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 5 · p. 72 · v. 44.Safety
- Caution in the text: Exercise and the like should not be done on rising from the short rest after the meal.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
Questions and answers
What sequence of conduct does verse 44 lay down after eating?
Rinse the mouth, take astringent, bitter and pungent things or a pleasant smoke to clear kapha, sit at ease, walk a hundred steps, lie briefly on the left side, avoid exercise and sit a while taking liquids.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse names only astringent, bitter and pungent things; the examples are from the commentary. Footnote 1 to verse 44 reads भुक्ते राजवत् आसीत (after eating, sit like a king).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 5
- Extraction tasks
- T03
- Record id
- method_bhojanottara_charya_p144