AUTUMN SEASON (SHARAD RITU)

IDEAL DAILY REGIMEN TO BE HEALTHY

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Morning Regimen (Things to Do)

• Wake up early, ideally 4:30–5:00 AM, before sunrise

• Drink 1–3 glasses of warm water (stored overnight in a copper vessel)

• Evacuate bowels regularly and wash hands, feet, and face

• Danta Dhavana – Brushing teeth using Neem, Babool, Khadir, Pilu (Meswak)

• Jihva Nirlekhana – Tongue scraping

• Gandusha / Kavala – Gargling or mouth rinsing with medicated water

• Nasya – 2 drops of medicated oil in each nostril

• Exercise (Vyayama) – According to season and strength

• Self body massage (Abhyanga) with oil followed by powder massage (as per season)

• Bathing and grooming

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Night Regimen (Ratricharya)

• Take supper within 3 hours after sunset (around 8:00 PM)

• Go to bed 2 hours after supper, ideally by 10:00 PM

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Dietary Guidelines

• Eat food that is:

  • Warm

  • Fresh

  • Light to digest

  • Taken in proper quantity

  • Selected according to Agni (digestive capacity)

• Consume a balanced diet containing all six tastes (Shadrasa)

• Avoid:

  • Eating too fast

  • Eating too slowly

  • Incompatible food combinations

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Seasonal Regimen – Autumn Season (Sharad Ritu)

Diet Modifications

• Foods with Madhura (sweet) and Tikta (bitter) taste are advised

• Prefer foods that are light to digest

• Recommended foods:

  • Old rice

  • Wheat

  • Green gram

  • Sugar candy (Mishri)

  • Honey

  • Patola (Trichosanthes dioica)

• Avoid foods that are:

  • Acidic

  • Salty

  • Pungent

  • Oily

  • Meat of aquatic animals

• Avoid:

  • Curd

  • Excessively spicy foods

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Lifestyle Modifications

• Application of Chandana (Sandalwood) paste over the body is recommended

• Moonlight walk during evening or night is beneficial

• Avoid:

  • Excessive exposure to sunlight

  • Daytime sleep (Divaswapna)

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Seasonal Note

The period from mid-September to mid-November is considered Sharad Ritu (Autumn Season).
During this season:

• The sun becomes brighter

• The sky remains clear, sometimes with white clouds

• Pitta Dosha is predominant

• Predominant Rasa is Lavana (salty)

• Predominant Mahabhuta are Apa and Agni