RAINY SEASON (VARSHA 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 physical 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

• Food should be:

  • Warm

  • Freshly prepared

  • Light to digest

  • Taken in proper quantity

  • Selected according to Agni (digestive power)

• 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 – Rainy Season (Varsha Ritu)

Diet Modifications

• Prefer easily digestible foods

• Recommended cereals and pulses:

  • Old barley

  • Wheat

  • Rice

  • Among pulses, lentil (Masura) and green gram (Mudga) are preferred

• Honey may be included in the diet

• Avoid foods that are:

  • Heavy to digest

  • Viscous

  • Cold

  • Excessively sweet or sour

• Avoid:

  • New grains

  • Curd

  • Cold drinks

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Lifestyle Modifications

• Mild exercise is recommended

• Powder massage (Udvartana) is preferred

• Avoid:

  • Exposure to excessive moisture

  • Getting drenched in rain

  • Sleeping during daytime (Divaswapna)

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Seasonal Note

Mid-July to mid-September is considered Varsha Ritu (Rainy Season).
It is the monsoon season, during which Vata Dosha gets aggravated and digestive fire (Agni) becomes weak.
The solstice known as Dakshinayana marks the beginning of Varsha Ritu.
The Hindu lunar months Shravana and Bhadrapada (Sawan and Bhado) fall during this season.