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Line 130: − ** One should not be in a habit of postponing things at the time of action.+ − ** One should not indulge in any activity without properly examining it.+ − ** One should not be submissive to his senses nor should let his fickle mind move around.+ − ** One should overburden his/her intellect or senses.+ − ** One should avoid procrastinating.+ − ** One should not do things in a fit of anger or rejoicing.+ − ** One should not be under continuous grief.+ − ** One should not be conceited over achievements or desperate in loss.+ − ** One should always remember his own constitution of mind (nature).+ − ** One should have faith in the correlation of the cause and effect that is good and bad deeds and their corresponding results and should always act on it.+ − ** One should not be despondent and assume that now nothing can be done.+ − ** One should not lose spirit (give up courage) nor should remember his insults. [27]+ − ** + + + + + + + + − + − − === Personal === − One's regime of bathing, cleaning of eyes, nose, ears, teeth, oral cavity, nails etc One should not pronounce words in low, high, weak, or deranged voice, without proper accents, neither too fast nor too slow, with excessive impotency and neither with too high nor too low pitch of sound. Psychological − − Importance has been given to the company of a person as it affects the way of life of a person. One should not live under continued grief. One should not feel exhilarated in success and depressed in failure. One always keeps his constitution in mind. One should always be confident of the effect of cause and as such should always initiate the cause. One should not assume that now nothing is to be done, one should not give up courage nor should one remember his scandals. − − === Social === − One should speak useful, measured, sweet and meaningful words should avoid places with dirty clothes, bones, thorns, impure articles, hairs, chaff, garbage's, ash, etc. One should behave kith and kin to all living beings, pacify the anger, console the frightened, help the poor, be truthful, peaceful, tolerated of others harsh words, remover of intolerance, One should not laugh loudly, release flatus with sound, set in yawning, sneezing, laughter with uncovered mouth, deform the none, grind the teeth, sound the nails, strike the bones, scrapes the earth, cut the grass, press the earthen lumps, perform any abnormal action in body parts. One should not use unwashed clothes, dirty or uncomfortable clothes, Clothes worn by others, not appropriate to the season, occasion or clothes made from unnatural fibre. − − === Emotional === − One should be self controlled, self virtuous, jealous in cause and not in effect, free from anxiety, fearless, shy, wise, great, courageous, skilful, forbearing, religious, positive, devoted to teachers, accomplished person and who are superiors in modesty, intellect, learning, calm and age. − − === Religious === − One should worship gods, cows, Brahmanas, preceptors, elderly people, accomplished and teachers. One should honour fire, one should put on auspicious herbs, one should have presence of mind even in difficult circumstances, should offer oblation, perform religious sacrifices, donate, pay respect to road crossings, offer Bali (religious offerings), entertaining guests, offers Pinda (rice balls) to forefathers. One should adopt auspicious conduct. One should not go through keeping the respectable and the auspicious on left and others on right side. One should not excrete sputum, faeces and urine in front of wind, fire, water, the moon, the sun, the Brahmanas, and neither preceptors nor one should urinate on road, in crowded places and while taking food. − − === Occupational conduct === − Should always look at the qualities of peaceful life and should alleviate the causes of attachments and aversion. One should not tell a lie nor take others possession nor should desire for other women or other's property, should not be inclined to enmity, should not indulge in sexual acts, should not be vicious to sinners, should not speak out others defects, nor should try to know others secrets. One should not keep company of unvirtuous, hated by kings, lunatics, fallen person, foetus killers, wretched and wicked. The knowledge of authoritative instructions of Apta Purusha (noble person) and its right application are the two factors necessar
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Thus the term Sadvrtta means 'Good behavior or conduct'
Thus the term Sadvrtta means 'Good behavior or conduct'
References in Ayurveda SAMhita
References in Ayurveda Samhita
# Charaka Sutrasthana 8/19
# Charaka Sutrasthana 8/19
== Various components of Sadvrtta ==
== Various components of Sadvrtta ==
In order to maintain positive health and have control over one's sense organs various acharyas have proposed the sadvrttam. Acharya Charaka has put forward the following code-
In order to maintain positive health and have control over one's sense organs various acharyas have proposed the sadvrttam. Acharya Charaka has put forward the following code for one's personal and social well-being.
Social
Social
* One should take an initiative during discourses and remain pleasant faced.
* One should take an initiative during discourses and remain pleasant faced.
* One should save persons in dire situations or distress
* One should save persons in dire situations or distress
* One should timely speak useful, measured, sweet & meaningful words
* One should timely speak useful, measured, sweet & meaningful words
*Should behave like brother to all living beings (i.e., should be compassionate), should pacify the angry and the discontent, and console the frightened
*Should help the poor, be truthful & peaceful.
*Should be tolerant of harsh words, and should curb the practice of intolerance
*Should always concentrate on the qualities of peaceful life and should be the remover of the causes of attachment and aversion.
* One should not initiate quarrels.
* One should not initiate quarrels.
Spiritual, Moral, The Forbidden Codes of Conduct
Spiritual, Moral, The Forbidden Codes of Conduct
* One should not take interest in crooked things, take refuge of wicked persons and indulge in frightening/ terrorising acts.
* One should not take interest in crooked things, take refuge of wicked persons and indulge in frightening/ terrorising acts.
*codes for passing natural urges and hygienic practices for social health
*codes for passing natural urges and hygienic practices for social health
** Oattendhto the ould pass natural urge first and then do other works).
* One should attend to the natural urge first and then do other works.
** One should not spit out sputum, pass feces and urine in front of the winds, fire, water, the moon, the sun, (Brahmins and the preceptors.)
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** One should not urinate on the road, in crowded (public) places and while taking food.
Wellness and health, Safety and preventive medicine
** One should not let out oral or nasal excreta at the time of recitation of mantras, oblation, studies, and sacrifice, religious and auspicious acts.
* One should apply oil to head, ear, nose, and feet daily and should resort to (healthy) smoking
* One should bathe twice a day, and one should clean his excretory passages and feet frequently
* Cutting of hair, shaving & nail cutting should be done thrice a fortnight
* One should always wear untorn clothes, should be cheerful, use flowers and fragrance. The attire should be gentle and style of hair should be as commonly in practice
* One should walk with an umbrella, stick, turban & foot wear, and look six feet ahead
* One should adopt auspicious conduct, should avoid places with dirty clothes, bones, thorns, impure articles, hairs, chaff, garbage, ash, and skull and one should bathe & sacrifice
* Should discontinue exercise before feeling of fatigue.
* One should not ride on defective vehicles, sit on hard place of knee height, sleep on uncovered hard bed or having no pillow, not having sufficient dimensions or uneven.
* One should not move on uneven tops of the mountains, climb trees, and take dip in water with strong currents.
* One should not tread on the shade of a bank, or move around the place that are prone to fire hazards,
* One should not see light, undesirable, impure and inauspicious objects, should not produce any abnormally loud sound at the sight of corpse and tread on the shadow of sacred persons, teachers, revered ones or any such persons.
* One should not stay for long in the temples, sacred places, raised platforms, crossroads, gardens, cremation grounds & places of execution during nights, and should not enter a deserted house or forests alone
* One should not indulge in undue courage or excessive sleep, night awakening, bath, drinks and food. One should not stay for long with knees up and approach fierce animals and those having prominent teeth and horns.
* One should not be exposed to easterly winds, the sun, dews and the strong currents of wind.
* One should not sneeze, eat and sleep in curved position.
* One should not be engaged in other works while natural urge arises.
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* should not laugh loudly, release flatus with sound, should not yawn, sneeze, or laugh with uncovered mouth, should not contort the nose, grind teeth, make scratching sounds using nails, strike the bones, scrape the earth, cut the grass, press the earthen lamp, perform any improper actions of body parts .
General Etiquette
* One should not spit out sputum, pass feces and urine in front of the winds, fire, water, the moon, the sun, and the preceptors.
* One should not urinate on the road, in crowded (public) places and while taking food.
* One should not let out oral or nasal excreta at the time of recitation of mantras, oblation, studies, and sacrifice, religious and auspicious acts.
==== Codes/Etiquettes for Eating ====
* One should not laugh loudly, release flatus with sound, should not yawn, sneeze, or laugh with uncovered mouth, should not contort the nose, grind teeth, make scratching sounds using nails, strike the bones, scrape the earth, cut the grass, press the earthen lamp, perform any improper actions of body parts .
==== Etiquette for Eating ====
Health and wellness
Health and wellness
* One should not eat without wearing precious stones in the hand or without taking bath or while wearing torn clothes, without reciting mantras, without offering oblations to God, without offerings to the departed forefathers, teachers, guests and dependants.
* One should not eat without wearing precious stones in the hand or without taking bath or while wearing torn clothes, without reciting mantras, without offering oblations to God, without offerings to the departed forefathers, teachers, guests and dependants.
* One should not take curd at night. One should not consume roasted grain flour without mixing it with ghee and sugar, in the night, after meals, in large quantity, twice daily or interrupted with water intake or tearing with teeth.
* One should not take curd at night. One should not consume roasted grain flour without mixing it with ghee and sugar, in the night, after meals, in large quantity, twice daily or interrupted with water intake or tearing with teeth.
==== Codes for Behaviour with Women ====
==== Codes for Behavior with Women ====
personal and social health
personal and social health
* should not perform sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, with a woman suffering from a disease, or one who is impure, inauspicious, with undesirable appearance, with bad behaviour/conducts and manners or with the one devoid of skills.
* should not perform sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, with a woman suffering from a disease, or one who is impure, inauspicious, with undesirable appearance, with bad behavior/conducts and manners or with the one devoid of skills.
* One should not perform sexual intercourse with women who are not friendly, or one who is not having passionate desire or has passionate desire for some other person or is married to some other person.
* One should not perform sexual intercourse with women who are not friendly, or one who is not having passionate desire or has passionate desire for some other person or is married to some other person.
* One should not perform sexual intercourse with other animal species except human being, and with other body parts except genitals.
* One should not perform sexual intercourse with other animal species except human being, and with other body parts except genitals.
Social
Social
==== Behaviour Code with Preceptors ====
==== Behavior Code with Preceptors ====
* One should not speak ill of noble persons and preceptors.
* One should not speak ill of noble persons and preceptors.
* One should not perform spells, worship of sacred trees and superiors, and studies while remaining impure.
* One should not perform spells, worship of sacred trees and superiors, and studies while remaining impure.
==== Codes for Social Behavior ====
==== Codes for Social Behavior ====
* One should not deviate from generally approved social practices and should not break any code of conduct.
* One should not deviate from generally approved social practices and should not break any code of conduct.
* One should not disclose secrets and should not insult anybody. One should not be self conceited, unskilled, inexperienced and envious.
* One should not disclose secrets and should not insult anybody. One should not be self conceited, unskilled, inexperienced and envious.
* One should not insult those involved in pious acts nor should beat the cow with sticks. One should not abuse the old, the preceptors, the administrative class and the king.
* One should not insult those involved in pious acts nor should beat the cow with sticks. One should not abuse the old, the preceptors, the administrative class and the king.
* One should not speak too much nor treat kins, persons attached, that stood along in difficult times and the persons who know the secrets disparagingly. [25]
* One should not speak too much nor treat kins, persons attached, that stood along in difficult times and the persons who know the secrets disparagingly.
==== Code for Learning and Studying ====
* One should not study when there is unseasonal lightning, houses appear as if they are burnt, during outbreak of fire, earthquake, grand festivals, fall of meteors, eclipses (solar or lunar). One should not study on a new moon day, during dawn or dusk.
* One should not study without being instructed by preceptor. One should not pronounce words in low, high, weak or deranged voice, without proper accents and morphological symmetry, neither too fast nor too slow, nor with excessive delay and nor with too high or too low pitch of sound.
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==== Codes for Maintaining Good Psyche in Society ====
==== Codes for Maintaining Good Psyche in Society ====
* One should not be the person who does not support his attendants, confide in his kins, be happy alone and has unpleasant conduct, behaviour and attendance.
* One should not be the person who does not support his attendants, confide in his kins, be happy alone and has unpleasant conduct, behaviour and attendance.
* One should not rely on everybody nor suspect all and should not be critical (too meticulous) at all times. [26]
* One should not rely on everybody nor suspect all and should not be critical (too meticulous) at all times. [26]
* One should not be in a habit of postponing things at the time of action.
* One should not indulge in any activity without properly examining it.
* One should not be submissive to his senses nor should let his fickle mind move around.
* One should overburden his/her intellect or senses.
* One should avoid procrastinating.
* One should not do things in a fit of anger or rejoicing.
* One should not be under continuous grief.
* One should not be conceited over achievements or desperate in loss.
* One should always remember his own constitution of mind (nature).
* One should have faith in the correlation of the cause and effect that is good and bad deeds and their corresponding results and should always act on it.
* One should not be despondent and assume that now nothing can be done.
* One should not lose spirit (give up courage) nor should remember his insults.
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==== Auspicious Codes of Conduct ====
==== Auspicious Codes of Conduct ====
* One should worship God, cows, those who are involved in pious acts, preceptors, elderly persons, highly accomplished persons and teachers.
* One should honor fire with oblation, should put on auspicious herbs in fire (ref
* Should offer oblation, perform religious sacrifices, donations, pay respect to road crossings, offer ''bali'' (religious offerings or ritualistic sacrifices)
* Should offer hospitality to guests, offer ''pindas'' (rice balls) to forefathers
* One should not do ''yajna'' (worship fire) in secluded place, should not keep feet close to fire, and should not wear spotted clothes. One should not take bath when tired and exhausted, and should rest and wash the face before taking bath. Should not touch the head with dirty clothes nor should strike at hair tips and should wear fresh clothes after bathing .
* One should not leave without touching the gems, ghee, the respectable, the auspicious and flowers.
* One should not pass the respectable and the auspicious on left and others on right side.
* One who is desirous of one’s wellbeing should not offer oblation to the fire with cow ghee, whole rice grains, ''tila'' (Sesamum indicum Linn.), ''kusha'' grass (Desmostachya bipinnata Staff.) and mustard seeds while in impure condition.
* One who is desirous of one’s wellbeing should not offer oblation to the fire with cow ghee, whole rice grains, ''tila'' (Sesamum indicum Linn.), ''kusha'' grass (Desmostachya bipinnata Staff.) and mustard seeds while in impure condition.
* One should touch water, reciting- ''Agnirme na apa gachhet''. After touching the lips and feet, one should daub water on all the orifices of the head (two nasal, one buccal, two auditory, and two ocular orifices), the seats of his soul (mentally), heart and head. [28]
* One should touch water, reciting- ''Agnirme na apa gachhet''. After touching the lips and feet, one should daub water on all the orifices of the head (two nasal, one buccal, two auditory, and two ocular orifices), the seats of his soul (mentally), heart and head. [28]
<blockquote>ब्रह्मचर्यज्ञानदानमैत्रीकारुण्यहर्षोपेक्षाप्रशमपरश्च स्यादिति||२९||</blockquote><blockquote>Brahmacaryajñānadānamaitrīkāruṇyaharṣōpēkṣāpraśamaparaśca syāditi||29||</blockquote>Meaning: One should follow the path of ''brahmacharya'' (celibacy), knowledge, charity, friendship, compassion, cheerfulness, detachment and peace. [29]
<blockquote>ब्रह्मचर्यज्ञानदानमैत्रीकारुण्यहर्षोपेक्षाप्रशमपरश्च स्यादिति||२९||</blockquote><blockquote>Brahmacaryajñānadānamaitrīkāruṇyaharṣōpēkṣāpraśamaparaśca syāditi||29||</blockquote>Meaning: One should follow the path of ''brahmacharya'' (celibacy), knowledge, charity, friendship, compassion, cheerfulness, detachment and peace. [29]
== Importance of Sadvrtta ==
== Importance of Sadvrtta ==