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Time of the day equivalent to the season- अपराह्णे प्रावृषः ^[१] , प्रदोषे वार्षिकं, एवमहोरात्रमपि वर्षमिव शीतोष्णवर्षलक्षणं दोषोपचयप्रकोपोपशमैर्जानीयात् ||१४|| -Su. Su 6.14

Time of the day equivalent to the season- अपराह्णे प्रावृषः ^[१] , प्रदोषे वार्षिकं, एवमहोरात्रमपि वर्षमिव शीतोष्णवर्षलक्षणं दोषोपचयप्रकोपोपशमैर्जानीयात् ||१४|| -Su. Su 6.14

== Potable water per season ==

== Potable water per season in Pravrt and Varsha Rtu ==

तत्र वर्षास्वान्तरिक्षमौद्भिदं वा सेवेत, महागुणत्वात्; शरदि सर्वं, प्रसन्नत्वात्; हेमन्ते सारसं ताडागं वा; वसन्ते कौपं प्रास्रवणं वा; ग्रीष्मेऽप्येवं; प्रावृषि चौण्ट्यमनभिवृष्टं सर्वं चेति ||८||  

When the man used to drink the water from the natural sources of water as it is or at least without much processing on it, keen attention was paid towards the appropriate sources of water every season to get clean and potable drinking water. With years of observation and research Ayurveda recommended the best sources of water in each as follows, <blockquote>तत्र वर्षास्वान्तरिक्षमौद्भिदं वा सेवेत, महागुणत्वात्; ............ प्रावृषि चौण्ट्यमनभिवृष्टं सर्वं चेति ||८|| (Sush. Samh. 45.8)<ref>Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 45 Sutra 8)</ref>

प्रावृषि चौण्ट्यमनवमनभिवृष्टं सर्वं चेति अनवं पुरातनं, तच्च सारसं ताडागं वा; अनभिवृष्टमनाभसं, तच्च कौपम्| - Su. sU 45.8)

Commentary- प्रावृषि चौण्ट्यमनवमनभिवृष्टं सर्वं चेति अनवं पुरातनं, तच्च सारसं ताडागं वा; अनभिवृष्टमनाभसं, तच्च कौपम्| </blockquote>Under this topic, different source of water for each Pravrt and Varsha Rtu has been described by Acharya Sushruta. For Pravrt Rtu, water fetched from the well is recommended. Also the water from any source like pond or lake but which is not new or not collected from episodes of rain is recommended. Whereas, in Varsha rtu (which is believed to be the extension of the Pravrt rtu i.e. later months of rainy season) the water collected from rains or spring water can also be used which is believed to be of superior qualities.

== Characteristics of Pravrt Rtu अव्यापन्नप्रावृडृतुलक्षणम ==

== Characteristics of Pravrt Rtu अव्यापन्नप्रावृडृतुलक्षणम ==

प्रावृष्यम्बरमानद्धं पश्चिमानिलकर्षितैः ^[१] |

Certain changes take place in all the elements of the nature like land, air, sky, water when one season changes to the other. These changes in the nature represent a specific season and are responsible for the changes in bio-energies in human body in that season. Acharya Sushruta has beautifully described these changes in a normal Pravrut rtu as below,<blockquote>प्रावृष्यम्बरमानद्धं पश्चिमानिलकर्षितैः | अम्बुदैर्विद्युदुद्द्योतप्रस्रुतैस्तुमुलस्वनैः ||३१||

कोमलश्यामशष्पाढ्या शक्रगोपोज्ज्वला मही | कदम्बनीपकुटजसर्जकेतकभूषिता ||३२|| (Su. su. 6.31-32)</blockquote>Meaning: The sky in Pravrt rtu is cloudy. It is covered by the clouds brought together by the winds flowing from the west. From these clouds someyimes bolt of electricity are produced called lightning and the sound of '''thunder''' accompanies it. The land and the soil becomes full of newly grown tender grass. And in this damp and moist grass grow the cohineal insect making the entire land bright with their bright colours. Various trees like Kadamba (Anthocephalous kadamba), Neppa (Nypa fruticans), Kutaja (Holarrhena antidysentrica), sarja (Shorea robusta), Ketaka (Pandanus tectorius) decorate the land even more with their bloom and blossom.

 

कोमलश्यामशष्पाढ्या शक्रगोपोज्ज्वला मही |

 

कदम्बनीपकुटजसर्जकेतकभूषिता ||३२|| (Su. su. 6.31-32)

 

Commentary- अव्यापन्नप्रावृडृतुलक्षणमाह- प्रावृषीत्यादि| पश्चिमानिलकर्षितैरम्बुदैरम्बरमाकाशं प्रावृषि आनद्धमाच्छादितं भवति| कथम्भूतैरम्बुदैरित्याह- विद्युदुद्द्योतेत्यादि|- विद्युदुद्द्योतेन सह प्रस्रुतैः क्षरितैः, तुमुलस्वनैः प्रचण्डगर्जितैः| मही च प्रावृषि कथम्भूता भवतीत्याह- कोमलेत्यादि|- शष्पं बालतृणम्, आढ्या समृद्धा| शक्रगोपः इन्द्रवधूः, अन्ये ज्योतिरिङ्गणमाहुः| नीपो धूलीकदम्बः||३१-३२||

== The status of bio-energies in body in Pravrt ==

== The status of bio-energies in body in Pravrt ==