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If the memory is impaired due to a person being overcome by [[rajas]] and [[tamas]], the recollection of knowledge of reality or self is impaired. This is known as the impairment of [[smriti]]. Normally [[smriti]] contains everything memorable. [101]

If the memory is impaired due to a person being overcome by [[rajas]] and [[tamas]], the recollection of knowledge of reality or self is impaired. This is known as the impairment of [[smriti]]. Normally [[smriti]] contains everything memorable. [101]

=== ''Prajnparadha'' (intellectual defect) and its consequences ===

=== [[Prajnaparadha]] (intellectual defect) and its consequences ===

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When a person’s ''dhi'' (ability to comprehend), ''dhriti'' (controlling power), and ''smriti'' (power to recall memories, or reminisce) get impaired, he performs inauspicious deeds that lead to aggravation of all ''doshas''. This is called ''pragyaparadha'' (mistake of the intellect, knowingly committing crime or unwholesome/sinful acts).

When a person’s ''dhi'' (ability to comprehend), ''dhriti'' (controlling power), and [[smriti]] (power to recall memories, or reminisce) get impaired, he performs inauspicious deeds that lead to aggravation of all [[dosha]]. This is called [[prajnaparadha]] (mistake of the intellect, knowingly committing crime or unwholesome/sinful acts).

Forcible stimulation of natural urges and suppression of the manifested ones, exhibition of undue strength, over indulgence in sexual acts, negligence of the time and method of administering of treatment (i.e. non utilization, excessive utilization, and impaired utilization of therapies), initiation of action in improper time, loss of modesty and good conduct, disrespecting those that deserve respect, enjoyment of harmful objects, resorting to the factors that are responsible for the causation of madness, walking and travelling at improper time and places, friendship with persons of bad character, avoidance of ''sadvritta'' (noble code of conduct) described in  [[Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya]] ([[Sutra Sthana]] 8th chapter) or harboring malice, vanity, fear, anger, greed, ignorance, intoxication and bewilderment or bad actions arising out of any of them, and/or physical evil acts arising out of rajas and ''tamas'' constitute ''pragyaparadha'', the root cause of several diseases told by learned seers of [[Ayurveda]]. [102-108]

Forcible stimulation of natural urges and suppression of the manifested ones, exhibition of undue strength, over indulgence in sexual acts, negligence of the time and method of administering of treatment (i.e. non utilization, excessive utilization, and impaired utilization of therapies), initiation of action in improper time, loss of modesty and good conduct, disrespecting those that deserve respect, enjoyment of harmful objects, resorting to the factors that are responsible for the causation of madness, walking and travelling at improper time and places, friendship with persons of bad character, avoidance of ''sadvritta'' (noble code of conduct) described in  [[Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya]] ([[Sutra Sthana]] 8th chapter) or harboring malice, vanity, fear, anger, greed, ignorance, intoxication and bewilderment or bad actions arising out of any of them, and/or physical evil acts arising out of rajas and ''tamas'' constitute [[prajnaparadha]], the root cause of several diseases told by learned seers of [[Ayurveda]]. [102-108]

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Understanding the subjects in improper way due to the impairment of intellect and, at the same time, executing this improper knowledge in the wrong way is also termed as ''pragyaparadha'' which makes improper cognition of ''manasa'', ''indriyas'' with their objects and subjects. [109]

Understanding the subjects in improper way due to the impairment of intellect and, at the same time, executing this improper knowledge in the wrong way is also termed as [[prajnaparadha]] which makes improper cognition of [[manasa]], [[indriya]] with their objects and subjects. [109]

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