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== Untimely sleep (akala nidra) ==
== Untimely sleep (akala nidra) ==
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Excess sleep during daytime is contraindicated in a healthy person. It provokes three [[dosha]] and can cause many ailments such as cough, respiratory discomforts, rhinitis, heaviness of head, body pain, anorexia, fever, impaired digestive power etc. [Su.Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/38]
Excess sleep during daytime is contraindicated in a healthy person. It provokes three [[dosha]] and can cause many ailments such as cough, respiratory discomforts, rhinitis, heaviness of head, body pain, anorexia, fever, impaired digestive power etc. [Su.Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/38]
Hungry persons or during starvation or fasting, in a decreased state of body components like fat ([[meda dhatu]]), sweat (sweda), [[kapha]], [[rasa]] and [[rakta]] can sleep for 48 minutes (one muhurta) during daytime. Those who did not sleep during the night can sleep in the daytime. The duration of sleep shall be half the time of their night vigil. [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/38] This can help to maintain the biological rhythm of [[dosha]] and other body components.
Hungry persons or during starvation or fasting, in a decreased state of body components like fat ([[meda dhatu]]), sweat (sweda), [[kapha]], [[rasa]] and [[rakta]] can sleep for 48 minutes (one muhurta) during daytime. Those who did not sleep during the night can sleep in the daytime. The duration of sleep shall be half the time of their night vigil. [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/38] This can help to maintain the biological rhythm of [[dosha]] and other body components.
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== Drowsiness (Tandra) ==
== Drowsiness (Tandra) ==