Ahrakala ( proper time of meals – Ayurveda)

Ahrakala ( proper time of meals – Ayurveda)

The ideal time for taking meals is after the elimination of feaces and urine, when the mind is clean (devoid of emotions), when the dosas are moving in their natural paths (functioning normally), when belching are pure (without any foul smell or taste), when hunger is well manifest, when the flatus is moving downward easily, when the digestive activity is keen, when the sense organs are clear (functioning), when the body is light. Food should be consumed observing the rules and procedures of taking food. That is the ideal time.

Hinatimatra Dosaha —(bad effects of insufficient and excess food) –

Consuming of insufficient quantity of food does not help improvement of strength, growth and vigor, it becomes a cause for all diseases of väta origin. Excess quantity on the other hand produces quick increase of all the dosas.
Vãta and other doäs thus getting increased (aggravated) together suddenly and associating with the undigested and vitiated food, produce diseases such as Alasaka, by blocking the movement (of food inside the alimentary tract) and visficikã by expelling out (the indigested food) in both downward and upward directions (purgation’s and vomiting) simultaneously in persons who are not self controlled (who can not control their craze for eating).

Food neither comes out in the upper direction (vomiting g) nor in the downward directions (purgations) does not even undergo digestion but stays lazily inside the stomach; this disease is known as Alasaka.

Profound aggravation (increase) of VAyU (vãta) and other doas) causing different kinds of troubles, the person experiences pain as though being pricked by needles, hence this disease is called

Abdominal pain, giddiness, distension of the abdomen, tremors, rigidity etc. are caused by vata ; fever, diarrhoea, burning sensation, inside, thirst, loss of consciousness etc. are caused by pitta; vomiting, feeling of heaviness of the body, loss of speech, excess expectoration etc. are caused by kapha.


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