Shloka 12
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
रसाभियुक्तमन्नं वा दिवा स्वप्न॑ च सेवते । अपक्वानागते काले स्वयं दोषान् प्रकोपयेत्
rasābhiyuktam annaṃ vā divā svapnaṃ ca sevate | apakvān āgate kāle svayaṃ doṣān prakopayet ||
Wer sich an allzu anregende, vom Geschmack getriebene Speise gewöhnt, am Tage schläft und dann zur Unzeit wieder isst—noch ehe die vorige Mahlzeit verdaut ist—reizt in sich die Körpersäfte (wie vāta und pitta) zur Unordnung.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint and proper regimen: avoid indulgent, taste-driven food, avoid daytime sleep, and do not eat again before the previous meal is digested. Such habits directly aggravate the doṣas (vāta, pitta, etc.), leading to imbalance and undermining disciplined, dharmic living.
A Siddha is instructing about right conduct through bodily discipline, using an Ayurvedic framework. The counsel links everyday habits—diet, sleep, and meal timing—to inner harmony, implying that ethical steadiness is supported by regulated living.