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 ||
One who habitually partakes of overly stimulating, taste-driven food, and indulges in sleep during the daytime, and again eats at an improper time—before the earlier meal has digested—provokes within himself the bodily humors (such as vāta and pitta).
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.