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within her being, hence she is not permitted leshya will reach the tissues. This will to undertake any kind of fasting.
facilitate a superior and powerful While eating as well as while cooking, it
construction of the body. The formation is necessary to have auspicious and positive of bodily parts such as muscle, bones and thoughts. It is good to know from where food nerves are influenced by the aura that is ingredients are procured and how they are
being formed now. If the atoms of shukla stored. It is best to eat home cooked meals in
leshya reach the body, then imagine how this duration.
strong the construction of the vital tissues
will be! By following these rules, the pregnant mother can enjoy her pregnancy. As stated in Ayurvedic texts, food eaten with The Supreme Energies (Pancha discrimination is the nectar of life; Parameshthi Mudra) and the same when consumed without Jainism speaks of five supreme energies discrimination is like poison.
which correlate with 'Pancha Parameshthi, or the five supreme beings – Arihantas,
Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas and Sadhus. Healthy Food Habits
Our five fingertips represent each of the five The pregnant mother must follow a food
elements. This is the reason for the flow of routine which will keep her aura positive
energy in our hands. The thumb is fire, the and auspicious. She must take care that her
forefinger is air, the middle finger is ether, aura has pure energy because the womb is in
the ring finger is earth, and the little finger the centre of her body. She must undertake
is water. By joining these fingertips, mudras sadhana to purify her food and water. As your food, so your thoughts become; hence
are formed and energy starts flowing. These
tips are energy centres; they receive as well as it is important to perform sadhana before
disperse energy. eating.
When a seeker receives a certain aura, She must consume food which has been
his inner mind is impressed by the same. To purified by swastik and srivatsa (refer page 101). Once the energy of swastik and
receive the aura of the five supreme
beings, the mother can practice the srivatsa reaches the baby, the shukla
following mudra. By meditating and
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| SR No. | 007032 |
| Book Title | Arham Pregnancy |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Pravin Rishi Upadhyay, Pratibha Jain |
| Publisher | Anand Tirth Kendriya Foundation |
| Publication Year | 2014 |
| Total Pages | 156 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 39 MB |