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Healthy Long Life According To Hinduism

Refrain line is “व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा” by avoiding wrongful conduct I vow to attain long life !

◾️ Healthy Mind

वि देवा जरसावृतन्वि त्वं अग्ने अरात्या।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद (3.31.1)

Divine virtues keep the old age away. Take lesson from fire, that without being selfishly miser generously shares with everyone all the ablutions made in to it,

◾️ Healthy Body

व्यार्त्या पवमानो वि शक्रः पापकृत्यया।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद(3.31.2)

By observing physical cleanliness, observing clean habits, living in clean environments and living on pure clean food keeps the body free of disease and maladies.

◾️ Avoid wrong situations

वि ग्राम्याः पशव आरण्यैर्व्यापस्तृष्णयासरन्।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद(3.31.3)

Domestic animals cow, dogs, horses stay away from carnivore. Thirst stays away from water. Thus by avoiding wrongful conduct attain long life.

◾️ Straight thinking

वी मे द्यावापृथिवी इतो वि पन्थानो दिशंदिशं।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~ अथर्ववेद (3.31.4)

Sunshine and Earth have separate paths, but still move together, different roads can lead to same destination.

◾️ Brahmacharya

प्राणेन विश्वतोवीर्यं देवाः सूर्यं सं ऐरयन् ।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद (3.31.7)

मैं समस्त पापों से दूर रह कर (वीर्य की रक्षा कर के (वीर्य की रक्षा कर के) क्षय करने वाले रोगों से दूर रह कर दीर्घायु बनूं।

All faculties that exercise control over physical faculties enter the ova through sperms in the fetus. By exercising control on protecting your sperms, one maintains all body faculties till long life. Thus by avoiding wrongful conduct attain long life.

◾️ Lead a zestful life (पुरुषार्थी  जीवन)

प्राणेन प्राणतां प्राणेहैव भव मा मृथाः।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद (3.31.9)

Adopt role models as people that lead an active zestful life. Thus by avoiding wrongful conduct attain long life

◾️ Vitamin D ( सूर्य नमस्कार )

उदायुषा सं आयुषोदोषधीनां रसेन।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद (3.31.10)

When the morning Sun rises on the horizon, the learned realize sun’s rays are vending ( are the Vahan of ) divine gifts

Derive medicinal strength (in the form of hormon from morning sun’s rays for a healthy body. Thus by avoiding wrongful actions by being lazy and not get up in the morning to get advantage of morning sun for Vitamin D, attain long life.

◾️ Protect Environments

आ पर्जन्यस्य वृष्ट्योदस्थामामृता वयं।
व्यहं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण सं आयुषा॥ ~अथर्ववेद (3.31.11)

Natural elements shower their bounties like rain from heavens for health and longevity.

Do not spurn natural living and always protect the environments to live a long healthy life.

Om Namo Nārāyaṇaya