Abstract

“UNDERSTANDING THE RELATION BETWEEN NIDRA AND JATHARAGNI”

Dr. Amrit Kour*, Dr. Kavita Chambyal and Dr. Narind Khajuria

Abstract

Ayurveda puts emphasis on maintaining the health of a healthy individual. Trayopstambha i.e. Ahara, Nidra & Brahmcharya mentioned in Ayurveda, play an important role in maintaining health and long-life. Nidra is one of the important pillars of healthy life. Good and timely sleep is very important for proper functioning of Jatharagni (Digestive fire). Due to rapidly changing lifestyles (e.g. night shifts, late night studies,electronic gadgets exposure) our quality & quantity of sleep is disturbed. This leads to Ratrijaagran & Divaswapana and it ultimately disturbs the Jatharagni. Different Acharya have mentioned diseases due to Asamyak Nidra like Agnimandhya, Ajirna etc. Samyak Nidra is responsible for the proper functioning of Jatharagni and viceversa. Gut and brain are interlinked through Gut – Brain – Axis. Present article emphasized on the role of Nidra in maintaining the proper functioning of Jatharagni and vice versa.

Keywords: Ahara, Nidra, Jatharagni, Sleep.