The products that are used to keep the body stable are said as minerals of the body, says Siththars. Also the combination of the panjapootham* is only called as minerals of the body.
It is said that paralysis, bile and phlegm are the three different things that are responsible for safeguarding our body.
They have said that these have to be in equal proportions, also they have told that their availability in the body in the ratio of 4:2:1 is the correct proportion.
The differences that occur in mind and body, the differences that occur in food habits, differences that occur in our surroundings, and also the changes that occur in these proportions in the body are responsible for occurrence of the diseases. Depending upon this, the Siththars had found the preventive method to avoid the diseases.
The following song shows the way to prevent the diseases.
"பாலுண்போம் எண்ணெய்பெறின் வெந்நீரில் குளிப்போம்
paalunboam enneyperin venneeril kulippoam
பகல் புணரோம் பகல் துயிலோம் பருவ முத்த
pagal punaroam pagal thuyiloam paruva muththa
வேலஞ்சேர் குழலியரோடு இளவெயிலும் விரும்போம்
vaelanjaer kuzhaliyaroadu ilaveyilum virumboam
இரண்டடக்கோம் ஒன்றைவிட்டோம் இடதுகையில் படுப்போம்
irandadakkoam onraivittoam idathukaiyil paduppoam
மூலஞ்சேர் கறிநுக ரோம் மூத்த தயிர் உண்ணோம்
moolanjaer karinuga roam mooththa thayir unnoam
முதனாளில் சமைத்தகறி அமுதேனினும் அருந்தோம்
muthanaalil samaiththakari amuthaeninum arunthoam
நாலந்தான் அடைந்திடினும் பசித்தொழிய உண்ணோம்
naalanthaan adainthidinum pasiththoziya unnoam
நமனார்க்கிங் கேதுகவை நாமிருக்குமிடத்தே
namaarkking kaethuvai naamirukkumidaththae"
Drinking lot of milk, taking bath in hot water on the days when we eat oily foods, avoiding sex in day times, avoiding sleep during day time, avoiding staying in hot sun, eating twice a day, avoiding eating for the third time, avoiding eating the acescent curd, avoiding the food that causes piles, avoid eating the food that was made the previous day though it is elixir and eating only when we are hungry, then there is no work for Lord Yama (Lord of Death) says the song.
Like wise they say the way to avoid the diseases. Also adds by observing the changes that happens in our body parts we can identify whether the death is heading to us. This is one of the greatness of the Siddha medicine which any other medicine does not possess.
Is to easy to avoiding the death heading to us once we identify it is going to happen to us? How to know in advance that the death is going to come? We shall see in the next article.
*Panjapootham - the five elements viz., earth, air, fire, water and sky.
*Panjapootham - the five elements viz., earth, air, fire, water and sky.
Original - www.siththarkal.com
Translated by - சந்தியா
