EMBRACING THE ESSENCE OF BRAHMA MUHURTA: THE MAGICAL HOUR BEFORE DAWN

Abstract

Ayurveda mainly gives importance to “SwasthasyaSwasthyarakshanam”, that is to maintain the health of a healthy person by preventing ailments,for that some daily regimens ’dinacharya’ and seasonal regimens are advised by Acharya VruddhaVagbhata inAshtangasangraha and LaghuVagbhata inAshtangahridaya. In daily regimen begins with waking up in Brahma muhurta or time of creator. There isa difference ofopinion regarding the exact time of Brahma muhurta. Most of the animals and birds living in harmony with nature wake up early morning which shows that waking up early morning is beneficial. From the modern physiological view also, there are a lot of benefits to waking up in Brahma muhurta. It is auspicious to practice yoga, dhyan, atmagyana, paramatmagyana, pranayama, vyayam, etc.In ancient days the sages had a blissful long life span as they woke up in Brahmamuhurta. In the present day due to busy schedules or lack of knowledge, very few people practice this. Early to bed early to rise is a saying that we hear in our childhood