A REVIEW ON SIGNIFICANCE OF NIDRA (SLEEP) TOWARDS MAINTAING THE HUMAN HEALTH
Dr. Nilam Deore* and Dr. Sudhirkumar Pani
ABSTRACT
The second factor helpful to replenish depleted body constituents is sleep. The body is continuously being bombarded by various sensory stimuli, which have to be accepted, analyzed, acted upon stored in memory for further use etc. This results in the fatigue of the sensory motor apparatus. This fatigue results in inability to perceive their respective stimuli. The bonds between sensory organs and the mind by Prana Vayu, Udana Vayu, Vyana Vayu, Sadhaka Pitta, Tarpaka Kapha and Rasa Dhatu get depleted. This leads to a state in which mind, retracts itself, known as sleep. This total retraction of mind helps the body to replenish the vitality of the body and depleted functional capacity of the mind. The depth of sleep is directly proportional to the retraction of the mind.
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