The failure of autophagy is a major reasons for accumulation of damaged cells, which leads to various diseases in the body. Langhanam Paramaushadam means 'rest is the best medicine' (rest = fasting); Upavasa (up + vasa) 'up' means near and 'vasa' means stay- it means staying together. The human body has five different bodies called koshas in Sanskrit: Annamaya kosha, Pranamaya kosha, Manomaya kosha, Vijnananamaya kosha and Anandamaya kosha. Except for Manomaya kosha, the other four koshas are always together; only Manomaya kosha (mind) is the wandering one and which dominates the other koshas bringing asantulan (imbalance). Aa means 'body', haar means 'whatever comes to the body'.

Source: dna January 07, 2018 01:07 UTC