Getting up in the morning



The healthy person should get up (from bed) during brähma mubUrta, to protect his life.
Contemplating on the condition of his body, the person should next, attend to ablutions, (after eliminating the urine and faeces), Then after, he should clean his teeth with twigs of arka, nyagrodha, khadira, karaiija, kakubha, etc. whicb are astringent, pungent, and bitter in taste; they (twigs) should be of the size of the tip of the little finger in thickness and twelve angulãs (finger breadth) in length and straight, its top made like a soft brush (by chewing), the teeth should be cleaned without hurting the gums.
Persons suffexing from indigestion, vomitting, dyspnoea, cough, fever, facial paralysis, thirst, ulcerations of the mouth,
diseases of the heart, eyes, head and ears, should not make use of the tooth brush (for cleaning the teeth).

Anjana (collyrium to the eyes) :—
Sauviräi’ijana is gooi for the eyes, hence it should be used (as eyesalve) daily.