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Namah Upgrading social health through AyA urveda
दशे कालपर् माणजञ् ं यकु त् िज्ञमनहङक् ृतम्| 4. Individual behaviour needs to be addressed
शसत् ाचारमसङक् ीरण् मधय् ातम् पर् वणने द् र् ियम|् |३३|| for social health.
उपासितारं वृदध् ानामास्तिकानां जितात्मनाम|्
धरम् शासत् र् परं विदय् ात....................||३४|| 5. Social health cannot be addressed without
(Ca. Ci. 1/4/30-34) mental health.
This is the code of conduct every individual 6. The concepts of Sadvritta, Dharaneeya
needs to adopt. By following such a code of Vega and Achara Rasayana will be helpful
conduct we can have individuals who are for improving the social health of an
healthy mentally as well as socially. individual.
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