''Ahara parinamakara bhava'' (factors responsible for the process of digestion) should be considered in both the ways i.e. ''prakrita'' and ''vikrita''. Food consumed in the appropriate manner (by considering ''ahara parinamakara bhava'') leads to the production of ''param sukshma ahara rasa'' which in turn leads to good health. Conversely, improperly formed ''ahara rasa'' may in turn become the cause for the production of various diseases.[verse 15] | ''Ahara parinamakara bhava'' (factors responsible for the process of digestion) should be considered in both the ways i.e. ''prakrita'' and ''vikrita''. Food consumed in the appropriate manner (by considering ''ahara parinamakara bhava'') leads to the production of ''param sukshma ahara rasa'' which in turn leads to good health. Conversely, improperly formed ''ahara rasa'' may in turn become the cause for the production of various diseases.[verse 15] |