Softness
One of the 20 universal attributes representing softness, delicacy, and tenderness
Soft Quality (Mrudu)
Mrudu (soft) is one of the 20 universal attributes in Ayurveda. The soft quality increases pitta and kapha while decreasing vata. It creates softness, delicacy, relaxation, tenderness, love, and care.
Mrudu provokes mucus and increases kapha in the system. The soft quality calms vata because vata is inherently rough. On the emotional level, love is soft while anger is hot, sharp, and penetrating, and fear is dry and rough. Practical examples include sleeping on a soft water bed, which increases kapha.
Source: Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, Chapter Two: Universal Attributes and Doshic Theory
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