Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Dasha = ten
Prana = life factor, life power
Ayatana = place, abode, seat
Dasha Prana Ayatanas are the ten seats within the physique the place the very important life factor is positioned.
Life is current in each cell of the physique however Grasp Charaka has specified these ten abodes of Prana, the understanding of which is essential for each doctor.
On this article we’ll attempt to perceive these ten ‘abodes of life’ as defined by Acharya Charaka.
Reference – Charaka Sutra Sthana, Chapter 29 – ‘Dasha Pranaayataneeya Adhyaya’, Verses 3 and 4
Dasha Prana Aaayatanani: Ten abodes of Prana: The very important life vitality
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There are ten most vital abodes / seats whereby Prana – the very important life vitality is positioned. They’re known as as Dasha Prana Ayatana and are as under talked about –
1 & 2 – Shankau – two temples – left temple and proper temple
3, 4, 5 – Marma Trayam – three very important organs / constructions i.e. Hridaya – coronary heart, basti / vasti – urinary bladder (urinary system) and shira – head (mind)
6 – Kantha – throat / neck
7 – Rakta – blood tissue
8 – Shukra – semen
9 – Ojas – essence of all of the seven tissues within the physique, represents the immune system
10 – Guda – anus, rectum / ano-rectum
It is extremely vital for a doctor to have ‘in-depth information’ of those abodes of Prana. Grasp Charaka additional says {that a} doctor could be designated as ‘Pranabhisara’ i.e. saviour of life, when she or he may be very properly versed and acquainted with the information of those ten abodes of life.
Other than this, the Pranabhisara Vaidya must also have exact information of indriyas – sense organs, vijnana – intelligence, chetana – soul, hetu – etiological elements of the illnesses, amaya – illnesses and their indicators and signs and chikitsa – remedy of the illnesses.
The Bigg TEN of Acharya CHARAKA
Shankhau
The 2 temples serve vital features. They defend the temporal lobes of the mind on either side and in addition the cranial nerves. Additionally they comprise in them the listening to organs. Fracture or harm of those bones may cause haemorrhage, vertigo and listening to loss, nystagmus and facial paralysis and plenty of different critical points. The temporal lobes play an vital function in processing feelings, language and visible notion. They’re additionally concerned in understanding language, studying and remembering verbal data, primarily the left lobe.
Shankha can be an ‘asthi marma’ – a significant space wealthy in bone tissue. Muscle tissue, blood vessels, ligaments and joints are current in lesser portions. It’s a Sadyo Pranahara Marma – i.e. the damage of those marmas trigger ‘speedy dying’. This marma includes temporal bones / area, superficial and center meningeal arteries. Since it’s a marma, it’s also a seat of prana.
Carrying helmets is obligatory for these driving bikes. We see the helmets masking the temples additionally.
Tri Marmas
Coronary heart, Urinary Bladder and Head are thought of because the three nice Marmas – very important organs. The damage to those three constructions instantly takes away life.
Hridaya – coronary heart and its blood vessels, constructions of mediastinum is taken into account to be a Sadyo Pranahara Marma. The time period Hridaya can also embrace the lungs. It’s a sira marma – a significant organ predominant in veins / blood vessels. The circulation of blood, oxygenation and nutrient provide to each cell of the physique is carried out by a wholesome coronary heart, all through the life. It is usually mentioned to be a chetana sthana i.e. abode of life and consciousness. It’s the root of rasavaha srotas – channels transporting / conveying vitamin, pranavaha srotas – channels conveying the very important air and manovaha srotas – channels conveying feelings and ideas.
Basti / Vasti – Urinary bladder / equipment – is a Snayu Marma – very important organ wealthy in ligaments and can be a Sadyo Pranahara Marma. Fast dying following the damage to urinary bladder might be precipitated as a consequence of obstruction to the circulate of urine, blockage of urine inflicting udavarta (retrograde motion of vata) and extreme urination inside pelvic and stomach cavity. Basti additionally contains the opposite members of the urinary equipment i.e. kidneys, ureters, urethra and renal blood vessels. It additionally contains nerves supplying the urinary bladder and in addition constructions of the pelvic cavity. We’re coming throughout many power kidney illnesses now-a-days whereby treatment has grow to be a mirage and phantasm and persons are pouring all that they’ve hard-earned all through their lives on dialysis. These illnesses are taking a toll on the longevity of individuals.
Shira – head is a vital Marma. It has not been counted as a Marma in keeping with Acharya Sushruta however many of the Jatrurdhwa Marmas – very important organs and constructions positioned above the extent of collar bone as defined by Sushruta are positioned within the head. It’s an abode of indriyas – sense organs, mind and nerves. It is usually thought of as uttamanga – greatest organ within the physique. Human physique is claimed to be an inverted tree and its roots i.e. head is positioned on the high. So, the pinnacle (skull) and its contents are the basis of the human physique. All our sensory and motor features are depending on the shira. It is usually a seat of Prana.
Kantha
Kantha means throat. The which means may also be expanded to incorporate the neck. Throat kinds the bridge between the trunk and head. The Nila Dhamanis and Matrukas i.e. the nice blood vessels to and from the pinnacle, connecting to the guts move via the neck. The neck consists of our vocal system, the supply of our communication and speech – which is a vital karma indriya – organ of motion. Our evolution is determined by it. It’s the pathway of motion of Prana and Udana Vayu, which represents life factor and energy (immunity) respectively. We would have watched in lots of motion pictures, somebody simply killed by slitting his or her throat.
Rakta
Blood is a tissue which connects each cell of our physique and nurtures them via the vitamin and oxygen (prana on this context) it carries to them. In a approach, it connects all techniques which make our physique. Rakta can be known as Jiva – which implies life. Lack of blood is known as Jivadana i.e. loss or escape of important life vitality from the physique. Its channels i.e. Raktavaha Srotas are rooted in Yakrit – liver and Spleen – which type an integral a part of the Reticuloendothelial System. Liver can be an vital organ involved with progress and growth of the foetus within the mom’s womb i.e. the foetal circulation takes place via the liver of the kid. So, the prana, via blood and vitamin and oxygen are equipped to the Garbha – embryo / foetus via the liver. So, blood is the primary life for the expansion and growth of each particular person. Improve, lower of affliction of rakta by doshas would result in a wide selection of systemic issues. Bleeding inside or out of the physique is deadly and instantly takes away life.
Shukra
Shukra means semen. It additionally means sperms or reproductive items. The well being of shukra by way of its qualitative and quantitative steadiness is of utmost significance for upkeep of the general well being of a person. Shukra additionally represents love, affection and emotion. The capability of reproducing the progeny is determined by shukra dhatu, which can be known as as bija. So, life begins from shukra and therefore it’s an abode or depot of prana.
Ojas
Ojas is the essence of all of the tissues within the physique. Ojas represents the collective integrity of all of the tissues, immunity and endurance and good well being, when it’s correctly fashioned and properly balanced. A portion of it’s positioned within the Hridaya and the opposite half is represented in the whole physique. It’s mentioned that the human physique stays (is alive, going and wholesome) so long as the ojas is steady within the physique and when the ojas is destroyed, the individual not lives i.e. causes dying. The kid born within the 7th month is claimed to not stay or die instantly after beginning for the reason that ojas is unstable on this month. Due to this fact, ojas represents prana and can be the abode of the identical.
Guda
Guda is a time period which incorporates the decrease portion of the colon / giant gut i.e. anus and rectum. It is usually a Sadyo Pranahara Marma and a Mamsa Marma – a significant organ predominant in muscle tissue. It is usually a Karmendriya – organ of motion. It represents the gateway of the evacuation system. It’s a seat of Apana Vata, which is a crucial power by itself, which is concerned in evacuation of excreta from the physique, which when retained is harmful for the functioning of the physique, amongst different features.
Information price observing
A lot of the constructions talked about among the many ten abodes of prana are Marmas – very important organs / constructions / tissues. Marmas are these constructions which when injured or broken would trigger – speedy or delayed lack of prana (life factor) i.e. trigger dying, extreme ache, deformity or crippling and dying when the international physique is eliminated. This means that these constructions are abodes of prana. Two Shankas, Three Marmas i.e. head, coronary heart and bladder and Guda – ano-rectum are literally counted amongst the checklist of Marmas. Kantha, Rakta, Shukra and Ojas are usually not counted among the many Marmas however their harm or loss could trigger results much like these brought on by harm of marmas, as mentioned above. So, it’s apparent that Prana is positioned in these constructions.
These constructions characterize totally different techniques within the physique.
– Shankha – represents bones of the physique. Damage to any a part of the pinnacle is harmful however by mentioning Shankha, Grasp Charaka emphasizes to guard the pinnacle from the crown, right down to the temples. It’s the most delicate a part of the pinnacle which is in shut proximity to the mind and listening to equipment. It is usually close to to the eyes and its damage can also contain destruction of notion of sound, sight and scent. It additionally represents the sensory system.
– Hridaya – represents the whole circulatory system – arterial, venous and lymphatic system. For the reason that rasa – vitamin circulates via Hridaya, it additionally mirrors the well being of the digestive system. Hridaya additionally represents the respiratory system since it’s intently related to the circulatory system.
– Shira – represents the central and peripheral nervous system and in addition the endocrine system.
– Basti / Vasti – represents the urinary system / excretory system.
– Kantha – represents the pathway for vital constructions of circulatory and respiratory techniques, and in addition homes the esophagus.
– Rakta – represents Reticuloendothelial System.
– Shukra – represents the reproductive system.
– Ojas – represents the immune system and displays the well being of all of the tissues.
– Guda – represents the excretory system.
In a approach, the whole organs and organ techniques which govern all of the actions of our life are enrolled into the checklist of Dasha Pranayatana.
Significance of understanding / finding out Pranayatanas
Grasp Charaka emphasizes the information of those abodes for a doctor as a result of they mirror one or the opposite system. They’re all built-in in a loop by a typical issue known as ‘PRANA’.
They not solely home and characterize Prana, but additionally are woven via this Prana vitality.
Information of Prana Ayatanas for a doctor is vital as a result of the first function of the doctor is to guard and guard the very important life factor within the folks i.e. Prana vitality. Any drugs, food regimen or remedy administered is to guard or resuscitate the prana of an individual, a construction, organ, tissue or organ techniques.
The information of the identical helps a doctor to know the deep philosophical which means of the phrase Prana and the way the whole system is built-in via the Prana loop.
Most frequently we see that if one organ is handled the opposite organs get resuscitated and wholesome. It is because the Prana in them is interconnected. Equally, if one root illness is cured, the opposite related illnesses additionally get cured due to reinstallation of the Prana in the whole physique.
Whereas treating the illnesses or whereas administering the therapies, Ayurveda advocates a doctor to try this whereas taking care that the ‘prana is properly protected and shielded’.
Is Prana Vata the identical as ‘Prana’ talked about within the context of Pranayatana?
Sure and No. No, as a result of there are different abodes of Prana vitality in our physique aside from Vata. Prana Vata is claimed to be positioned within the Murdha i.e. head / mind and represents nervous, endocrine and sensory / motor techniques. It’s mentioned to be a direct consultant of Prana. Prana Vata is also operational in different components of the physique, primarily within the chest and throat / neck. It has its affect as much as Apana Vata zone i.e. decrease portion of the physique, as evidenced by the reason of ‘Pranavrita Apana’ i.e. useful interference of Apana Vata by Prana Vata, within the context of Avarana. Prana Vata represents a part of the whole PRANA, however shouldn’t be the one illustration of PRANA.
