Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Dasha = ten
Prana = life ingredient, life power
Ayatana = place, abode, seat
Dasha Prana Ayatanas are the ten seats within the physique the place the very important life ingredient is positioned.
Life is current in every 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 necessary 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 vitally necessary for a doctor to have ‘in-depth data’ 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 could be very properly versed and acquainted with the data of those ten abodes of life.
Other than this, the Pranabhisara Vaidya also needs to have exact data of indriyas – sense organs, vijnana – intelligence, chetana – soul, hetu – etiological elements of the ailments, amaya – ailments and their indicators and signs and chikitsa – therapy of the ailments.
The Bigg TEN of Acharya CHARAKA
Shankhau
The 2 temples serve necessary capabilities. They shield the temporal lobes of the mind on each side and likewise 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 severe points. The temporal lobes play an necessary function in processing feelings, language and visible notion. They’re additionally concerned in understanding language, studying and remembering verbal info, 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 ‘instant demise’. This marma contains 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 using bikes. We see the helmets protecting the temples additionally.
Tri Marmas
Coronary heart, Urinary Bladder and Head are thought-about 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 may 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 every cell of the physique is carried out by a wholesome coronary heart, all through the life. It’s also stated to be a chetana sthana i.e. abode of life and consciousness. It’s the root of rasavaha srotas – channels transporting / conveying diet, 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. Instant demise following the damage to urinary bladder might be triggered because of obstruction to the move of urine, blockage of urine inflicting udavarta (retrograde motion of vata) and extreme urination inside pelvic and belly 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 likewise constructions of the pelvic cavity. We’re coming throughout many power kidney ailments now-a-days whereby treatment has turn into a mirage and phantasm and individuals are pouring all that they’ve hard-earned all through their lives on dialysis. These ailments are taking a toll on the longevity of individuals.
Shira – head is a vital Marma. It has not been counted as a Marma in response to Acharya Sushruta however a lot 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’s also thought-about as uttamanga – finest organ within the physique. Human physique is alleged to be an inverted tree and its roots i.e. head is positioned on the prime. So, the pinnacle (skull) and its contents are the foundation of the human physique. All our sensory and motor capabilities are depending on the shira. It’s also a seat of Prana.
Kantha
Kantha means throat. The which means will 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 center cross 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 dependent upon it. It’s the pathway of motion of Prana and Udana Vayu, which represents life ingredient and power (immunity) respectively. We would have watched in lots of films, somebody simply killed by slitting his or her throat.
Rakta
Blood is a tissue which connects every cell of our physique and nurtures them via the diet and oxygen (prana on this context) it carries to them. In a means, it connects all methods which make our physique. Rakta can be known as Jiva – which suggests life. Lack of blood known as Jivadana i.e. loss or escape of significant life vitality from the physique. Its channels i.e. Raktavaha Srotas are rooted in Yakrit – liver and Spleen – which kind an integral a part of the Reticuloendothelial System. Liver can be an necessary organ involved with progress and improvement 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 diet and oxygen are provided to the Garbha – embryo / foetus via the liver. So, blood is the primary life for the expansion and improvement of every 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 when it comes to 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 dependent upon 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 your complete physique. It’s stated 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 now not lives i.e. causes demise. The kid born within the 7th month is alleged to not stay or die instantly after beginning for the reason that ojas is unstable on this month. Subsequently, 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’s also a Sadyo Pranahara Marma and a Mamsa Marma – a significant organ predominant in muscle tissue. It’s also a Karmendriya – organ of motion. It represents the gateway of the evacuation system. It’s a seat of Apana Vata, which is an important 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 capabilities.
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 – instant or delayed lack of prana (life ingredient) i.e. trigger demise, extreme ache, deformity or crippling and demise 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 record of Marmas. Kantha, Rakta, Shukra and Ojas should not counted among the many Marmas however their harm or loss could trigger results much like these attributable to harm of marmas, as mentioned above. So, it’s apparent that Prana is positioned in these constructions.
These constructions signify totally different methods within the physique.
– Shankha – represents bones of the physique. Harm to any a part of the pinnacle is harmful however by mentioning Shankha, Grasp Charaka emphasizes to guard the pinnacle from the crown, all the way 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’s also close to to the eyes and its damage may contain destruction of notion of sound, sight and scent. It additionally represents the sensory system.
– Hridaya – represents your complete circulatory system – arterial, venous and lymphatic system. For the reason that rasa – diet circulates via Hridaya, it additionally mirrors the well being of the digestive system. Hridaya additionally represents the respiratory system since it’s carefully related to the circulatory system.
– Shira – represents the central and peripheral nervous system and likewise the endocrine system.
– Basti / Vasti – represents the urinary system / excretory system.
– Kantha – represents the pathway for necessary constructions of circulatory and respiratory methods, and likewise 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 means, your complete organs and organ methods which govern all of the actions of our life are enrolled into the record of Dasha Pranayatana.
Significance of understanding / finding out Pranayatanas
Grasp Charaka emphasizes the data 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 standard issue known as ‘PRANA’.
They not solely home and signify Prana, but additionally are woven via this Prana vitality.
Information of Prana Ayatanas for a doctor is necessary as a result of the first function of the doctor is to guard and guard the very important life ingredient within the individuals i.e. Prana vitality. Any medication, food regimen or remedy administered is to guard or resuscitate the prana of an individual, a construction, organ, tissue or organ methods.
The data of the identical helps a doctor to know the deep philosophical which means of the phrase Prana and the way your complete 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’s because the Prana in them is interconnected. Equally, if one root illness is cured, the opposite related ailments additionally get cured due to reinstallation of the Prana in your complete physique.
Whereas treating the ailments or whereas administering the therapies, Ayurveda advocates a doctor to do 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 apart from Vata. Prana Vata is alleged to be positioned within the Murdha i.e. head / mind and represents nervous, endocrine and sensory / motor methods. It’s stated to be a direct consultant of Prana. Prana Vata is also operational in different elements 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. practical interference of Apana Vata by Prana Vata, within the context of Avarana. Prana Vata represents a part of your complete PRANA, however will not be the one illustration of PRANA.
