Linking the Pranas with breathing

JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Dear Readers,
Radhekrishna to one and all!

Let us see the role played by Apana, Samana and Vyana Vayu’s in the creation of the human body, in this article.

Apana Vayu creates the openings in the lower part of the body, those of the urino-genital and excretory systems.
Samana Vayu creates the openings in the middle part of the body, those of the digestive system, centered in the navel. It opens out the channels of the intestines and the organs, like the liver and pancreas, which secrete into it.
Vyana Vayu creates the channels going to the peripheral parts of the body, the arms and legs. It creates the veins and arteries and also the muscles, sinews, joints and bones.

In summary, it can be concluded that Samana Vayu creates the trunk of the body (which is dominated by the gastro-intestinal tract), while Vyana Vayu creates the limbs. Prana and Udana create the upper openings or bodily orifices, while Apana creates those below.

Pranas do not exist only on a physical level.
The navel is the main vital center for the physical body. The heart is the main center for the Pranamaya Kosha. The head is the main center for Manomaya kosha.

Moving ahead let us now see the link between Prana and the Breath.

Prana and the Breath

Breathing is the main form of Pranic activity in the body. Prana governs inhalation. Samana governs absorption of oxygen that occurs mainly during retention of the breath. Vyana governs its circulation. Apana governs exhalation and the release of carbon dioxide. Udana governs exhalation and the release of positive energy through the breath, including speech that occurs via the outgoing breath.

In the next article let us see the link between Prana and the Mind.

Coming to the second section of the post, the Indian herb that we will tell about today is called Rai (Hindi) which is known as Brown Mustard in English and Brassica Juncea in Latin.

It is a plant which resembles the Mustard plant (Sarson in Hindi)

It yields similar seeds used in plasters for pleurisy, pneumonia

The powder of this plant is used for inducing vomiting in cases of food poisoning or ingestion of other harmful substances.

A pinch of its powder taken with meals hastens the process of digestion and also increases appetite.

That concludes the article for this forthnight.

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam