Kurma Upaprana: Functions, Importance in well being, signs of imbalance, how to offer protection to

Article through Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S

Kurma is among the 5 Upapranas i.e. sub-pranas.

It is an important and necessary type of prana which controls and manages the serve as of blinking of the eyes and in addition controls and stabilizes the actions of the eyes.

Eye is named as chakshu or netra in Ayurveda. It is a seat of chakshu indriya i.e. sense organ of imaginative and prescient or sight. It is designated as ‘pradhana indriya’ i.e. a very powerful amongst all of the organs of sense. We are all visible novices. We can not believe our lifestyles with out eyes or imaginative and prescient. Blinking of the eyes is crucial serve as which protects the eyes and in addition helps to keep the eyes lubricated. This is strictly the serve as of Kurma Upa-prana. Kurma Upa-prana controls the blinking of eyes and therefore helps to keep the eyes wholesome, wet and lubricated. It additionally controls the actions of the eyes.

Related Reading – ‘Upa-Pranas’

In this text I can throw some mild at the working out of the significance of Kurma Upa-prana and its contribution in opposition to protective the eyes and upkeep of eye well being.

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Kurma Upaprana – the intelligence at the back of the serve as of ‘eye blinking’

The eyelids are protecting covers which offer protection to the eyes. Blinking is crucial mechanism which no longer most effective helps to keep our eyes secure but additionally wet and lubricated. Blinking reflex happens with out our wisdom and thru a elementary intelligence embedded in it. The elementary intelligence at the back of the blinking of our eyes is a lifestyles power referred to as Kurma, which is a sub-prana. Kurma Upa-prana is concerned within the opening and shutting of the eyelids uninterruptedly.

Kurma Upa-prana protects and helps to keep the eyes lubricated

It is essential that the eyes stay wet and lubricated and this occurs with the assistance of tear movie in our eyes. Blinking spreads the tears frivolously around the floor of the eyes and this could also be imaginable when the Kurma Upa-prana within the eyelids is functioning correctly. The moistness of the eyes in flip protects the eyes from dryness. The tears assist in taking away the mud and different irritants getting into our eyes and thus offer protection to our cornea, conjunctive and different portions of the eyes.

All those would no longer occur if the blinking mechanism isn’t neatly managed and monitored through the Kurma Upa-prana.

Apart from blinking, Kurma would regulate and stabilize the attention actions and allow easy motion of eyeballs.

Kurma and belief of visible items

Kurma Upa-prana no longer most effective maintains the well being, motion and capability of the eyes which can be necessary for imaginative and prescient but additionally is helping in perceiving visible items and in addition processing exterior stimuli. Therefore this prana power is the loop between the eyes, mind and apprehensive device. Apart from belief of visible items, Kurma is helping one in being acutely aware of environment – orientation with recognize to position and area and in addition coordination with different sensory organs.

The eyes want to be wholesome in the event that they want to understand the visible items correctly and this will occur when they’re neatly secure and lubricated through the motion of blinking which is monitored through Kurma Upa-prana.

Kurma and psychological well being, focal point and focus

One’s focus and psychological focal point will depend on eye actions and those purposes are depending on and are managed through Kurma Upa-prana as already stated. The talent to focal point and be aware of any focused and centered paintings is enhanced to optimal when the eyes are secure and its purposes and actions are managed. The identical purposes of Kurma is helping in bettering one’s focus whilst in meditation. This is the fundamental explanation why controlling the ‘drishti’ or gaze is a basis method for growing and keeping up focal point and focus in meditative practices and Yoga practices. The collective impact of this focal point and focus enabled through the motion of Kurma upa-prana is a strong psychological well being.

Kurma, awakening and slumbering

When we’re unsleeping, the Kurma Prana power is at its top and perfect shape. This is for the reason that eyes are open and operational and blinking once we are unsleeping. Similarly, once we sleep, the power of Kurma Upa-prana will get revitalized and rebooted. So, a excellent sleep is essential to offer protection to this upaprana.

Kurma, Prana Vayu

The serve as of blinking of the eyes, actions of the eyes / eyeballs, opening and shutting of the eyes are beneath the regulate of Prana Vayu. Prana Vayu has many different purposes, being the primary Prana. Kurma being the sub-prana, is helping Prana Vayu within the serve as of blinking. In truth it actively will get concerned on this serve as and eases the load on Prana Vayu. In this fashion Kurma is related to the Prana Vayu ecosystem and its functioning.

Kurma, eye glow and meditation

The shine, glow and look of the eyes fortify and the eyes would glance sexy when the power of Kurma Upa-prana is balanced. The Kurma power makes one’s focus company and deep whilst meditating. The Yogi / practitioner can stay the eyes open for lots of hours and carry out Trataka or observing on a centered level when Kurma power is beneath his or her regulate.

Effects of blocked or imbalanced Kurma Upa-Prana

When the Kurma Upa-prana power will get imbalanced or blocked, the attention lids, the mechanism of blinking and actions of the eyes and all of the body structure related to those mechanisms could be disturbed needless to say. Below discussed are the consequences of such imbalances or blockages in Kurma –

–        Excessive blinking and twitching and problem in opening and shutting the eyes, once in a while out of control and unmanageable

–        Disturbed eye actions – over the top or slow actions of the attention

–        Deficit or no lubrication of eyes, resulting in prerequisites like dry eye, eye ache, eye pressure, redness of eyes and so forth.

–        Problems in belief of imaginative and prescient / visible items

–        Reduced focal point and focus

–        Imbalances within the different purposes of Prana Vayu

How to offer protection to the Kurma Upa-prana?

One must steer clear of an excessive amount of eye pressure and provides relaxation to the eyes ceaselessly.

One must often observe the eye-care measures as discussed within the context of Dinacharya – day by day routine together with –

–        Anjana – collyrium

–        Shiro Abhyanga – head therapeutic massage (Murdni Taila – oil remedies for head)

–        Abhyanga – oil therapeutic massage

–        Pada Abhyanga – foot therapeutic massage

–        Nasya – nasal instillation of medicated oils / errhines

–        Nidra – excellent sleep

Other advisable practices –

–        Practicing Shatkarmas

–        Practicing Trataka

–        Eye workout routines

–        Netra Tarpana

–        Warm and soothing compresses over the eyes

–        Chanting of OM / AUM

–        Practicing and acting Asanas by which you wish to have to bend forwards and glance in opposition to the ground

–        Regular intake of Triphala / Triphala Ghrta

–        Foods and way of life practices advisable for eye well being