Daśa Prāṇāyatana

i just think this is lovely information to know and want others to have awareness of it as well!

the ātma, or our soul or life essence, resides within 10 vital sites within our body.

collectively, these ten locations are known as the daśa prāṇāyatana.

this can be found in the āyurveda's caraka saṁhitā in sūtrasthāna chapter 29, śloka 3-4. here is the list:

1) right śaṅkha (temple)
2) left śaṅkha (temple)
3) hṛdaya (heart)
4) śira (head)
5) basti (bladdeṟ)
6) kaṇṭha (throat)̱
7) rakta (blood)
8) śukra (reproductive fluid)
9) ojas (vitality/inner radiance = the fusion of agni + soma)
10) guda (rectum)

from a clinical perspective, if these sites are injured or depleted... then the deeper, more worrisome implication is that life & longevity are diminished.

i chose to share a marma picture as many of these 10 sites are also marma points in the body as well 🕉