Care for Long Sight
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Long sightedness/farsightedness results in difficulty seeing objects close up. This can result from either of two condi-tions, hyperopia or presbyopia. Although the symptoms are similar (for example, difficulty seeing in low light, focusing on small print and blurred vision) the causes are different.
In hyperopia, which can affect individuals at any age, the eye-ball may be too short or the shape of the lens may be altered. Hence the light which enters the eye cannot focus on the retina and the images focuses on a point behind the retina.
Presbyopia usually affects individuals in old age and may be caused by the lens hardening with age, and thus losing its elasticity. Longsighted-ness is generally treated by wearing reading glasses.
STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED
- PADMA ASANA
- KOORMA KUMBHAKA
- SAMA KUMBHAKA
1. PADMA ASANA
HATHA PRADEEPIKAA, UPADESHA 2,
VERSES 31 -33
हठप्रदीपिका उपदेशं २ स्लोक ३१-३३
उत्तानौ चरणौ कृत्वा चोरू संस्थौ प्रयत्नतः ।
ऊरुमध्ये ततोथानौ पाणी कृत्वा तु तादृशौ ॥
दृष्टिं विन्यस्य नासाग्रे दन्तमूलं च जिह्वया ।
उत्तप्य चिबुकं वक्षस्युत्ताप्य भवनं शनैः ॥
इदं पद्मासनं प्रोक्तं सर्व व्याधि विनाशनम ।
दुर्लभं येन केनापि धीमता लभ्यते भुवि ॥
Uththanau Charanau Kruthvaa choru-Samsthau Prayathnathaha |
Oorumadhye Thathoththaanau Paanee Kruthvaa Thu thaadrushau ||2.31||
Drushtim vinyasya naasaagre Dantamoolam cha jihvayaa |
Uttapya chibukam vakshas Yuttaapya bhavanam shanaihi ||2.32||
Idham Padmaasanam Proktham Sarva-Vyaadhi-Vinaashanam |
Durlabham yena kenapi Dheemataa labhyate bhuvi ||2.33||
TRANSLATION
One should with effort place the upward facing feet on the thighs, and place the upward-facing palms between the thighs.
Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth, press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward, that is slowly pull the prana upward.
This asana called as Padma asana destroys all diseases, filled with power. Though difficult to be obtained by every-one, some intelligent people learn it.
(See Figure 5 p.102) (One leg on top only)
TECHNIQUE
- Place the right foot on the left thigh
- Now place the left foot on the right thigh
- Place the hands between the thighs with the palms facing upwards
- Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth
- Press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward
- Exhale slowly
- Do this 3 times and release the chin on your chest and tongue pressed on the upper teeth
IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT
2 KOORMA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 79
निमीलोन्मीलने त्यक्त्वा पीठे काष्ठमिव स्थितिः ।
नेत्रयोश्च शरीरस्य कूर्मकुम्भः स उच्यते ॥
Nimeelon'meelaneThyakthvaa PeeteKaashtam Iva
Sthithihi |
Nethrayoshcha Shareerasya Koormakumbhaha
Sa Uchyathe ||79||
TRANSLATION
Having stopped the blinking of eyes, (the kumbhaka that happens) when the eye balls and body are perfectly steady without any movements, like a log of wood, is called Koor-ma Kumbhaka.
TECHNIQUE
- Continue to be seated in the same asana
- Fix your sight at one point and stare
- Do not blink your eyes
- Do not allow your eye balls to move.
- Do not move your body.
- While you stare intensely, automatically the breath ing will stop. Hold the breath as long as you can.
- When you can't hold anymore, relax
- Then again stare
- Do this 21 minutes.
3. IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT-
SAMA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI, VERSE: 99
आरेकपूरामनसा ना यादाशुगं धृतिः ।
समः कुम्भो भगवता प्रोक्तः श्रीचन्द्रमौलिना ॥
Aarekapooraa-Manasaa Naabhyaadhaashugam Dhruthihi | Samaha Kumbho Bhagavathaa Prokthaha ShreeChan-dramoulinaa ||99||
TRANSLATION
Mentally holding the breath in places like navel without actually inhaling and exhaling is called Sama Kumbhaka by Sri Chandramouli Shiva.
TECHNIQUE
- Stop inhaling and exhaling
- Close your eyes and bring your awareness to the eye balls
- Hold the breath and mentally (do not use your fingers)
- When you cannot hold any more relax
6. Do this 21 times with closed eyes
END OF KRIYA
Cure for Long Sight
STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED
- SIDDHAASANAM
- SHEETHALEE KUMBHAKA
- KOORMA KUMBHAKA
- SAMA KUMBHAKA
1. SIDDHAASANAM GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPADESHA 2, VERSE 7
अथ सिद्धासनं
योनिस्थानकमङ्घ्रिमूल घटितं संपीड्य गुल्फेतरं
मेड्रोपर्यथ सन्निधाय चिबुकं कृत्वा हृदि स्थापितं ।
स्थाणुः संयमितेन्द्रियोऽचल दृशा पश्यन् भ्रुवोरन्तरम्
एतन्मोक्षकपाटभेदनकरं सिद्धासनं प्रोच्यते ॥
Yonisthaanamanghri moola gatitam sampeedya gulphetaram Medroparyatha sannidhaapya chibukam kritvaa hrudi sthaapitam |
Sthaanuh samyamitendriyo'cala drushaa pashyan
bhruvorantaram
Etanmokshakapaata bhedanakaram siddhaasanam
procyate ||
(See Figure 5 p.102) (One leg on top only)
TRANSLATION
The practitioner who has subdued his passion, having placed one heel at the anal aperture should keep the other heel on the root of the generative organ; afterwards he should affix his chin upon the chest, and being quiet and straight, gaze at the spot between the two eye-brows. This is called the Siddhasana and leads to emancipation.
TECHNIQUE
- One heel should be placed in the space between the genitals and anus and the other heel should be placed on the genitals.
- The chin should be placed on the chest.
- Keep the backbone straight, winning over the strong emotions, remaining calm,
- Gaze through the third eye .
- Maintain the pose for 30 seconds
2. IN SIDDHA ASANA, NEXT-
SHEETHALEE KUMBHAKA
GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPADESHA 5,
VERSES 73 & 74
जिह्वया वायुं आकृष्य उदरे पूरयेत् शनैः ।
क्षणं च कुम्भकं कृत्वा नाशाभ्यां रेचयेत् पुनः ॥
सर्वदा साधयेत् योगी शीतली कुम्भकं शुभम् ।
अजीनं कफ-पित्तं च नैव तस्य प्रजायते ॥
Jihvayaa Vaayum Aakrushya Udare Poorayet Shanaihi | Kshanam Cha Kumbhakam Krutvaa Naasaabhyaam Re-chayet Punaha || 5.73 || Sarvadaa Saadhayet Yogee Sheethalee-kumbhakam Shubham | Ajeernam Kapha-Pittam Cha Naiva Tasya Prajaayathe || 5.74 ||
TRANSLATION
Draw in the air through the mouth (with lips contracted and tongue thrown out), and fill the stomach slowly. Re-tain it there for a short time. Then exhale through both the nostrils. Let the Yogi always practice this Sheethalee Kumbhaka, giver of bliss; by so doing, he will be free from digestion, phlegm and bilious disorders.
TECHNIQUE
- Continue to sit in same asana
- Close the eyes and relax the whole body
- Extend the tongue outside the mouth and roll the sides of the tongue up so that it forms a tube
- Inhale slowly through the tongue and fill the abdo men slowly
- At the end of inhalation, roll the tongue in, close the mouth
- Retain it there for a short time
- Then exhale through both the nostrils
- Do this for 21 minutes
IN SIDDHA ASANA, NEXT
3. KOORMA KUMBHAKA KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 79
निमीलोन्मीलने त्यक्त्वा पीठे काष्ठमिव स्थितिः ।
नेत्रयोश्च शरीरस्य कूर्मकुम्भः स उच्यते ॥
Nimeelon'meelaneThyakthvaa PeeteKaashtam Iva Sthithihi |
Nethrayoshcha Shareerasya Koormakumbhaha Sa Uchyathe ||79||
TRANSLATION
Having stopped the blinking of eyes, (the kumbhka that happens) when the eye balls and body are perfectly steady without any movements, like a log of wood, is called Koor-ma Kumbhaka.
TECHNIQUE
- Continue to be seated in the same asana
- Fix your sight at one point and stare
- Do not blink your eyes
- Do not allow your eye balls to move.
- Do not move your body.
- While you stare intensely, automatically the breath ing will stop. Hold the breath as long as you can.
- When you can't hold anymore, relax
- Then again stare
- Do this for 7 minutes.
4. IN SIDDHA ASANA, NEXT- SAMA KUMBHAKA KUMBHAKA PADDHATI, VERSE: 99
आरेकपूरामनसा ना यादाशुगं धृतिः ।
समः कुम्भो भगवता प्रोक्तः श्रीचन्द्रमौलिना ॥
Aarekapooraa-Manasaa Naabhyaadhaashugam Dhruthihi | Samaha Kumbho Bhagavathaa Prokthaha ShreeChan-dramoulinaa ||99||
TRANSLATION
Mentally holding the breath in places like navel without actually inhaling and exhaling is called Sama Kumbhaka by Sri Chandramouli Shiva.
TECHNIQUE
- Stop inhaling and exhaling
- Bring awareness to both the eyes
- Hold the breath mentally in eyes as long as you can
- When you can not hold any more relax
- Do this 21 times with closed eyes
END OF KRIYA