Tarpana Putpaka Vidhi – तर्पण पुटपाक विधि : Ashtanga Hridaya Sutrasthan Chapter 24

Tarpana and Putapaka are the two major Ayurveda treatments for eye health. The treatments Tarpana and Putapaka and their respective indications, uses, etc. This chapter is the 24th in Ashtanga Hrudaya Sutrasthana, written by Acharya Vagbhata and his son Vaidyapathi Simhagupta. The chapter’s title is Tarpana Putapaka Vidhi Adhyaya. Tarpana, as well as Putapaka, refers to the two different methods for treating eyes.

Tarpana Vidhi – Procedure for Tarpana therapy

Tarpana Vidhi- the procedure of Tarpana therapy

Tarpana procedure

The patient must undergo head purification – Nasya treatment, and cleansing of the body through Vamana or Virechana.
The timing for Tarpana could be in the morning or at night.
The patient is lying on his face in a room that is not cooled by air. 1-3 1/2

Procedure

The wall is built using a paste from Yava (barley) and Masha (black grams) around the eye socket. It resembles an eye socket with a height of 2 Angula.

To keep the eyelids shut, medicated Ghee with medicinal properties, made liquefied by heating it in a hot water bed, must be dumped into the well to the level of the tips of the eyelashes.

The indications for the Tarpana eye treatment procedure:

If your eyes are tired, dry, stiff, rough, injured.
in patients with an increase of Vata in patients with an increase of Vata Pitta;
If there is an irregularity, asymmetry, or loss of eye Lashes,
with clouded vision and unclear eyes;

In patients suffering from – illnesses such as
Krchronmilla -difficulty opening the eyes
Shirotpata, Shiraharsha, and cause hemorrhage
Tama – dark before your eyes
Arjuna, Vataparyaya, Anyato Vata, Syanda Mantha, and Sukraka after relief from pain, redness, and lacrimation inflammation and strain.

Tarpana Yogya – Person Fit for Tarpana Therapy

Tarpana Yogya – Person Fit for Tarpana Therapy

who have cleansed both the head and body by nasya, as well as through virecana, Vamana and vasti
mild season
both in praath in the morning and Sandhya in the evening

lying face-up

A room without air

The condition for using Vasa (Muscle Fat) instead of Ghee

In diseases like Naktandhya (night blindness), Krichradodha, Vatatimira, etc. Muscle fat can be used instead of Ghee.

The patient will then be instructed to open his eyes slowly and hold the medication.

Tarpana Time – Matrakala

The time required to pronounce a soft syllable should be rounded up to Tarpana Time -Matrakala

100 – to treat the eyelid diseases Vartma eyelids
300 – for diseases of Sandhi fornices
500 – for the conditions of Sita Sclera
700 – for diseases of Asita cornea
800 – for diseases of Drishti retina, pupil, etc.  1000 – to treat the disease Adhimanta, to treat the condition that is caused by Vata imbalance
600 – to treat diseases due to Pitta,
500 – for a healthy person and to treat diseases caused by Kapha imbalance. This is the best time to consider keeping the medication.

Following the time limit, the Ghee must be removed via an opening in the canthus’s outer edge. The person is required to be provided with Dhumapana (herbal smoke)
The individual is advised not to gaze at the bright sky or other objects.

Tarpana days

Tarpana days

The treatment of tarpana should be performed every day in cases of Vata,
On alternate days, in the ailments of Pitta,
for two days in healthy people and those suffering from the disease of Kapha

Tarpana Atiyoga, Ayoga Lakshana – Signs of excessive or symptoms of less Tarpana symptoms

Adequate Tarpana Lakshana

Prakasha Kshamata – Capability to stand up to the bright light
Eye health is important for good health.
Vishada – clear vision
Laghu lochan-lightness in the eyes is a sign of a good Tarpana treatment.

The opposite of these are signs of inadequate Tarpana.

The appearance of diseases resulting from Kapha imbalance can be a sign of excess Tarpana. 4-11

Contraindication of Tarpana

Contraindication of Tarpana

Tarpan and Putpaka should not be given to patients who aren’t fit for Nasya.

Pathya – apathya in tarpana

Patients who have had putapaka and tarpana therapy should stick to healthy diets and routines for twice the duration of these treatments. At night you should close your eyes using an eye pad of flowers such as malati, Mallika, etc.

Putapaka Vidhi – Procedure of Putapaka:-

Putapaka Vidhi- Procedure of Putapaka

The body is exhausted after Snehana therapy (drinking fats) eyes are fatigued following Tarpana therapy.

To restore the strength of the eyes, the therapy of Putapaka should be administered to patients suffering from diseases discussed previously. 12

Types of Putapaka –

Types of Putapaka

Snehana Putapaka (with the fat) – for Vata imbalance disorder.
Lekhana Putapaka (scraping form)– for Vata – Kapha imbalance disorder. Prasadana Putapaka (soothing) for eye weakness and vision problems resulting from Vata Pitta or Rakta and for healthy people.

Snehana Putapaka

Snehana Putapaka can be made by using the marrow, fat, grease, and juice of the animals that live within burrows (Bhushaya) and bite (Prasaha) and cut off their food, horses, cows ass, etc. those who reside in Marshy land (Anupa) or using substances of Jivaneeya Gana (chapter 15) Macerated with milk 14

Lekhana Putapaka

Lekhana Putapaka

Lekhana Putapaka is made by making using Mastu (whey) as well as yogurt water macerated with the liver paste of birds and animals pearls, ash as well as an iron and copper ash, Saindhava- salt, Srotonjana (Antimony Sulphide), Shankha (ash of conch shell), Phena- (sea foam) Cuttlefish, ala (orpiment ). 15

Prasadana Putapaka

Prasadana Putapaka

Prasadana Putapaka is a result of using cow and breast milk, macerated with liver, Marrowfat, Muscle as well as the Muscle of the intestines and the heart of animals as birds, and medicines with a sweet flavor and blended with Ghee. 16

Putapaka Kalpana – making the recipe for putapaka

Putapaka Kalpana – preparing the recipe of putapaka

The carcasses of animals and drugs ought to be formed into balls that are the size similar to Bael fruit or 1 Pala (48 grams).
The balls need to have wrapped with leaves around them, such as Urubuka, Vata, or Amboja, and then smeared with fats and covered with mud.
Once dry, they’re placed in the flame, either of the wood from Dhava and Dhavana or dried cow dung. They are cooked until they turn flame-like red in appearance.
When they are cool, the paste of the drugs is removed, and the juice is extracted from it.
As described earlier, the juice is to be used in the Tarpana method.

Maatra Kala putapaka

Maatra Kala of putapaka

The juice must be kept for 200-300 Matra Kala.  200 for Snehana and Lekhana.  300 for Prasadhana.

Temperature of Drug

Juice should be Lukewarm to the Snehana and Lekhana and cool for Prasadana.

After these Snehana and Lekhana kinds, Dhumpana (medicated smoking) is recommended. 19

The signs and symptoms that indicate proper, inadequate, excessive Putapaka therapy are the same as those mentioned in Tarpana therapy. 20

Contraindications of tarpana and putapaka

Each of the Tarpana and Putapaka treatments should not be administered to people unsuitable for Nasya.

The patient who has had Tarpana and Putapaka treatments should follow healthy food and exercise for double the number of days of Nasya therapy. At night, he must bind the eyes using an eye pad that is adorned with flowers such as Malati, and Mallika (Jasmine varieties).21

All efforts must be put into strengthening the eyes through adhering to Nasya, Anjana, Tarpana, etc., as once vision goes away, the various kinds of things that exist in the world will be one type of thing dark. 22

This concludes the Tapana Putapaka Vidhi the twenty-fourth chapter of Sutrasthana in Astangahrudaya Samhita, composed by Srimad Vagbhata, his son Sri Vaidhyapati Simhagupta.

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