Science behind hindu traditions Why do indian women wear toe rings? Wearing toe rings is not just the significance of married women but there is science behind it. Normally toe rings are worn on the second toe. A particular nerve from the second toe connects the uterus and passes to heart. Wearing toe ring on this finger strengthens the uterus. It will keep it healthy by regulating the blood flow to it. Menstrual cycle will be regularized. This give good scope for conception. As Silver is a good conductor, it also absorbs the energy from the polar energies from the earth and passes it to the body, thus refreshing whole body system Why sindoor is worn? Astrological Significance of Sindoor According to Hindu astrology, Mesha Rashi or the House of Aries is on the forehead. The Lord of Mesha is Mars and his color is red. It is believed to be auspicious. This is why red sindoor is applied at the forehead and at the parting of the hair. Both are signs of saubhagya (good fortune). Sindoor is also considered to be the symbol of the female energy of Parvati and Sati. Physiological Significance of Sindoor It is interesting to note that that the application of sindoor by married women carries physiological significance too. This is so because Sindoor is prepared by mixing turmeric-lime and the metal mercury. Due to its intrinsic properties, mercury, besides controlling blood pressure also activates sexual drive. This also explains why Sindoor is prohibited for the widows. For best results, Sindoor should be applied right upto the pituitary gland where all our feelings are centered. Why do we wear bangles? Glass bangles have sattvikta, Devi Principle and Chaitanya in them. Due to these, sattvik and Chaitanya-dominant waves in the environment are attracted to the glass bangles. In addition, due to the sound generated by the glass bangles, the negative energies back off. · Due to the subtle weapons emitted from the sound waves of the bangles, the motor organs of the woman are protected. · The sattvikta (Sattva predominant) of the woman’s motor organs increases. · A sheath of waves of Action-Energy (Kriya-Shakti) emitted by the bangles is generated around the woman’s body and she is protected from the negative energies. · The Divine Energy Principle (Shakti-tattva) is activated in the woman and her body sheaths are purified; similarly, the premises too gets purified. Due the movement of the bangles, the woman’s Raja component increases. This Raja component activates the Primal Energy Principle (Adishakti-tattva) in the woman’s body. The woman’s body benefits from the awakened Shakti-tattva, helping in purifying her vital body and mental body sheaths. As the waves of Adishakti spread into the atmosphere, the Raja-Tama particles in the premises disintegrate and the premises gets purified. Plastic bangles: Plastic bangles are Raja-Tama-dominant. Hence, Raja-Tama-dominant vibrations in the environment are attracted to such bangles and are absorbed by the woman who wears them. As a result, there is a possibility of the woman experiencing distress such as pressure on the head or the body, fatigue etc. Plastic bangles Glass bangles 1. Sound created Friction-like Impact-like 2. Nature of sound Raja-Tama dominant In the form of Shakti 3. Effect on negative energies Attract negative energies Drive away negative energies 4. Awakening of vitality Does not occur Occurs 5. Vital energy Reduces Increases 6. Purification of the gross body Does not occur Occurs 7. Black covering Is generated Is destroyed 8. Protection of the body Does not take place Takes place Benefits of sound waves created by glass bangles The bangles are worn on the wrists and directly or indirectly keep applying a certain amount of pressure around all the points surrounding the wrist. These correspond to some very significant points such as Blood Pressure, Genital Organs etc. (according to acupuncture system) thereby tonifying them Why do we touch elders feet? when you touch feet of elders and they bless you by keeping their hands on your forehead, the positive energy from their body is transmitted onto you. Why do we join hands to greet others? While greeting others, we join both the hands together. Joining both hands ensures joining the tips of all the fingers together; which are denoted to the pressure points of eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together is said to activate the pressure points. This helps us to remember the person for a long time. Why do we apply tilak on the forehead? The tilak is applied on the spot between the brows which is considered the seat of latent wisdom and mental concentration. This spot present in between the eyebrows is said to have the nerve connection to the brain. And putting tilak in this spot regularly would stimulate this spot and helps us to have good concentration and mental concentration. Why do women apply turmeric paste to their foot and legs? Women traditionally used to perform many household duties which involved bringing water from the river, cleaning the house with water, washing clothes, and cooking. Most of the houses were made of mud and clay which were soaked in water at regular intervals for cleaning purposes. All these activities required women step into/on water. In order to prevent their feet and legs from the bacterial and fungus infections; they were advised to apply turmeric paste to their legs. In today’s medicine we all know that turmeric is an very good antiseptic agent. Our forefathers knew this too and therefore they used turmeric extensively in their day to day lives. “Why do elders rotate crystal salt, lemon around head?” Salt can be considered as the first antibiotic. Not only that, the salty and acidic substances would less affect the magnetic field. Keeping these properties if lemon and salt in mind, we revolve salt and lemon around the person. The salt and lemon when revolved around, it would kill all the bacteria around the person. It forms an aura layer of antibiotics around the person. Not only has this, revolving around the person balance the magnetic field too. This would make the person affected with dristi feel better.
dear rajini, you are very much right and well said. for every traditional concept there is science also included in it. Even women is asked not to read vedas because when we chant them it will start from our stomach and it will vibrate whole body so women should not read vedam
Dear Rajini, Thank you very much for sharing the information about the science behind the hindu tradition. Very nice one and informative.
Dear Rajini, From all those information you shared, I liked the one on glass bangles very much, since I like to wear glass bangles matching my dress daily.
Dear Rajini Thanks for the useful everyone should understand whatever our elders done some reasons is behind that so we should follow Basuradhu