WHY DO WE TOUCH ELDERS FEET ???

Touching the feet is a very common gesture that we used to give our elders. Since ancient times we are practicing this culture. do you ever wonder what is the scientific reason behind? let us find out in this article?

THE MAIN BENEFITS OF TOUCHING ELDERS FEET:

We have read in an epic Mahabharata, Yudhistra stated that touching the feet of the elders gives strength and feeling of greatness. Even Rishis have observed four beneficial factors of touching the feet, i.e. it gives strength, intellect, knowledge and fame.

Elders give blessings while touching the feet by saying long life, fortune, wisdom, etc. There are some scientific reasons behind touching the feet. Let us find out some reasons behind it.

SCIENTIFIC REASONS BEHIND:

According to science, a human body contains negative and positive currents of electricity. The left side of the human body carries negative current and the right side of the body has positive current. Therefore, two halves together complete a circuit built of positive or negative. And so it is suggested that while touching the feet, we should cross the hands. So that the positive current in both flows in a uniformed circuit and similarly negative flows jointly in a circuit. Thus, both the currents formed a well-unified circuit.

We all know that nerves coming out of the brain are present all over the body. These nerves end at the fingertips of hand and feet. So, when you touch your fingertips to the opposite feet of the elder, the energies of two bodies are connected. Fingers and palms become the receptor of energy and feet of another person as giver of energy.

 When you touch the feet of an elder keeping aside your ego, then the elder accepts your shraddha or your reduced ego and their heart emits positive vibes or thoughts and energy, we can also say it as karuna which reaches you through their hands and toes.

Bowing down and touching the feet increases blood circulation which is good for health.

THREE METHODS OF TOUCHING ELDERS FEET:

 - Some say that there are three methods of touching the feet one is to lean forward and touch the feet, second is to sit on the knees and touch the feet and the third is also known as ‘Sashtang Pranam’.

METHOD 1:

In an exercise it is said that leaning forward and touching the feet stretches the waist and back bone.

METHOD 2:

- When you sit on the knees and touch the feet of an elder relieves the pain of your knees as a person bends his or her knees. All the joints of the body get stretched.

METHOD 3:

- In Sashtang Pranam whole body is stretched and cures the body pain.

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