Pāda-abhyaṅga — foot focus

Foot oiling / grounding proxy

The foot focus records pāda-abhyaṅga, the specifically named foot-oiling practice, and serves as the grounding terminus of the visual circuit. It is a target-organ projection of an oil-and-region classification, not a claim about a foot-to-organ reflex map or a guaranteed outcome.

Śiro-abhyaṅga — head and crown focusKarṇa-abhyaṅga — ear focusHṛdaya-adjacent chest focusNābhi-adjacent abdominal focusKaṭi-adjacent pelvic focusTala-hṛdaya-adjacent hand focusJānu-adjacent knee focusPāda-abhyaṅga — foot focusPāda-abhyaṅga — foot focus

Point 8 of 8 in Abhyaṅga — Oil Massage and Marma-Adjacent Foci

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Caraka Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)

Sūtrasthāna 5 explicitly discusses oiling the feet in the daily regimen; the single front-view foot point is an editorial proxy.

Suśruta Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)

Śārīrasthāna 6 classifies foot and sole vital regions among the marmas; the overlay keeps the oiling focus adjacent to that classification rather than equating the two.

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