Meanings
- In yogic belief, a metaphysical channel that connects certain vital areas of the human body.
1978, G. Krishna, Guṇṭūru Lakṣmīkāntamu, Nayana: Kavyakantha Vasishtha Ganapati Muni : Biography, page 97, ...(the nerve-knot behind the centre of the eyebrows) leading the aspirant to the heart centre through the Amrita Nadi.
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The top is connected with the heart by a mystic Nadi called Amrita Nadi.
1970, Cuttān̲anta Pāratiyār, Secrets of Sama Yoga;: An Elaborate Treatise on the Yoga of Vedic Seers, page 113Nadi or Amrita Nadi.
1979, G. V. Subbaramayya, Sri Ramana Reminiscences, page 101It is called Amrita Nadi, the "immortal channel," or Atma Nadi, "the channel of the Self."
1996, David Frawley, Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses: spiritual secrets of Ayurda, page 173From the nasal cavity the white elixer passes down a secret channel called amrita-nadi and is then distributed throughout the body, with the majority ending up in the brain.
2005, Christian Von Nidda, Our Secret Planet, page 90
Origin
- Sanskritअमृत“immortal”
- EnglishAmrita Nadi
Literally, “river of immortality”, from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta, “immortal”) + नदी (nadī́, “river”).
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