nāḍīs
“subtle channels”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
nāḍī · Alambuṣā · Gāndhārī · Hastijihvā · Iḍā · Kuhū · Piṅgalā · Pūṣā · Suṣumnā · Yaśā
spoken of as
1 expressionnāḍī“subtle channels”1 mention
Vrhaspatitattva (Kawi)
There are what are called *nāḍī* (subtle channels) in the body, large and small vessels.
in the texts
San Hyan Mahajnana
The nāḍīs, subtle bodily channels, identified with rivers and gathered together at the heart-lotus.
The ten senses are the tortoises, and all the nāḍīs are remembered as the rivers.
That which is called the river is the channels of the subtle body (*nāḍī*).
Gathering all the nāḍīs, its ray is like that of Hari.
Vrhaspatitattva
The subtle channels of the body, ten in number, rooted below the navel, that carry the vital airs and connect the soul to the body.
There are what are called *nāḍī* (subtle channels) in the body, large and small vessels.
The ten great *nāḍī* (subtle channels) are as follows:
> Gāndhārī and Hastijihvā, and Pūṣā and also Yaśā.