English
Etymology
From Skr. am�ta + nadī "river of immortality".
Proper noun
Amrita Nadi
- In yoga|yogic belief, a metaphysics|metaphysical channel that connects certain vital areas of the human body.
#*1970, Cutt�n̲anta P�ratiy�r, Secrets of Sama Yoga;: An Elaborate Treatise on the Yoga of Vedic Seers, page 113,
#*:The top is connected with the heart by a mystic Nadi called Amrita Nadi.
#*1978, G. Krishna, Guá¹�á¹Å«ru Laká¹£mÄ«kÄ�ntamu, 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.
#*1979, G. V. Subbaramayya, Sri Ramana Reminiscences, page 101,
#*:Nadi or Amrita Nadi.
#*1996, David Frawley, Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses: spiritual secrets of Ayurda, page 173,
#*:It is called Amrita Nadi, the "immortal channel," or Atma Nadi, "the channel of the Self."
#*2005, Christian Von Nidda, Our Secret Planet, page 90,
#*:From 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.
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