Amrita Nadi

English

Etymology

Literally "river of immortality", from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta, “immortal”) + नदी (nadī́, “river”).

Proper noun

Amrita Nadi

1. In yogic belief, a metaphysical channel that connects certain vital areas of the human body.
   • 1970, Cuttān̲anta Pāratiyār, 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, 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.

   • 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.