Sushumnanadi, Suṣumnānāḍi, Sushumna-nadi: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Suṣumnānāḍi can be transliterated into English as Susumnanadi or Sushumnanadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsSuṣumnānāḍī (सुषुम्नानाडी) or simply Suṣumnā refers to the “central channel (of the yogic body)” resembling the vertical sequence of bodily lotuses connected by the Śaktisūtra or Śaktitantu (“cord of power”), according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—[The padmamālā-vidhi prescribes installing deities within series of nine, seven and eight lotuses].—The principal series of nine lotuses [i.e., Kapālīśabhairava, the four Devīs and the four Dūtīs] spans the body’s axis from crest (śikhā) to feet (pāda), linked by the śaktitantu and thus forming a vertical strand. This vertical sequence of bodily lotuses connected by a cord of śakti has obvious similarities with models of the yogic body in which suṣumnānāḍī, the central channel, links together an ascending series of cakras or lotuses. This ubiquitous paradigm is exemplified by the system of seven cakras common to Śrīvidyā and Haṭhayoga as being first attested in the Kubjikāmata.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSuṣumnānāḍi (ಸುಷುಮ್ನಾನಾಡಿ):—[noun] = ಸುಷುಮ್ನೆ - [sushumne -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sushumna, Nadi, Nati.
Full-text: Shambhavi.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Sushumnanadi, Suṣumnānāḍi, Sushumna-nadi, Susumnanadi, Suṣumnā-nāḍi, Susumna-nadi; (plurals include: Sushumnanadis, Suṣumnānāḍis, nadis, Susumnanadis, nāḍis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 123 [Khecarī attains Śambhupada through Suṣumnā-nāḍi] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 12.3-4 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
1. Meditation on Praṇava < [Chapter 2 - “Om” and its Esoteric Significance]
Ramakoti: Apostle of the Renaissance < [July 1970]
The Substance of a Dream < [January – March, 1978]
Kolavennu Ramakotiswara Rao < [October – December, 1994]
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