Tantra - 07 - nADI
Tantra postulates that the human body has numerous nADI-s or arteries/ veins or ducts/ channels of flow. According to tShiva Samhita, there are fourteen principal nadis. There are supposed to be a total of 72,000 nADI-s as per one tradition, of which 72 are common and generally known. The three most important nADI-s are: 1. iDA - left of spinal cord 2. pingalA - right of the spinal cord 3. sushumnA - it is the central channel extending from mUlAdhAra to brahmarandhra Other important nADI-s are: 4. Gandhari 5. Hastijihva 6. Pusa 7. Yasavini 8. Alambusha 9. Kuhuh 10. Shankini 11. Payasvini 12. Varuni 13. Vishvodhara 14. Saraswati