Pingala

A simplified view of the subtle body of Indian philosophy, showing the three major nadis or channels, the Ida (B), Sushumna (C), and Pingala (D), which run vertically in the body.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow..
  • An attendant of Surya.

Origin

  • Sanskrit पिङ्गल ("reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured")

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