Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 14
Pratiṣṭhā-Kalaśa-Śodhana-Ukti (Instruction on Purifying the Consecration Pitcher) — Chapter 85
गान्धारी च सुषुम्णा च नाड्यौ द्वौ मारुतौ तथा समानोदाननामानौ रसनापायुरिन्द्रिये
gāndhārī ca suṣumṇā ca nāḍyau dvau mārutau tathā samānodānanāmānau rasanāpāyurindriye
ഗാന്ധാരി, സുഷുമ്ണാ—ഇവ രണ്ട് നാഡികളാണ്; അതുപോലെ രണ്ട് മാരുതങ്ങൾ (പ്രാണവായുക്കൾ) ഉണ്ട്, അവയുടെ നാമങ്ങൾ സമാനവും ഉദാനവും; കൂടാതെ (ഇവ) രസന (നാവ്)യും അപായു (ഗുദം) എന്ന ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Agni (teaching in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse, traditionally to Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Nāḍī–vāyu mapping: Gāndhārī, Suṣumṇā; Samāna, Udāna; tongue and anus faculties","lookup_keywords":["Gāndhārī nāḍī","Suṣumṇā","Samāna vāyu","Udāna vāyu","indriya mapping"],"quick_summary":"Defines two nāḍīs and two vāyus and links them to functional loci (taste and excretion), serving as a practical cue for internal yogic regulation of prāṇa and sensory withdrawal."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Body as a subtle network (nāḍī–vāyu–indriya) where disciplined regulation of prāṇa supports mental steadiness and sensory governance.
Application: In prāṇāyāma/meditation, visualize suṣumṇā as the central channel; observe samāna’s balancing role and udāna’s upward lift; practice pratyāhāra by disciplining taste and regulating elimination.
Khanda Section: Yoga & Tantra (Nāḍī-prāṇa-vidyā / Subtle-body physiology)
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin seated in meditation with a subtle-body diagram overlay: central suṣumṇā channel, a side channel labeled gāndhārī; arrows marking samāna at the navel region and udāna rising upward; icons for tongue (taste) and anus (excretion).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, meditating yogin with stylized nāḍī lines in red/white, suṣumṇā as central vertical band, symbolic tongue and apāna markers, flat sacred-diagram aesthetic","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, yogin with gold-highlighted subtle channels, ornate halo, diagrammatic labels for suṣumṇā and gāndhārī, gold accents on prāṇa flow arrows","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional anatomy-diagram style over a seated yogin, fine linework, labeled samāna and udāna, minimal background for readability","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, contemplative yogin in a quiet chamber, translucent overlay of channels and wind-arrows, delicate calligraphy labels, refined palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रसनापायुरिन्द्रिये → रसना + अपायुḥ + इन्द्रिये (द्वन्द्व-समास/समाहार) + सप्तमी एकवचन; समानोदाननामानौ = समाना + उदाना (द्वन्द्व) + नामानौ (dual).
Related Themes: Agni Purana yoga/tantra passages on prāṇa, nāḍīs, and indriyas (within the same khanda context)
FAQs
It teaches nāḍī–vāyu–indriya correlation: identifying specific subtle channels (Gāndhārī, Suṣumṇā), key prāṇic winds (Samāna, Udāna), and their linkage with organ-functions like taste and excretion—used in yogic and tantric body-mapping for prāṇāyāma and internal visualization.
Beyond myth and ritual, it preserves technical yogic physiology—naming nāḍīs and vāyus and assigning them functional domains—showing the text’s coverage of subtle anatomy alongside other disciplines (ritual, polity, medicine, and śāstra).
By correctly understanding and regulating prāṇa through the nāḍīs (especially with Suṣumṇā as a central channel), a practitioner supports purification of the body-mind, steadiness in practice, and progress toward inner discipline that is traditionally associated with spiritual merit and liberation-oriented cultivation.