EXPLORATION OF NADI - IDA, PINGALA, SUSHUMNA

Anita*, Sunil Kumar Yadav and Niranjan Gautam

ABSTRACT

Ayurvedic acharya used word Nadi for vessels, nerves, ligaments and umbilical cord etc. But they didn’t give any view on Yogic Nadi. Ayurvedic acharya described ayurveda as Sutra Rupa, and described main functional unit of nervous system which is Vata. Nerves are the pathway of Vata. Yogi calculated more than 300000 but lastly concentrate on 3 Nadi Ida, Pingala and Sushumna Nadi. Sushumna is recognised as central channel for flow of life force. Sushumna Nadi become linked with Chakra as psychosomatic phenomenon occurring along the same route of spine. Ida emerges from left side of Mooladhara and spiral upwards, intersecting at other form of energy centre and plexus in spinal column and comes to a point of termination at root of left nostril which joins at Ajna chakra, sixth energy centre. Pingala emerges on right hand side of Mooladhara exactly opposite to Ida. It spirals up along the spinal column crossing Ida at major energy centres and terminates at root of right nostril. Pingala governs whole right side of body.[1] In field of patient care Nadi science is having wonderful scope.

Keywords: Nadi, Chakra, Mooladhara, Ida, Pingala, Sushumna.