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Nadar
(help from God):
N
(Skt., ‘channel’ or ‘vein’). A channel of the subtle body (
s
k
ma
ar
ra) connecting the
cakras
, along which life-energy (
pr
a
) flows to regulate bodily functions. There are said to be 72,000 n
s, though some texts, such as the
iva Sa
hita
(2. 13), say that there are 350,000.

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