RE: [ramakrishna] Nadi - meanings .......

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> > M-W traces the etymology to the Rigvedic word naa.da = naala, which

> > likewise means 'hollow stalk'. He also mentions a feminine form

> (though

> > ending in long a, rather than i), which is the 'name of a particular

> verse'

> > according to the Vaitanasutra. Might this be a clue worth following up?

> >

> > Barry

[Madhava Replies:]

 

Dear Barry:

 

It is nice to hear from you again. I hope your research is going on

well.

 

There are letters in Sanskrit which are identified, by etymologists,

as "abhEdaaksharas" ( letters of no difference).

 

"Ra", "la" -- sutra: "ralayOrabEdhaH". There is no difference

between "<Ra> and <la>".

For example: "babhluSAya vivyAdhinE annAnAM patayE namaH" -

(yajurvEda). Means, "I bow to the master who rides a bull, who is the

giver of food". Here, "babhlu" should be read as "babhRu", since there is

"abhEdha" between the letters "Ra" and "La", one should take the meaning

"babhRu" (BULL). This interpretation works only at rare occasions. We

can't take them for granted.

 

There is this --- "Sha", "kha". In north india, veda pundits belong

to "mAdhyaMdina" sAmpradAya (tradition) pronounce the word "purusha" as

"purukha". There is this "abhEda" applied...

 

Same way, there is abhEdha between the words "Da" and "La". That is

why they interpret the word "nAda" as "nALa" also. That which has no

beginning is "nAda". Vedas say that "at first there was sound!. Since the

origin of the sound is not known, they said "na+aada" No beginning. That

is why they also called the vedic sound "OUM" as "nAda brahma". Certainly!

you could proceed in thinking "nAda" as "nALa".

 

But, I am not sure that you can relate the words "nADi" with either

"nAda" or "nALa". Of course, there is nothing wrong in giving it a try.

Please let me know if you find any relation. Mean while, let me explain

you what I know about "nADi". It means "that which is flowing". Life is a

stream of consciousness. Consciousness flows through a stream called

"prArabdha" (destiny). This stream can be pulsed by evoking certain

kundalini powers. "NADi" readers can definitely tell you about your past,

but the results are vague when they are questioned about the future.

Because, future changes as per the purusardha (freewill).

 

That is all I can contribute. All the best.

 

Comments and corrections are most welcome!

 

Regards,

Madhava