Pingala
English edit
Etymology edit
Sanskrit पिङ्गल (piṅgala, “reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured”)
Proper noun edit
Pingala
- 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.
See also edit
References edit
- Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 589.