Granthis — Three Psychic Knots (ग्रन्थि)
Granthis — Three Psychic Knots (ग्रन्थि) is a Hindu / Tantric — Kuṇḍalinī yoga body system as transmitted through the lineage The three knots binding suṣumṇā — Brahmā at mūlādhāra, Viṣṇu at anāhata, Rudra at ājñā — which the rising kuṇḍalinī must pierce in turn (Sat-Chakra-Nirūpaṇa; Avalon).. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.
Open in interactive explorerPrimary sources
- Sat-Chakra-Nirūpaṇa (manuscript tradition, 16th c.; Woodroffe, The Serpent Power 1919) — Six-chakra source with the kuṇḍalinī ascent through suṣumṇā.
- Woodroffe (Avalon), The Serpent Power (1919) — Standard English transmission used for terminology.
Known lineage variants
- Placement of the Rudra granthi varies: some texts put it at the throat rather than ājñā; we follow the Sat-Chakra-Nirūpaṇa commentary tradition placing it at the brow.
Related systems
- Kuṇḍalinī — Serpent Ascent (suṣumṇā) (17 points)