Ner / Neru-varmam
Cardiac–xiphoid centre — padu-varmam
Ner or Neru-varmam is a padu-varmam mapped in modern anatomical work to the lower sternum/xiphoid region and discussed in relation to the heart and major vessels. The label ‘cardiac’ describes the tradition’s vital association; it is not a clinical diagnosis or a claim that this rendered dot is the surface projection of the entire heart.
Point 8 of 16 in Varmam / Varma Kalai — Tamil Vital Points
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
K. Arumugam et al., ‘Regional Anatomical Study of Padu Varmam Points’ (scholarly_modern)
Agastya Siddha, Varma Sūthiram / Varma Sūtra manuscript tradition (primary_canonical)
The cited Varma Sūthiram / Varma Sūtra manuscript tradition documents Ner (Neru)-varmam as a named padu-varmam associated with the lower sternal or vital region in later correlations. Its disputed attribution and variable recensions mean that the rendered cardiac association remains a lineage-level interpretation.