brahmarandhra
ब्रह्मरन्ध्र brahmarandhraThe 'aperture of Brahman' at the crown of the head, the highest and most auspicious exit of the vital breath from the body. In the cremation rite the chief mourner cracks the burning skull (kapala kriya) to open this door, releasing the departed's subtle self on its upward way.
Where this term appears
- Why do Hindus cremate their dead? Essentials
…ries the self onward, should leave through the crown of the head, the brahmarandhra, the "aperture of Brahman" at the top of the skull, the highest and most liberating of the body's exits.
- The Chariot Treatise
…he muladhara , svadhisthana , manipura , anahata , vishuddha , ajna , brahmarandhra , bindu , and the supreme position above the bindu .