granthi
ग्रन्थि granthiA knot or obstruction on the central channel (sushumna): the Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra granthis, which the rising kundalini must pierce.
Where this term appears
- The Rivers of Breath Treatise
And along this central road sit obstructions: the three granthis , the knots.
- The Sleeping Serpent Treatise
She enters the central channel and rises along the innermost path, piercing the knots, the granthis , one by one, passing through each centre in turn, drawing the lower into the higher as she goes.
- The Body, Crown To Feet Treatise
The three folds are read as the three knots - granthis - the kundalini must pierce.