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Nadir (Down)

अधःadhaḥ

also: down, nadir, below, adho

dir-adhas

Definition

The downward/nadir direction (adhaḥ) — the vertical 'below' of the ten-direction scheme. In Svoboda's roster the nadir is regented by Ananta/Śeṣa (the cosmic serpent supporting the earth), source of natural resources and worldly pleasures; connected with the earth and physical existence/appetites. South/west/SW are 'downward-trending' toward it.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

The downward axis = earth/physical appetite pole; the Ananta-binding at foundation-laying 'fixes' the site (a cosmological-ordering act). Not a direct prāṇa claim. Not yet traced.

Connections (1)

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  • ←Ananta (Shesha)Traditional
    Svoboda's ten-direction roster: the NADIR (adhas, 'down') is regented by Ananta/Sesa, the cosmic serpent who supports the earth and is the source of natural resources and worldly pleasures; bound down at foundation-laying, fixing the site. The downward axis is the earth/appetitive pole.

Sources

  • txt-svoboda-vastuch. 6 'Dikpālas' / 'Up and Down' (PDF p.150, p.159–160)Traditional✓ verifiedadhaḥ (down) is regented by Ananta/Śeṣa, who supports the earth; down = earth/physical existence and appetites
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