Together the nine
triangles are interlaced in such a way as to form 43 smaller triangles in a web
symbolic of the entire cosmos or a womb symbolic of creation. Together they
express Advaita or non-duality. This is surrounded by a lotus of eight petals,
a lotus of sixteen petals, and an earth square resembling a temple with four
doors.
The Shri Chakra is also
known as the nava chakra because it can also be seen as having nine levels.
"Nava" means "nine" in Sanskrit. Each level corresponds to
a mudra, a yogini, and a specific form of the deity Tripura Sundari along with
her mantra. These levels starting from the outside or bottom layer are:
Trailokya Mohana or Bhupara, a square of three lines with
four portals
1.
Sarva Aasa Paripuraka, a
sixteen-petal lotus
2.
Sarva Sankshobahana, an
eight-petal lotus
3.
Sarva Saubhagyadayaka,
composed of fourteen small triangles
4.
Sarva Arthasadhaka,
composed of ten small triangles
5.
Sarva Rakshakara, composed
of ten small triangles
6.
Sarva Rogahara, composed
of eight small triangles
7.
Sarva Siddhi prada,
composed of 1 small triangle
8.
Sarva Anandamaya, composed
of a point or bindu
The Sri Chakra (called the
Shri Yantra) is the symbol of Hindu tantra, which is based on the Hindu philosophy
of Kashmir Shaivism. The Sri Yantra is the object of devotion in Sri Vidya.
Shri Chakra as popularly mistook to be a symbol of Lakshmi is actually a representation of Lalitha Mahatripurasundari, an aspect of Parvati Devi. Shri does not mean Wealth in this context. In fact it is used to enhance the honour to be given to this highly revered Yantram.
Shri Chakra as popularly mistook to be a symbol of Lakshmi is actually a representation of Lalitha Mahatripurasundari, an aspect of Parvati Devi. Shri does not mean Wealth in this context. In fact it is used to enhance the honour to be given to this highly revered Yantram.
The creation of the Shri
Yantra is described in the Yogini Hridaya (Heart of the Yogini Tantra) which
still does not exist in an English translation. This is said to be the second
part of the Vamakeshvara Tantra:
From the fivefold Shakti comes creation and from the fourfold Fire dissolution.
The sexual union of five Shaktis and four Fires causes the chakra to evolve. O
Sinless One! I speak to you of the origin of the chakra.
When she, the ultimate
Shakti, of her own will (svecchaya) assumed the form of the universe, then the
creation of the chakra revealed itself as a pulsating essence. From the
void-like vowels with the visarga (:) emerged the bindu, quivering and fully
conscious. From this pulsating stream of supreme light emanated the ocean of
the cosmos, the very self of the three mothers.
he baindava of the chakra has a triple form, dharma, adharma and atma, and matri, meya and prama. The chakra of nine yonis is the great mass of consciousness bliss and is the ninefold chakra and the nine divisions of the mantra.
he baindava of the chakra has a triple form, dharma, adharma and atma, and matri, meya and prama. The chakra of nine yonis is the great mass of consciousness bliss and is the ninefold chakra and the nine divisions of the mantra.
The baindava is placed on
a dense flowery mass and is the Chitkala. Similarly, the ambika form of eight
lines is the circle of the vowels. The nine triangles quiver forth the
effulgent form of 10 lines. The Shakti, together with her surrounding nine
blossomed forth the 10 trikonas. The second quivering form of 10 lines has
Krodhisha as first of the 10. These four chakras, of the nature of light, create
the 14-fold form, the essence of perception.
At the very heart of the
bindu or centre of the Shri Yantra is that which caused it to emanate. This is
Kamakala, consisting of the three bindus or potentials. One is red, one is
white, and one is mixed. The red bindu is ova, the white bindu semen, and the
mixed bindu the union of Shiva-Shakti, the individual as potential Shri Cakra.
Father and Mother are
represented in Shri Vidya by two limbs or aspects of Lalita known as Varahi and
Kurukulla. The semen of Varahi, the father-form, gives four alchemical dhatus
to the child. The ova of Kurukulla, the mother-form, gives five dhatns to the
child. Consciousness enters via orgasm. The three bindus, collectively known as
Kamakala (digit of sexual desire), are the root potential of sun, moon and
fire. It is like sun and moon coming together in an eclipse, or the seed from
which the plant human being grows.
Varahi's four alchemical
dhatus are known as the four fires. Kurukulla's alchemical dhatus are known as
the five saktis. The combination of these five saktis (downward pointing
triangles) and four fires (upward pointing triangles), forms the complex figure
in the centre of Shri Cakra.
Varahi's four fires are
the 12 (3 x 4) sun Kalas, 12 sidereal constellations. Kurukulla's five
triangles are the 15 (5 x 3) Kalas of the moon, 15 lunar days. The complete
individual grows within nine months to be born as a Shri Yantra or plant. The
flowering of this plant is shown by the 24 petals of the yantra. The above all
gives rise to the familiar shape of the Shri Yantra. The yantra is usually
arranged in one of two forms. In the Bhuprastara, it is two dimensional and
laid flat, usually facing the east, but sometimes the north, depending on the
practice. The Meruprastara has the yantra in a pyramidal form. Unless the
yantra be decorated with the appropriate bija and other mantras, it is
worthless. It is also dead unless it is installed with life and the individual
doing the puja is initiated into one of the lines (parampara).
The Triple Goddess, from
her own will to manifest, extends herself in a ninefold way, as modifications
of moon, sun and fire. The attributions of the various mandalas shows the type
of energy represented. The meditation in Bhavana Upanshad is a figurative way of
describing this celestial city or mountain which is a human being.
The island of jewels is
the gross human body with its 9 alchemical bases or dhatus. Each is
figuratively described as a gem—diamond, emerald, sapphire, ruby &c. The
sea of nectar (semen/ova) is the base for the arising of the human body. The
diagram suns up the meditation. We can see that this island of gems is a very
pleasant place to he, full of gardens, with a beautiful, begemmed palace,
wafted with a gentle breeze upon which is carried great fragrance, cool,
alluring.
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