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Lexically, chakra is the Indic reflex of an ancestral Indo-European form *kʷékʷlos, whence also "wheel" and "cycle" (Ancient Greek: κύκλος, romanized: kýklos). [10] [3] [4] It has both literal [11] and metaphorical uses, as in the "wheel of time" or "wheel of dharma", such as in Rigveda hymn verse 1.164.11, [12] [13] pervasive in the earliest Vedic texts.
The number of nadis of the human body is claimed to be up to hundreds-of-thousands and even millions. The Shiva Samhita treatise on yoga states, for example, that out of 350,000 nadis 14 are particularly important, and among them, the three just mentioned are the three most vital. [1] The three principal nadis are ida, pingala, and sushumna. [2]
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Has 20 chakras on the body. Vishvarupa Circular in shape, has one or five dvaras and many chakras. Bestows children and grandchildren on being worshipped. Pitambara Round like the udder of a cow or a human breast, has a single chakra. Grants happiness on being worshipped. Chakrapani Round in shape and glazed, with a small chakra and many other ...
The subtle body in Indian mysticism, from a yoga manuscript in Braj Bhasa language, 1899. A row of chakras is depicted from the base of the spine up to the crown of the head. A subtle body is a "quasi material" [1] aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical ...
The four upward-pointing isosceles triangles represent the Goddess's masculine embodiment Shiva, while the five downward-pointing triangles symbolize the female embodiment Shakti. [5] Thus, the Sri Yantra also represents the union of Masculine and Feminine Divine. Because it is composed of nine triangles, it is known as the Navayoni Chakra. [1]
Sahasrara (Sanskrit: सहस्रार, IAST: Sahasrāra, English: "thousand-petalled", with many alternative names and spellings) or the crown chakra is considered the seventh primary chakra in Sanatan yoga traditions. The chakra is represented by the colour violet.
Many Hindu saints have had to face sexual temptations associated with this chakra. One who meditates on Svadhishthana is believed to obtain the following siddhis : freedom from enemies, the status of a lord among yogis , eloquence and clarity ("words flowing like nectar in well-reasoned discourse"), loss of fear of water, awareness of astral ...