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Muladhara Chakra (मूलाधार चक्र) Muladhara (Sanskrit: मूलाधार or मूलाधारा; IAST: Mūlādhāra, lit. "root of Existence." Mula means root and dhara means flux.) or the root chakra is one of the seven primary chakras according to Hindu tantrism. It is symbolized by a lotus with four petals and ...
Mould of Pashupati seal from the Indus Valley civilization, c. 2500 BC, its central figure in a pose resembling Mulabandhasana. Paśupati , "Lord of beasts", is a name of the later Hindu god Śiva . The central figure in the Pashupati seal from the Indus Valley civilization of c. 2500 BC appears to be sitting in Mulabandhasana, and hence ...
A mudra (/ m u ˈ d r ɑː / ⓘ; Sanskrit: मुद्रा, IAST: mudrā, "seal", "mark", or "gesture"; Tibetan: ཕྱག་རྒྱ་, THL: chakgya) is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. [1] While some mudras involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers. [2]
Root Chakra. Just as the root chakra (Muladhara) is located at the base of your spine, it can help you feel grounded, acting as a solid base when you face challenges. If you’re feeling insecure ...
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Mode of action of bandhas and mudras, serving to trap energy-fluids (breath, prana, bindu, amrita) and thus help to unblock the central sushumna channel.. A bandha (Sanskrit: बंध) is a kriyā in Hatha Yoga, being a kind of internal mudra described as a "body lock," [1] [2] to lock the vital energy into the body.
In yoga, she is seen as the goddess of the root chakra, Muladhara, and upon one's spiritual awakening, she is said to begin her journey upwards towards Shiva, who awaits her at the top chakra at the Sahasrara. In Shaktism, the first day of Navaratri is considered an auspicious day to begin yogic practices and to receive initiations. [citation ...
For example, in the "Yogini Heart" tantra, a Śrī Vidyā text, the yogi is instructed to imagine the five syllables (HA SA KA LA HRIM) of the deity's mantra in the muladhara chakra. The next set of five syllables (HA SA KA HA LA HRIM) is visualized in the heart chakra and the third cluster (SA KA LA HRIM) in the cakra between the eyebrows.