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SRI CHAKRA AND ITS NINE STAGES OF WORSHIP

the saadhaka dwell in his own state. The mantras used here are Hrim, Kleem, Bleem.

vignaanamaya upaasana brings about mental modifications by the movement of the mind and the praana. The mantras used here for chanting are Eim, Kleem, Sou. koshas. The

The seventh sheath of eight triangles known as Tripura Siddha, is

to remove all roga or disease. The disease referred to here is not physical illness, but the disease of bhava roga or samsaara. The special fea- ture here is that of manana or

The

third the eight-petal lotus known as Tripura Sundari which has the characteristic of sankshopana, or sushupti or deep sleep which is the vasana indicated. This is sheath is

chanting, to root out all doubt caused by this disease of worldly delusion. This leads us to the direct realisation of Shivam, the self-lu- minous undivided knowledge. The Saadhaka realises unity, that he is not dif- . ferent from Aatman or Brahman. The mind is completely purified for total introspection. The mantras used are Hrim, Sreem, Sau.

the nature of pralaya or deluge. Here the saadhaka is in a dormant state, enjoying his inherent aananda but he has not yet gained the supreme wisdom. Still, he has a glimpse of aananda. The mantras used for worship here are Hrim, Klim, Sau.

The Sri Chakra denotes the wheel of creation - life, mind, cosmos and time. The goal is to lift the soul above this wheel. The chakra represents the nine steps of the mind which strives to reach the supreme in the core of the human system. At each stage as mental transformations take place, the feeling of duality diminishes gradually and there is definite progress towards the divine goal, until all sense of a separate "I" has vanished. The chakra thus symbolises the creative awakening of the saadhaka all the way up to the Ultimate Reality.

.The eighth aavarana of the basic triangle known as Tripuramba grants all siddhis, needs the charac- teristic of nididhyasana, to obtain absolute identity with Brahman. This knowledge of the identity

The fourth

sheath com- prises the fourteen triangles known as Tripura Vasini which grants all saubhagya or auspi- ciousness. Here bliss is said to be auspiciousness. The state of vasana is that of a jig-

of the Shiva and Brahma ponstitutes the real siddhi. Here the mind is modified to a super- fine state, known- as the turiya state or the fourth state when the knowledge of reality is complete. The saadhaka is then said to be in nirvikalpa samaadhi. The mantras used here are Hsrim, Hsklreim, Hsrow. The ninth sheath Mahatripura Sundari, the one of the bindu or dot is very close to the eighth one, the state of nididhyasa and leads smoothly to the samaadhi state, which is the state of this final point of the Sri Chakra.

T naasu or .seeker after knowledge of God. It is said that in this chakra apparent differ- ences caused through maya's veil over the Parameshwara begin to dissolve. Ishvara or Guru , hands down traditional divine knowl- edge to the seeker and the Goddess is seen as adorable, one who cuts down all differ- ences and brings about oneness. The man- tras used here are Heim, Hleem, Asou.

The nine sheaths of Sri Chakra

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first

Trilokya

sheath

(or

Mohana or Bhoopura ) with four entrances corresponds to the gross sheath, or the annamaya kosha. The vasana of this Chakra

The fifth sheath of ten outer triangles is that of the Guru, known as Tripurashri, which is sarvarthasadhaka or grants all prosperity. The Gum is to be propitiated here and one should render seva or service to the Guru. move the sixth sheath of the ten inner triangles known as Tripu- ramalini it protects you from everything. Here the aspect is shravana or listening to the Guru with faith in his teach- into When you

chakra is in the state of jaagrat or waking. The mind is attracted to the pleasures of the world in this chakra and is the enjoyer of gross objects. Through the worship of this chakra , the mind is brought under control, through the mantras: Am, Aam, Sau.

The mantra for the bindu, or final

sarva aananda is

sheath which grants

panchaadasi; (the fifteen mantras are:

Ka, Eh, Ee, La, Hrim

Tripu

Ha, Sa, Ka, Ha, La, Hrifn

reshi second chakra of sarvaasha par- ipuraka or fulfilment of all desires. Mind is all in all in this chakra, since mind is the place where desires is the

Sa, Ka, La, Hrim.

The mantra "Shreem" is added to these fifteen when the Goddess is propitiated as Shodashaakshari (the one of sixteen let-, ters). Thus the Sri Chakra is verily the macro- cosm; the/microcosm is the body of the two- in-one- the union of Shiva Shakthi.

originate. Swapna, or the dream state, is the vasana here, and the moon reigns. The sheath has a sixteen-petal lotus in Vishud- dhi Chakra, A saadhaka has secret and subtle experiences here, in the subtle body constituted of pranamaya, manonmaya and

ings. The way is set for inner contentment, with the feeling of the Mahavakya, tat tvam asi, inculcating the union of Shiva and Brahma. There is the state of abhaya, fear- lessness, for fear can exist only if there are two. When you yourself are that (or every- thing), then there can be no fear. It makes

(S B) — “Divine Glory”