realization of the Brahman, which is to be achieved, according to the Tantras, by means of the six Chakras and so forth in their proper order.
Realization = nivarhah, lit.,
"accomplishment."
1. In the space outside the Meru, placed on the left and the right, are the two Siras, Sasi and Mihira.
Moon, Sun, and Fire; Her body, a string of blooming Dhatura flowers, extends from the middle of the
Kanda to the Head, and the Vajra inside Her extends, shining, from the Medhra to the Head.
Meru = spinal column.
Siras = nadis, i.e., subtle
channels for energy.
Kanda, lit. "bulb," located in the
perineum.
Medhra = penis.
2. Inside her [Vajra] is Chitrini, who is lustrous with the lustre of the Pranava and attainable in Yoga
by Yogis. She (Chitrini) is subtle as a spider's thread, and pierces all the Lotuses which are placed
within the backbone, and is pure intelligence. She (Chitrini) is beautiful by reason of these (lotuses)
which are strung on her. Inside her (Chitrini) is the Brahma-nadi, which extends from the orifice of the
mouth of Hara to the place beyond, where Adi-deva is.
Pranava = the mantra Om.
The Brahama-nadi is the hollow
space inside Chitrini; they are
not two separate nadis.
Orifice of the mouth of Hara =
the opening at the top of the
Svayambhu-Linga in the
Muladhara.
Adi-deva = the supreme Bindu
in the pericarp of the thousand petalled
lotus.
3. She [Chitrini] is beautiful like a chain of lightning and fine like a (lotus) fibre, and shines in the
minds of the sages. She is extremely subtle; the awakener of pure knowledge; the embodiment of all
Bliss, whose true nature is pure Consciousness. The Brahma-dvara shines in her mouth. This place in
the entrance to the region sprinkled by ambrosia, and is called the Knot, as also the mouth of
Sushumna.
Bliss = sukha.
Consciousness = Suddhabodha-
svabhava.
Braham-dvaram = door of
Brahaman, through which
Kundalini passes.
Knot = Granthi-sthanam; the
place where Sushumna meets
Kanda.
Ambrosia = Sudha; it flows from
the union of Shiva and Shakti.
The last sentence is reproduced
accurately here from the printed
original, despite its defective
syntax.
4. Now we come to the Adhara Lotus. It is attached to the mouth of the Sushumna, and is placed below
the genitals and above the anus. It has four petals of crimson hue. Its head (mouth) hangs downwards.
On its petals are the four letters from Va to Sa, of the shining colour of gold.
Adhara Lotus = Muladhara-
Chakra, the root chakra, the
lowest one, located in the
perineum.
5. In this (Lotus) is the square region (Chakra) of Prthivi, surrounded by eight shining spears. It is of a
shining yellow colour and beautiful like lightning, as is also the Bija of Dhara which is within.
Prthivi = earth element.
Yellow is the color of the earth
element.
Bija of Dhara = Bija of Prthivi,
the earth Tattva or "Lam."
6. Ornamented with four arms and mounted on the King of Elephants, He carries on His lap the child
Creator, resplendent like the young Sun, who has four lustrous arms, and the wealth of whose lotusface is fourfold
This is the Dhyana of the Dhara-
Bija. The Dhara-Bija is identical
with that of Indra.
7. Here dwells the Devi Dakini by name; her four arms shine with beauty, and her eyes are brilliant
red. She is resplendent like the lustre of many Suns rising at one and the same time. She is the carrier
of the revelation of the ever-pure Intelligence.
Ever-pure intelligence = sada
suddha-buddeh; even people
ignorant of Sanskrit can
recognize the poetic quality of
this phrase.
By meditating on Dakini-Shakti,
the presiding divinity of this
region, one acquires suddhabuddheh
-- i.e., tattva-jnana or
pure intelligence.
8. Near the mouth of the Nadi called Vajra, and in the pericarp (of the Adhara Lotus), there constantly
shines the beautifully luminous and soft, lightning-like triangle which is Kamarupa, and known as
Traipura. There is always and everywhere the Vayu called Kandarpa, who is of a deeper red than the
Bandhujiva flower, and is the Lord of Beings and resplendent like ten million suns.
Vayu called Kandarpa = a form
of apana; Kandarpa is a name
of Kama, the deva of love.
9. Inside it (the triangle) is Svayambhu in His Linga-form, beautiful like molten gold, with His Head
downwards. He is revealed by Knowledge and Meditation, and is of the shape and colour of a new leaf.
As the cool rays ot lightning and of the full moon charm, so does His beauty. The Deva who resides
happily here as in Kasi is in forms like a whirlpool.
Svayambhu in His Linga-form =
the self-originated in the form of
a phallus.
Shape and color of a new leaf =
like an unopened blue-green
bud, according to
commentators.
Knowledge = jnana
Meditation = dhyana
Kasi = Shiva's favorite abode;
the meaning is that the deva is
as happy here as he is in Kasi.
"Whirlpool" refers to a
depression on the top of the
linga
10 and 11. Over it [Svayambhu-Linga] shines the sleeping Kundalini, fine as the fibre of the lotusstalk.
She is the world-bewilderer, gently covering the mouth of Brahma-dvara by Her own. Like the
spiral of the conch-shell, Her shining snake-like form goes three and a half times round Shiva, and Her
lustre is as that of a strong flash of young strong lightning. Her sweet murmur is like the indistinct hum
of swarms of love-mad bees. She produces melodious poetry and Bandha and all other compositions in
prose or verse in sequence or otherwise in Samskrita, Prakrita and other languages. It is She who
maintains all the beings of the world by means of inspiration and expiration, and shines in the cavity of
the root (Mula) Lotus like a chain of brilliant lights.
"World-bewilderer" because
Kundalini is maya in this world.
Bandha = type of literary
composition in which the verse
is arranged in a diagram or
picture.
12. Within it [Svayambhu-Linga, round which Kundalini is coiled] reigns dominant Para, the Sri-
Paramesvari, the Awakener of eternal knowledge. She is the Omnipotent Kala who is wonderfully
skilful to create, and is subtler than the subtlest. She is the recepttacle of that continuous stream of
ambrosia which flows from the Eternal Bliss. By Her radiance it is that the whole of this Universe and
this Cauldon is illumined.
Universe = brahmanda, i.e., egg
of Brahma
Cauldon = kataha, that is, the
lower half of the Brahmanada,
and as such cauldron-shaped.
13. By meditating thus on Her who shines within the Mula-Chakra, with the lustre of ten million Suns,
a man becomes Lord of speech and King among men, and an Adept in all kinds of learning. He
becomes ever free from all diseases, and his inmost Spirit becomes full of great gladness. Pure of
disposition by his deep and musical words, he serves the foremost of the Devas.
Foremost of the devas =
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, etc.
Sat chakra nirupana By Purnananda Swami part two (2/4)
Sat chakra nirupana By Purnananda Swami part Three (3/4)
Sat chakra nirupana By Purnananda Swami part Four (4/4)
