Kundalini Shakti
The omnipotent power, Brahm Shakti also called “Pra Shakti” or “Maha Shakti” (Ultimate Power) has three different forms :
- Brahmi Shakti (Generation Power-Lord Brahma)
- Vaishnavi Shakti (Operation Power-Lord Vishnu)
- Rudhar Shakti (Destruction Power- Lord Shiva)
This power is responsible for existence and is called “Param Atma”
–The eternal soul. This same power in a living being is called “Jeevni
Shakti” or “Pran Shakti”. In scriptures, the centre
of the Pran Shakti is “Kundalini Shakti”. Kundalini shakti
is the core of all the living processes in human beings. This ultimate
power of God shines like gold and is not afraid of anything. This power
is responsible for the nature and sanskara - various innate potentials
of the human system e.g. Satogun (qualities of goodness or purity), Tamogun
(qualities of darkness and ignorance) and Rajogun (desire of sensual enjoyment).
Kundalini shakti is situated at the lower end of the spinal cord. According
to Ved Shastra, there are three types of nerves in the spinal cord called
Ida, Pingla, sushmana.
- Ida is also called Moon or holy river Yamuna
- Pingla is also called Sun or holy river Ganga
- Sushmana is also called Saraswati, Goddess of Education.At the lower end of the spine, sushumna nerve encircles itself three and a half times and remains asleep with its tale in its mouth, like a snake.
According to Yoga scriptures, there are six chakra in Sushmana, and according to ved shastra, there are Seven instead of six in the sushmana nerve, When a devotee pierces this chakra, with the blessings of his spiritual master (Satguru) he acquires the power of the Lord of that chakra.
|
Chakra |
Location |
Symbol |
Color |
Element |
|
Sahastrar (Vedas Only) |
Cerebrum |
Lotus of light of a ThousandSuns |
Brilliance of a million suns |
All |
|
Agya |
Between eyebrows |
2 Petal Lotus |
White |
All |
|
Vishudh * |
Throat |
16 Petal Lotus |
White |
Ether |
|
Anahat |
Heart |
12 Petal Lotus |
Blue |
Air |
|
Manipoorak |
Solar Plex |
10 Petal Lotus |
Red |
Fire |
|
Swathisthan |
Genitals |
6 Petal Lotus |
White |
Water |
|
Mooladhar |
Base of spine |
4 Petal Lotus |
Yellow |
Earth |
* When a yogi masters this chakra, he automatically gets the power of the chakras below it and is free from the circle of death and rebirth.
A yogi who has mastered the chakra with his Satguru Dev’s blessing and whose insight is set at all times on this chakra feels obliged to see his real self and becomes free from cycle of death and birth. Kundalini shakti is awake in the child before birth, in its’ mother’s womb. As soon as the child is born, the kundalini shakti goes to sleeping state. The restoration process is very arduous as it is anti gravitational and anti-worldly. It demands complete surrender, total transformation and self renunciation.
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