The Heart of the Yogini

The Chaturdashara fourteen-pointed chakra is produced by the meeting of the four rays of the Baindava, triangle, Vasukona, and Antardashara chakras, and the ten rays of the Bahirdashara outer ten-pointed chakra. Here, the letters from 'ta' to 'bha' and the fourteen senses (ten external instruments and four internal instruments) are produced. It should be remembered here that the creation of the elements like earth, etc., is from the part of Shiva, and the creation of letters is from the part of Shakti. Thus, these three chakras—Antardashara, Bahirdashara, and Chaturdashara—produced from the five Shakti-chakras and four Fire (Shiva) chakras, are unfolded by the radiance of the Raudri Shakti.

The production of the six chakras is completed thus far. The Shodashadala sixteen-petaled and Ashtadala eight-petaled chakras are produced from the Vama Shakti, and the Chaturasra four-sided chakra is produced from the Jyeshtha Shakti. In this way, this complete Shri Chakra expands with the assistance of the Ambika, Raudri, Vama, and Jyeshtha Shaktis. Among these, the bindu and the triangle are made of consciousness-energy (chitkala). The eight-cornered chakra manifests from Shantyateeta beyond peace [energy], the three ten-pointed chakras manifest from the Shanti peace energy, the eight-petaled chakra from Vidya knowledge energy, the sixteen-petaled chakra from Pratishtha establishment energy, and the four-sided chakra manifests from Nivritti cessation energy.

This form of the Shri Chakra is called the order of creation. The opposite is the order of dissolution. The Shri Chakra is contemplated and worshipped in both these orders. Just as the order of creation begins from the bindu, similarly, the order of dissolution begins from the Chaturasra, i.e., the Trailokyamohana chakra. According to this order of dissolution, nine Shaktis named Nada, Bindu, Kala, Jyeshtha, Raudri, Vama, Vishaghni, Duti, and Sarvananda reside in these nine chakras respectively. Among these, Nada and Bindu are considered to be of the nature of Shanta Shakti, Kala is of the nature of the energy of will, Jyeshtha is of the nature of the energy of knowledge, and the remaining five Shaktis are considered the play of the energy of action. In reality, this word-formed, element-formed, and Shakti-formed nature of the Shri Chakra unfolds only through the expansion of Kamakala.

Three types of contemplation are performed in these nine chakras—at the Akula, Vishuva, Shakta, Vahni, Nabhi, Anahata-shuddha, Lambikagra, and Bhru-madhya between the eyebrows—and in the Bindu, Ardhachandra, Rodhini, Nada, Nadanta, Shakti, Vyapika, Samana, and Unmana, and in the Mahabindu. Among these, the first contemplation is called sakala with parts, the second is called sakala-nishkala both with and without parts, and the third is called nishkala without parts. When the yogi enters the nishkala contemplation in the Mahabindu and rises above, he realizes that supreme, great, beautiful essence which is devoid of space, time, form, etc., and which is always full of supreme bliss.

It has been told earlier that when the transcendent reality wants to become the universe, a unique vibration arises in it. Just as ghee begins to melt upon contact with fire, in the same way, the Vimarsha-shakti power of reflection begins to vibrate upon contact with the Supreme Shiva.