Chakra Location Petals Tattva Shakti Shakta

Muladhara Base of spine 4 Prithvi Dakini Indra

Svadhisthana Genitals 6 RakiniManipura Navel 10 Agni LakiniAnahata Heart 12 Vayu KakiniVishuddha Throat 16 Akaśa SakiniAjna Brow 2 Prana Hakini

Manas Above ajna 6

Soma 16

Niralamba 12

Pranava 32Manipitma 12

Sahasrara Crown (Light) - Jyot--

Hrit 8Lalana/Talu

1000 or 1008

Unmani sequence *

Lingas Vritti Color Yoni Chakra AssociationsSvayambhu Manas YellowBana Ahamkara Reditara Buddhi WhitePara Citta

Loka Rsi Deva Devi Vahana Bija Dhatu

Brahma Savitri Laṃ Skin

Vam BloodRam Ram FleshAntelope Yam Fat

Ham BoneAum Marrow

Sat

Airavati Elephant

Letters

Chhanda Mandala Mantras Petal Deities/Bijas] Varna color

Vam, Śam, Ṣam, Sam Gold

"Color of lightning"

BlueVermillion

Ha, ksha Red

Silver

Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam

Shabda-jnana, sparsha-jnana, rupa-jnana, ashrandpalabdhi, rasopabhoga, svapna

(16 kalas) Kripa, Mriduta, Dhairyya, Vairagya, Dhriti, Sampat, Hasya, Romancha, Vinaya, Dhyana, Susthirata, Gambiryya, Udyama, Akshobha, audarya, ekagrata

Petal Color Region Color Animal Petal Vrittis

Red Yellow Square

WhiteTriangleHexagramTriangleTriangle

Region shape

Paramananda, Sahajananda, Yogananda, Virananda

Vermillion, violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red (?)

Crescent moon

Associations Notes MudrasConnected yantras

Tripura yoni, Svayambhu linga ("color of young leaf")

8 spears, linga, granthi, trikona

"Where yogis see radiant Ishvara" - Mahanirvana

Pranava like flame, then white crescent nada, then bindu

Chakra Petals Location Tattva Shakti Shakta Loka

Muladhara 4 Prithvi Dakini IndraSridhama 3Alinga 5Vikalpa 8

Kalka 9Aṣṭāṇga 7 Ap

Svadhisthana 6 RakiniBhanda 9Manana 11Sukshma 64Mahima 16Parinama 12Manipura 10 Agni LakiniYajnaRahulaVasanaSamsaraPratijnāAnahata 12 Vayu KakiniJivatmaVichitraRahasyaArghyaKuvalayaVishuddha Akaśa SakiniVandanaVidhanenaLalanaMatrikaAdrishta

Ajna 2 Prana Hakini

Manas 6

Base of spine

Soma 16Niralamba 12Pranava 32Manipitma 12

Sahasrara100810253100330037004200

8400

84000

840,000

1000 or 1008

(Light) - Jyot--

OtherHrit 8

*Below Muladhara

Deva Devi Vahana Bija Dhatu Chhanda Mandala

Brahma Savitri Laṃ SkinSamBamṢam

BhamŚam

Makara Vam BloodNamTamPhatDamThām

Ram Ram Flesh

Antelope Yam Fat

Ham Bone

Aum Marrow

Airavati Elephant

Sat

Mantras (System) Petal Deities/Bijas] Varna color

Gold

"Color of lightning"

Blue

Vermilion

Crimson

Ham, Ksham Silver

Gorakh, Eastern Kaula, others

Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam

Shabda-jnana, sparsha-jnana, rupa-jnana, ashrandpalabdhi, rasopabhoga, svapna

(16 kalas) Kripa, Mriduta, Dhairyya, Vairagya, Dhriti, Sampat, Hasya, Romancha, Vinaya, Dhyana, Susthirata, Gambiryya, Udyama, Akshobha, audarya, ekagrata

Petal Color Region Color Animal Petal Vrittis Associations

Red Yellow Bhu

Red Bhuvar

Svar

8 Nāyika: Ugrachandā,Chandogrā, Ati-Chanda, Chanavati, Prachandā, Chanda-Nāyikā, Chamunda, Chanda

Vermillion, violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red (?)

Notes MudrasConnected yantras

8 spears, linga, granthi, trikona

"Where yogis see radiant Ishvara" - Mahanirvana

Pranava like flame, then white crescent nada, then bindu

Nadi Vritti Bija Deity Location

SushumnaCitrini All up to - Vajra All up to - Brahmi All up to -

Unnamed All IdaPingala

GandhariHastijihvaPusaYaśaviniAlambusaKuhuSankhini

Mahavaha kuchelya

Associated Chakra(s)All up to Triveni

Notes Ref

Fire

Inside IdaInside IdaInside IdaInside IdaInside PingalaInside PingalaInside PingalaInside Pingala

True nadi of the heartFalse nadi of the heart Kauravas

(Other) Associations

Inside Brahmi; finest microcosmic level

Draupadi, Pandavas

Kulananda tantra, poss. Gorakhbodh

Chakra Shakta Shakti Rsi Bija Petal # Region color

Adhara Ganesha

Mahapadma Nilanatha

Brahma Savitri YellowSaddala GarbhaKundalini Agni

Manipura VishnuLinga

Anahata Rudranatha Uma 12

Manas

Vishuddha Jiva Adyashakti Virat 16 Smoky color

Pranachakra Prananatha 32

Avala Agni 32

Chivuka Prana Sarasvati Krodha 34

Balavan Pranava Sushumna 3

Ani/Ajna Sushumna 2

Karnamula Nada Sruti 36

Siddhi & Buddhi

Svadhisthana

Hiranyagarbha

Paramashakti

Mahahankara

Hamsadevata

"dark and yellow" (may refer also to petals)

Triveni Akasa 26

Chandra Chandra Amrta 32

Amrta Chandra Amrta Atma

100

600

Guru 1000

64

Mahavishnu 10,000,000

Akalanatha Akalesvari Akala 10,000,000

Kolhata Ananta Ananta

Vajradanda

Infinite Infinite

Manas w/ its 16 kalas

BrahmadvaraAkula kundaliniBrahmarandhra

Chaitanyashakti

Urdharandhra / Talu

Goraksanatha

Siddhantashakti

Bhramaraguha / Alekha / Alaksya / Brahma

Alaksyanatha

Maya / Akula

Akunthapitha Punyagara

Niradhara Paramjyoti

20 Voids

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Tivrachakra?

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PranavaGudanalaNaliniSarpiniVankavaliKshaya

Disc in center of the brow?

Da, Pha, Ka, Tha

Coils of Kundalini

Other chakras implied?

TrikutaTrihathaGolhathaShikharaVajraOm karaUrdhavanakhamBhruvormukham

Petal color Location Notes Other correspondences

Perineum

Genitals Also Guda of Gorakhbodh?Also called sushumna chakra

Navel

Heart

Throat

"forms 10th aperture,

Seat of 34 matrikas

"identical to muladhara of the tantras"

Also Nabhi of Gorakbodh / Trika?

Causal body, dreamless sleep, pasyanti vak & sama veda

"In pericarp of anahata"

Causal body, dreamless sleep, Paravak, Atharvana Veda, Jalandhara Bandha, Sayujya Muka

near throat - galasthana

"where the three granthis unite"

"Shining like rising sun", connected with kalachakra and yoginichakra,

"all the devas have their seats within the lotus." "All languages have their origin here, aspeech itself"

Red, white, "dark color"

Nasal region, just below ajna

Triveni, where pranava becomes intelligible

Between eyebrows

Vijnana state, Anupama Vak, half matra of the Pranava

"Auricular region"

Sun goes here to drink nectar

"bright like the newly risen sun"

Sahasrara

Vaikuntha & Kailasa

Infinite

Nectar constantly flowing, abode of the Gayatri named Kamadhenu - figured like a milch cow with four teats viz. Ambika, Lambika, Ghantika and Talika. It has a human face with intoxicant looks (madanetra), a peacock's tail, a horse's neck (grIvA), an elephant's tusk (tuNDa), a tiger's arms (hastashArdUla), a cow's horns, and wings consisting of Lila Brahma and Hamsa -- From the cow nectar streams,

Khechari, viparitakarani mudras

"like rainbows"

"in the Talima"

Place where samadhi yoga ensues and prana and manas cease to function

"in the Sikhamandala"

"The road to the highest void" ParamashunyamargaIn the form of a column, vast, lutrous & long

"infinite number of lobes, colors, matrkas, devas & worlds - highest seat of the Gurudeva"

"Beyond this is a series of 20 void sof which noting is said; the Ms. Observes that ifnal liberation takes place in the Great Void above the 21 Brahmandas"

These listed as above Rudra granthi?

Ref

Kulananda

Gorakhbodh

Yogavishya of Minanath

Chakra Location Spokes

Base of spine

Nabhi NavelHrdaya Heart

Kantha

Bhrumadhya

Lalata*

Talu*Triveni* "

Dvadasanta1

Dvadasanta2

Dvadasanta3

Dvadasanta4

Correpondence

Muladhara/Mulabhumi

Kanda (not a chakra per se)

5 fingers below navel

10; Ida, Pingala, Susuhumna, Gandhari, Hastijihva, Yasasvini, Pusa, Alambusa, Kuhu & Sankhini

Base of neck or back of throatBetween eyebrowsForehead, middle

Back of palate vault

External point of breath

Internal point of breath; heart

Crown; brahmarandhra, 12 fingers above Bhrumadhya

12 fingers above Dvadasanta 3

Adhahsunya Heart

Throat Bindu" Palate Nada" Cranium Nadanta

4 digits higher

12 abovehead

7th Void

internal voids

Madhyasunya

external voids

Urdhvashunya

at or just above cranium

Level of Shakti

VyapinishunyaSamanashunya

4 digits higher than prev.

Unmanashunya

Notes Ref

"Bulb", medhrakanda

Site of the mixing breaths

Two openings which are incompatible, seen as a triangular valve up or down, desirable state is of triangle up to allow flow of kundalini into central channel at the medhrakanda

Gorakbodh also calls navel Nabhi

Also called lambika, lampikasthana, uvula and catuspada, last because it is at junction of the four way breath

Related to concepts of anda & hrit

Audible enunciation

Yoga of Malinivijayottara

Sometimes brow and forehead are added to this continuum

Yojanika section of Svacchandatantra

Supreme, the others to reject in sequence as unstable

Chakra Petals Deities Color Bija(Crown) Ksa

La

Ha(Mouth) Sa(Throat) Ṣa(Heart) Śa(Navel) Va(Genitals) Ha

(Upper Forehead)(Lower forehead)

of 5 lines at pindaof 16 linesof 64 petals100 petal

undivided

thousand petal10,000,000 petal30,000,000 petal

Chakra

Anami Agam Alakh

Sach khand / Sat LokBhanwar guphaMaha sunn

Daswan Dwar / SunnTrikuti / Brahmand

Pind

Sahans-dal-Kanwal / And

Chakra Location Deity Bija Spokes RefUsualUsnisa

OmAhHumSvaHa

Yangndon'sNon-doingSubtle form

Left oneTamer

Existence

Kalachakra

Other Correspondences

Excellent one

Pg 340, Willa Miller

Generating the tortoise

Bestower of power

Guhyasamaja

Deities Bijas Correspondences

[Yantra]1st Avarana2nd3rd4th5th6th7thAshtakona9th

Deities Gestures Implements [Other iconography]

Cakras?

Location in Devi's body

Shodashanta Mahabindu

Khecarī Dikcarī Gocarī Bhūcarī Ramyā Damanī

Bhāsācakra Mangala Ekaratri Khecari Ravini

Khacakra Mandara Ekanari Khagi Phani Ravantika Raśmi

Dikcakra Manthana Ekavira Svadini Ramani

Gocakra Madana Ekacakra Khagacakra Phalaśini Rajaki

Bhucakra Manovega Ekarasa Khakala Phanagarvini Raktaksi

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1st Dakini Pinjari Ghora Unmatta Kalinga

2nd Sakini Bhadracari Rohini Madaranjika Nirmala Jambhini

3rd Lama Rukmini Harini Khecari Prabha Śonitabhasa

4th Rupika Cittahari Bhasvari Bhavani Śulini Śulaghati

5th Bhucari Vedhaki Bindumala Aakarni Bhadrakarni

"170 are the shaktis that form the sequence of the yoginis…. All of them reside in vyomacakra and in particular bhucakra"

85 (5x17) make up the wheel of the void (khacakra) and in its center is the mistress of the circle called Mangala who bestows authorityCircle Description Location Bija Kalis Associations

Bhasa Khaphrem

Northern Seat Yoginis, born of the Matrika Astapitha

Phanidharani

Phanibhusana

Pranabhakshika

Antrabhaksika

move in mystical entry into the mudra

"Great Abode"

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Kha

Dik Phaphrem

Go Khaphrem

Bhu Khaphrem

Goddess DescentVamesi SambhavaKhecari 8Bhucari 12

24Raudresvari 16

Dissolved in supreme emptiness

"path of emptiness"

Khaphrem, Phat & Phet, Ph

17 syllable vidya

Mangala, ie. Kalasamkarsini (vaisnavi sakti, consort of Nrasimha in kalimata)Radiance of

the light of the quarters

9 syllable vidya

Generated by atman & anatman

Heart (of consciousness)

Illumine the nerve of Brahma, now states of being, and free thereof, are gen. from being and nonbeing

"circle of the root" Kandacakra

Recognitory Goddesses

[Move up to above table if descent order is reconciled]

Samharabhaksani

Ḍākinī Vyomeśī

Mantrarupa Hamsa Cakranayika Garjani Damara

Mantakala Haramatr Candika Nabha Bhasa Dambamayi Yamanda

Mantralila Hari Candramasa Nabhonnata Ganesi Damaru Yamuna

Madagandha Phalini Cakrapujita Nandini Gagana Dandini Yaśasi

Mandasiddhi Srihayagriva Carcika Nadana Gandharvi Uhaka Yaśada

Kalaratri Marjari Ajavaktra Mesamukha Vyaghri Śukararupini

Svacchanda Jarjari Hastikarni Candateja Jagaddhatri Śivanana Carcika

Tapani Varsani Jaya Vijaya Siddha Trijata

Jivahari Hayanana Kukkuri Cakravega Grdhravaktri Niśacari Pumsini

Sumati Viragarvita Guhyadhvi Viravasa Kalaratri Kharanana Śankari

"170 are the shaktis that form the sequence of the yoginis…. All of them reside in vyomacakra and in particular bhucakra"

85 (5x17) make up the wheel of the void (khacakra) and in its center is the mistress of the circle called Mangala who bestows authorityDescent

Sandhibhedini

Putrahartrksa

Recognitory deities

Gharhana Ekacari Śavari Vajrapanjara Rddhi

Ghabhastini Ekayogini Mantrajna Vamana Rddhini

Oghini Ekalama Śankhini Vajraghatini

Modini Ekavira Śavabhaksya Varayudha Rksa

Osadhi Ekavira Śavari Vajradharini Rddhika

Jambhani Bhisani Raudri

Raksasi Bhatta Mundini

Digvasa Janani Tara Durdura

Śribala Rajaki Cirabhucari Marjari

Vrttini Ghora Muktakeśi Krśodari

Rtuksayamkari

KumbhakarniMundadharika

here 1 extra, 18?

Savari repeats?

2 missing, Rddhi is named as the 17th?? Are Candra and Nayika possibly separate?

There is some textual clue as to distortion, as it seems they follow some sort of linguistic similarity order - the order is evidently disrupted at points

Have taken liberty of reorganizing from order given in tr. To correspond linguistically, however this may be erroneous because the text purports to give the "location in the surrounding entourage" in the enumeration

Deity Info Yantras

Vyomesvari

Khecari

BhucariSamharabhaksini The same, in the form of the withdrawal,

Raudresvari The same, in the process of reversal

Vyomavesvari

Arises within Vamesvari, of same nature, is inscrutable spanda

Same as khecari, called the emission without processess, when moving on the plane of sense objects

Void beyond the great void, emanates all the voids, emits divyaugha, form is touch (sparsavigraha)

Siddha lakshmiGuhyakali

DhumraKamakalakaliMahakaliKapalini

KalasamkarshiniPratyangiraKalaratriYogeshiSiddhabhairaviDakshinaChinnamastaRajarajeshvariSaptakoteshvari

A krama frm uttaramnaya:

Mahabhima sarasvati

Mahasmashanakali

Mantra Other names Ref

Vyomavama Mahanayaprakasa

# Devanagri Varna Deity Other correspondences1 A Brahma Navel, fire (in triad)

U Vishnu HeartM Rudra Brow

11 E Bhaga, Triangle, Mahaganapati

According to Sri Bhattojii Diikshita there are 63 varnas in Samskrutam as per swara, diirgha,pluta

Sabdarasi enumeration/corr, vs. Malini?

BijasHrim Mahasaraswati guhya bija, hrllekkhaSauh Para, TripuraKhaphremSvahaKlimKrimKromShrimDumPhatVasatNamahHamAhAumHūmHum

variations in the articulation of swaras, sparshas etc. Prakrutam has 64 varnas wherein the pluta of "स्वरा�णां�� विंवशति�रा का� (21 vowels)स्पश��नां�� पञ्चविंवशति�: (25 consonants)या�दयाश्च स्मृ��� ह्यष्टौ� (8 )चत्व�राश्च यामृ� : स्मृ���: (4)अनां�स्व�रा  तिवसर्ग�श्च (2):^का, :^ प च�तिप परा�श्रि$�� (2)

Original lipi was Brahmi with 63 or 64 Varnas. It had hrasva, dirgha and pluta forms of vowels, which still exist in Telugu and Kannada. 

Matrka Element Vritti

According to Sri Bhattojii Diikshita there are 63 varnas in Samskrutam as per swara, diirgha,pluta

Linguistic class

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[Trika Correspondene to Right]

variations in the articulation of swaras, sparshas etc. Prakrutam has 64 varnas wherein the pluta of "लृ�" is considered.

Original lipi was Brahmi with 63 or 64 Varnas. It had hrasva, dirgha and pluta forms of vowels, which still exist in Telugu and Kannada. 

Matrka

लृ�" is considered.

Sri YantraBala'sKurukulla'sVarahi'sAmakala

Mantra Deity

Mritasamjivani

Mritunjaya Para

38 Kala Mantras

Classeskumārayuvakaprauḍhavṛddhagarvitamūrcchita

kīlitamanda

parāṅmukha

chinna

badhira / karṇahinaandha / netrahīnakṣudhita / kṣudhārta / kṣudhātura

hrIM \ haMsaH \saMjIvani\ jUM saH \ kuru kuru\ sauH sauH \svAhA |

vada vada vAgvAdini \ hsaim klinne kledini\ mahAkShobhaM kuru kuru \hsrIM \ OM \mokShaM kuru kuru\ hsauH ||

sthānabhraṣṭapīḍitaniḥsnehavikala

dhvasta / pradhvasta

nirjivadipana

Rites removing defects of mantras

jananajīvana

tāḍana

bodhana

abhiṣeka

vimalī karaṇa

āpya ayanatarpaṇa

Notes

8 Syllables16 syllables40 syllables30, 64, 100 or 104not received in regular initiationPhat in the middle

10 syllables

5 syllables, not having Ra, Ha or Sa24 or 27 syllables

One of the Simhasana devi mantras of Tripurasundari

One of the Simhasana devi mantras of Tripurasundari

not having Hamsah, Haum, Aim, Ham, Sah, Phrem, Hum, Hrim, Namami in beginning, middle or end

Klim at beginning, hrim or krom at the end, does not have klim in the middle, hrim at the beginning, or krom at the end (this last is contradictory?)

yam at beginning, middle or end, connected with hrim, or contains hram, hrim, hrum, hraim, or hraum, 3 4 or 5 timesnot having ham or sam in beginning middle or end

64 to 99 syllablesmore than 100091, 100, 150, 200 or 300 syllables13 or 15 syllables

Prefixing om hrim srim to mantra

each syllable separately prefixed by Aum

Offering water to mantra

18, 19 or 20 syllables, contains om or klim, hrim and kromNamah at end, svaha in middle, not having Vasat, Hum, pHat, Ham and Sa

"extraction of the syllables of the mantra one by one from the alphabet"

sprinkle each syllable with sandalwood water while reciting Ya,touch it with as many red oleander flowers as there are syllables repeating Ram

sprinkle the syllables with water with as many twifs of the axsvattha tree as there are syllablesburning its three impurities with the recitation of the "light" mantra Om HraumSprinling each syllable of the written mantra with water with kuṣa

RefSiddhayogeshvarimata 11.3cd-12, "mritunjaya sadhana"

Pitha Direction

Mantra pitha South

Yantra pithaYoni pithaVidya pitha North

Mudra pitha East

West

Amnaya

Resources

Set members

1: vidya, mudra, mandala, 2: yantra, yoni,

Mandala pitha

Mark D on Kubjia / Agamas

PrimaryTitle Translations TranslatorSat Cakra Nirupana WoodroffePaduka Pancaka WoodroffeKulanarvaMahanirvana tantra WoodroffeKaulajnananirnaya tantraMahanayaprakashaKhacakrapancakastotra

Vairata PuranaTantraloka

Svacchanda SangrahaVidya Gupta Tantra

Advaita martanda`Svacchanda TantraNetratantraMalinivijayottaraDiksottaraYovavishya of MinananthGorakhbodh

Rdo rje lus kyi sbas bshad

Profound Inner Meaning

SecondaryTitle Author

D. Heilijgers-Seelen

Gopi Nath Kaviraj

Lilian SilburnYoga of the Malinivijayottara Vasudeva Somadeva

Mark D's Kubjika/Amnaya Book Mark Dyczkowski

The System of Five Chakras in the KubikamatatantraThe System of Chakras according to GoraksanathKundalini: The Energy of the Depths

System/NotesEastern - 6/7 major chakrasEastern - chakras between ajna & sahasrara

Eastern8x8 (ch 9), pinda & above (ch 3)

TrikaTrikaTrikaTrikaNathaNatha

Primary source System

Kubjikamata Tantra (ch 14-16)

TrikaMalinivijayottara (partially translated therein) Trika

Broadly useful, of aid in mapping amnayas/pithas various

Reputed (by Gopinath Kaviraj) to contain an enumeration of Goraksanath's system

According the Bhaskara (lalita hasranama bhasya p53) speaks of 32 chakras, reported by Gopi Nath Kaviraj - internet searches turn up nothing aside from this quote

Relatively recent book by Kashmiri pandit, gives some 50 chakras and adharas

Vajrayana. Yangdgon's presentation of vajra body mechanics

Vajrayana, third Karmapa's explanation of tantra etc., includes a detailed description of completion stage (chakra & nadi) practices

Vairata Purana (?) & a colored chart obtained by author

Kriya shakti

Jnana shakti

Prana, upana, samana, udana, vyana & karmendriyas

Naga, kurma, devadatta, dhanjaya & jnanendriyas

Correspondence contexts

eg, A is Brahma in Pranava, but could be Shiva when offset to A Ha, etc.

Confused mysteries

KramasYoginis of the Sacred SeatsGreat Yogini, governor of all the LordsPrimordial yogini, supreme body of mantras of sequence

Yogi defined as knower of:Speech (kathana)Kramapujana Transference (samkramana)

Misc enumerationsNine subtle cosmic dimensions"Bindu, ardha chandra, etc. till Unmani"5 energies of the Lord of Heroes

Sequence of dissolutionPa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, va, ha, ksa

of the great Siddhas that is the teaching of the Yoginis of sacred seatsThat of the governor of all the Lords being that of the Siddhayoginis, associated with the 5 gestures,

Ramana (bliss of entry into Sound, consuming fire of emission and assimilation

"A, nadashakti, fire, sun, moon" corr. w/ Sacred Seat, Cremation Ground, Lord of the Field, Union and the Sacrifice

Ref

"Maha Ganapati Sahasranamartha Dipika"

Mahanayaprakasha verses 12-13