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INTRODUCTION
The sages of India conceived a The formless great radiance has to radiate
comprehensive picture of the reality of all rays of definite forms and channels them as
forms of creation which are also the various gods thus creating out of ONE,
manifestations of the Supreme MANY with specific and distinguishable
Consciousness. They also understood that forms ad features. These lines of light
the almighty consciousness gave birth in the create the form-patterns of the goods which
process of creation to numerous gods and are known as yantra or charkas. A yantra is
goddesses. Each god has a distinct purpose an instrument, a machine or a storehouse of
to fulfill. power. It contains rather, in itself in a
controlled form, the uncontrollable power of
The tantra sastra similarly, teaches that the deity. Tantrics believe that by
apart from the material world in which we worshipping the charka of a deity, the
live, there exist other worlds and universe. worshipper realizes the same deity or in
The Supreme Godhead controls these other words he merges with it.
systems through the medium of a hierarchy
of gods and goddesses (devatas). These Mandala an important aspect of a yantra
entities exist in various planes on the rising which is frequently drawn or made with
tier of consciousness. These devatas help powders of various colours. The mandala is
man in his uphill journey of liberation. The used in the case of any deity whereas the
tantra developed this line with an eye on charka is intended for a specific deity. In
practical utility and this spiritual science is south India it is a practice in most of the
acclaimed as a great sadhana sastra or homes to draw a mandala in front of the
practical science. house every morning to bring in
auspiciousness and to ward off evil. The
The concept of Sri Chakra Tamil word for mandala is kolam (guise), as
it contains in disguise the divine power. The
Though the Supreme Consciousness is mandala employed in tantra is no decorative
formless, nameless or timeless, in imagery for a ritual. It provides a potent
manifestation it has to limit itself to a form.
When the Chakra is conceived as the The Sri Chakra is a configuration of nine
material manifestation of the Deity, all the triangles, five triangles with apex
emanations of the Deity are also conceived downwards superimposed on four triangles
as stationed in the Chakra. The main deity with apex upwards. It consists of nine
(pradhan) takes abode in the centre of the chakras. There are nine Chakreshwaris, nine
Chakra while its emanations gather round classes of yoginis and nine mudras. Like the
the pradhana as the parivara devats. ninefold of Sri Chakra, the mantra is also
Worship is done to the parivars and then to nine fold as it contains only nine letters.
the pradhana. The masters are nine in number. The human
body has nine apertures. Therefore, an
identity is sought to be established between
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