It is described as Prakriti (as per the Samkhya ideology – Vyakta the manifest creation) composed of three Gunas (fundamental fabric of all existence) Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. The expanded form of the Bindu is the triangle formed by three points and is called Sarva siddhi prada (the sphere of fulfilment of all aspirations). These five activities are regarded as the five modes of expression of the Universal Mother.īindu is regarded a sphere in its own right. The Bindu also represents, at various times, the principles or activities known as the Pancha Kriya of: Emanation of the cosmos from its primal source Projection of creation into the primal void Preservation of the created universe Withdrawal of the creative and preservative energies in cosmic dissolutions and lastly, Retention of the withdrawn energy-universe for the next cycle of re-creation. He is guided in this endeavour by the guru who is the representative of Shiva. The devotee has to identify that principle in his body, for his body is the Sri Chakra or the universe in epitome. The mother goddess worshipped in Sri Chakra is the universe. Every other detail is an expansion or a manifestation of its aspects. In fact, it is this point, coloured red, which really is the Sri Chakra. This is denoted by the secret syllable shrim. The union of these two is the Sri Chakra, which represents the entire phenomenal pattern. The marma has thus been called the Seat of Life or Jiva-sthana.Ī total of 43 triangles are created from the overlapping of the nine original triangles.Īs regards the Bindu, the dimensionless point at the core of the Sri Chakra Yantra, the Tantra texts explain that Bindu is Kameshwara, the ground of the universe and the immediate triangle is Kameshwari the mother of universe the union of purusha and prakriti. The meeting of three lines represents explicit harmony between Shiva and Shakthi and they are vital spots in the body where the life-energy resides as well as accumulates. The meeting of two lines represents union of Shiva and Shakthi.Īnd, the points where three lines meet are called marma sthanas. These intersections have certain significance. The intersection of two lines is called Sandhi and there are 24 such Sandhis. Thus, in effect there are forty-four triangles in Sri Chakra and these are arranged in nine enclosures ( navavaranas), in groups of three. It is customary to regard the point at the centre also as a triangle. The intersection of these nine triangles creates forty-three triangles. The Tantra texts mention that Sri Chakra is produced when five forms of Shakthi and four forms of Shiva unite. In Tantra, the feminine is the active principle and the male is passive. The other four triangles with their apex facing upward are Shiva trikonas representing the male aspect, Shiva, Consciousness. Shakthi trikonas, the triangles representing five forms of feminine energy, Shakthi. Five of these triangles have their apex facing downward. The diagram of the Sri Chakra is primarily a Matrix (i.e. In general, the Sri Yantra is a ‘cosmogram’ – a graphic representation of the universal processes of emanation and re-absorption reduced to their essential outline.