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a red triangle 'radiant like the rising sun' is related to the element<br />
of fire. Its bija mantra is Ram. The presiding deity of this chakra<br />
is Rudra with the Sakti Lakini. This chakra is related generally to<br />
the sense of sight.<br />
(4) Anahata (unstruck) Chakra, in the region of the heart (cardiac<br />
plexus), has twelve letters - k, kh, g, gh, n, ch, chhj, jh, h, t, thinscribed<br />
on golden petals. In the middle are two interpenetrating<br />
triangles of a smoky colour enclosing another golden<br />
triangle 'lustrous as ten million flashes of lightning', with a<br />
Bana-linga inside the triangle. This chakra is associated with the<br />
element air, and above the two triangles is its presiding deity, the<br />
three-eyed Isa with Kakini Sakti (red in colour). Its bija mantra<br />
is Yam and it is principally associated with the sense of touch.<br />
(5) Visuddha (pure) Chakra is located at the juncture of the spinal<br />
column and medula oblongata, behind the throat (laryngeal or<br />
pharyngeal plexus). It has sixteen petals of smoky purple<br />
inscribed with the letters of sixteen vowel sounds - a, a, i, 1, u, u,<br />
ri, ri, li, li, e, ai, o, ou, m, h - and within its white pericarp is a<br />
white circle enclosing a triangle that is inscribed with the bija<br />
mantra Ham. The presiding deity is Sadasiva in his<br />
Ardhanarisvara (androgynous) aspect, and the chakra is<br />
associated with the element ether and controls the sense of<br />
hearing.<br />
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