Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
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THE HUMAN BODY 55<br />
Tattva mind 1 is here. Hakārārdha, or half the letter Ha,<br />
is also there. On its petals are the red varṇ as “haṃ”<br />
and “kṣaṃ.” In the pericarp is concealed the bīja “oṃ.”<br />
In the two petals and the pericarp there are the three<br />
guṇ as—sattva, rajas and tamas. Within the triangular<br />
maṇ ḍ ala in the pericarp there is the lustrous (tejōmaya)<br />
linga in the form of the praṇ ava (praṇ avākṛ ti),<br />
which is called Itara. Para-Śiva in the form of haṃ sa<br />
(haṃ sa-rūpa) is also there with his Śakti—Siddha-Kāli.<br />
In the three corners of the triangle are Brahma, Viṣṇ u,<br />
and Maheśvara, respectively. In this cakra there is the<br />
white Hākini-Śakti, with six heads and four hands, in<br />
which are jñāna-mudra, 2 a skull, a drum (damaru), and<br />
a rosary.<br />
SAHASRĀRA PADMA<br />
Above the ājñā-cakra there is another secret cakra<br />
called manas-cakra. It is a lotus of six petals, on which<br />
are śabda-jñāna, sparśa-jñāna, rūpa-jñāna, āghraṇ opalabhi,<br />
rasopabhoga, and svapna, or the faculties of<br />
hearing, <strong>to</strong>uch, sight, smell, taste, and sleep, or the<br />
absence of these. Above this, again, there is another<br />
secret cakra, called Soma-cakra. It is a lotus of sixteen<br />
petals, which are also called sixteen Kalas. 3 These<br />
Kalas are called kṛ pā (mercy), myduta, (gentleness),<br />
dhairya (patience, composure), vairāgya (dispassion),<br />
dhṛ ti (constancy), sampat (prosperity), 4 hasya (cheerfulness),<br />
romānca (rapture, thrill), vinaya (sense of<br />
1 [Specifically (as far as I can tell from The Serpent Power), buddhi (as<br />
opposed <strong>to</strong> manas or the various other subtle tattvas which may be<br />
summarized in the English “mind.”]<br />
2 The gesture in which the first finger is uplifted and the others closed.<br />
3 Kalā—a part, also a digit of the moon.<br />
4 That is, spiritual prosperity.