cakras - concept

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R_291_cakras_enumeration enumeration · 3 att.
Seven cakras (svara-supporting centres): ādhāra, svādhiṣṭhāna, anāhata, maṇipūra, viśuddhi, ājñā, brahmarandhra; generally accepted as 6/8/10

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RULE id: cakras (cluster 291)
SCOPE: technical_term family
STATUS: empirical
CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false

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--[enumeration]--> brahmarandhra (1)--[enumeration]--> adhara (1)--[relation]--> svaras (1)--[enumeration]--> anāhata (1)

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Affirmations (3)

enumeration

p.vol_I_p096

english

conf 0.93

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Seven cakras are enumerated with specific locations: ādhāra, svādhişṭhāna, anāhata, maņipūra, višuddhi, ājñā and brahmarandhra

"viz. ādhāra, svādhişṭhāna, anāhata, maņipūra, višuddhi, ājñā and brahmarandhra"

VIMARŚA 175 61. Like Suśruta, Bh Prak VII, 27 also mentions tvak (skin) as the first dhātu, instead of rasa (chyle) of our text. Monier Williams also enumerates seven dhātus as chyle ( rasa ), blood, flush, fat, bone, marrow, semen; replacing tuak with rasa. 62. The seven minerals are not clear. 63. The number of cakras (psychophysical centres in the human body visualised as circles, cakras or lotuses, padmas) is generally accepted as six, eight or ten (as in SRI, 2. 120-145 ab). ByD has talked of seven sthanas elsewhere ( in the confused reading in the section on Varṇālankāra towards the end of Anu. 84, see textual note no. 20 in that section ); viz. ādhāra, svādhişṭhāna, anāhata, maņipūra, višuddhi, ājñā and brahmarandhra. Out of these, the last one viz. brahma-randhra (cerebral aperture) is not the name of a cakra, rather it is the location of the sahasrāra cakra. These seven names do form part of the ten cakras spoken of in SR in the following locations - Name of Cakra Location 1. Ādhāra In-between the anus and the genitals 2. Svādhişthāna Root of the genitals 3. Manipūra Around the navel 4. Anāhata Heart 5. Visuddhi Throat 6. Ājāā In-between the two eye-brows 7. Sahasrāra Cerebral aperture It is notable that SR associates the production of musical notes with the anāhata, višuddhi and lalanā-( situated in the back of the neck ) cakras alone and not with all the seven listed above. The treatment of cakras in BrD could not be assessed from this stray reference. It is only the number seven that corresponds with the connection of seven cakras with the svaras that the author is trying to establish here. In note 59 above, we have said that the connection of dhaivata with the forehead is not clear. If the seven svaras are connected with the seven sthanas listed above, one by one, then dhaivata being the sixth one could be connected with the viśuddhi cakra located in-between the eye brows. But the location of seven svaras in the seven cakras is not corroborated by any other known text. 64. S R I, 3.55 cd, 56 ab speaks of the origin of svaras in the seven islands as follows- Name of Svara Name of Duipa Sadja Jambū Šāka Rsabha Gändhära Kuśa Madhyama Krauñca Pañcama Sālmalī Dhaivata Sveta Nisāda Puşkara

relation

p.vol_I_p031

sanskrit

conf 0.91

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Svaras are seven in number on account of being dependent on or dwelling in seven cakras

"तथा सप्तचक्राश्रितत्वेन सप्तद्वीपाश्रितत्वेन वा सप्तैव स्वरा इति।"

44 BRHADDESI प्राप्नोति हृदयं शीघ्रमन्यस्मादृषभः स्मृतः। स्त्रीगवीषु यथा तिष्ठन् विभाति ऋषभो महान्।। स्वरग्रामे समुत्पन्नः स्वरोऽयमृषभस्तथा ॥५६॥ वाचं गानात्मिका धत्त इति गान्धारसंज?्ञकः। स्वराणा मध्यमत्वाच्च मध्यमः स्वर इष्यते।।५७॥ स्वरान्तराणा विस्तारं यो मिमीते स पञ्चमः। पाठक्रमेण गणने संख्यया पञ्चमोऽथवा।।५८।। धीरस्यास्तीति धीमांस्तत्सम्बन्धी धैवतः स्मृतः । यद्वा २१षष्ठस्थाने धृतो यस्मात्तेनासौ धैवतो मतः॥५९॥ पञ्चमेन 30•त्ततोऽसी ललाटे धैवत इत्यर्थः। निषीदन्ति स्वरा सर्वे निषादस्तेन कथ्यते।।६०॥ [ स्वराणा सप्तसंख्यानियमः ] [ अनु. २९ ] 31 ननु कथं सप्त स्वरा इति नियमः ? उच्यते— यथा सप्तधात्वाश्रितत्वेन सप्तैव धातवो रसादयो ज?ेया । तथा चाह सुश्रुतः — 'त्वगसृङ्मांसमेदोऽस्थिमज्ज?ाशुक्राणि धातवः' । इति। तथा सप्तचक्राश्रितत्वेन सप्तद्वीपाश्रितत्वेन वा सप्तैव स्वरा इति। स्वरजातयः ] चतुःश्रुतिस्वरा विप्रास्त्रिश्रुती क्षत्रियौ मतौ। वैश्यौ द्विश्वतिकौ ज?्ञेयौ शूद्रौ चान्तरकौ स्वरौ 32।।६१।। [ आगमस्थः स्वरोद्धारः ] वर्गाष्टकं तु सम्प्राप्य अकारादियशान्तकम्। वर्णमात्रा अन्समायुक्तमुद्धरेत् स्वरसप्तकम् ॥६२॥ স

structural

p.vol_I_p096

english

conf 0.95

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The number of cakras is generally accepted as six, eight or ten

"The number of cakras (psychophysical centres in the human body visualised as circles, cakras or lotuses, padmas) is generally accepted as six, eight or ten"

VIMARŚA 175 61. Like Suśruta, Bh Prak VII, 27 also mentions tvak (skin) as the first dhātu, instead of rasa (chyle) of our text. Monier Williams also enumerates seven dhātus as chyle ( rasa ), blood, flush, fat, bone, marrow, semen; replacing tuak with rasa. 62. The seven minerals are not clear. 63. The number of cakras (psychophysical centres in the human body visualised as circles, cakras or lotuses, padmas) is generally accepted as six, eight or ten (as in SRI, 2. 120-145 ab). ByD has talked of seven sthanas elsewhere ( in the confused reading in the section on Varṇālankāra towards the end of Anu. 84, see textual note no. 20 in that section ); viz. ādhāra, svādhişṭhāna, anāhata, maņipūra, višuddhi, ājñā and brahmarandhra. Out of these, the last one viz. brahma-randhra (cerebral aperture) is not the name of a cakra, rather it is the location of the sahasrāra cakra. These seven names do form part of the ten cakras spoken of in SR in the following locations - Name of Cakra Location 1. Ādhāra In-between the anus and the genitals 2. Svādhişthāna Root of the genitals 3. Manipūra Around the navel 4. Anāhata Heart 5. Visuddhi Throat 6. Ājāā In-between the two eye-brows 7. Sahasrāra Cerebral aperture It is notable that SR associates the production of musical notes with the anāhata, višuddhi and lalanā-( situated in the back of the neck ) cakras alone and not with all the seven listed above. The treatment of cakras in BrD could not be assessed from this stray reference. It is only the number seven that corresponds with the connection of seven cakras with the svaras that the author is trying to establish here. In note 59 above, we have said that the connection of dhaivata with the forehead is not clear. If the seven svaras are connected with the seven sthanas listed above, one by one, then dhaivata being the sixth one could be connected with the viśuddhi cakra located in-between the eye brows. But the location of seven svaras in the seven cakras is not corroborated by any other known text. 64. S R I, 3.55 cd, 56 ab speaks of the origin of svaras in the seven islands as follows- Name of Svara Name of Duipa Sadja Jambū Šāka Rsabha Gändhära Kuśa Madhyama Krauñca Pañcama Sālmalī Dhaivata Sveta Nisāda Puşkara

cakras technical_term

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