Bhagwati Lalita Stuti

1. या देवी सर्वभूतेषु ललिता रूपेण संस्थिता। 

     नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥ 

(Yā devī sarvabhūteṣu lalitā rūpeṇa saṁsthita। Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ॥)

Translation: Salutations to the Divine Goddess Lalita, who resides in the form of beauty in all beings.

2. चिदानन्दाम्बुजाक्षिया वदनारविन्दे 

    संसार सार पदवीं भवानि नामामि। 

(Chidānandāmbujākṣiyā vadanāravinde 

Samsāra sāra padavīṁ bhavāni nāmāmi।)

Translation: I bow to Bhavani, the lotus-eyed goddess of pure consciousness and bliss, who is the essence of existence and the pinnacle of worldly wisdom.

3. क्षीरोदधि वासिनीं विश्ववन्द्यां वेदमातरं सुद्धस्फटिकोद्भासिनीम्। 

  वन्दे विश्वेश्वरीं तव पादपङ्कजं भक्तानां निकेतां समस्तजगत्सम्भवाम्॥ (Kṣīrodadhi vāsinīṁ viśvavandyāṁ vedamātaraṁ suddhasphaṭikodbhāsinīm। 

Vande viśveśvarīṁ tava pādapankajaṁ bhaktānāṁ niketāṁ samastajagatsambhavām॥)

Translation: I adore Vishveshwari, the goddess who resides in the ocean of milk, who is worshiped by the entire universe, who is the mother of the Vedas, and whose lotus feet are the abode of devotees and the source of creation for the entire world.

4. श्यामां त्रिनयनां सुन्दरीं पञ्चब्रह्मात्मिकां पराम्। 

  त्रैलोक्याम्बा चिदानन्दां ललितां भजे चरणौ तव॥ 

(Śyāmāṁ trinayanāṁ sundarīṁ pañcabrahmātmikāṁ parām। 

Trailokyāmbā cidānandāṁ lalitāṁ bhaje caraṇau tava॥)

Translation: I worship the beautiful Lalita Devi, with a dark complexion, three eyes, and the embodiment of the five cosmic elements. She is the Divine Mother of the three worlds and the source of pure consciousness and bliss.

मातंगी महाविद्या

मातंगी नौवीं महाविद्या हैं।

मातंगी हिंदू देवता, ज्ञान के देवता और इसलिए ब्रह्माण्ड के निर्माता भगवान ब्रह्मा की पत्नी से संबंधित हैं। माता का वास्तव में अर्थ है कि "एक विचार" या "एक राय।" मातंगी इसलिए देवता शक्ति है जिसने विचार या मन में प्रवेश किया है। वह विचार के मूर्त होने के कारण शब्द है। वह कान के साथ संबंध और ध्यान केंद्रित करने की हमारी क्षमता से संबंधित है, यही सच्ची समझ की उत्पत्ति है जो शक्तिशाली विचार बनाती है। मातंगी सूचना, प्रतिभा और अनुभव को सबसे अच्छा मानते हैं। वह यह है कि शब्द के देवता और आंतरिक जानकारी के किसी भी बाहरी मुखरता के साथ-साथ सभी प्रकार की कला, संगीत और नृत्य। मातंगी, हिंदू देवता की तरह, वीणा बजाते हैं और सामान्य रूप से संगीत या भारी ध्वनि पर शासन करते हैं, केवल शब्द नहीं। वह गीत की अभिव्यक्ति शैली है। हिंदू देवता की तरह, वह बादल और गड़गड़ाहट का प्रतीक है, आगे समुद्र में चलने वाली नदियों द्वारा। वह यह है कि चलती ध्वनि, नाडा, जो हमारे पूरे शरीर और मस्तिष्क के नीचे से नाजुक चैनलों, नादियों के भीतर बहती है। हालांकि, मातंगी और हिंदू देवता क्षेत्र इकाई पूरी तरह से अलग है। 

मातंगी यह है कि हिंदू देवता की शैली आंतरिक जानकारी के लिए निर्देशित है। वह उसका अंधेरा, रहस्यवादी, उत्साही या जंगली प्रकार है। हिंदू देवता आमतौर पर पूरी तरह से मानक शिक्षा, कला और संस्कृति के देवता हैं। मातंगी असाधारण पर शासन करता है, जो उत्तर अमेरिकी राष्ट्र को मानक की सीमा पर बनाता है। मातंगी एक बहिष्कृत या रचनात्मक व्यक्ति है, जो समाज के मानदंडों के खिलाफ जाता है, जबकि हिंदू देवता ब्राह्मण या सीखी हुई श्रेणी की सूचना और गुण का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं जो नीरवता को सही नहीं करता है। मातंगी हिंदू देवता का वह हिस्सा है जो काली की काम करने वाली ऊर्जा से संबद्ध है। गुरु (आध्यात्मिक शिक्षक) शब्द के माध्यम से उत्तर अमेरिकी राष्ट्र को निर्देश देता है। इस प्रकार देवता के बीच उनका वाहन मातंगी है। 

मातंगी गुरु की शिक्षाओं और इसलिए परंपरा का प्रतिनिधित्व करती हैं। वह दुनिया के भीतर धार्मिक शिक्षा की निरंतरता का प्रतिनिधित्व करती है। उसे संस्कारित करके हम गुरु का सम्मान करते हैं। दूसरों को दिखाने की मांग करने वाले, विशेष रूप से बहुत से व्यक्तियों से बात करने के लिए, मातंगी की कृपा देखने के लिए चाहिए। उपनिषदों के अनुसार, व्यक्ति का सार भाषण है। हम भाषण के माध्यम से स्पष्ट करने के लिए क्या कर रहे हैं कि सभी के अंतिम उत्पाद है कि हम जीवन में खुद को लेने के लिए करते हैं। यह अंतिम अवशेष और चित्रण जो हम भाषण के माध्यम से क्षेत्र इकाई के लिए करते हैं, मातंगी हैं। यह, हालांकि, मानक या आकस्मिक भाषण नहीं है, हालांकि, हमारे दिलों की सबसे गहरी अभिव्यक्ति है। द डिवाइन वर्ड में शक्ति, भावना और उत्सुकता है, लेकिन यह मानवीय भावना नहीं है, हालांकि दिव्य क्लाउड नौ है। 

दैवीय शब्द केवल एक सैद्धांतिक या समझदार कथन नहीं है, बल्कि ऊर्जा और प्रसन्नता का प्रवाह है। यह आनंद मातंगी का दूसरा पक्ष है। मातंगी इसलिए एक जंगली, स्पोर्टी और उत्साही देवता हैं। मातंगी देवता की मंत्रिस्तरीय शक्ति का प्रतिनिधित्व करती है। वह ब्रह्मांड की सर्वोच्च रानी, ​​राजराजेश्वरी या त्रिपुर सुंदरी की परामर्शदाता हैं। उसे मंत्रिनी नाम दिया गया है और सभी मंत्रों में शक्ति है, विशेष रूप से उनके गायन और अभिव्यक्ति में। वह उत्तर अमेरिकी राष्ट्र को मंत्र की सुविधा के माध्यम से सभी विपरीत देवी-देवताओं के साथ बोलने की शक्ति प्रदान करती है। वास्तव में वह सभी प्रकार की सूचना, परामर्श और शिक्षण पर शासन करती है। इन क्षेत्रों में प्रवीणता चाहने वालों को मातंगी का सम्मान करना चाहिए।

मातंगी रंग में गहरे पन्ना अनुभवहीन हैं, गहरी जानकारी और गहरा जीवन-ऊर्जा का रंग, इसके अलावा बुध का रंग है जो बुद्धि को नियंत्रित करता है। वह वीणा बजाती है, जो एक वाद्य यंत्र की तरह है, जो उसकी संगीत और गति को दर्शाता है। वह भव्य है और उत्तरी अमेरिकी राष्ट्र को मोहित करने और वश में करने के लिए कई हथियार बनाती है। इस संबंध में, उसके पास सुंदरी के रूप में गहने और हथियार हैं। वह आमतौर पर अपने हाथों में एक तोता रखने के लिए पूर्वोक्त है, जो प्रकृति में निहित के रूप में भाषण की शक्तियों का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है। वह रत्नों से निर्मित सिंहासन पर विराजमान है।

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श्रीविद्या का वास्तविक अर्थ

 श्रीविद्या का वास्तविक अर्थ 

 'श्रीविद्या' वेदों की प्राचीनतम एवं गुह्यतम रहस्य विद्याओं में से अन्यतम विद्या है। यह सिद्धियों का रत्नाकर एवं मोक्ष का अन्यतम साधन है। 'श्रीविद्या' श्री की विद्या है। इसमें निहित 'श्री' शब्द 'शकार, रकार, ईकार एवं बिन्दु' का कल्पवृक्ष है। यही 'षोडशी कला' भी है और भगवती त्रिपुरसुन्दरी भी। लक्ष्मीधर ने ठीक ही कहा है-

 ' षोडशी कला शकार-रेफ-ईकार-बिन्द्वन्तो मन्त्रः । एतस्यैव बीजस्य नाम श्रीविद्येति । श्रीबीजात्मिका विद्या श्रीविद्येति रहस्यम् ।'

 श्रीविद्या 'चन्द्रविद्या' है, चन्द्रकला 'अमृतकला' है, भगवती कुण्डलिनी 'अमृतलहरी' हैं और वे 'श्रीस्वरूपा' (त्रिपुरसुन्दरीस्वरूपा ) हैं।

दश महाविद्याओं में एक महाविद्या षोडशी या श्रीविद्या भी है। इसकी 'त्रिपुरसुन्दरी, राजराजेश्वरी, ललिता, कामेश्वरी, त्रिपुरा, महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी, सुभगा, बालत्रिपुरसुन्दरी' आदि अनेक नामों से पूजा की जाती है। आदि शङ्कराचार्य, भास्करराय, पुण्यानन्दनाथ आदि परमोपासक रहे हैं। पौराणिक परम्परा की दृष्टि से इसके द्वादश सम्प्रदाय और द्वादश उपासक हैं। इनका यन्त्र 'श्रीयन्त्र' कहलाता है। दश या अट्ठारह महाविद्याओं के दो कुल हैं। उनमें से एक 'काली- कुल' है और दूसरा 'श्रीकुल'। श्रीविद्या श्रीकुल से सम्बद्ध है। इस श्रीयन्त्र के मुख्यतः तीन सम्प्रदाय हैं- हयग्रीव सम्प्रदाय, आनन्दभैरव सम्प्रदाय और दक्षिणामूर्ति सम्प्रदाय। श्रीयन्त्र के अन्तरतम में जो 'बिन्दु' होता है, वही है- भगवती त्रिपुरसुन्दरी का स्वरूप, आसन एवं धाम । यही है— ब्रह्माण्ड, प्रकृत्यण्ड, मायाण्ड एवं शक्त्यण्ड का उद्भव-केन्द्र। भगवती का श्रीयन्त्र समस्त सृष्टि का रेखात्मक चित्र तो है ही; साथ ही यह अनन्त देवी-देवताओं, शक्तियों तथा समस्त रचनास्तरों, लोकों एवं आध्यात्मिक सूक्ष्म मण्डलों का भी निवासस्थान है। देवी एवं उनके यन्त्र की आराधना यद्यपि 'पशु, वीर एवं दिव्य' तीन भावो से की जा सकती है; किन्तु दिव्यभाव सर्वोत्तम होता है। शाक्तों के तीन सम्प्र- दाय प्रमुख हैं— कौलमार्ग, मिश्रमार्ग एवं समयमार्ग आदि शङ्कराचार्य समय मार्गी थे। समयमार्गी शाक्त वेदों, पुराणों, सदाचारों एवं विधि-निषेधों में आस्था रखते हैं; किन्तु कौल इस लक्ष्मणरेखा को नहीं मानते। 'समयाचार' श्रीविद्या की आन्तर पूजा का प्रतिपादक है— 'समयाचारो

नाम आन्तरपूजारतिः।' 'परमशिव' के साथ 'शक्ति' का या 'समय' के साथ

 'समया' का सामरस्य कराना ही समयाचारियों का परम लक्ष्य है। श्री सम्प्रदाय अद्वैतवादी दर्शन में विश्वास रखता है; अतः 'अहं देवी न चान्योऽस्मि' की अनुभूति ही उनका काम्य है।

श्रीविद्या के साधनापथ में भक्ति, ज्ञान एवं योग तीनों स्वीकृत हैं। षट्- चक्र-वेधन के द्वारा मूलाधारस्थ कुलशक्ति को जागृत करके उसके वियुक्त प्रियतम 'अकुल' से उसका सम्मिलन कराना भी एक साधन पथ है तथा 'ज्ञानोत्तरा भक्ति' के द्वारा (ज्ञान और भक्ति का सामञ्जस्य करके) विश्वात्मा (भगवती ललिता ) का अपनी आत्मा के रूप में साक्षात्कार करना भी एक साधन-पथ है। ये दोनों पथ श्रीविद्या में स्वीकृत हैं। श्रीविद्या की साधना में 'बहिर्याग' से उत्कृष्टतर 'अन्तर्याग' का ही आत्मीकरण माना जाता है। भगवती महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी समस्त प्राणियों की आत्मा है। वे विश्वातीत भी हैं और विश्व- मय भी। यथार्थतः तो वे 'कामेश्वर' भी हैं और 'कामेश्वरी' भी।

बैन्दवस्थान में सहस्रदल कमल है और उसमें भगवती की पूजा आदर्श पूजा है। चन्द्रमण्डल से विगलित अमृत से सिक्त श्रीचक्ररूपी त्रिपुरा की पुरी में पूजा करना ही यथार्थ पूजा है। बैन्दवपुर ही 'चिन्तामणि गृह' है। सामयिकों के मत में इसी चिन्तामणि गृह में या सहस्रदल कमल में भगवती की पूजा की जानी चाहिये; न कि बाह्य पीठ आदि पर 'समयिनां मते समयस्य सादाख्यतत्त्वस्य सपर्या सहस्रदलकमल एव न तु बाह्ये पीठादी' कहकर लक्ष्मीधर ने भी इसी तथ्य की पुष्टि की है।

What is Ten Mahavidyas

The feminine divinity is a powerful entity. From mother nurturers to destroyers, from knowledge to wealth, they encompass every aspect of the physical and spiritual realm. A part of such a powerful entity is the Mahavidya.

The ten Mahavidyas, or Wisdom Goddesses, represent distinct aspects of divinity intent on guiding the spiritual seeker toward liberation. For the devotionally minded seeker, these forms can be approached in a spirit of reverence, love, and increasing intimacy. For a knowledge-oriented seeker, these same forms can represent various states of inner awakening along the path to enlightenment.

A Dasa Mahavidya is one of the 10 wisdom goddesses in Hinduism. The term comes from the Sanskrit, Dasa, meaning “ten,” maha, meaning “great” and Vidya, meaning “knowledge.” Each Mahavidya is a form of the Divine Mother. In Hindu religious scripts, the Dasa Mahavidya was created after a disagreement between Lord Shiva and Sati (a form of Shakti). The Dasa Mahavidya are as follows:-

1. Kali – The ultimate form of Brahman, "Devourer of Time" (Supreme Deity of Kalikula systems). Mahakali is of a pitch black complexion, darkest than the dark of the Death Night. She had three eyes, representing the past, present and future. She has shining white, fang-like teeth, a gaping mouth, and her red, bloody tongue hanging from there. She has unbound dishevelled hair. She was wearing tiger skins as her garments, a garland of skulls and a garland of rosy red flowers around her neck, and on her belt, she was adorned with skeletal bones, skeletal hands as well as severed arms and hands as her ornamentation. She has four hands, two of them were empty and two others carried a sword and demon head.

2. Tara – The Goddess as Guide and Protector, or Who Saves. Who offers the ultimate knowledge which gives salvation. She is the goddess of all sources of energy. The energy of the sun is also a grant from her. She manifested as the mother of Lord Shiva after the incident of Samudra Manthan to heal him as her child. Tara is of a light blue complexion. She has dishevelled hair and wearing a crown decorated with the digit of the half-moon. She has three eyes, a snake coiled comfortably around her throat, wearing the skins of tigers, ornamented with a garland of skulls. She is also seen wearing a belt, supporting her skirt made of tiger skin. Her four hands carried a lotus, scimitar, demon head and scissors. She had her left foot resting on the corpse of Shiva

3. Tripura Sundari (Shodashi) – The Goddess Who is "Beautiful in the Three Worlds" (Supreme Deity of Srikula systems); the "Tantric Parvati" or the "Moksha Mukta". She is the head of manidweep. Shodashi is seen with a molten gold complexion, three placid eyes, a calm mien, wearing red and pink vestments, adorned with ornaments on her divine limbs and four hands, each holding a goad, lotus, bow and arrow. She is seated on a throne.

4. Bhuvaneshvari – The Goddess as World Mother, or Whose Body is all 14 lokas (whole cosmos). Bhuvaneshwari is of a fair, golden complexion, with three content eyes as well as a calm mien. She wears red and yellow garments, decorated with ornaments on her limbs and has four hands. Two of her four hands hold a goad and noose while her other two hands are open. She is seated on a divine, celestial throne.

5. Bhairavi – The Fierce Goddess. The female version of Bhairav. Bhairavi is of a fiery, volcanic red complexion, with three, furious eyes, and dishevelled hairs. Her hair was matted and tied up in a bun, decorated by a crescent moon as well as two devil horns sticking out from each side. She has two protruding tusks hanging out from the ends of her bloody mouth. She wears red and blue garments and is adorned with a garland of skulls around her neck. She also wears a belt decorated with severed hands and bones attached to it. She is also decked with snakes and serpents too as her ornamentation, and rarely she is seen wearing any jewellery on her limbs. She has four hands, two of which are open and two of which hold a rosary and book.

6. Chhinnamasta – The self-decapitated Goddess. She chopped her own head off in order to satisfy Jaya and Vijaya (metaphors of Rajas and Tamas - part of the trigunas). Chinnamasta is of a red complexion, embodied with a frightful appearance. She had dishevelled hair. She has four hands, two of which held a sword and another hand held her own severed head, with three blazing eyes with a frightful mien, wearing a crown, and two of her other hands held a lasso and drinking bowl. She is a partially clothed lady, adorned with ornaments on her limbs and wearing a garland of skulls on her body. She is mounted upon the back of a ferocious lion.

7. Dhumavati – The Widow Goddess. Dhumavati is of a very smoky dark brown complexion, her skin is wrinkled, her mouth is dry, some of her teeth have fallen out, her long dishevelled hairs are grey, her eyes are seen as bloodshot and she has a frightening mien, which is seen as a combined source of anger, misery, fear, exhaustion, restlessness, constant hunger and thirst. She wears white clothes, donned in the attire of a widow. She is sitting in a horseless chariot as her vehicle of transportation and on top of the chariot, there is an emblem of a crow as well as a banner. She has two trembling hands, one hand bestows boons and/or knowledge and the other holds a winnowing basket.

8. Bagalamukhi – The Goddess Who Paralyzes Enemies. Goddess Bagalamukhi has a molten gold complexion with three bright eyes, lush black hair and a benign mien. She is seen wearing yellow garments and apparel. She is decked with yellow ornaments on her limbs. Her two hands held a mace and the tongue of demon Madanasur, as he was in paralysis. She is depicted seated on either a throne or on the back of a crane.

9. Matangi – the Prime Minister of Lalita (in Srikula systems), sometimes called the "Tantric Saraswati". Matangi is depicted as emerald green in complexion, with lush, dishevelled black hairs, three placid eyes and a calm look on her face. She is seen wearing red garments and apparel and is bedecked with various types of ornaments all over her delicate limbs. She is seated on a royal throne and she has four hands, three of which hold a sword or scimitar, a skull and a veena as a musical instrument. Her one hand bestows boons to her devotees.

10. Kamala ( Kamalatmika) – The Lotus Goddess; sometimes called the "Tantric Lakshmi". Kamala is of a molten gold complexion with lush black hair, three bright, placid eyes, and a benevolent mien on her face. She is seen wearing red and pink garments and apparel and is bedecked with various types of ornaments and lotuses all over her limbs. She is seated on a fully bloomed lotus and has four hands, two of which held lotuses while two others granted her devotees' wishes and assured protection from fear.

Significance of Shri Yantra in Modern Times.

What is sacred geometry? 

Sacred geometry is beyond religion and doctrine, yet many of its principles have been adopted by different religions in their architecture and art. Through the centuries, architects around the world have used certain geometric principles to build their temples, monuments and cathedrals—intended as symbolic models of the universe. Sacred geometry merges the physical, tangible aspects of creation with the spiritual essence behind them. It is the meeting of the seen and the unseen, the manifest and the unmanifest, the finite and the infinite, the mundane and the profound. Sacred geometry has played an integral role in the philosophy, architecture and art of numerous cultures since time began. 

 Why we need this? 

 Throughout the process of evolution, man has always found ways to guard and secure himself by using cosmic forces. History offers us infinite insights and instances of people who’ve employed these forces of nature to their advantage in the form of talismans, yantras and various other mystic charms as a sacred geometry 

What is Shri Yantra? 

 The Sanskrit term Shri yantra originates from “yan” or “yam” meaning “medium” and “tra” meaning “instrument” or “tool”. Here Shri represents wealth and Yantra is an instrument, apparatus or an amulet endowed with protective powers, its ultimate purpose is to unite us with our higher selves. Shri Yantra holds supreme status among all mystic sciences and disciplines. Tantric gurus have collectively declared Shri yantra as the best medium for manifestation and wish fulfilment. The Shri Yantra is considered to be the tool for obtaining and fulfilling all worldly desires and for material manifestation. 

The Shri Yantra is a mathematically precise design and based upon Golden Proportion or Phi ratio. Everything that exists in nature, is constructed in a proportionately precise manner and this proportion is called the Golden/Phi ratio. The Shri Yantra means “holy instrument” and can also be known as the Shri Chakra or “holy wheel”. It contains all form of sacred geometry/golden ratio, is mathematically precise and can also represent the union of the Divine Masculine and Feminine (The upward triangles meeting the downward triangles. 

Staring at the central dot or ‘Bindu’ of the Shri Yantra is known and proven to create changes within the brain and the stimulation of the Pineal gland by focusing our attention on the ‘3rd eye’ area. The Pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It produces melatonin, a serotonin derived hormone, which affects the modulation of sleep patterns in both seasonal and circadian rhythms. Its shape resembles a tiny pine cone (hence its name), and it is located in the epithalamus, near the centre of the brain, between the two hemispheres, tucked in a groove where the two halves of the thalamus join. The typical Shri Yantra with its central point (Bindu) and concentric circles of petals and other geometries are conceived of as a sacred dwelling in which the presiding deity and their entourage take up residence. So you move through each layer pay attention to what elements are being brought in. Look at the number behind each of the segments like the 9 strings or why are there 4 triangles for the Shiva and Shakti. 

 The Bindu represents the location of the highest manifestation of the deity as well as the focal point through which the deity transcends the relative plane, with its form and structure to merge into the formless consciousness. To help visually understand, the Bindu is the centre of the Shri Yantra and the dot is the symbol of AUM – it represents the piercing, breaking or bursting through (Bindu Vedhana) and it is the final stage. This is the very same formless consciousness in which the devotee merges with the highest truth. The Shri Yantra is then fully activated in its Divine nature and reveals the true potential and nature of the devotee in this merging and loving Shri relationship with the Divine as the divine. 

 
How Shri Yantra Works 

Exploring Yantra Dynamics Shri Yantra is an energy mapping machine. It is a blueprint that radiates a specific frequency due to its unique geometric construction. When focusing or meditating on a Shri Yantra, the mind automatically comes into alignment and resonates to the particular energy of the yantra. This sequence of resonance is magnified as one consistently meditates over it. Shri Yantra acts as a reservoir of divine energy. It is a medium through which the invincible energy acts on an individual. This channelled energy possesses an intense power to attract and manifest the desired experiences. 

 
Significance of Shri Yantra in Modern Times. 

 Primitive people began wearing amulets and yantras to protect themselves from an often frightening world. Shri Yantra guarded the user against enemies, animals and provided protection against the evil eye. In our modern societies, our fears, needs and challenges are more sophisticated in nature. In this age, we are tortured by inflation, crime, natural and man-made disasters. There are the ever-expanding inner demons such as anxiety, frustrations and mental illness too, to name but a few. The use of yantra in present-day is therefore much more relevant than ever before.

Shri Yantra explained by Shri Anantbodh Chaitanya

What is Shri Yantra explained by Shri Anantbodh Chaitanya?

The Sanskrit term Shri yantra originates from “yan” or “yam” meaning “medium” and “tra” meaning “instrument” or “tool”. Here Shri represents wealth and Yantra is an instrument, apparatus or an amulet endowed with protective powers, its ultimate purpose is to unite us with our higher selves.

Shri Yantra holds supreme status among all mystic sciences and disciplines. Tantric gurus have collectively declared Shri yantra as the best medium for manifestation and wish fulfilment.
The Shri Yantra is considered to be the tool for obtaining and fulfilling all worldly desires and material manifestation. The Shri Yantra is a mathematically precise design and based upon Golden Proportion or Phi ratio. Everything that exists in nature, is constructed in the proportionately precise manner and this proportion is called the Golden/Phi ratio. The Shri Yantra means “holy instrument” and can also be known as the Shri Chakra or “holy wheel”. It contains all form of sacred geometry/golden ratio is mathematically precise and can also represent the union of the Divine Masculine and Feminine (The upward triangles meeting the downward triangles).

Shri Yantra has nine triangles that can be interlaced in such a way as to form 43 smaller triangles like a web; this web can be symbolic of the entire cosmos.

Staring at the central dot or ‘Bindu’ of the Shri Yantra is known and proven to create changes within the brain and the stimulation of the Pineal gland by focusing our attention on the ‘3rd eye’ area. The Pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It produces melatonin, a serotonin derived hormone, which affects the modulation of sleep patterns in both seasonal and circadian rhythms. It’s the shape resembles a tiny pine cone (hence its name), and it is located in the epithalamus, near the centre of the brain, between the two hemispheres, tucked in a groove where the two halves of the thalamus join. 

The typical Shri Yantra with its central point (Bindu) and concentric circles of petals and other geometries are conceived of as a sacred dwelling in which the presiding deity and their entourage take up residence. So you move through each layer pay attention to what elements are being brought in.  Look at the number behind each of the segments like the 9 strings or why are there 4 triangles for the Shiva and Shakti.  
The Bindu represents the location of the highest manifestation of the deity as well as the focal point through which the deity transcends the relative plane, with its form and structure to merge into the formless consciousness.  To help visually understand, the Bindu is the centre of the Shri Yantra and the dot is the symbol of AUM – it represents the piercing, breaking or bursting through (Bindu Bhedana) and it is the final stage.  This is the very same formless consciousness in which the devotee merges with the highest truth.  The Shri Yantra is then fully activated in its Divine nature and reveals the true potential and nature of the devotee in this merging and loving Shri relationship with the Divine as the divine.

The Shri Yantra (called the Shri Chakra) is the symbol of Hindu Tantra also, which is based on the Hindu philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism.

The Shri Yantra is the object of devotion in Shri Vidya. The Shri Chakra is also known as the Nava chakra because it can also be seen as having nine levels. "Nine" comes from "Nau or Nava" of Sanskrit. Each level corresponds to a mudra, a yogini, and a specific form of the deity Tripura Sundari along with her mantra. These levels starting from the outside of the bottom layer is:

1.Trailokya Mohana or Bhupara, The earth square of three lines with four portals. This chakra fascinates the worlds. It has a mudra we call Sarva Sankshobhani mudra. Dram is the Beeja mantra of this mudra.

2. Sarva Aasa Paripuraka chakra a sixteen-petal lotus. It fulfils all desires or hopes. There is also a mudra we call Sarva Vidravani mudra. Dreem/Drim is the Beeja mantra of this mudra.

3. Sarva Sankshobahana chakra an eight-petal lotus. It is quite agitating. The mudra name of this chakra Sarvaakrshini mudra. Kleem is the Beeja mantra of this mudra.

4. Sarva Saubhagyadayaka chakra, composed of fourteen small triangles. It confers all good fortunes. It has Sarva Vashankari mudra. Bloom is the Beeja mantra.

5. Sara Arthasadhaka chakra, composed of ten small triangles. It fulfils all expectations. It has Sarvonmalini Mudra. Sah is the Beeja of this mudra.

6. Sarva Rakshakara chakra, composed of ten small triangles. It saves the devotee from all troubles. It has Sarva Mahankusha mudra. Krom is the Beeja mantra of this mudra.

7. Sarva Rogahara chakra, composed of eight small triangles. It removes all diseases. It has Sarva Khechari mudra. Hasakhapharem is the Beeja mantra.

8. Sarva Siddhiprada chakra, composed of 1 small triangle. It confers all fulfillments. It has Sarva Beeja mudra.  Hasoum Beej Mantra.

9. Sarva Anandamaya chakra, composed of a point or Bindu. It stands for attainments of Paramount bliss absolute. It has Sarva Yoni mudra. The aim is the Beej mantra.

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