Divine Geometry of Shri Yantra
The Shri Yantra (Shri Chakra) represents the Goddess in Her form as Shri Lalita and expresses the nine Shakti pithas which correspond to the nine chakras within human beings (see p.317-21). It comprises nine interlocking triangles that radiate from the central point (bindu) which is Her abode as the first Shakti pitha.
The four upward triangles represent Shiva, while the five downward triangles represent Shakti, symbolising their union as Shri Shiva-shakti. The nine triangles form 43 smaller triangles which encircle the central primary triangle (2nd pitha).
Each triangle represents a Shakti power. These form the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th pithas, which are then surrounded by a lotus of 8 petals (7th pitha), a lotus of 16 petals (8th pitha) and the earth square (9th pitha).
The Shakti Pithas the culminating points of divine power
First Pitha: Brahmarandhra (central point within Sahasrara)
| Enclosure | Bindu | The central point, the innermost enclosure; the dot which is joy-giving |
| Chakra | Sarv’ānanda-mayā | The power which gives joy to every created world, in every particle, in every form |
| Goddess | Shrī-Lalitā | The Goddess of beauty |
| Others | Mahā-tripura sundarī | The great Goddess who is beautiful in all the three worlds |
| Par’āparā-ati- -rahasyā yoginī | The one that is beyond the beyond, who knows all the secrets of that area |
Second Pitha Sahasrara chakra
| Enclosure | Kama-kala | The Goddess who knows the art of awakening the desire power. The primary triangle, pointing downwards, representing the sacrum bone, the abode of the Kundalini |
| Chakra | Sarva-siddhi prada | The one who gives all the siddhis |
| Goddess | Tripurāmbā | Mother of the three worlds |
| Powers | (1) Kām’eshwarī (2) Vajr’eshwarī (3) Bhaga-mālinī | – The controller of desire – The Goddess who wields the thunderbolt – The one who is adorned with divine qualities |
Third Pītha: Agnya chakra
| Enclosure | Ashtāra | Eight-spoked; representing the eight Vasus, the deities who protect the eight directions and the eight-fold form of Shri Shiva |
| Chakra | Sarva-roga harā | The remover of all diseases |
| Goddess | Tripurā siddhā ati- -rahasyā | The Goddess who knows the deep secrets of all the siddh |
| Powers | ((1) Vashini (2) Kām’eshwari (5) Aruna (6) Jayinīi (7) Sarv’eshi (8) Kaulini | …. Which attracts .. Which excites ….Which makes you happy ……Which makes you clean ……Which gives you colour in the face ……Which gives you the feeling of victory ….Which connects you to everyone ….Which gives boons |
Collectively known as the Vak-devatas, the eight powers of speech and self-expression originating from the Swadhishthana chakra and controlled at the Agñya chakra.
Fourth Pītha: Haṁsa chakra
| Enclosure | Antar-dashāra | Inner ten-spoked |
| Chakra | Sarva-raksh’ākarā | The one that protects |
| Goddess | Tripura mālini | The Goddess who controls the three worlds |
| Powers | (1) Sarvadñyā | The one which is all-knowing |
| (2) Sarva-shakti pradā | All-powerful | |
| (3) Sarv’eshwarya pradā | The giver of all the bounties | |
| (4) Sarva-dñyāna-mayī | .The knower of all knowledge | |
| (5) Sarva-vyādhi vināshinī | The destroyer of all diseases | |
| (6) Sarv’ādhāra swarūpā | The support of all | |
| (7) Sarva-pāpa harā | The destroyer of all sins | |
| (8) Sarv’ānanda-mayī | The one who makes everyone joyous | |
| (9) Sarva-rakshā swarūpinī | The one who protects all beings | |
| (10) Sarvepsita-phala- -prad | The giver of all the fruits or rewards |
Fifth Pītha: Vishuddhi chakra
| Enclosure | Bahir dashāra | Outer ten-spoked |
| Chakra | Sarv’artha sādhakā | The fulfiller of all purposes |
| Goddess | Tripurā-Shrī | The Goddess of all the wealth of the three worlds |
| Powers | (1) Sarva-siddhi pradā | The one who gives all the siddhis |
| (2) Sarva-sampatti prada | The giver of all wealth | |
| (3) Sarva-priyaṅkarī | The beloved of all | |
| (4) Sarva-maṅgala kārinī | The one who gives all that is auspicious | |
| (5) Sarva-kāma-pradā | The one who gives all of our desires | |
| (6) Sarva-dukha vimochanī | The destroyer of all our pains | |
| (7) Sarva-mṛutyu shamanī | The one who soothes the pain of death | |
| (8) Sarva-vighna nivārinī | The remover of all hurdles | |
| (9) Sarv’āṅga sundarī | The one who makes every aspect of life happy | |
| (10) Sarva-saubhāgya- -dāyinī | The giver of all good fortune |
Sixth Pītha: Anahat chakra
| Enclosure | Chatur-dashāra | Fourteen-spoked; representing the fourteen bhuvanas or realms and the fourteen nadis of the subtle system |
| Chakra | Sarva-saubhāgya dāyikā | The one who grants all prosperity |
| Goddess | Tripura vāsinī | The Goddess who inhabits the three worlds |
| Powers | (1) Sarva-saoṅkshobhinī | The one who burns off everything |
| (2) Sarva-vidrāvinī | The one who can pervert all | |
| (3) Sarv’ākarshinī | The one who attracts everyone | |
| (4) Sarv’āllhādinī. | The giver of joy | |
| (5) Sarva-sammohinī | The one who can entice the whole | |
| (6) Sarva-stambhinī | The one who makes everyone alert | |
| (7) Sarva-jṛumbhinī | The one who causes everything to blossom | |
| (8) Sarva-vashaṅkarī | The controller of all | |
| (9) Sarva-ranjanī | The one who entertains all | |
| (10) Sarv’onmādinī | The one who gives all the special joys | |
| (11) Sarv’ārtha sādhinī | The one who gives the meaning of all things | |
| (12) Sarva-sampatti pūranī | The one who gives all well-being | |
| (13) Sarva-mantra-mayī | The one who resides in all mantras | |
| (14) Sarva-dvandva–kshayaṅkari | The one who destroys all the dualities of l |
Seventh Pītha: Nābhi chakra
| Enclosure | Ashta-dalā | Eight-petalled lotus |
| Chakra | Sarva-soaṅkshobha-kārā | The one who agitates all |
| Goddess | Tripura sundarī | The wife of Shri Shiva; the one who gives beauty to women, to be attractive wives |
| Powers | (1) Anaṅga-kusumā devī | The one who smells of many flowers |
| (2) Anaṅga-mekhalā devī | .Who is wisdom; solid like a rock in the family | |
| (3) Anaṅga-madanā devī | The one who is attractive | |
| (4) Anaṅga-madan’āturā- -devī | The one who gives desire to meet | |
| (5) Anaṅga-rekhā devī | The one who destroys the different boundaries | |
| (6) Anaṅga-veginī devī | The one which gives you speed | |
| (7) Anaṅg’āṅkushā devī | The one who gives power of the ankusha, the goad, the controller of humanity | |
| (8) Anaṅga-mālinī devī | The one which is very gracious |
Eighth Pītha: Swādhishthāna chakra
| Enclosure | Shodasha-dalā | Sixteen-petalled lotus; representing the sixteen vowels |
| Chakra | Sarv’āshā pari-pūrakā | The fulfiller of all hopes |
| Goddess | Tripur’eshwarī | The Goddess of the three worlds |
| Powers | (1) Kām’ākarshinī | Attraction of the body |
| (2) Buddhy’ākarshinī | Attraction by the brain | |
| (3) Ahaṅkār’ākarshinī | Attraction by the ego | |
| (4) Shabd’ākarshinī | Attraction by words | |
| (5) Sparsh’ākarshinī | Attraction by touch | |
| (6) Rūp’ākarshinī | Attraction by beauty | |
| (7) Ras’ākarshinī | Attraction by aesthetics | |
| (8) Gandh’ākarshinī | Attraction by fragrance | |
| (9) Chitt’ākarshinī | .Attraction by attention | |
| (10) Dhairy’ākarshinī | Attraction by courage | |
| (11) Smṛuty’ākarshinī | Attraction by memory | |
| (12) Nām’ākarshinī | Attraction by name | |
| (13) Bīj’ākarshinī | Attraction through the seed | |
| (14) Ātm’ākarshinī | Attraction by the Spirit | |
| (15) Amṛut’ākarshin | Attraction by eternity | |
| (16) Sharīr’ākarshinī | Attraction by the warmth of the body |
These are all the attractions which are subtle and are in the Goddess, which act in a way that the seeker is attracted towards Her
Ninth Pītha: Mulādhāra chakra
| Enclosure | Bhūpūrā | The all-inclusive square, representing all creation |
| Chakra | Trailokya-mohanā | The one who deludes the three realms |
| Goddess | Tripurā | The three worlds |
| Others: | (1) Māhendrī | The Mother Goddess of the Himalayas |
| (2) Chāmundā | The destroyer of the demons Chanda and Munda | |
| (3) Mahālakshmī | The Mother Goddess of evolution and ascent | |
| Powers | (1) Sarva-saoṅkshobhinī | The one who burns off everything |
| (2) Sarva-vidrāvinī | The one who can pervert all | |
| (3) Sarv’ākarshinī | The one who attracts everyone | |
| (4) Sarva-vashaṅkarī | The one who is the controller of all | |
| (5) Sarv’onmādinī | The one who excites everyone | |
| (6) Sarva-mah’āṅkushā | The one who controls (the ankusha means the weapon that is used by the elephant driver. So how he controls the elephant in the same way She controls all) | |
| (7) Sarva-khecharī | The one who attracts all | |
| (8) Sarva-bījā | The one who is the seed in all | |
| (9) Sarva-yonī | .The one who exists in all the yonis (Yoni means womb, the ellipse which is the power of the Mother and all the species of life | |
| (10) Sarva-trikhandā | The one which exists in all the three dimensions |
एक आत्मिक दृष्टिकोण || Shri Mataji Speech Divine Sahajyog
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