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Chakras & Yoga

What are the 7 Chakras in the human body according to Hindu yoga?

Answered by Prakhar Porwal ·

The seven chakras are energy centers along the spine described in the Yoga Upanishads (particularly Yoga Chudamani and Shandilya Upanishad) and elaborated in Tantric texts like the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana. From base to crown they are: Muladhara (Root, base of spine) — survival, grounding, element Earth; Svadhishthana (Sacral, below navel) — creativity, emotions, element Water; Manipura (Solar Plexus, above navel) — willpower, confidence, element Fire; Anahata (Heart, center of chest) — love, compassion, element Air; Vishuddha (Throat) — communication, truth, element Ether; Ajna (Third Eye, between eyebrows) — intuition, wisdom, beyond elements; Sahasrara (Crown, top of head) — divine consciousness, moksha. Each chakra has a specific bija mantra (LAM, VAM, RAM, YAM, HAM, OM, silence), a presiding deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Isha, Sadashiva, Shambhu, Paramashiva), a specific number of lotus petals (4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 2, 1000), and associated physical organs and psychological functions.

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