Swadhisthana chakra is shown as having six petals, bearing the Sanskrit letters ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, and la. The seed sound in the centre is vam. The tattwa for the element of Water is shown as a silver crescent.

Swadhisthana ( 'One's own abode' ) is the second primary chakra according to Hindu tradition. For the Naruto jutsu, see Chakra (Naruto). ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...

Description

Swadhisthana is positioned at the tailbone, two finger-widths above Muladhara. It has six petals which match the vrittis of affection, pitilessness, feeling of all-destructiveness, delusion, disdain and suspicion. Its corresponding point in the front of the body (i.e. its kshetram) is at the pubic bone. Muladhara chakra is shown as having four petals, bearing the Sanskrit letters va, sya, sha, and sa. ... It has been suggested that Corolla be merged into this article or section. ... Vritti (plural: Vrittis), in the context of Hinduism and its yoga stream, is the name given to different tendencies which come to our mind without our conscious knowledge. ... For the change in vowel and consonant quality in Celtic languages, see Affection (linguistics). ... A delusion is commonly defined as a fixed false belief and is used in everyday language to describe a belief that is either false, fanciful or derived from deception. ... Look up disdain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Suspicion DVD cover Suspicion (1941) is a film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. ...

Swadhisthana is associated with the unconscious, and with emotion. It is closely related to Muladhara in that Swadhisthana is where the different samskaras ( potential karmas ), lie dormant, and Muladhara is where these samskaras find expression. Swadhisthana contains unconscious desires, especially sexual desire, and it is said that to raise the kundalini ( energy of consciousness ) above Swadhisthana is extremely difficult for this reason. Many saints have had to face the temptations associated with this chakra. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Emotion (disambiguation). ... Muladhara chakra is shown as having four petals, bearing the Sanskrit letters va, sya, sha, and sa. ... Kundalini ( ) is a Sanskrit word meaning either coiled up or coiling like a snake. ...

Symbolism

• Deities: Varuna, Vishnu, Rakini
• Element: Water
• Animal: Crocodile
• Associated Body Parts: Reproductive organs, Tongue

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Practices

Practices in kundalini yoga for controlling and balancing the energy in Swadhisthana chakra include vajroli mudra ( contraction of the genitals ), ashvini mudra ( contraction of the anus ) and various asanas and pranayamas. A drawing of a girl in lotus pose Students taking a yoga class A woman in the Lotus position A yoga instructor performing an asana Asana is a Sanskrit word that literally means a seat but in the practise of yoga refers to a pose or posture. ...

Other Associations

Due to its relation with sexuality, Swadhisthana is often associated with the testes or ovaries in men and women, as a part of the endocrine system. These produce the hormones testosterone or estrogen, which are important factors in sexual behaviour. These are also the locations the spermatoza or eggs are stored with their latent genetic information, like the latent samskaras that lie dormant within Swadhisthana. Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy Ovaries are a part of a female organism that produces eggs. ... Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. ... Estriol. ...

Western occultists make the kabbalistic association of Swadhisthana with the Sephirah Yesod. Yesod is also associated with the sexual organs. Its function in the tree of life is to gather the different energies that have been created in the descent down the tree and to distribute them to Malkuth, the material world, where the energy can find physical expression. Sephirah, also Sefirah (Hebrew language סְפִירָה Enumeration); plural Sephiroth or Sefiroth סְפִירוֹת. In the Kabbalah, the Sephiroth (or Enumerations) are the ten emanations of God (or infinite light: Ain Soph Aur) into the universe. ... Yesod (foundation) is one of the important Kabbalistic sephirot. ...

Alternative names

• Tantra: Adhishthana, Bhima, Shatpatra, Skaddala Padma, Swadhishthana, Wari Chakra
• Vedas (late Upanishads): Medhra, Swadhishthana
• Puranic: Swadhishthana

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See also

• Chakra

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External links

• Swadhisthana Chakra on adishakti.org
• Svadhisthana - The Seat of Life by Anodea Judith
• Swadhisthana on MindBodySoul.tv
• Svadhisthana Chakra
• Svadhisthana 2nd Chakra- Creativity