Continuing the description of Sri Mata’s passage through the various Chakras, Sri Lalita Sahasra Nama Stotra explains Her movement through Mooladhara Chakra. Stationing Herself in this Chakra She cuts the knot called ‘Brahma Granthi!’ She has five faces and resides in the bones! She wields ’ankusa’ and other arms! She is surrounded by Varadas and others! She is fond of “mudgaudana”-black gram rice and takes the form of “Sakinyamba.” “ Muladharaika nilaya Brahma Granthi vibhedini Muladharambujaruda panchavaktrasthi samsthta ankusadi praharana varadadi nishevita mudgaudanasaktha chitta Sakinyamba swarupini.”
Sri Sankara offers his worship to the couple of Siva and Parvati that exhibit their prowess in dance or thandava and lasya respectively! Says Sankara “ O Devi! I consider Siva, as Ananda Bhairava, engrossed in dance in your Mooladhara Chakra depicting the nine different ‘rasas’ along with your Samayakala! It is a great fortune for the burnt and destroyed world to have Ananda Bhairava and Ananda Bhairavi together as its father and mother through their great compassion!”
The form of worship in all the six centers or Chakras is indicated in this and other previous slokas. Adinata- the original dancer and Lasyeswari--the Queen of Lasya or dance have to be meditated upon in this Chakra! While engaging themselves in thandava and Lasya they come close and see each other. It is through their mutual looks that the universe has originated. The world lasts so long as these two mutually look at each other and comes to an end when the Thandava and Lasya stop! Male dance is called Thandava while Lasya is female dance!
Dance can be defined as the expression of various emotions or feelings through ‘ abhinaya’ or the movement of the ‘angas’ or the organs of the body.The dancer creates all the ‘rasas’ or emotions through his skillful and dynamic movements supplemented by the various ‘mudras’ which are part and parcel of Natya and Abhinaya'. The ‘rasas’ or emotions are nine in number like Sringara, Karuna, Hasya,Raudra, Bibhatsa, and others. The success of the dance depends on how truly he or she manages to bring out feelings through ‘Abhinaya' and ‘mudras'!
The passage of Sri Mata through all the Chakras concludes with Her movement in the Mooladhara Chakra! Sri Lalita Sahasra Nama Stotra continues to describe the innumerable and exquisite attributes of Devi! She is praised as the remover of all disease and the preventer of death even! Her mouth is full of 'Thambula’ a mixture of betel leaves, areca nut and chunam. She radiates the color of the flower of the pomegranate. She has the beautiful eyes of the deer, attracts one and all, is called ‘Mrudani’ and is friend to all. “ Sarva vyadhi prasamani sarvamrutyu nivarini Thambula purithamukhi dadimimikusuma prabha Mrugakshi Mohini mukhya Mrudani mithra rupini.”
Mooladhara Chakra or Root Chakra, one of the seven primary Chakras is symbolized by a lotus with four petals and the color red. Located between the perineum and the coccyx or the pelvic bone, it is associated with anus. It is the base from which the three main psychic channels or Nadis, Ida,Pingala and Sushumna emerge. it is the abode of Ganapathy. According to Ganapathy Adharva Sirsha one who worships Lord Ganapathy ”would easily grasp the concept and realize the Brahman”. This Chakra is represented by a red four petaled lotus with a yellow square at its center. Eight spears point out of the sides and corners of the squares. God Indra, Yellow and four armed’ holds the Vajra and a blue lotus in his hands. He is on his Iravata, the White Elephant with seven trunks denoting the seven elements. The Chakra’s seed mantra is ‘lam.’ Within the Bindu is Brama seated on a swan. Dakini, his Sakthi is beautiful with three eyes and four arms. This Chakra is the bedrock of energy body Kundalini awakening that starts here. It is associated with the element of earth, the sense of smell and the action of excretion!
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