A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Adharacakra
This page describes Adharacakra which is located on page 18 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Adharacakra” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
Shashi apanavata adharacakra (Svadhishthana), Kundalini is the Kundalini Shakti, a snake form, wound in three and half circular-ring form (Adhasahasrara). Shika is the Vahni that depicts the stomach (Manipuraka). Shakti piercing through the Bindu cakra (Shivatmaka) with the help of vital air, reaches higher and higher progressively. Then she shines as Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari respectively and acquires the form of Sixty-four Varnas. Notes and Sanskrit references: [1] Cf....
Read full contents: Verse 126 [Cidambaragata Shakti’s four forms in Gross body]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The process of Yoga consists in rousing the potential energy located in the adhara-cakra , carrying it upwards through the aperture of the citrini or the brahma-nadi , and bringing it to the brahma-randhra or the sahasrara....
Read full contents: Part 10 - The Circulatory and the Nervous System
The Bhagavata Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
(* 2) And works like Vatsyayana s Kama-sutra (Bhavaratha Dipika) (* 3) Bhavaratha Dipika gives another interpretation: The sound OM is continuous there from the Adhara cakra near the anus to the sahasrara in the crown of the head. One should manifest it in the heart with one s breath and invest it with a jingling bell-like sound and keep it (continuous). There have been different gradations of these anahata sounds heard in this process, e. g....
Read full contents: Chapter 14 - The Path of Devotion and the Method of Meditation
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