Essay name: The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study)
Author:
Ashok Majumdar
Affiliation: Banaras Hindu University / Department of Kayachikitsa
This study deals with the presentation of the Nervous System in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda. Yoga and Ayurveda are allied sciences dealing with science of man in depth. This study has revealed a number of hither to unknown facts about concept of nervous system and thought science of Hindus.
Chapter 5 - Exposition of Thought science, Tantra and Mantra
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CAKRA SITUATION NUMBER LETTERS OF REG NANT PETALS TATTVA AND ITS QUALITIES Muladhara Spinal va, 98 Prithvi;
centre
88,
88 cohesion,
of region
stimulating
COLOUR
OF
SHAPE
OF
BIJA AND
TATTVA
MANDA LA
ITS VAHA NA
CARRIER
DEVATA
AND ITS
Yellow
Square
Iam on the
Airavata
elephant
VA HA NA
Brahma
on
Hansa
below
sense of smell
genitals
Svadhis-
thana
Spinal
ba, bha,
AP,
centre of
region
above the
genitals
褌邪, 褍邪,
ra. la
contraction,
*nite
Crescent
Vam on
Makara
Visnu on
Garuda
stimulating
sense of taste
Manipura
Spinal
10 da, dha,
rejas;
Red
Triangle
Ram on a
ram
Rudra on
a bull
centre of
na,
ta,
expansion,
region of
the naval
da,
na
tha,
dha,
pa, pha
sight-sense of
colour and
producing
heat and
stimulating
form
Anahata
Spinal
12 ka, kha
Vayu; general
Smoky
centre of
region of
na,
ga,gna,
褋邪
movement,
stimulating
Six-pointed
hexagon
Yarm on an
antenope
Isa
the heart
ccha, ja,
sense of
jha, jna,
touch
ta, tha
Visuddha
Spinal 16
the vowels Akasa; space-
a,ai,i,u,u giving,
i,i,, e,ai, stimulating
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Circle
Ham on 9
Sadasiva
white ele-
phant.
Ajna
centre of
region of
the throat
Centre of 2
region bet-
ween the
eyebrows
sense of
hearing
Manas (mental
faculties)
0,au, am, ah
ha and
ksa
Om
Sambhu
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