First western seminar: Bija Mantras, Shri Lalita, Shri Chakra.

East Hampstead
Park, London (UK) 14 October 1978.
When the Kundalini rises it makes sounds. And the sounds that are heard in the
different chakras can be pronounced in the following way these pronunciations are
being used in the phonetic language of Devanagari, which means the language
spoken by the Devas.
At the Mooladhara, where there are four petals, the sounds are: [vum, shum, sshum,
sum]. Out of which the last, sshum and sum sounds are very close, but the difference is
when the snake hisses it makes this sshum the third sound. So, vum, shum, sshum,
sum.
At the Swadishthana, where there are six petals it makes sounds, six sounds. [Bum,
bhum, mum, yum, rum, lum.]
Manipur it has ten petals. It makes the sounds dum, dhum, num, tum, thum, dum,
dhum, nnum, pum, phum.
At Anahata there are twelve petals. It makes the sounds km, kum, gum, ghum, [ ngum
?], chum, chum, jum, jhum, [nngum ?], tum, thum.
At the Vishuddhi, where there are sixteen petals, it makes the sounds of all the vowels
a, aa, i, ii, u, uu, r, rr, lr, lrr, e, ai, o, ou, um, ahm.
At the Agnya chakra it makes ha, ksha.
At the Sahasrara one becomes thoughtless and no sound is made, but the pure
Anahata, meaning the throbbing in the purest form as in the heart is all [ lub-dub, lubdub, lub-dub ?].
When all these sounds are sounded together and pass through the spiral of the body, if
the body is like a conch, the sound that comes out of the synthesis is AUM. Like the
seven colors of the sun ultimately become white rays, or you can say the golden colored
rays.
There are three Granthis, means the knots: the Brahmagranthi, the Vishnugranthi and
the Rudragranthi.
With Agni, means fire, when the Brahmagranthi meets between the Kundalini,
Mooladhara chakra and the Swadhishthana means Mooladhara chakra, Mooladhara
and Swadishthana chakra then Agni Brahmagranthi is established.
Vishnugranthi when mixes up with the Surya, that is between the Nabhi and the
Ruddhaya chakra, Surya Vishnugranthi is established.
When Vishuddhi and Agnya auras meet, then Chandra Rudragranthi is established.
Altogether there are fourteen Nadis. The names are: Alambusi, Kuhu, Vishvodhari,
Varuna, Hastajihva, Yashaswati, Ashvini, Gandhari, Pusha, Shankhini, Saraswati, Ida,
Pingala, Sushumna.

Apart from two chakras, which are Surya and Chandra, there are nine other chakras:
Mooladhar chakra, Swadhisthan chakra, Manipur chakra, Anahata chakra, Vishuddhi
charka. Lambika chakra this is also called as Hamsaha chakra, Agnya chakra.
Between Agnya and Sahasrara there are two other sub-chakras, known as Naad,
Bindu. So we have: Mooladhara, Swadishthan, Manipur, Anahat, Vishuddhi, Lambika,
called as [inaudible ?] called as Hamsa, Agnya, Naad, Bindu, Sahasrara.
Apart from that, there are nine chakras on the sides, like Shri Lalita.
And they have different yoginia yoginis, means the powers, the Shaktis, guiding those
nine Shakti Peethas, or you can call them as Avaran [Nava ?] chakras.
The first one is Shri Lalita, the Goddess Shri Lalita, which is the goddess of beauty. She
is the joy giving Sarvanandamaya. Gives the joy from everything. In every created
world, in every particle, in every form, there is a power which gives us joy. This power is
the joy, is the power of Shri Lalita. She is called as Maha Tripurasundari Para Para
Atirahasya Yogini. Means Para Para Atirahasya the one who knows the secrets. The
Para Para means the one that is beyond of the beyond, the secrets of that area. The
one who knows is Shri Lalita, who is the Yogini. At this state She is Bindu
Sarvanandamaya, She is the dot which is joy giving.
Second power, or Avaran means the enclosure is like a triangle. She is
Sarvasidhhipradha. She is the one who gives all the siddhis. She has got three sides.
Shes called as Tripuramba: Kameshwari, [Vudveshwari], Bhagamalini are the three
yoginies.
Third one is called as Atharva Sarvarogahara, this is another enclosure. The name of
the goddess is Tripurasiddha Atirahasya, meaning these goddesses know the deep
secrets of all the siddhis. The chakra is called as Sarvarogahara and the enclosure is
called as Ashta.
The eight powers are called as Vagadevata, means the power of the speech. First is
Vashini, means which attracts, Kameshwari which excites, Modini which makes you
happy, Vimala which makes you clean, Aruna which gives you color of the face, Jayani
which gives you a feeling of victory, Sarveshi which connects you to everyone, Kaulini is
the one which gives you boons.
The fourth enclosure is called as Antardashar. Chakra of this enclosure is called as
[Sarvarakshakari] the one that protects. The Goddess its called as Tripuramalini.
The powers are: Sarvagya the one which is all knowing, Sarvashakti is all powerful,
Sarveshvariprada the giver of all the bounties, Sarvagnyanamayi the knower of all
the knowledge, Sarvavyadinivashini the destroyer of all the diseases,
Sarvadharaswarupa the support of all [or all ?], Sarvapapahara [Devi] the destroyer
of all the sins, Sarvanandamayi the one who makes everyone joyous,
Sarvarakshaswarupini the one who protects all of them, Sarvepsitaphalaprada the
giver of all the phalas means fruits, rewards.

The fifth enclosure is called as Bahirdashar Sarvartha Sadhaka. Bahirdashar is the

name of the enclosure and Sarvartha Sadhaka is the chakras name. Tripurakshi
Tripurashri is the name of the goddess.
She has powers: Sarvasiddhiprada She gives all the siddhis, Sarvasampathapradha
Shes the one whos giver of all wealth, Sarvapriyankari Shes the one who is beloved
of all, Sarvamangalakarini Shes the one who gives all that is auspicious,
Sarvakaamapradha the one who gives all of our desires, Sarvadukhavimochini the
one who is the destroyer of all our pains, Sarvamrutushamani the one who who
pacifies the dead, Sarvavighnatanivarini She is the one who is the remover of all the
hurdles, Sarvaangasundari the one whos all who makes every side of life happy,
Sarvasaubhagyadayini the one who is the giver of good fortune.
The sixth enclosure is known as Chaturdashar Sarvasaubhagya. Tripuravasini is the
name of the Goddess, Chaturdashar is the name of the enclosure, and the chakras
name is Sarvasaubhagyadayini. The goddesses name is Tripuravasini.
The powers are: Sarvasamkshobhini, the one who burns off everything, Sarvavidravini
the one who can [perverse ?], Sarvakarshini the one which attracts everything,
Sarvahaladini the one who is the giver of joy, Sarvasammohini the one who can
entice the [world ?], Sarvasthambhini the one who makes everyone alerted,
[Sarvajumbhini], Sarvavanshakari the one who is the who is the controller of all,
Sarvaranjani the one who entertains all, Sarvonmadini Shes the one who gives all
the special joys, Sarvarthasadhini the one who gives the meaning of all things,
Sarvasampattipuruni the one who gives all the well-being, Sarvamantramayi the one
who is residing in all the mantras, Sarvagandakshayankari the one who destroys all the
dualities of life.
The seventh Avaran, or enclosure, is called as [ Ashtadara ?]. And the chakra of this
Avaran is called as Sarvasamkshobhanikara. Here She is called as Tripurasundari.
Shes the one who gives the beauty to women, to be attractive wives. Ananga
Kushumadhini She smells of many flowers; Ananga Mekhaladhini who is the wisdom
solid like a rock in the family. Ananga Madanadhini the one who is attractive.
Ananga Madanatura [Devi ?] the one who gives desire to meet. Ananga Rekhadhini
the one who destroys the different boundaries. Ananga Veghini Devi the one which
gives you speed. Anangankushadhini the one who gives power of Ankusha, means
the controlling of man. Ananga Malini Devi the one which is very gracious.
Eighth enclosure is called as Shobhashadara. The name of the chakra is
Sarvashaparipuraka. The goddesses name is Tripureshvari.
Shes the one who has got sixteen powers. The first is Kaama means the attraction of
body, Buddhya is the attraction by brain, Ahankara attraction by ego, fourth Shabda
attraction by words, fifth is Sparsha attraction by touch, sixth attraction by beauty,
seventh attraction by esthetics Rasa, eighth Gandha attraction by fragrance,
ninth attraction by attention Chitta, tenth Dhairya attraction by courage, eleventh
Smrtya, attraction by memory, twelfth Naama attraction by name, thirteenth
is Bija attraction through the seed, fourteenth Atma attraction by Spirit, fifteenth is

attraction by eternity, sixteenth attraction by warmth of the body. These are all the
attractions which are subtly and are in the goddess, which act in a way that the sadhaka
is attracted towards Her.
The ninth one is called as the Bhupur this [ way up ?] enclosure, whilst chakras
name is Trailokya Mohana. The name of the Goddess is Tripura. There are ten powers
in this chakra. Its first is Sarvasankshobhini. Sarvavidravini, Sarvakarshini, these three
are already explained, Sarvavanshakari the one is also explained, Sarvonmadini the
one who excites [a man ?], Sarvamahankusha the one who controls. Here the Ankusha
means the weapon that is used by the elephant driver. So how he controls the elephant
in the same way She controls all. Sarvakhechari the one who attracts all, Sarvabija
the one who is the seed in all, Sarvayoni the one who exists in all the yonis, and
Sarvatrikhanda the one which exists in all the three dimensions. Yoni means the
ellipse which is the power of the Mother.
Apart from that there are other Goddesses, which exist as the yellow light known as
Muktashaktayama. The Mother Goddesses are called as Mahendri, Chamunda and
Mahalakshmi. The siddhis that people attempt to achieve are Anima, Laghima, Mahima,
Ishatwa, Vashitwa, Prakamya, Bhukti, Icchha, Prapti, Mukti. Anima is to become like a
small particle. Laghima is to become small, Mahima is to become a big form, Ishatwa is
to create gods out of human beings, Vashitwa is the attraction, Prakamya is the
manifestation, Bhukti is the enjoyment, [note: Icchha = missing] fulfillment of desire.
Prapti is the attainment, Mukti is the salvation. These are all the siddhis that Sahaja
Yogis can have.
PART 2:
[Shri Mataji is breathing into the microphone 7 times.]
Shri Mataji: Now.
[Breathing into the microphone 7 times.]
Shri Mataji: Its like a mountain.
[Breathing into the microphone 3 times.]
Shri Mataji: Change your hands please, again.
[Breathing into the microphone 3 times.
...continuous repetition of this exercise...]