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Shri Yantra

Shri Yantra is very eye-catching and powerful. It is constructed with an

intersection of nine triangles. Four of these triangles are pointing upward and

five downward. The four upward-pointing triangles are Shiva triangles, and the

five downward-pointing triangles are Shakti triangles. A combination of these

nine triangles makes Shri Yantra the most dynamic of all yantras. If we

construct a similar figure by intersecting eight triangles - four pointing

upward and four pointing downward-it becomes balanced and static. The imbalance

created by the addition of one more triangle, which makes the yantra dynamic and

powerful. Shri Yantra is the only asymmetrical diagram, and the beauty of it is

that when you look at it, it appears symmetrical. For the purpose of worship, a

Shri Yantra is engraved on copper, silver, and gold plates as a flat line

drawing, or sculpted from stone and precious gems (quartz, crystals, etc.).

This form of Shri Yantra looks like a pyramid, and there are many such yantras

available from ancient times.

Shri Yantra is very complicated when seen as a line drawing, but when it is

colored, all the chakras become clear and it is a feast for the eyes. Shri

Yantra is also known as the yantra of cosmos. In the Bhairavayamal Tantra it is

clearly said that the Shri Yantra is of the shape of the cosmos. In

Kamkalavilas, it is said that Shri Yantra is constructed on the same principles

on which the human organism is constructed. Just as the body has nine chakras

(psychic centers), so a Shri Yantra has nine chakras (groups), as follows:

Bindu.

Trikon - The central triangle, which contains the bindu.

Ashtar - A group of eight triangles outside the trikon.

Antar Dashar - A group of ten inner triangles.

Bahir Dashar - A group of ten outer triangles.

Chatur Dashar - A group of fourteen triangles.

Ashta Dal - A ring of eight lotus petals.

Shodash Dal - A ring of sixteen lotus petals.

Bhupur - The square form with four gates.

The yantra is worshiped to achieve all sorts of desired objects. The five

downward-pointing triangles are the seat of five Shaktis:

Parma.

Raudri.

Jayeshtha.

Ambika

Parashakti.

The four upward-pointing triangles are symbolic of the male principle,

Shiva, and of

Ichcha.

Kriya.

Gyan.

Shanti.

The triangles symbolize the Yonis. The bindu, the eight-petaled lotus, the

sixteen-petaled lotus, and the bhupur are symbolic of Shiva. Thus the yantra is

a combination of Shiva and Shakti elements, which together are the cosmos. The

two rings of lotus petals are believed to he the Som Mandala, a mandala of the

moon. Meditation on each of the nine chakras should be done, and the sounds of

the Sanskrit language should be made in proper order. Then the worship of this

yantra brings all kinds of powers and achievements. But all this should be done

under the proper guidance of a teacher, a Guru who is initiated in Shri Vidya,

and it is important to remember that meditation on Shri Yantra should not be

done at night since the eyes require daylight to work with the complicated

pattern.Tat Twam Asi

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