Other name of Kundalini/ कुण्डलिनि is Bindu/ बिन्दु. Its is also called Chidakash (चिदाकाश). This is the mahamaya or most illusioary power of Parma Ishwar, the lord. It has two powers, one is Chid (चिद) and other is Achid (अचिद). Chid power is known as Chit Shakti (चित्तशक्ति) which is same as Parmeshwar, also known as form of self. While Bindu form power also belongs to Parmeshwar and is called Achid Shakti. It is called Parigrah (परिग्रह) shakti and is not just impure like maya.
Maya is the creator of impure creation which gets created because of the effect of Parmeshwar while Mahamaya (महामाया) or Bindu (बिन्दु) or Kundalini (कुण्डलिनि) is creator of cosmos. Pure creation appears due to inner sankalp/ सङ्कल्प of the lord. Both pure and impure creations are jad (जड) or without consciousness and gets affected by Savikalp/ सविकल्प (admitting of distinctions, alternatives) knowledge, while pure creation is not affected by it. Bindu is created due to the nirvikalp/ निर्विकल्प (enlightened, peaceful, liberated) knowledge of the lord. But maya is not affected by this kind of knowledge of the lord. Maya is under the control of Ishwar (इश्वर). This is the cause of mayic world. Ishwar with the help of avikalp (without alternatives) knowledge causes agitation in Maya, which converts it into activity, in the illusonary world.
Ishwar/ इश्वर can agitate Bindu. Bindu and Mahamaya/ महामाया are under the knowledg of Ishwar. At the start of creation becuase of the effect of knowledge of Parmeshwar/ परमेश्वर, Bindu/ बिन्दु gets agitated giving indication of creation of pure creation. Bindu is called Parigrah Shakti/ परिग्रह शक्ति (shakti which collects or assimilates) and is the main aid or upadan (उपादान). Chit shakti (चित्त शक्ति) is the power which carries karm. It is different from Chidatma Shakti/ चिदात्म शक्ति. Bindu or Kundalini is the cause of pure body or deh which is also known as Vaindav deh/ वैन्दव देह (Pure Body). Maya is the cause of impure body/ मलिन देह. Due to the power of grace of the Parmeshwar (परमेश्वर) or Lord, Bindu or Jyoti/ ज्योति or effulgence converts into a form, which is known as Gyan deh/ ज्ञान देह (body of knowledge). This all happens due to the grace of the lord.
Chidakash (चिदाकाश) or Kundalini are other names of Mahamaya. This effulgent Vaindav (वैन्दव देह) body is received by the disciple at the time of his initiation from his Guru. During Maha Pralaya/महाप्रलय, when the fruitations of all karma is finalised then lord attaches jeev with Vaindav deh/ body. This body is constituted of Kundalini/ कुण्डलिनी. When jeev is in Mayik/ मायिक body (under creation aspect) even then due to karma assimilation, Bindu is generated. There is difference between body during creation or annihilation. During annihilation the body received is Vaindav-deh (वैन्दव देह) while during creation process the body constitutes of both mayik as well as Vaindav deh (वैन्दव देह). Kundalini Shakti lies dormant on one side. When it gets agitated then out of it pure alphabets/ varnas (वर्ण) get generated, which are known as 'Naad (नाद)', which gets converted when kundalini fire touches the varnas or alphabets or matrikas..
From Mooladhar to ajna chakra, there are six chakras in the Brahm nadi (ब्रह्मनाडी) of Sushumana (सुषुमना), first five are associated with five elements while 6th is connected with Chitt (चित्त), also known as Antahkaran Chatushtaya/ अन्तःकरण चतुष्टय i.e Mind (Mann/ मन), intellect (Buddhi/ बुद्धि), Chitt (चित्त्) and ego (Ahamkaar/ अहंकार) respectively. There are four Matrikas (मातृका) in Mooladhar which are the four petals of Mooladhar lotus. There is difference between a 'lotus/ कमल' and a 'chakra/ चक्र'. When matrikas are dormant, its called 'Chakra' (in case of uninitiated), when they are awakened, its called a 'lotus' (in case of initiated one's ).
When in Mooladhar, the lotus opens, it has four petals. Above it Swadhisthan has 6 petals, Manipur has 10 petals, Anahat has 12 petals, Vishuddhi has 16 petals and Ajna has 2 petals respectively. From 1st to 6th chakra is Smashti/ समष्टि. In two petals of Ajna lotus, there are two varnas (वर्ण), one is 'Ha/ ह' and other is 'ksh/ क्ष'. Ha (ह) is attached to the Bindu/ बिन्दु and Sa (स, represents oneness) lies below Mooladhar. Sa is Visarg (:, represents duality). At the top Ha-kaar Bindu and below Sa-kaar Visarg/ सकार विसर्ग, this is known as Pran shakti/ प्राण शक्ति or life force. Near yogis, this is Soham/ सोहम. Those who do Ajapa jap, they only know this secret. Innumerable Nadis, 72,000 are there in the physical body. Nadis for moksha/ मोक्ष are 32 in number, out of them three are main, Ida/ इडा, Pingala/ पिङ्गला and Sushumana. Ida Vam-marg/ वाम-मार्ग, Pingala Dakshin-marg, both have vakr/ वक्र (not straight) movement while Sushumana has Saral/ सरल (straight) movement. After this, Vajra/ वज्र, then Chitrani/ चित्रणी and then Brahm-nadi/ ब्रह्मनाडी, that alone is akhand/ अखण्ड (un-fragmented).
Without entering into Sushumana Kundalini cannot be awakened. Without ending the circulation of Ida and Pingala/ पिङ्गला, we cannot enter Sushumana. Movement of Ida and Pingala is nothing but movement of Kaal or time, while Sushumana/ सुषुमना is annihiltor of Kaal/ काल. Goal of a Yogi is to establish in Brahm Nadi/ ब्रह्मनाडी after entering into Sushumana. Anand of Vedanta is connected with Sushumana. There is a set procedure to enter into it. Each chakra has three levels or parts, first is Matrika/ मातृका, second is Naad/ नाद and third is called Bindu/ बिन्दु. Matrika in its general term is called 'Kalaa (कला)'. So, Bindu/ बिन्दु, Naad/ नाद and Kala/ कला are the thre basic parts of each chakra.
To enter into any chakra, first it door has to be opened which is generally kept closed all the time. When due to attrition of opposing forces (pran and apan), equanimity is attained, then from below fire of Chid arises. It annihilates the opposing forces and joins the pran and apan together. When Pran and Apan join together (balancing/ samya occurs), this is known as 'Saman (समान)'. The fire, which comes out of the balancing of Pran and Apan, is called 'Udaan (उदान)' and when it enters Brahmrandhra (ब्रह्मरन्ध्र), its called 'Vyaan (व्यान)'.
With the help of this Chid/ चिद fire, one has to melt the walls created by different Matrikas shaktis. After melting of these walls door of the chakra opens, their Varna attribute is removed and 'Naad (नाद)' is generated. As soon as 'Naad' attribute arises, upward movement starts to the next chakra. Varnas of Mooladhar has no connection with other Varnas of different chakras, but as soon as they convert to Naad (नाद), all get connected.
Speciality of Suhumana (सुषुमना) is that it is always upward moving. Thus different chakra matrikas get converted into Naad, move into Sushumana and converge into Bindu (बिन्दु) above Ajna (आज्ञा). When they reach there, matrika gets completely removed and only bindu is left, at this moment third eye (तीसरा नेत्र) opens. This third eye is called Shiva's eye or ॑eye of knowledge (gyaan chakshu/ ज्ञान-चक्षु)'. Only Shiv has three eyes, Jeev has only two. Thus opening of the third eye, transforms Jeev into Shiva. From here, two paths lead, one goes to Sahasrar and other goes to Brahm-randhra. Sahasrar leads to 'Parmeshwar/ परमेश्वर' or the lord and Brahmrandhra leads to "Brahm". ॐ.......shaktanand.blogspot.com.
from 'Shakti Ka Jagran aur Kundalini', written by Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj.
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