Muladhara, Mula-adhara, 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补: 12 definitions

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Muladhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

: Chakras: Hinduism

M奴la = Root, Origin, Essence; 膧dh膩ra = Basis, Foundation. Just as the womb of the mother creates the basic requirement for the growth of the embryo, the 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 Chakra forms the basis and the starting point for our spiritual development. It is the foundation from which we climb the ladder of the Chakras; the root from which we receive the nourishment for our spiritual development. For this reason, and because it lies at the lowest point of the spinal column below the Coccyx, it also bears the name 鈥淩oot Chakra鈥�.

Kundalin墨 Shakti (spiritual energy) has its roots in the 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 Chakra, but it is in a deep, motionless sleep. When we awaken this slumbering potential that lies within the 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 Chakra we are able to work our way towards the light of knowledge and attain the fruit of Self-Realisation.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣lokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥� The catalogue includes the term鈥敳雅裟寤宄竽灏�-vivara峁嘺 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�tatra vi艣e峁to m奴l腻诲丑腻谤补vivara峁嘺帽ca.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Muladhara (Sanskrit: 啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�, 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补) is one of the seven primary chakras according to Hindu tantrism. It may be represented by the color red, but its root square form is usually yellow.

Muladhara is said to be located near the basal end of the spinal column in the vicinity of the coccygeal plexus beneath the sacrumit, while its kshetram, or superficial activation point, is located on the perineum.

Appearance: Its symbol is a yellow, square lotus, surrounded by eight shining spears on the sides and corners with four red petals. The deity of this region is Indra, who is yellow in color, four-armed, holding a vajra and blue lotus in his hands. He is mounted upon the white elephant Airavata, who has seven trunks, denoting the seven elements vital to physical functioning. Occasionally, instead of Indra, the deity may be Ganesha, with coral orange skin, wearing a lemon yellow dhoti with a green silk scarf draped around his shoulders. In the three hands he holds a laddu, a lotus flower and a hatchet, and the fourth is raised in the mudra of dispelling fear.

The seed mantra syllable is 啶侧 la峁�. Within the bindu, or point that forms a part of the letter, just above it, is Brahma, who is deep red, with four faces and four arms, holding a staff, a sacred vase of nectar, a Jappa Mala, and making the gesture of dispelling fear. Alternatively, instead of the staff and Jappa mala, he may be holding a lotus flower and the sacred scriptures. He is seated on a swan. A goddess called Dakini is his shakti. She is beautiful, with three eyes and four arms. Dakini is usually depicted shining red or white, holding a trident, a skulled staff, a swan, and a drinking vessel, and is seated on a swan. Instead of a swan and drinking vessel, at times she holds a sword and a shield.

Muladhara is the base from which the three main psychic channels or nadis emerge: the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna. It is also believed that Muladhara is a subtle abode of the Hindu God, Ganapati. And in the highest revered prayer for Ganapati, the Ganapati Atharvashirsha, it is mentioned that 'one who worships Lord Ganapati would easily grasp the concept and realize Brahman'.

Function:

The transcendental basis of physical nature, and is considered the "root" or "foundation" chakra, is known as Muladhara. Kundalini awakening begins here. It is also known as the seat of the "red bindu" or subtle drop, which rises up to the "white bindu" in the head to unite the female and masculine energies, or Shakti and Shiva. It is associated with the element of earth, the sense of smell and the action of excretion.

"By meditating thus on Her who shines within the Muladhara Chakra, with the luster of ten million Suns, a man becomes Lord of speech and King among men, and an Adept in all kinds of learning. He becomes ever free from all diseases, and his inmost Spirit becomes full of great gladness. Pure of disposition by his deep and musical words, he serves the foremost of the Devas."

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

m奴l腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攎 (S) The original foundation, basis, ground, source.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�).鈥�

1) the navel.

2) a mystical circle above the organs of generation; 啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶班 啶む啶班た啶曕啶｀ぞ啶栢啶 啶囙啷嵿啶距啷嵿啶距え啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶む啶啷� (m奴l膩dh膩re triko峁嚹乲hye icch膩j帽膩nakriy膩tmake).

Derivable forms: 尘奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补尘 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶班ぎ啷�).

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘奴濒补 and 腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶嗋ぇ啶距ぐ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攏.

(-谤补峁�) The navel.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�):鈥擺from 尘奴濒补 > m奴l] n. Name of a mystical circle situated above the generative organs, [Pa帽car膩tra; 膧nanda-lahar墨]

2) [v.s. ...] the navel, [R膩mat膩pan墨ya-upani峁d]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�) [Also spelled muladhar]:鈥�(nm) one of the six ganglions in the human body (according to [丑补峁环补测辞驳补]); also called [m奴l腻诲丑腻谤补 cakra].

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (嗖硞嗖侧簿嗖о簿嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] a main support, prop of a structure organisation.

2) [noun] the basic principle of a development, movement, philosophy, rtc.

3) [noun] the depression in the centre of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the foetus; the navel.

4) [noun] the lowest of the six mystic circles in human body, supposed to be at between anus and the genital organ.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 (啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�):鈥攏. 1. base; foundation; infrastructure; 2. primary or main source; point of origin;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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