Muladhara

Muladhara is said to be the base from which the three main psychic channels or nadis emerge: the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna.

[citation needed] It is symbolized by a red, four-petaled lotus with a yellow square at its center.

Each petal has one of the Sanskrit syllables वं vaṃ, शं śaṃ, षं ṣaṃ, and सं saṃ written on it in gold, representing the four vrittis: greatest joy, natural pleasure, delight in controlling passion, and blissfulness in concentration.

[clarification needed] He is mounted upon the white elephant Airavata, who has seven trunks denoting the seven elements necessary for supporting life.

In these depictions, he has orange skin, wears a yellow dhoti, and a green silk scarf draped around his shoulders.

In three hands he holds a laddu, a lotus flower, and a hatchet, and the fourth is raised in the mudra of dispelling fear.

He is deep red, with four faces and four arms, holding a staff, a sacred vase of nectar, and a japa mala, and making the gesture of dispelling fear.

The kundalini shakti is said to sleep here, waiting to be aroused and brought back up to Brahman, the source from which it originated.

Physically, people might experience lower back pain, fatigue, or digestive issues.

[7] "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.

"[8] In kundalini yoga there are various yogic practices held to incite the energy in Muladhara: asanas (such as Garudasana, Shashankasana, Balasana and Siddhasana); nosetip gazing, or Nasikagra Drishti; specific pranayamas; and most importantly the practice of Mula Bandha, involving the contraction of the perineum, which awakens kundalini, and is important for the retention of semen.

In the Kabbalah the lowest Sephiroth is known as Malkuth, and performs the same transcendental role as the basis of physical nature.

The four petals of the chakra also map onto the four elements of Earth (North), Air (East), Fire (South) and Water (West).

A red four-petaled lotus four petals bearing the Sanskrit letters va, scha, sha and sa. The central lam is surrounded by a yellow square. — The Muladhara chakra has four petals bearing the Sanskrit letters va , *scha* , *sha* and sa . The center syllable is *lam* . The tattva of Earth is represented by a yellow square.