Avaranas-the nine enclosures, and their Sanskrit Alphabet Letters.
There are principally three texts that throw light on this topic. a) Bhavana Upanishad (Bhavanopanishad) from Atharvaveda b) Soundaraya Lahiri of Adi Shankaracharya c) Sri Matrika Chakra Viveka of Kashmir Shaivism
We have taken the commentary of Bhavana Upanishad for this book. At the end, the slightly alternate view from Sri Matrika Chakra Viveka is also given.
In the Sri Yantra, we travel anticlockwise since East is depicted below. Sequence is: i.
East ii.
NorthEast iii.
North iv.
NorthWest v.
West vi.
SouthWest vii.
South viii.
SouthEast
An ultra powerful Mandala for immense healing and sparking devotion. Made using the Golden Ratio. Lists each of the -Nine Enclosures, -the 9 basic triangles (4 Upward Apex Shiva Triangles + 5 Downwards Apex Shakti Triangles) -the 43 subsequent triangles, -the 8 and 16 petals and 4 gates of the Bhupura, with clear and precise Diagrams inscribed with Sanskrit Seed Sounds.
