( ROOT CHAKRA )

ORIGIN OF CHAKRAS

Chakras traditionally do not fall under the Vedic lineage; they belong to the Tantric tradition. Chakras do not appear in the Vedas — they are Tantric technology built on Vedic metaphysics. Since Tantra is the expansion, reinterpretation, and internalization of Vedic cosmology, Chakras are considered Vedic in that philosophical sense.

Tantra is not Vedic textually, but it is Vedic philosophically. The Vedas describe the cosmos, while Tantra describes the human as the cosmos and internalizes Vedic cosmology into the human subtle body.

WHAT IS A CHAKRA ?

A Chakra is a psycho‑energetic center where Vedic tattvas or Bhutas (Elements), Prāṇa (Life‑Force), and Nāḍīs (Energy Channels) intersect to create specific psychological, emotional, and spiritual functions. It is the subtle‑body point where cosmic forces become psychological forces within us.

Our subtle body contains 72,000 nāḍīs, and Chakras are the intersection points of these channels. Among them, seven are considered major because they are the only points where the three primary nāḍīs — Idā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumnā — meet together.

Idā is the lunar, intuitive, feminine channel, while Piṅgalā is the solar, rational, masculine channel. Suṣumnā, unlike Idā and Piṅgalā which crisscross along the spine like a helix, rises perfectly straight through the subtle spine. A Chakra is formed precisely where Idā and Piṅgalā intersect each other and touch the vertical Suṣumnā nāḍī at the same point, creating a prāṇa center that becomes a psycho‑energetic point.

MULADHARA(ROOT CHAKRA)

The first major Chakra – Muladhara or the Root Chakra – is the starting point of these 3 Nadis. Suṣumnā rises straight upward through the subtle spine. Idā rises on the left, curving and spiraling. Piṅgalā rises on the right, mirroring Idā.

Location of the Muladhara is the base of the spine (the tailbone) or the Perineum (area between the anus and the genitals).