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Patala Chakra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Chakra

chakra: (Sanskrit) "Wheel."

Any of the nerve plexes or centers of force and consciousness located within the inner bodies of man. In the physical body there are corresponding nerve plexuses, ganglia and glands.

The seven principal chakras can be seen psychically as colorful, multi-petaled wheels or lotuses. They are situated along the spinal cord from the base to the cranial chamber.

Additionally, seven chakras, barely visible, exist below the spine. They are seats of instinctive consciousness, the origin of jealousy, hatred, envy, guilt, sorrow, etc. They constitute the lower or hellish world, called Naraka or patala. Thus, there are 14 major chakras in all.

The seven upper chakras, from lowest to highest, are:

1) muladhara chakra (base of spine): memory, time and space;

2) svadhishthana chakra (below navel): reason;

3) manipura chakra (solar plexus): willpower;

4) anahata chakra (heart center): direct cognition;

5) vishuddha chakra (throat): divine love;

6) ajna chakra (third eye): divine sight;

7) sahasrara chakra (crown of head): illumination, Godliness.

The seven lower chakras, from highest to lowest, are

1) atala chakra (hips): fear and lust;

2) vitala chakra (thighs): raging anger;

3) sutala chakra (knees): retaliatory jealousy;

4) talatala chakra (calves): prolonged mental confusion;

5) rasatala chakra (ankles): selfishness;

6) mahatala chakra (feet): absence of conscience;

7) patala chakra (located in the soles of the feet): murder and malice.

See: pradakshina, Naraka, chakra, chakras

(See also: Chakra, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

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Patala Chakra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Patala

patala: (Sanskrit) "Fallen or sinful region." The seventh chakra below the muladhara, centered in the soles of the feet. Corresponds to the seventh and lowest astral netherworld beneath the earth's surface, called Kakola ("black poison") or Patala. This is the realm in which misguided souls indulge in destruction for the sake of destruction, of torture, and of murder for the sake of murder. Patala also names the netherworld in general, and is a synonym for Naraka.

See: chakra, loka, Naraka.

(See also: Patala, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

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Patala Chakra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Naraka

Naraka: (Sanskrit) Abode of darkness. Literally, "pertaining to man."

The lower worlds. Equivalent to the Western term hell, a gross region of the Antarloka. Naraka is a congested, distressful area where demonic beings and young souls may sojourn until they resolve the darksome karmas they have created. Here beings suffer the consequences of their own misdeeds in previous lives. Naraka is understood as having seven regions, called tala, corresponding to the states of consciousness of the seven lower chakras as follows:

1) Put, "childless" - atala chakra, "wheel of the bottomless region." Fear and lust (located in the hips).

2) Avichi, "joyless" - vitala chakra: "wheel of negative region." Center of anger (thighs).

3) Samhata, "abandoned" - sutala chakra: "Great depth." Region of jealousy (knees).

4) Tamisra, "darkness" - talatala chakra: "wheel of the lower region." Realm of confused thinking (calves).

5) Rijisha, "expelled" - rasatala chakra: "wheel of subterranean region." Selfishness (ankles).

6) Kudmala, "leprous" - mahatala chakra: "wheel of the great lower region." Region of consciencelessness (feet). The intensity of "hell" begins at this deep level.

7) Kakola, "black poison" - patala chakra, "wheel of the fallen or sinful level." Region of malice (soles of the feet).

The seven-fold hellish region in its entirety is also called patala, "fallen region." Scriptures offer other lists of hells, numbering 7 or 21. They are described as places of torment, pain, darkness, confusion and disease, but none are places where souls reside forever. Hinduism has no eternal hell.

See: hell, loka, purgatory (also, individual tala entries).

(See also: Naraka, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

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Patala Chakra: Encyclopedia - Wars of Hindu Mythology

The Wars of Hindu mythology depict great heroes and demons in battles of celestial proportions, filled with the awesome force of celestial weapons, religious mysticism, magic, celestial and supernatural beings. Overriding the awesome battles and wonderous features is a deep driving purpose of religion and fate. Wars of Hindu Mythology - War in Religion and Myth. While no Hindu epic or scripture fails to describe the horrors of war and its fallout, major wars are fought with a religious purpose: often ...

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Patala Chakra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Astral plane

astral plane: The subtle world, or Antarloka, spanning the spectrum of consciousness from the vishuddha chakra in the throat to the patala chakra in the soles of the feet. The astral plane includes:

1) the higher astral plane, Maharloka, "plane of balance;"

2) mid-astral plane, Svarloka, "celestial plane;"

3) lower astral plane, Bhuvarloka, "plane of atmosphere," a counterpart or subtle duplicate of the physical plane (consisting of the Pitriloka and Pretaloka); and

4) the sub-astral plane, Naraka, consisting of seven hellish realms corresponding to the seven chakras below the base of the spine.

In the astral plane, the soul is enshrouded in the astral body, called sukshma sharira. See also: astral body, loka, Naraka, three worlds.)

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Patala Chakra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Astral plane

1) the higher astral plane, Maharloka, "plane of balance;"

2) mid-astral plane, Svarloka, "celestial plane;"

3) lower astral plane, Bhuvarloka, "plane of atmosphere," a counterpart or subtle duplicate of the physical plane (consisting of the Pitriloka and Pretaloka); and

4) the sub-astral plane, Naraka, consisting of seven hellish realms corresponding to the seven chakras below the base of the spine.

In the astral plane, the soul is enshrouded in the astral body, called sukshma sharira. See also: astral body, loka, Naraka, three worlds.)

(See also: Astral plane , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

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Patala Chakra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Three worlds

three worlds: The three worlds of existence, triloka, are the primary hierarchical divisions of the cosmos.

- Bhuloka: "Earth world," the physical plane.

- Antarloka: "Inner or in-between world," the subtle or astral plane.

- Sivaloka: "World of Siva," and of the Gods and highly evolved souls; the causal plane, also called Karanaloka.

The three-world cosmology is readily found in Hindu scriptures. In the major Upanishads of the Vedas we find numerous citations, with interesting variations. Verse 1.5.17 of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad states, "Now, there are, verily, three worlds, the world of men (Manushyaloka), the world of the fathers (Pitriloka) and the world of the Gods (Devaloka)..." Later, verse 6.2.15 refers to the two higher worlds as the Devaloka and the Brahmaloka. The Katha Upanishad, verse 2.3.8, omitting the world of men, lists the Pitriloka, the Gandharvaloka (world of genies or elementals) and the Brahmaloka (world of God). Another perspective of three worlds is offered in the Prashna Upanishad 3.8, which lists the world of good (Punyaloka), the world of evil (Papaloka) and the world of men (Manushyaloka).

Scriptures offer several other cosmological perspectives, most importantly seven upper worlds (sapta urdhvaloka) and seven lower worlds (sapta adholoka), which correspond to the 14 chakras and make up the "world-egg of God," the universe, called Brahmanda. The seven upper worlds are Bhuloka, Bhuvarloka, Svarloka, Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka. The second, third and fourth comprise the subtle plane. The highest three comprise the causal plane. The seven lower worlds, collectively known as Naraka or Patala, are (from highest to lowest) Put, Avichi, Samhata, Tamisra, Rijisha, Kudmala and Kakola. From the Saiva Agamic perspective of the 36 tattvas, the pure sphere, shuddha maya - the first five tattvas - is subdivided into 33 planes of existence. The "pureimpure" realm, shuddhashuddha maya - the seven tattvas from maya tattva to purusha - contains 27 planes of existence. The ashuddha ("impure") realm - of 24 tattvas - has 56 planes of existence.