2. Introduction
• The Shree Yantra, Shri Yantra, or Shri Chakra is a
mystical diagram (yantra) found in Hinduism's Shri Vidya
school.
• It is made up of nine interlocking triangles, four of which
point upwards to represent Shiva and five of which point
downwards to represent Shakti.
• All of this is centred on the Bindu, the centre point. The
cosmos and the human body are represented by these
triangles.
3. • Shree Yantra is also known as the Navayoni Chakra
because of its nine triangles.
• A Mahameru is a three-dimensional representation of
the two-dimensional Shree Yantra.
• This form is what gives Mount Meru its name. The Shri
Yantra is the source of all other yantras, including
Mount Meru.
4. Appearance
• Subhash Kak contends in a 2009 edition of
Brahmavidya (the Adyar Library's journal) that the
description of Shri Yantra is identical to the yantra
described in the R Skta in Veda.
• The 9 constituent triangles of the Shree Yantra vary in
size and shape, intersecting to generate 43 smaller
triangles grouped in 5 levels.
• They reflect the entirety of the cosmos and express
Advaita, or non-duality, when seen together.
5. • The PowerPoint (Bindu) in the centre depicts the cosmic
centre.
• Two concentric circles of 8 and 16 petals surround the
triangles, representing the lotus of creation and
reproductive vital power.
• The whole thing is framed by the broken lines of an earth
square, which represents a temple with four doors that
open onto the outside world.
6. Symbolism
• The worship of the Sri Yantra is central to the Sri
Vidya system of Hindu worship.
• It represents the Goddess in the form of Devi Tripura
Sundari, the natural beauty of the three worlds: Bhu
Loka (Physical Plane, Consciousness of the Physical
Plane), Bhuvar Loka (Antariksha or Intermediate
Space, Sub-Consciousness of the Prana), and Swar
Loka (Svarga or Heaven or Super-Consciousness of
the Divine Mind).
• The Shree Yantra is the symbol of Hinduism, which is
based on the Hindu philosophy of the Vedas. The Sri
Yantra is the object of devotion in Sri Vidya.
7. • The Shree Yantra represents the evolution of the
multiverse as a result of the natural Divine Will of the
Godhead Aadi Paraa Shakti.
• The four upward-pointing isosceles triangles represent
the Goddess's masculine embodiment, Brahman, while
the five downward-pointing triangles symbolize the
female embodiment Jagat Janani.
• The 12 and 15 sides of the four upward and five
downward triangles also correspondingly symbolize, on
the physical plane, the 12 sidereal zodiac signs of the Sun
and 15 'city's' phase-signs of the Moon.
8. • The Shree Yantra is also known as the nav chakra
because it can be seen to consist of nine concentric layers
that radiate outward from the Bindu.
• ("Nau" or "Nava" means "nine" in Sanskrit.) Each level
corresponds to a mudra, a yogini, and a specific form of
the deity Tripura Sundari along with her mantra.
• The various deities residing in the nine levels of the Shri
Yantra are described in the Devi Khadgamala Mantra.
These levels, listed from outermost to innermost, are:
9. These levels, listed from outermost to innermost, are:
• Trailokya Mohana, the outermost square, is traced in
three lines and interrupted by four recessed portals;
• Savasana Paripuraka, the outer lotus, consisting of 16
petals;
• Sarva Samkshobahana, the inner lotus, consists of 8
petals;
• Sarva Saubhagyadayaka, the outermost ring of small
triangles (14 in total);
• Sarvarthasadhaka, the next ring of triangles (10 in
total);
• Sarva Rakshakara, a smaller ring of 10 triangles;
• Sarva Rogahara, a ring of 8 small triangles;
• Sarva Siddhiprada, one small triangle containing the
Bindu at its center;
• Sarva Anandamaya, the bindu.