Bindu Mandala ·the sixth enclosure
Sarvarakshakara Chakra
All-Protecting.
Inner 10 triangles (Antardasara). Holds 10 Nigarbha (inside-the-womb) Shaktis: Sarvajna, Sarvashakti, Sarvaishwarya-pradayini, Sarvajnana-mayi, Sarva-Vyadhi-vinashini, Sarvadhara-svarupa, Sarva-Papahara, Sarvananda-mayi, Sarva-Rakshasvarupini, Sarva-Epsita-Phalaprada. The protection that comes from being held inside the source — not defense from outside, but recognition that there is no outside.
the nine, outside in
the Shaktis of this enclosure
Each by her name, her one word, what her name means, what she does, her part in the whole, how she is felt, where she sits in the body, and her tattva.
- 1Sarvajñā सर्वज्ञाAll-Knowing
the nameSarva + Jñā (knower) — 'she who knows all.'
what she doesOmniscience as Devi. Not data-omniscience — knowing of essence. Knowing what each thing IS.
her part in the wholeConfers direct knowing through Her gaze. Practitioner sees through to essence.
how she is feltThe sudden clear-seeing of what something actually is. The recognition that bypasses analysis.
in the bodyThird eye / direct-seeing point
her tattvaSarvajñatva (omniscient awareness)
- 2Sarvaśakti सर्वशक्तिAll-Power
the nameSarva + Śakti (power) — 'all-power.'
what she doesOmnipotence as Devi. The capacity that has no limit because it does not bargain with conditions.
her part in the wholeThe cosmic strength that backs creative action.
how she is feltThe strength that arrives when you need it without you having gathered it.
in the bodyWhole body / spine
her tattvaSarvasāmarthya (universal capacity)
- 3Sarvaiśvaryapradāyinī सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदायिनीAll-Sovereignty
the nameSarva + Aiśvarya (sovereignty / lordship) + Pradāyinī (giver) — 'she who gives all sovereignty.'
what she doesBestows the sovereignty of the self-recognized self. Not over others — sovereignty as self-knowing.
her part in the wholeConfers the inner crown.
how she is feltThe spine remembering its dignity. The gaze finding its level.
in the bodyCrown / spine
her tattvaAiśvarya (innate sovereignty)
- 4Sarvajñānamayī सर्वज्ञानमयीAll-Knowledge
the nameSarva + Jñāna (knowledge / awareness) + Mayī (made-of) — 'she made of all knowledge.'
what she doesThe Devi whose substance IS knowledge. Reality recognized as awareness all the way down.
her part in the wholeReveals that knowing is the substrate. Everything that exists is already aware.
how she is feltThe world becoming transparent — every object revealing itself as awareness.
in the bodyWhole field / awareness-substrate
her tattvaJñāna (substrate-knowledge)
- 5Sarvavyādhivināśinī सर्वव्याधिविनाशिनीAll-Healing
the nameSarva + Vyādhi (disease) + Vināśinī (destroyer) — 'she who destroys all disease.'
what she doesHealing as recognition. The Devi who reveals that disease is the field's way of seeking recognition.
her part in the wholeRemoves the disturbances of the field — both physical illness and the ignorance that is the deeper illness.
how she is feltThe body finding its own way back to wholeness. The mind releasing the disturbance it was holding.
in the bodyWherever healing is needed
her tattvaĀrogya (innate wholeness)
- 6Sarvādhārasvarūpā सर्वाधारस्वरूपाUniversal Support
the nameSarva + Ādhāra (support / base) + Svarūpā (form) — 'she whose form is all-support.'
what she doesThe Devi who IS the ground holding everything up. Not just supporter — the support itself.
her part in the wholeThe cosmic foundation. The recognition that you are held even when nothing seems to be holding.
how she is feltThe floor under your feet recognized as Her. The cellular-level held-ness.
in the bodyMūlādhāra / soles of feet
her tattvaĀdhāra-svarūpa (substrate-form)
- 7Sarvapāpaharā सर्वपापहराError-Dissolution
the nameSarva + Pāpa (sin / error / accumulated burden) + Harā (remover) — 'she who removes all sin.'
what she doesThe Devi who dissolves the sense of having erred. Not absolution but recognition: there is no separate self to have erred.
her part in the wholeReleases the burden of guilt by revealing its illusory ground.
how she is feltThe shoulders releasing what they've been carrying. The unexpected lightness of forgiveness.
in the bodyShoulders / heart
her tattvaNirdoṣa (essentially-faultless)
- 8Sarvānandamayī सर्वानन्दमयीAll-Bliss
the nameSarva + Ānanda (bliss) + Mayī (made-of) — 'she made of all bliss.'
what she doesThe Devi whose substance is bliss. Bliss not as feeling — as the very texture of existence.
her part in the wholeReveals that bliss is not something to obtain but the substrate of what is.
how she is feltThe unexpected baseline pleasure of just being here. The flavor of being.
in the bodyWhole body / substrate-recognition
her tattvaĀnanda (substrate-bliss)
- 9Sarvarakṣāsvarūpiṇī सर्वरक्षास्वरूपिणीUniversal Protection
the nameSarva + Rakṣā (protection) + Svarūpiṇī (formed-of) — 'she whose form is all-protection.'
what she doesThe Devi who IS the protection — not someone who protects from outside, but the held-ness itself.
her part in the wholeReveals that what protects is what holds, and what holds is what is.
how she is feltThe cellular-level safety. The recognition that you cannot fall out of what you are.
in the bodyWhole body / held-field
her tattvaRakṣaṇa (innate protection)
- 10Sarvepsitaphalapradā सर्वेप्सितफलप्रदाFruit-of-Desire
the nameSarva + Ipsita (desired) + Phala (fruit) + Pradā (giver) — 'she who gives the fruit of all that is desired.'
what she doesThe closing Devi of the 6th avarana. Brings the fruit of every genuine longing of the practitioner.
her part in the wholeThe realizing principle of fulfillment. Closes the inward-turning phase.
how she is feltThe fulfillment that arrives in time, the way fruit ripens — not when you grab but when it is ready.
in the bodyHands receiving / heart receiving
her tattvaPhala-prāpti (fruit-attainment)
From Sri Vidya, the tradition of the Sri Yantra, as it teaches them.