Bindu Mandala ·the seventh enclosure
Sarvarogahara Chakra
All-Disease-Removing.
8 triangles. Holds the 8 Vasini Shaktis (Vasini, Kameshi, Modini, Vimala, Aruna, Jayini, Sarveshi, Kaulini) — embodiments of the 8 Sanskrit phoneme-groups, the matrices of all sound and therefore all manifestation. Followed by the 4 transitional Weapon-Shaktis (Banini/arrow, Capini/bow, Pashini/noose, Ankushini/goad) that lead inward to the central triangle. Disease here is not illness — it is the forgetting that hides recognition.
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.
- 1Vasinī वशिनीInner-Speech-Origin
the nameVaśin (controlling / in command) + ī — 'the controller / mistress.' Leader of the eight Vāgdevatās.
what she doesThe leading Vāgdevatā. Governs the A-row (vowels) at the level of inner speech — the pre-articulate vibration that becomes spoken word.
her part in the wholeThe pre-articulate vibration that becomes spoken word at the inmost ring.
how she is feltThe held breath before sound. The internal speech that precedes the throat.
in the bodyHeart-throat axis
her tattvaPara-Vāc (supreme speech)
- 2Kāmeśī कामेशीDesire-Speech
the nameKāma (desire) + Īśī (mistress) — 'mistress of desire.'
what she doesGoverns the K-row at inner-speech level. The desire-tinged source of speech — words that carry the speaker's actual longing.
her part in the wholeSpeech as desire-transmission — words that carry the speaker's actual longing.
how she is feltThe catch in the throat when speaking what you actually want.
in the bodyThroat (desire-charged)
her tattvaKāma-vāc (desire-speech)
- 3Modinī मोदिनीJoyful-Speech
the nameModa (joy / delight) + inī — 'the delight-giver.'
what she doesGoverns the C-row at inner-speech level. The joyful-vibration source of speech.
her part in the wholeThe delight that accompanies clear utterance.
how she is feltThe smile that arrives mid-word when speaking truthfully.
in the bodyMouth / palate (smiling)
her tattvaModa-vāc (joy-speech)
- 4Vimalā विमलाPure-Speech
the nameVi (without) + Mala (impurity) — 'the spotless / pure one.'
what she doesGoverns the Ṭ-row at inner-speech level. Speech without distortion.
her part in the wholeThe purifying principle of speech — words that don't carry hidden agendas.
how she is feltThe clarity in the throat when speech is honest.
in the bodyThroat (clear)
her tattvaVimalatā (essential purity)
- 5Aruṇā अरुणाDawn-Speech
the nameAruṇa (dawn / red-glow) + ā — 'the dawn-colored one.'
what she doesGoverns the T-row at inner-speech level. The dawn-radiance of inner speech.
her part in the wholeThe first illumination of speech — the dawn moment when meaning becomes clear.
how she is feltThe brightening before the word, like the sky before sunrise.
in the bodyThroat (luminous)
her tattvaUṣā (dawn-presence)
- 6Jayinī जयिनीTriumphant-Speech
the nameJi (to conquer / triumph) + inī — 'the victorious one.'
what she doesGoverns the P-row at inner-speech level. The victorious confidence of true speech.
her part in the wholeWords that succeed by being aligned, not by being clever.
how she is feltThe way truthful speech lands. The simple landing of a true word.
in the bodyThroat / chest (resonant)
her tattvaJaya (innate triumph)
- 7Sarveśī सर्वेशीAll-Governing-Speech
the nameSarva (all) + Īśī (mistress) — 'mistress of all.'
what she doesGoverns the semivowel row at inner-speech level. The unifying principle of speech.
her part in the wholeThe cohesion that makes speech a flow rather than fragments.
how she is feltThe rhythm that flows from one word to the next without effort.
in the bodyThroat / breath-rhythm
her tattvaSarveśatva (universal lordship-in-speech)
- 8Kaulinī कौलिनीLineage-Speech
the nameKula (clan / lineage / family-of-being) + inī — 'the lineage-bearer.'
what she doesCloses the 8 Vāgdevatās. Governs the sibilants and aspirate at inner-speech level. The Devi who transmits the lineage through speech.
her part in the wholeThe transmissive aspect of speech — words that carry the lineage's living charge.
how she is feltThe way certain words carry transmission — the listener feels what is meant before parsing.
in the bodyWhole throat-mouth field
her tattvaKula-saṃtati (lineage-continuity)
- 9Bāṇinī बाणिनीFive-Arrow-Shakti
the nameBāṇa (arrow) + inī — 'the arrow-bearer.'
what she doesThe piercing-power. Opens the senses to recognition through the five flower-arrows.
how she is feltThe five places attraction first lands — eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin — recognized as Her doing.
in the bodyFive sense-gates
her tattvaPañcabāṇa (the five arrows)
- 10Cāpinī चापिनीSugarcane-Bow
the nameCāpa (bow) + inī — 'the bow-bearer.'
what she doesThe bow-tension. The held-back that makes release possible.
how she is feltThe drawn quality of held attention. The bow-curve in the spine.
in the bodySpine / drawn-back posture
her tattvaCāpa (cosmic bow-tension)
- 11Pāśinī पाशिनीBinding-Love
the namePāśa (noose / loop) + inī — 'the noose-bearer.'
what she doesThe loop of attraction that binds the soul to the divine without coercion.
her part in the wholeThe binding-power of devotion. What holds the practitioner to the path.
how she is feltThe pull at the heart that doesn't let you stray. The cord of devotion.
in the bodyHeart (looped)
her tattvaPāśa (devotional binding)
- 12Aṅkuśinī अङ्कुशिनीDirecting-Goad
the nameAṅkuśa (elephant-goad) + inī — 'the goad-bearer.'
what she doesCloses the 7th avarana. The final directional weapon.
her part in the wholePoints the practitioner inward, past the Vāgdevatās, toward the Primordial Triad of the 8th avarana.
how she is feltThe small precise direction the body finds — the inward turn that knows where to go.
in the bodyThird eye / inward-turning point
her tattvaAṅkuśa (cosmic directing)
From Sri Vidya, the tradition of the Sri Yantra, as it teaches them.