History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1217

v7.c99.1217

Kuṇḍalinī (vide Cakras, mantras, nāḍīs); danger of trying to rouse K, except under expert guidance 1061, 1429–30; identified by Dr Rele with Vagus nerve but Woodroffe differs 1443, is Śakti coiled like a snake in the *ādhāra* or mūlādhāra cakra (at the base of the spine) which when roused by Yogic practices passes through six cakras, reaches the crown of the head that has (*sahasrāra*) lotus and then the Kuṇḍalinī returns to its original position 1061n–62, 1098, 1137–8; Dr Rele's work on 'Mysterious Kuṇḍalinī' 1393, 1443 (criticized by Shri Kuvalayānanda), Rudrayāmala on K and cakras 1034n, 1061n; Rudrayāmala sets out 1008 names of K. all beginning with the letter 'ka' 1062n; Śakti or Devī assumes the form of K, it is a form of śabdabrahma, all mantras are forms of Śakti or Devī, appears as sounds (akṣaras) which become when written letters of the alphabet (called mātṛkā) which are 50 from 'a' to 'kṣa' 1099