THE ELEMENT OF EBOTEBIC YOGA
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self-produced knowledge (svagamb hii-jfiinli-d hliram), it is the great Lord (parameivara).' I n the navel region is a lotus of sixty-four petals of blue colour ; within that is the syllable " am " like a dazzling pearl. Slightly below is the kanda which is the receptacle of all the nerves numbering seventy-two thousand in all. From this lcanda rise the nerve lalanii of the nature of PrajiiB and rasanii of the nature of Upiiya; and in the middle is the Goddess in the form of the universe, represented by the syllable " am ", she is of the nature of the four 'bodies' and grants all perfection and supreme bliss. ' According to the Sekoddeia-tikii, the Usnisa-padma possesses four petals, the lotus in the forehead possesses sixteen petals, the lotus in the heart possesses thirty-two petals and the lotus in the navel region possesses sixty-four petals. " I n the Sri-samputa we find that the four Calcrns are associated with the four Mudriis, viz., Karmamz~drii, Dharma-m~ldrii, Mahii-mudrii and Samazjamudrti, which are again associated with tile goddesses Locanii, Miimak?, Piindarii and Tiirii respectively who again in tlieir turn are the presiding goddesses over the elements (confused with the skandhas, as we have already seen) of earth, water, fire and a i r ; these are again represented by the syllables " e, v a h , ma and yii " (Cf. evam mayii Srutam etc.). Thus the Nirmiinacakra in the navel region stands for the element of earth represented by the syllable " e " and presided over by the goddess Locanii, who is associated with the Xarma-mudrti. I n this way the elements with their syllabic symbols and presiding deities and the associated Mudrgs are located in the other three Cakras.' Heruka-tantra, M S . p. 74(A). Ibid., pp. 74(A)-74(B). G.O.S. p. 27. ' eMram p~thivr'jfiebii kanna-rtzudvti tu locanii I ma&-kyp8 maho-Wyii vi4va-riipii viiva-gocnrd a
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