Critical Study Of Chakras W.S.R. To Shaarir Vigyan In Ayurveda

Abstract

The chakars are center of energy thought to be nexus of metaphysical and /or biophysical  energy residing in human body and provides passage for energy to enter and exit from body regulating all  types of energy flow i.e., physical ,mental, emotional and spiritual and are connected to the network of  psychic channels called ‘Nadis’ which corresponds to nerves but are more subtle .They are thought to be  located along a central , vertical axis (Sushumna) at front of the body . Their interaction and manifestation  of these chakras in the body is facilitated mainly by Nervous and Endocrine system. Ayurveda and Yoga consider five Vaayus - Apana, Prana, Samana, Vyana and Udana which are the vital air, active in all  human beings responsible for existence & life. Thus, each chakra corresponds with specific vaayu. These  chakras and glands believed to work together in co-ordination. Disturbances in the subtle energy of these  chakras gets manifested in the various diseases which are likely associated with corresponding glands and  organs. That is why these chakras have its own importance in Ayurveda. These chakras are six in number  – Muladhara Chakra, Svadhishthana Chakra, Manipura Chakra, Anahata Chakra, Vishuddha Chakra,  Ajna Chakra. Since Tantra Sharira is briefly described in textbooks of Rachana and kriya Sharira mostly  on functional and spiritual aspects, so to highlight structural and the functional correlation of Chakras in  view point of Ayurvedic Shaarir Vigyan this study was initiated.