svadhishthana
स्वाधिष्ठान svādhiṣṭhānaThe second chakra, at the root of the genitals. Six petals, element water, seed-syllable Vam.
Where this term appears
- The Subtle Body: Nadis, Chakras, and Kundalini Yoga
Above it, at the root of the genitals, svadhishthana , six petals, element water, seed Vam .
- Svadhishthana: Her Own Abode Treatise
The text calls it Svadhishthana , and the name is quietly significant.
- What the West gets wrong about chakras Journal
From the base up: muladhara with four petals, svadhishthana with six, manipura with ten, anahata with twelve, vishuddha with sixteen, ajna with two, and crowning everything the thousand-petalled sahasrara .