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It is said that A is the father or all letters. Ka is the seed of the Shakti principle, which has
the quality of a mother. Tha refers to the element of ether (sky) which enables a seeker to
soar like a bird in the inner space of Consciousness. A seeker attains this triangle of
letters when he reaches the sahasrara. At the very center of the a- ka- tha triangle is the
supreme Bindu Pearl. It is small, brilliant blue dot the size of sesame seed, yet it is the
source of everything. Bindu is the first form to emerge out of mahasunya (great void).
Bindu is the state of the gathered – up power of Consciousness that is about to create the
universe. Therefore it is called “primordial seed of the universe” or “cosmic creative
drop.” In fact, the bindu germinates and sprouts into three other pearls or bindus which
mark the angles of the a- ka- tha triangle. This primordial triangle is also known as the
COSMIC WOMB that gives birth to all the sounds represented by the letters of alphabet.
The Paduka Panchaka speaks of this triangle, saying “ In the round space of the thousand
petaled lotus, there is a triangular lotus, which is formed by the three lines beginning with
a, ka, tha, and which has Ham and Sa on two sides. One should remember the Guru, who
is seated in its center.” In fact the a- ka- tha triangle has the character of a mandala (a
diagram ritualistically created as an act of worship of a particular deity) which is
naturally formed – that is self created – and in it are set the feet of the Guru. When we
meditate on the Guru’s feet, it is here that they are envisioned.
The Paduka Panchaka tells us that as we visualize the place of Guru within the triangle at
the crown of the head, we are to meditate on the primordial hamsa, the all – powerful
great light in which the universe is absorbed. So when we meditate on hamsa here, it is
with the awareness, ‘I am that’, the awareness of merging into the great light that is the
Supreme Guru. The Paduka Panchaka continues: “The mind there contemplates the two
lotuses which are the feet of the Guru, and of which the ruby colored like nectar of the
moon, and are the place of all auspiciousness. We have seen that the a- ka- tha triangle is
situated in the center where two lotuses meet – the sahasrara and the smaller twelve
petaled lotus. Now, this image is enriched by an additional image – another natural self
formed mandala, The FULL MOON, inside which the a- ka- tha triangle and the feet of
the Guru reside.
Within this mandala of moon in the sahasrara, we find ‘ pots of nectar’ also referred to as
‘nectar of the Moon.’ This pot of the nectar has the shape of a delicate crescent moon and
is downward turned. From here the nectar flows down through the sushumna nadi. This
nectar is more intoxicating than honey could ever be. The sound (inner nada heard in
meditation) will make you taste a divine elixir. It is sweeter than thesweetest. Every drop
is worth millions. By taking it you get rid of all sickness. There will be no more suffering,
no more want, no more feeling of ‘I and mine.’
The Lalita Sahasranama says: “Salutations to Her (Shakti) who sends stream of nectar
from the transcendent moon in the Sahasrara.” The Shiva Samhita says: ‘The Sahasrara is
the thousand petaled lotus in the Brahmananda. In its center is the region of the moon and
a triangle which continuously showers nectar. This moon nectar, which grants
immortality, flows in continuous stream…”
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