Instruction on the Cultivation of the Temple of the Body
MCVTS Diagram 14
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The physical gopura that is the gopura of the mūlādhāra (mūlātāraṃ kōpuraṃ stūlakōpuram)
The fixed flagstaff that is the flagstaff of svādhiṣṭhāna (cuvātiṣṭāṉa tuvajaṃ tuvajastampam)
The altar of maṇipūraka that is the altar-seat of offering (maṇipūrakapeliṃ pelipīṭam)
The Nandi of anāhata that is the seat of Nandi (aṉāka:tanantiṃ nantipīṭam)
The interior of viśuddhi that is the interior gopura (vicuttiyantiraṃ yantirakōpuram)
The ājñā that is the establishment of the root of the god Brahmā (ākñānaṃ pirammatēva mūlastāpaṉam)
The security of the interior of the nose that is the protector at the gate (nācikārantirakāpantu tuvārapālakam)
The teacher amid the nose that is the great lord Dakshinamurti (nācimattiya kuruṃ takṣaṇāmūrttamahēsvara)
The right eye that is Ganesha, the [syllable] kam (takṣaṇenēttira ka:ṃ kaṇapati)
The left eye that is Skanda, the [syllable] saṃ (uttiranēttira caṃ kārttikēya)
The right brain that is the god Vishnu, the [syllable] śrīṃ (takṣaṇamastaka śrīṃ viṣṇutēva)
The left brain that is Sadashiva as She who is All-Powerful, the [syllable] vaṃ (uttiramastaka vaṃ carvēsvari catācivam)
The center brain that is Sadashiva as the Lord of the Dance, He who is All-Powerful, the [syllable] ciṃ (mattiyamastaka ciṃ naṭēcacarvēsvara catācivam)
The center of the crevice of Brahman that is the Shivalinga of self-knowledge, the [syllable] haṃ (pirammarantiramattiya haṃ ātmakñāṉacivaliṅkam)
The upper part of the crevice of Brahman that is the Shivalinga of the unfragmented knowledge of Brahman, the [syllable] saṃ (pirammarantira ucca saṃ akaṇṭapirammakñāṉa civaliṅkam)
The right ear that is the goddess Lakshmi, the [syllable] klīṃ (takṣaṇakarṇa kilīṃ lakṣimitēvi)
The left ear that is the goddess Saraswati, the [syllable] aiṃ (uttirakarṇa aiṃ carasvatitēvi)
The right arm that is the Sun, the [syllable] Om (takṣaṇapuja oṃ cūrya)
The left arm that is the god Moon, the [syllable] um (uttirapuja uṃ cantiratēva)
The right elbow/forearm that is the god Venus, the [syllable] vrīm (takṣaṇakūlpuram (muḻaṅkai) vrīṃ cukkiratēva)
The left elbow/forearm that is the god Jupiter, the [syllable] hrīṃ (uttirakūlpuram (muḻaṅkai) harīṃ kurutēva)
The right wrist that is the god Rahu, the [syllable] hroṃ (takṣaṇahastakiranti (kaṇukkai) hirōṃ rāhu tēva)
The left wrist that is the god Ketu, the [syllable] kroṃ (uttiṟahastakiranti (kaṇukkai) kīṟōṃ kētutēva)
The middle of the right palm that is the god Mercury, the [syllable] aṃ (takṣaṇapāṇimatya (uḷḷaṅkai) aṃ puta:tēva)
The middle of the left palm that is the god Saturn, the [syllable] īṃ (uttiṟapāṇimatya (uḷḷaṅkai) yīṃ caṉitēva)
The place of offspring (womb?) that is the god Mars, the [syllable] hraṃ (kuṣṭistāna haraṃ aṅkārakatēva)
The genitalia (penis and vagina) that are the god Indra, the [syllable] laṃ (liṅkōpasta laṃ intiratēva)
The anus that is the god Yama, the [syllable] yaṃ (kutā: yaṃ yamatēva)
The right thigh that is the god Kubera, the [syllable] haṃ (takṣaṇa ūru (toṭai) haṃ kūpēratēva)
The left thigh that is the god Ishana, the [syllable] kṣaṃ (uttira ūru (toṭai) kṣaṃ īcānyatēva)
The right knee that is the god Varuna, the [syllable] vaṃ (takṣaṇajāṉu (muḻaṅkāl) vaṃ varuṇatēva)
The left knee that is the god Nirṛta, the [syllable] nrīṃ (uttiṟajāṉu (muḻaṅkāl) nirīṃ nairutitēva)
The right ankle that is the god Vayu, the [syllable taṃ] (takṣaṇajaṅkē (kaṇukkāl) taṃ vāyutēva)
The left ankle that is the god Agni, the [syllable] raṃ (uttirajaṅkē (kaṇukkāl) raṃ akṉitēva)
The sole of the right foot that is the heavenly world, the [syllable] pūṃ (takṣaṇapātamatya (uḷḷampātam) pū:ṃ lōkam)
The sole of the right foot that is the underworld, the [syllable] pāṃ (uttirapātamatya (uḷḷampātam) pāṃ pātāḷalōkam)
The five fingers of the right hand that are the deities of the five sense faculties, the [syllable] iṃ (takṣaṇa asta iṃ pañcāṅkuṣṭam pañcēntiriya tēvata)
The five fingers of the left hand that are the deities of the five-fold internal instrument, the [syllable] aṃ (uttira asta aṃ pañcāṅkuṣṭam pañcāntakkaraṇa tēvata)
The five toes of the right foot that are the deities of the five qualities, the [syllable] kuṃ (takṣaṇapāta kuṃ pañcāṅkula pañcakuṇa tēvata)
The five toes of the left foot that are the gods of the five sheaths, the [syllable] koṃ (uttirapāta kōṃ pañcāṅkula pañcakōcatēva)
The suṣumnā channel, brow, throat, heart, and kuṇḍali, which is the god of the states, the [syllable] yaṃ (cuṣumṉā puruvakaṇṭa hirutayakuṇṭali yaṃ avastātēva)
In the five places of the above supports the god of the five impurities, the [syllable] maṃ (mēlātāra pañcastāna maṃ pañcamalatēva)
The place of the mouth that is the seat of the interior Nandi, the [syllable] naṃ (vākkustāna naṃ yantiranantipīṭam)
The temple of the body that is the feet and kuṇḍali up to the crevice of Brahman (pātamkuṇṭali pirammarantira pariyanta tēhālayam)
The pilgrimage pool of knowledge, bliss, immortality, and all merits, which spans from the kuṇḍali to the feet, the [syllable] kaṃ (kuṇṭalipātapariyanta ka:ṃ kñāṉāṉantāmirta carva puṇyatīrttataṭāka)
The body's skin, that is the veiling wall of the temple of the body (tēhacarmam tēhālaya matilccuvar āvaraṇam)
The spiritual state (lit. "inherent form") of the ten winds of the ten channels (tacanāṭisya tacavāyu cuvarūpam)
The chin that is the foundational place of Rudra and Rudri, the [syllable] ruṃ (cipukam (mōvāykkaṭṭai) ruṃ ruttiraruttiri mūlastāṉam)
The teeth that are the power of the ten sounds (ta:ntta tasanātaḥ cakti)
The absorption of the veena-like spinal channel that is the power of the absorption of all faculties (vīṇātaṇṭunāṭi layaṃ carvatatvalaya cakti)
The spiritual state (lit. "inherent form") of Shiva's linga that is the knowledge of the unfragmented Brahman (akaṇṭapirammakñāṉa civaliṅkacuvarūpam)
The left cheek of dancing that is Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) (naṭaṉaṃ uttirakapōlam (tavaṭai) naṭēcuvarar)
The right cheek of wrath that is Veerattaneswarar (ukkiraṃ takṣaṇakapōlam (tavaṭai) vīraṭṭāṉēsvara)
The tip of the nose that is the Eight Vasus (nācākkira aṣṭavacuva)
The tongue that is the Eight Bhairavas (jik:vā (nākku) aṣṭapairava)
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Capāpati Cuvāmikaḷ, Carva māṉaca nittiya karmānuṣṭāṉa, carva tēvatātēvi māṉaca pūjāttiyāṉa, pirammakñāṉa rājayōka niṣṭai camāti, carva tīkṣākkramattiyāṉa, cātaṉā appiyāca kiramāṉucantāṉa, caṅkiraha vēta tiyāṉōpatēca smiruti (Tiruccirāppaḷḷi: Ṣaṇmukavilās Piras, 1913).