Muladhara — Root Chakra, Foundation

Muladhara (mula = root, adhara = support) is the first chakra in the shat-chakra system mapped by the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana of Purnananda. Located at the base of the spine between the perineum and coccyx, it is the seat of the prithvi tattva (earth element), represented by a four-petaled lotus of crimson hue. Here Kundalini Shakti sleeps coiled three and a half times around the svayambhu-linga, awaiting the yogic practices — bandha, mudra, and pranayama — that will awaken her ascent through the sushumna nadi toward Sahasrara.

Cross-Tradition Resonances