Sri or Shree Yantra is the most auspicious symbol that can be placed on the walls of one’s home, work place or in the puja altar. It brings all round wealth and prosperity, mental peace and harmony in one’s life.
Sri Yantra, popularly known as Sri Chakra, is a complex sacred geometry used for worshiping Goddess in her form as Tripura Sundari. Tripura Sundari literally means the essence of beauty in the three worlds Bhu, Bhuva, Sva. In Sri Yantra she is worshipped as the great cosmic wisdom which encompasses the three fundamental energies of the universe – Ichcha Shakti (power of will), Gyan Shakti (power of knowledge) and Kriya Shakti (power of creation). She is also worshipped as a 16 year old girl Sodashi and a young girl in the form of Bal Tripura Sundari.
The Yantra emanates from the centre point, known as Bindu, located at the geometric centre of the innermost triangle. Bindu is the source of energy as Shakti. It is also symbolically adorned by the Hindu women on the forehead.
Sri Yantra is composed of nine interlocking triangles. Four triangles pointing upwards and 5 triangles, pointing downwards. The two biggest triangles touch the outer circle on all three points. Except for these biggest triangles, all apexes of remaining triangles touch the base of other triangles. There are 33 intersection points resulting from 3 lines meeting together at a point (triveni). There are 24 intersections resulting from crossing of 2 lines. There are a total of 43 triangles created from the nine original triangles.
These triangles are enclosed by an 8 petal lotus and then again by a 16 petal lotus. Further they are enclosed by 3 circles representing the three levels of existence. The whole diagram is composed in a Bhupura with 4 doorways.
There are many methods of drawing a Sri Yantra, but optimal accuracy is required where the lines are intersecting. When drawn by hand, it could be a process of trial and error. The criteria of achieving lines that match precisely at the triple intersection, is most essential. The traditional methods are not precise enough or maybe that knowledge has been lost over a period of time. The oldest available Shree Yantra is claimed to be installed in Sringeri temple in India.
We have used various drawing methods to achieve optimal precision in the Sri Yantra. These methods are researched mathematical models and also based on the commentaries on Saundarya Lahiri by various scholars.
Sri Yantra
Sri or Shree Yantra is the most auspicious symbol that can be placed on the walls of one’s home, work place or in the puja altar. It brings all round wealth and prosperity, mental peace and harmony in one’s life.
Sri Yantra, popularly known as Sri Chakra, is a complex sacred geometry used for worshiping Goddess in her form as Tripura Sundari. Tripura Sundari literally means the essence of beauty in the three worlds Bhu, Bhuva, Sva. In Sri Yantra she is worshipped as the great cosmic wisdom which encompasses the three fundamental energies of the universe – Ichcha Shakti (power of will), Gyan Shakti (power of knowledge) and Kriya Shakti (power of creation). She is also worshipped as a 16 year old girl Sodashi and a young girl in the form of Bal Tripura Sundari.
The Yantra emanates from the centre point, known as Bindu, located at the geometric centre of the innermost triangle. Bindu is the source of energy as Shakti. It is also symbolically adorned by the Hindu women on the forehead.
Sri Yantra is composed of nine interlocking triangles. Four triangles pointing upwards and 5 triangles, pointing downwards. The two biggest triangles touch the outer circle on all three points. Except for these biggest triangles, all apexes of remaining triangles touch the base of other triangles. There are 33 intersection points resulting from 3 lines meeting together at a point (triveni). There are 24 intersections resulting from crossing of 2 lines. There are a total of 43 triangles created from the nine original triangles.
These triangles are enclosed by an 8 petal lotus and then again by a 16 petal lotus. Further they are enclosed by 3 circles representing the three levels of existence. The whole diagram is composed in a Bhupura with 4 doorways.
There are many methods of drawing a Sri Yantra, but optimal accuracy is required where the lines are intersecting. When drawn by hand, it could be a process of trial and error. The criteria of achieving lines that match precisely at the triple intersection, is most essential. The traditional methods are not precise enough or maybe that knowledge has been lost over a period of time. The oldest available Shree Yantra is claimed to be installed in Sringeri temple in India.
We have used various drawing methods to achieve optimal precision in the Sri Yantra. These methods are researched mathematical models and also based on the commentaries on Saundarya Lahiri by various scholars.