The 51 Sanskrit letters are not merely sounds — each one has a precise location in the body’s chakra system, and placing them correctly is itself a complete spiritual practice. This Sri Vidya Foundation Course session from Devipuram at Shakti Kumbh guides students through Matruka Nyasa — the foundational practice of mapping Sanskrit vowels and consonants to specific petals within each chakra.

The instructor explains that Matruka Nyasa is the prerequisite for Kala Avahana: before invoking the divine through the more advanced practice, the practitioner must first establish the full energetic map of the body. The 16 Sanskrit vowels are placed from the Vishuddha chakra downward, then the consonants fill the remaining petals of each chakra according to a precise quadrant system (right-left-front-back at each center).

The session emphasises learning through making mistakes — “when you make a mistake and then learn it again, you will never forget it” — and grounds the technical instruction in the theology of Bijaksharas: seed syllables that contain the full potential of a deity in the way a seed contains a tree. Chanting them repeatedly is not repetition but energization — giving life to what is latent.

About The Speaker:
Radha Marthi and Rama Kandarpa are the daughters of Guruji Amritananda Natha Saraswati, the founder of Devipuram. Radha is a SriVidya practitioner engaged in teaching the various courses offered both online and at Devipuram itself. Rama is a civil engineer by qualification but a development practitioner both in NGO and public sectors.