Earth — pṛthvī at mūlādhāra

Gross solidity resolves first

Earth is the root rung of this laya ladder and is placed at the pelvic-floor/mūlādhāra region. In the contemplative sequence, the gross earth principle is gathered inward before the subtler water rung; this is a ritual-philosophical image, not a tissue diagnosis.

Earth — pṛthvī at mūlādhāraEarth — pṛthvī at mūlādhāraWater — apas at the lower abdomenFire — tejas at the navelAir — vāyu at the heartSpace — ākāśa at the crown

Point 1 of 5 in Laya Yoga — Elemental Dissolution (लय)

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Sat-Cakra-Nirūpaṇa (secondary_translation)

Verses 4–6, mūlādhāra and its earth element, in the standard Avalon transmission.

Śiva Saṃhitā (primary)

Chapter 5, internal-yoga and kuṇḍalinī sections (verses 75–125 in the Mallinson edition).

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