Fire — tejas at the navel

Transformation of the elements

Fire is shown at the navel and upper abdomen as the transformative rung in the elemental ladder. The navel placement is a traditional symbolic correspondence used in this synthesis, not an assertion that contemplative fire is identical to digestive physiology.

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

Point 3 of 5 in Laya Yoga — Elemental Dissolution (लय)

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sat-Cakra-Nirūpaṇa (secondary_translation)

Verses 9–10, maṇipūra and its fire element, in the standard Avalon transmission.

Śiva Saṃhitā (primary)

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

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