Anāhata ādhāra

Heart / chest centre

Anāhata is placed in the central chest as the heart-region member of the adopted ādhāra sequence. The point marks a contemplative seat and a visual relationship to breath and affect; it is not intended to locate the Siddha humour vātham in the physical heart.

Mūlādhāra ādhāraSvādhiṣṭhāna ādhāraMaṇipūra ādhāraAnāhata ādhāraAnāhata ādhāraViśuddhi ādhāraĀjñā ādhāra

Point 4 of 6 in Siddha Medicine — Mukkutram and Ādhāra Map

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Sources

Tirumantiram (Thirumandiram), by Tirumūlar (primary_canonical)

Tantra 3, yoga sections on the heart and inner sound/awareness; supports the chest-centre vocabulary used in this map.

Tirumantiram, Siddha yoga and medicine sections (secondary_translation)

Comparative translation used for the heart-centre terminology and its contemplative context.

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