Shri Yantra

The Shri Yantra is one of the most auspicious, important and powerful Yantras. The Shri Yantra is believed to be a symbol that is 12,000 years old.

The Yantra is considered beneficial for almost everyone. The Shri Yantra is said to be a source for attaining earthly desires and fulfilling wishes through inner cosmic power and mental strength. “Shri Yantra” – Shri means wealth and Yantra means “instrument” – an instrument for wealth. The Shri Yantra is believed to bring material and spiritual abundance. It is said to possess an inexplicable power to fulfil our wishes (of course, those that are good for us) and change our lives for the better.

The Shri Yantra may be regarded as an answer to problems and negativity in our lives. Anyone using the Shree (Shri) Yantra is believed to attain greater prosperity, peace and harmony. The Shri Yantra is said to help break through obstacles in our lives. It helps us expand our boundaries of growth – spiritually and materially. It is believed to reduce negative energies and situations that prevent us from achieving greater success, prosperity, harmony and peace.

We often find ourselves in situations of extreme stress, lack of peace and harmony, high levels of anxiety, problems in relationships with others, poor investments, unsuccessful business ventures, stagnation in life and career, reduced financial prospects, feelings of insecurity, repeated failures and bad luck – despite putting in our greatest effort, hard work, intelligence and good intentions.

The power of the Shri Yantra lies in its sacred geometry. One of the principal “tools” used in the Yantra is known as the Golden Ratio. The sacred geometry of the Shri Yantra is a purely visual representation of the journey of life, which is born from cosmic unity (the Source), unfolds into multiplicity (our individual expressions of the Universe), and then returns once again to unity – while maintaining a sense of unity and wholeness throughout. The Shri Yantra is itself a meditation.

The Shri Yantra consists of nine interlocking triangles that emerge from a central point and ultimately form 43 smaller triangles. The central point is also known as the “Bindu” – a focal point between the physical realm and its unmanifest source, symbolising the Universe in all its abundance. The Yantra also symbolises the masculine and feminine Divine principles.

Because it is composed of nine triangles, the Yantra is often called the Navayoni Chakra (nava means “nine”, yoni is the feminine womb as the source of life, and chakra means an energy centre). As they interweave, the nine main triangles form a network of 43 smaller triangles, symbolising the entire Universe and the whole Cosmos as the symbolic womb of Creation. The triangles (the Universe) are surrounded by an eight-petalled lotus, a sixteen-petalled lotus and a temple (square) with four gates symbolising the four directions of the world.

The Shri Yantra, or Nava Chakra, can also be illustrated as a structure of nine levels:

1. Sarva Anandamaya, consisting of a single Bindu point – the focal point between the physical realm and its unmanifest source, symbolising the Universe in all its abundance.
2. Sarva Siddhi Prada, consisting of one small triangle.
3. Sarva Rogahara – consisting of 8 small triangles.
4. Sarva Rakshakara, consisting of 10 small triangles.
5. Sarva Arthasadhaka, consisting of 10 small triangles.
6. Sarva Saubhagyadayaka, consisting of 14 small triangles.
7. Sarva Sankshobahana – a circle containing an eight-petalled lotus.
8. Sarva Aasa Paripuraka – a circle containing a sixteen-petalled lotus.
9. Trailokya Mohana or Bhupura, consisting of a square with three lines and four gateways.