Ajna

Ajna (Sanskrit: आज्ञा, IAST: Ajna, English: "command"), or third-eye Chakra, is the sixth primary Chakra, or energy point in the body, according to Hindu tradition. It is a part of the brain, which can be made more powerful through repetition, like a muscle and signifies the conscience. While our two eyes see the physical world, the third eye is believed to reveals insights about the future.

Location

The Ajna Chakra is located in the pituitary gland, directly behind the center of the forehead. Its kshetram, or superficial location, is between the eyebrows at the position of the "third eye". The location makes it a sacred spot where Hindus apply vermilion to show respect.

Appearance

Ajna has two white petals and is transparent. Inside the pericarp is the Shakti Hakini. It is depicted with a white moon, six faces and six arms holding a book, a skull, a drum and a rosary, while making the gestures associated with granting boons and dispelling fears. The downward-pointing triangle above her contains a moon-white lingam. In some systems, the deity Ardhanarishvara, a hermaphrodite from Shiva-Shakti, symbolizes the primordial duality of subject and object, and resides within the lingam. Above that triangle is another smaller triangle, containing the bija mantra and the Om.