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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 3 · Name Letters and Chakras
युद्धजयार्णवः (चक्राणि)
नरचक्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि ह्यृक्षपिण्डात्मकं यथा ।प्रतिमामालिखेत्पूर्वं पश्चादृक्षाणि विन्यसेत् ॥ ८ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 131, verse 8.
I will now tell the Nara chakra, a body made of the stars. First draw a figure of a person. Then place the stars on it.
Simple meaning: A wheel is drawn as a human figure and the nakshatras are placed on the body.
शीर्षे त्रीणि मुखे चैकं द्वे ऋक्षे नेत्रयोर्न्यसेत् ।
Stars are placed on the head, face, eyes, hands and ears. Their numbers are three, one, two, four and two.
हृदये भूतसंख्यानि षड्ऋक्षाणि तु पादयोः ।
Five stars go on the heart and six on the feet. The name star goes in the middle.
नेत्रे शिरोदक्षकर्णे याम्यहस्ते च पादयोः ।
The verse lists body places in order: eyes, head, ears, hands, feet, heart, neck and so on.