Each of the brothers in the Bhagavad Gita symbolizes something. The oldest of the Pandava brothers, Yudhisthira, is sybolic of the 5th chackra.
Factoids about Yudisthira:
- Yudhisthira means "firm in battle" or could also mean "faith and confidence", and could be interpreted as "hanging in there" even when disengagement would be more prudent.
- Yudishtira is the son of Kunti and the god Dharma (also called Yama), the god of Justice.
- Yudishtira is teh embodiment of virtue and purity, but is not shrewd.
- The 5th chackra is called Vishuddha Chackra. Vishuddha means "pure".
- The 5th chackra is in the throat.
- Ether element is seated at Vishuddha Chackra
- The related sensory level of Vushuddha is sound, auditory sense.
- The bija mantra is "ham"
- The 16 petals of the chakra correspond to vowel sounds
- am (soft)
- am (strong)
- im (soft) Nisada Hum (exorcise)
- im (strong) Risabha Phat (emotional exorcism)
- um (strong) Gandharva Vausat (sacrificial call)
- um (for all) Madhyama Svadha (self determination)
- rim Dhai vata Svaha (hail, blessing)
- rim Pancama Vina (poison)
- lrim Sa Amrita (nectar)
- em
- aim
- om
- m (am)
- h (aha)
- (anusvara, the nasal element)
- (visarga, the aspirate element)
| Letter | प् | Pronunciation | Pronunciation with /p/ | IAST equiv. | ITRANS equiv. | English equivalent (GA unless stated otherwise) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| अ | प | /ɐ/ or /ə/ | /pɐ/ or /pə/ | a | a | short near-open central vowel or schwa: u in bunny or a in about |
| आ | पा | /ɑː/ | /pɑː/ | ā | A | long open back unrounded vowel: a in father (RP) |
| इ | पि | /i/ | /pi/ | i | i | short close front unrounded vowel: e in england |
| ई | पी | /iː/ | /piː/ | ī | I | long close front unrounded vowel: ee in feet |
| उ | पु | /u/ | /pu/ | u | u | short close back rounded vowel: oo in foot |
| ऊ | पू | /uː/ | /puː/ | ū | U | long close back rounded vowel: oo in cool |
| ऋ | पृ | /ɻ/ | /pɻ/ | ṛ | R | short retroflex approximant: r in burl |
| ॠ | पॄ | /ɻː/ | /pɻː/ | ṝ | RR | long retroflex approximant r in burl |
| ऌ | पॢ | /ɭ/ | /pɭ/ | ḷ | LR | short retroflex lateral approximant (no English equivalent) |
| ॡ | पॣ | /ɭː/ | /pɭː/ | ḹ | LRR | long retroflex lateral approximant |
| ए | पे | /eː/ | /peː/ | e | e | long close-mid front unrounded vowel: a in bane (some speakers) |
| ऐ | पै | /əi/ | /pəi/ | ai | ai | a long diphthong: i in ice, i in kite (Canadian English) |
| ओ | पो | /oː/ | /poː/ | o | o | long close-mid back rounded vowel: o in bone (some speakers) |
| औ | पौ | /əu/ | /pəu/ | au | au | a long diphthong: Similar to the ou in house (Canadian English) |
- Yudhisthira represents faith and also purity.
- In Gyan yoga (the path of knowledge and study), he corresponds to Shraddha, faith and confidence.
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