Anahata Chakra

Anahata Chakra anahatacakra (Sanskrit) [from an not + a-ahan to strike, beat + chakra wheel, circle] Unstruck wheel or circle; fourth of the seven chakras (mystical foci or subtle centers of energy) placed by some commentators in the region of the heart (hridaya); others place it in the root of the nose. Subba Row states that the seat of "the universal life-princple . . . Jiva is the Anahatachakram (heart)" (BCW 3:409). See also CHAKRA