Matrika Chakra in Trika philosophy

Sanskrit Alphabet is called the Matrika Chakra in Trika philosophy. The Matrika Chakra, or the garland of letters propels forth the creation. Its names and forms are made up of sounds that are akṣaras, The akṣaras are never destroyed and are infused with power of the divine. This poem talks about all the alphabets and their micro and macrocosmic representation in the creation.

Śabdarāśi, the Sanskrit Alphabet

A-ha
svara-s, the vowels
unlimited 
possibility of
enunciation of
joy and suffering
-Aha !
 
 
kā-ma
ka to ma
sparśa-s, the touch-arisen 
sense emanations
seeds of creation
-kāma
 
ya-va…
 in-dwellers
antaḥstha-s– ya, ra, la, va
mantras
ya-ṁ  – air
to fetch breath
 
ra-ṁ- fire
to burn desire
 
va-ṁ- water
to dissolve ego
 
la-ṁ  -earth
gravity 
to hold existence 
 
sā-ha
uṣmas — ś, ṣ, sa, ha
the warm ones
for loving
compassion
 
kṣa 
steady- kūtastha
witness
of the world
 
ṅg- aḥ
bindu-visarga, 
the ṅg and the aḥ
withdrawal and emanation
– śakti and śiva