[[File:Traditional Hindu Diagram of Brow ChakraChakra6.jpgsvg|thumb|208x208px|Traditional Hindu diagram of third eye chakra]]
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'''Ajna''' ({{lang-sa|आज्ञा}}, [[IAST]]: {{IAST|Ājñā}} , {{IPA-|sa|ˈaːd͡ʑɲaː|IPA}}), '''brow'''<ref name="Navratri days related to Chakras">{{cite web|author=Ritu Shukla|date=April 8, 2019|title=Chaitra Navratri 2019: The do's and don'ts|url=https://m.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrologyreligion/rituals-puja/navratri-9-days-of-rejuvenation/articleshow/68207001.cms|access-date=2020-07-31|work=Times of India}}</ref> or '''third eye chakra''', is the sixth primary [[chakra]] in the body according to [[Hindu]] tradition and signifies the [[unconscious mind]], the direct link to [[Brahman]] (ultimate reality).<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-05-05|title=The Ancient Powerful Practices of Hindu Meditation|language=en-US|work=The Way of Meditation|url=http://www.thewayofmeditation.com.au/blog/hindu-meditation/|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922115305/https://www.thewayofmeditation.com.au/blog/hindu-meditation/|archive-date=2018-09-22}}</ref> The third eye is said to connect people to their [[intuition]], give them the ability to [[communicate]] with the world, or help them receive messages from the past and the future.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/%C4%81j%C3%B1%C4%81|title=Ājñā, Ajna, Āgyā: 3 definitions|last=www.wisdomlib.org|date=2014-02-27|work=Wisdom Library|access-date=2017-03-31|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sadhguru.org/atoz/c/seven-chakras-significance/|title=The Seven Chakras and Their Significance|date=2013-01-21|work=The Isha Blog|access-date=2017-03-31|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526054507/http://sadhguru.org/atoz/c/seven-chakras-significance/|archive-date=2015-05-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sivasakti.com/yoga/chakras/seven-gates-towards-the-universe-sixth-gate-ajna-chakra/|title=Ajna Chakra – SivaSakti|website=sivasakti.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-31}}</ref>
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== Appearance ==
The Ajna chakra is described as "a diamond-like lotus of two petals, presided by [[Soham (Sanskrit)#Hamsa|Hamsa]] Devata, and [[Central channel|Susumna]] [[Shakti|Sakti]]. It corresponds to the [[Vijñāna|Vijnana]] state and [[Vāc|Anupama Vak]], and to the half [[Matra (music)|matra]] of the [[Pranava]]."{{sfnp|Kaviraj|1923}}
It is said to represent the [[Nadi (yoga)|nadis]] (psychic channels) Ida and Pingala, which meet the central Sushumna nadi before rising to the crown chakra, [[Sahasrara]]. The letter "ham" (हं) is written in white on the left petal and represents [[Shiva]], while the letter "ksham" (क्षं) is written in white on the right petal and represents [[Shakti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mychakras.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/sixth-chakra-third-eye-chakra-ajna-chakra/|title=Sixth Chakra Third Eye Chakra Ajna Chakra|date=2008-05-27|website=My Chakras|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref>{{better source|date=July 2020}}
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== Seed syllable ==
The seed syllables of Ajna are ''ksham''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=Discover The Third Eye Chakra: 7 Symbolic Spiritual Meanings |url=https://www.healthynatured.com/the-third-eye-chakra/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>{{cn|date=December 2022}} and the more well-known ''[[Om]]'' or ''Aum'',{{sfnp|D'Angelo|2012|loc=ch. 9}} which is believed to be the basic sound of the world and contains all other sounds. It is considered the supreme sound of the universe.{{cn|date=December 2022}} The mantras are monosyllabic seed sounds (''bija'') which, when spoken aloud, activate the energy of the respective chakras in order to purify and balance the mind and body. The energy resonates in the chakra associated with the mantra.{{sfnp|Vishnudevananda|1988|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=FlWbB_muwtUC&pg=PA292 292-99]}}
