This āvarana is called so, because at this level every desire of the devotee is fulfilled. This level of Śrī Cakra has sixteen lotus petals. Correspondingly as this enclosure belongs to desire and their fulfillment, the Mother is praised as the one who attracts through the primal natural tendencies. The sixteen forms of desire are enumerated here. Praising the Mother as ākarṣini (one who attracts). This is where the effect of the Mother Māya is seen, as She attracts the beings with desire – making them bound with their senses, and other faculties. The sixteen forms are
- Kāma (desire in general, but specifically sexual),
- Buddhi (intellect),
- Ahankāra (ego),
- Śabda (sound – hearing),
- Sparṣa (touch),
- Rūpa (form – vision),
- Rasa (feel),
- Gandha (odor),
- Citta (impression),
- Dhairya (courage),
- Smriti (memory),
- Nāma (name),
- Bīja (seed),
- ātma (self),
- Amrita (immortality),
- Sharīra (body).
Desire is the primary obstacle in detachment and liberation of being. While the smārta way is to transcend desire, the Śāktā way is to fulfill it and consecrate it as a form of worship. Thus, fulfillment of desire is seen not only not negatively but rather positively in Śāktā.
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