ized ▁by ▁a ▁cres cent ▁moon ▁on ▁a ▁moon lit ▁night , ▁with ▁a ▁point ▁or ▁bind u ▁above ▁it . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁white ▁bind u , ▁with ▁which ▁y og is ▁try ▁to ▁un ite ▁the ▁red ▁bind u ▁below . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁point ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁soul ▁enters ▁the ▁body , ▁creating ▁the ▁ch ak ras ▁as ▁it ▁desc ends ▁and ▁termin ating ▁in ▁the ▁co iled ▁k und al ini ▁energy ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁divine ▁ne ct ar , ▁or ▁am rita , ▁though ▁this ▁is ▁sometimes ▁said ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁either ▁aj ña ▁ch ak ra ▁or ▁l al ita ▁ch ak ra . ▁This ▁ne ct ar ▁falls ▁down ▁into ▁the ▁dig est ive ▁fire ▁( sam ana ) ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁bur nt ▁up . ▁The ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁this ▁ne ct ar ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" ur dh va ▁ret as " ▁( liter ally : ▁up ward ▁sem en ). ▁The ▁white ▁drop ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁sem en , ▁while ▁the ▁red ▁bind u ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁men stru al ▁fluid . ▁ ▁This ▁ch ak ra ▁is ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ind u , ▁Ch andra , ▁or ▁S oma ▁Ch ak ra . ▁In ▁other ▁descri ptions , ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁fore head ▁- ▁white , ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁pet als ▁- ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁v ritt