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Which are the sixteen adharas in the body?

The concept of the sixteen adharas has been elaborated in the book Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati of Guru Gorakhnath. They are special centers in the body focusing upon which confers immense benefit in yogic practice. They are: the tip of the thumb of the foot, muladhara, anus, base of the penis, between the penis and navel, nabhi or navel, middle of the chest, throat, uvula, palate, tongue, middle of eyebrows, the tip of the nose, the root of the nose, forehead, and brahma-randhra.

What is likhita japa?

Writing down a mantra or a nama instead of chanting it is called likhita japa. Namatraya astra mantra is very effective if you perform likhita japa instead of oral or mental chanting. People fill out books doing likhita japa and keep them at home as an armor.