In plain words
Besides this, each cakra also has its own presiding deity. Each one also has a certain number of letter-petals. Each one has its own vehicle too. We have to practise each cakra only at its own particular time.
The first is the Mūlādhāra. It is the place midway between the two parts that pass out excreta and urine. Its presiding deity is Gaṇapati. Besides being the Brahma principle itself, it is the earth principle. Its letter-petals are four: ‘va, śa, ṣa, sa’. Its vehicle is a white elephant. We have to practise it in the time of the brāhma-muhūrta, from 3 o'clock right up to 5.30. This is the rule.
Then, after the Mūlādhāra, the Svādhiṣṭhāna. It is in the upper part of the spine. Its element is water. Its chief deity is Brahmā. Its letter-petals are six, ‘ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la’; it has come forth in these six letters themselves. We have to practise it in the brāhma-muhūrta, from 4 o'clock to 6.30. Its vehicle is the crocodile.
The Maṇipūraka. It belongs to the place of the navel. Its presiding deity is Viṣṇu. It is the element of fire. It has the ten letter-petals ‘ḍa, ḍha, ṇa, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha’. Its vehicle is the musk deer. We have to practise it in the early morning, from 5.30 to 7 o'clock only.
After the Maṇipūraka, the Anāhata. It is in the place of the heart. Īśvara is its presiding deity. It is joined with the air principle. It has twelve letters. It has the twelve petals ‘ka, kha, ga, gha, ṅa, ca, cha, ja, jha, ña, ṭa, ṭha’. We may do it in the early morning, from 2 o'clock right up to 5. Meru is its vehicle.
Next, the Viśuddha. The Viśuddha is in the throat. Parameśvara Himself is its chief ruler.