Hymn To Kali - 9781606201473

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HYMN TO
KALI
Karpuradi-Stotra
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HYMNTOKALI KA PURADI-STOTRA
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ARTHUR AVALON
WITH I TRODUCTIONAND COMMENTARY
Y VIMALANANDA-SvAMI
London, Luzac &
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PUBLISHER'S PREF CE
About the Book
"Kali is a Hindu goddess with a long and complex history in Hinduism. Although sometimes presented s dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annih lation still has some influence, while more complex Tantric belie s sometimes extend her role so far as to be the Ultimate Re lity (Brahman) and Source of Being. She is also known and re ered as Bhavatarini (meaning: redeemer ofthe universe Dakshi eswar Kali Temple), Finally, the comparatively recent devotion I movement largely conceives of Kali as a straightforwardly enevolent mothergoddess, Therefore, as with her association with the Deva (god) Shiva, Kali is associated with many Devis goddesses) - Durga, Bhadrakali, Bhavani, Sati, Rudrani, Pa ati, Chinnamasta, Chamunda, Kamakshi or kamakhya, Uma, eenakshi, Himavanti, Kumari and Tara. These names, if repe ed, are believed to give special power to the worshipper. he is the foremost Goddess among the Dasa Mahavidyas."
About the Author
Sir John Woodroffe (1865 -1936) "Sir John Woodroffe (1865a€"1936), a so known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Or entalist whose work helped to unleash in the West a deep and ide interest in Hindu philosophy and Yogic practices.
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Born on December 15th, 1865 as the eldest son of Ja es Tisdall Woodroffe, Advocate-General of Bengal and his wif Florence, he was educated at Woburn Park School and Univers ty College, Oxford, where graduated in jurisprudence and the achelor of Civil Law examinations. In 1890, He moved to India and enrolled as an a vocate in Calcutta High Court. He was soon made a Fellow of t e Calcutta University and appointed Law Professor of Calcutt Universitv.He was appointed Standing Counsel to the Gov rnment of India in 1902 and two years later was raised to the igh Court Bench,After serving for eighteen years in the bench, Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1915.Afte retiring to England he became Reader in Indian Law at the U iversity of Oxford, and finally moved to France in his retiremen where he died in 1936. Alongside his judicial duties he studied Sanskrit philosophy and was especially interested in the eso Tantric Shakti system, He translated some twen Sanskrit texts, and under his pseudonym Arthur published and lectured prolifically and authoritative philosophy and a wide range of Yoga and Tantra topi
eric Hindu y original Avalon.He on Indian
His most popular and influential book, a major cont ibution to the appreciation of Indian philosophy and spiritua ity, is The Serpent Power - The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Y ga (Dover Books), which is the source of many modern Wester appropriations of Kundalini practice." (Quote from wi ·'Pedia.org)
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CONTENTS
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE PREFACE INTRODUCTION VERSE 1 VERSE 2 VERSE 3 VERSE 4 VERSE 5 VERSE 6 VERSE 7 VERSE 8 VERSE 9 VERSE 10 VERSE 11 VERSE 12 VERSE 13 VERSE 14 VERSE 15 VERSE 16 VERSE 17 VERSE 18 VERSE 19 VERSE 20 VERSE 21 VERSE 22
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PREFACE
HIS celebrated Kaula Stotra, which is now transl ted from the Sanskrit for the first time, is attribute to Mahakala Himself. The Text used is that of the edi ion published at Calcutta in 1899 by the Sanskrit Press Deposit ry, with a commentary in Sanskrit by the late Mahamahopadh aya Kr~hl)anatha Nyaya-paiicanana, who was both very learne in 'rantra-Sastra and faithful to his Dharma. He thus refused the offer of a good Government Post made to him personally y a former Lieutenant-Governor on the ground that he would not accept money for imparting knowledge. Some variants in reading are supplied by this commentat am indebted to him for the Notes, or substance of the n tes, marked K. B. To these I have added others, both in English and Sanskrit explaining matters and allusions familiar doubtles to those for whom the original was designed, but not so to the English or even ordinary Indian reader. I have also referre to the edition of the Stotra published by Gal)esa-Candra-Gho. at Calcutta in 1891, with a translation in Bengali by Gurun tha Vidyanidhi, and commentary by Durgarama-Siddhantava Tsa shattacarva. I publish for the first time Vimalananda-Sva Tis Commentary to which I again refer later. When in this Intro uction or in the Commentary I have not mentioned these wo works my authorities are the Tantras or Tantrik works wh ch I cite, or. the information I have gathered from those wh m I have consulted. One of the chief features of this Stotra is that it gives the mamroddhara of the oakshlna-Kallka. It not only gives us the
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a and SvarDpa-varnana of the Mahadevi, but it also contains the chief Mantras of Dak~il.1akalika.The adje ive "Tava manu-samuddbatattajanu" qualifying "idam stotram" in Sloka 21 expressly states this fact.
Dhyana, Yantra, Sadh
Among the various Mantr "Vidya-rajnr' consisting mantra gives the fullest a Her. This mantra is contai The first Sioka contains K znd , 3rd 4th 5th " "
s of uaksina Kalika the greatest is the f 22 syllables (Dvavimsak$arT). This d the truest symbol of the Svarupa of ed in the first five Slokas. (3
ak$t1ras)
" " " " H
ttt; nam
k$ne Ka/ike
(2
(2 (6
HiHiJ,
")
") ")
"
K m,
H
tm: xnm. Svaha
«ntt: xnm. Ham,
(9
ak$1ras)
So the first five Slokas giv

VidyarajfjJ.
us altogether 22 aksaras i.e. the full
In vlmalananda-svamt's rka of the 5th Sioka in the revised Sanskrit text he has prove by quotations from the 9th patala of Saktananda-tarangilJi tha this 22-syllabled mantra is the full and true representation f the Svarupa of the MahadevT. See the quotation which begin with
"Krtm-karo masta omdevi Krtm-kiirosca lala taka
ttr
and ends with

"Svti-sabdena tathti" p da-dvandvam hii-kiire(1a nakhari1
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T e words "Svaruparit' (5th sl.) and "Sakalarit' (6th sl.) point to th s VidyiirajfjJ. After the full Vidya-rajfjJ has been given in the fir t five Slokas. the 6th Sloka gives the various other Mantras of Ie s importance and significance-ranging from one syllabled to ni e-syllabled, IS-syllabled, 21-syllabled and so forth. T is Mantroddhara has been made following the authority of Kalika-sruti, Niruttara-Tantra and other Tantras. Many com menta ors, however, have apparently in the view of Virnalananda fa led to consult the above authorities, and have thus fallen into er ors and have given a different Mantroddhara. Some take the 1 Sioka to give a one-syllabled mantra, the 2nd sloka as also th 3rd, two two-syllabled mantras, the 5th a nine-syllabled one and so on: a view which it is contended is opposite to such p ssages as "atha hainam brahmarandhre brahma-svarupinJm a noti b(had-bhtinu-jtiytimuccaret" in the 1st SOkta of Kalikopani~ad; or passages in Niruttara-Tantra (Ch. II) b ginning with "Atha vaksye Kulestini Dak~no-kalika-manurit' and ending with "Sarva-mantra-mayJ vidya s{"$ti-sthityanta/(, ri(1i." The Svarnl further refers me to the end of the Kalikopani$ad where dealing with the various Mantras of the D kslna-Kallka it is said "Atha sarvam vidyam pratbamam ekam yam va travatt: vii namatravatutitati: vii k(tVa iapet:" The gr at Tantrlk PCirlJananda Giri explaining the passage says 1'5 tvam vidyiim-iti purvoktadvovimsatyak$lryiih prathama bJ amv« bJja-dvayamva etc. (vide ~yama-rahasyaril, Rasikamoh n's edition, p. 36.) Fr m the above consideration, it is clear that at the very b ginning in the first 5 Slokas the 22-syllabled Mantra is given and then the others. It may be added here that the fact of M hakala's composing the Hymn in 22 Slokas not more nor Ie s-is also an indication of the correctness of the svamts
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view, who, in f Mantroddhara under the first the printed tex In course of re first six Siokas only contains Dak~ina-Kalika RahasyapDja 0
rther support of it cites 5 Siokas dealing with the from the Krama-stava of the Dak~il)a-Kalika 5 Siokas of the karpuradl, which will be found in . ising his Vyakhya Vimalananda-Svarnl has in the iven good grounds to prove that the Stotra not he Mantroddhara and the Sadhana of Sri-Sribut also in it are given the Mantras and Sri-Sri-Tara and Sri-Sri-Tripura-sundari. the following matters are
In addition to the Mantroddhara contained in th Stotra.
No. of Siokas Dhyana Yantra Sadhana Madya Marnsa Maithuna Phala-Sruti The Siokas 1,2, 3,4,5,6,~8, 11 18 10,11,15,16,17,18,19,20
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19 10 21,22 9,12,14 contain stuti on Iy.
Slokas 10, 15 18, 20 refer to the Tantrik vtmcarasadhona. vtrscara is fa the class of stidhaka who are vtrabnsva and
abhi$1kta. To hose who follow pasvtictira this ritual is strictly forbidden. Th nature of the rahasyapiija is indicated in the text, to which I have added an explanatory commentary in English and Sa skrit.
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To the Pasu, sadbana by nig t is prohibited, for it connotes in Sakta-sadhana, worship with the Paikatattva. The Pasu is still bound by the ptisa (bonds) desire, etc., and he is, therefore, not adhiktifl, for that which, . undertaken by the unfit, will only make these bonds stronger. or him, on the contrary, there are severe restrictions in this m tter, for, as the Saktakrama cited by the commentator sa , "Maithunam tatkathtiltipari7 tadgo$/hrrfl parivarjayet." ( he PaSu should avoid maithuna, conversation on the subjec and the like.) The Pasu should avoid the eight forms of rna thuna known as a?ttiti;Ja maithuno-viz., smara(larh (thinkin upon it), kirtanam (talking of it), kelih (play with women), p k$CJlJ1m(looking upon women), guhyabhti$CJ(1am(talk in priv te with women), sari7kalpah (wish or resolve for maithuna), adh avastiyah (determination towards it), as well as kriytini$Pattih ( ctual accomplishment). The Nitya Tantra, which the comments or cites, says: "Rtitrau naiva yajed devimsandhytiytimvfi'partih ake"-"He (the Pasu should never worship the Devi during th latter part of the day or in the evening or at night," To his, from amongst many other authorities, I may add the Svatantra, which says that the Pasubhava sadhaka should done lakh of japa in day time and that a Wra devoted to his ow Acara should do one lakh of japa at night; Pasubhtivorato mant r diva lak$CJ japari7caret. Svtictiranirato viro fti IOU lak;;a japari1coret. In connection with this verse I must observe that in the notes to verse 20 it is said that the fi t half of the 20th Sloka is meant for "posustidhakas" and t at the 2nd half refers to the "pur(1tibhi$iktavlrastidhaka," as also that the word "pararit' (afterwards) means and ref rs to the time when the 'Pasu' having received abhi$eka en rs vitiioiro and is odhiktirlfor the midnight purascarana. Vimal nanda tells me that this is wrong
ntra rTdint ra n
dou bt
the first pa 1'1 of t e Slo ka e an d I fl.l Ily a pt the of the Sastra k f!IN th e
o baa r
mea
mean inc. wh ich i5. consona nt wit" ns th is: -MQ.,tri me 1'1 s th e v'irD"5tid
oil
W S ou k:I
p@ rform /ak ~-japQ in ne day time folio

The vfro- !lodhak llowing hls ow
tJctJrtI to his
~ paSu (pa.su-bMvaratah) fal$1-japa

r.-. ...........
in th ~ night ··rotah). Th,= word I'svac-aro (own amla) pain tion be~ngcorrect.
OJ
of his view t ne
es t:he fo Ilow in
wors.h Ip aeco
-'trau ~ori1plJjayed
iV050h 50'M7thO lIiro blah cGrf bha .... sodo. et de'o/Uit /( if1&/(rame (17 tu ijanmorrQm ru sarve ~m - hD lIidhi-rihrxya
ktam.bhop ha"i$Y~nrmmj
ped .... jdydm
alVd 5
m.
e$I W dN" bra mac",'

~,au ncrgmrh 5Qda rnai
~d~ntyatnQ
m kuryad
un05aktamOnf,sa
Japa-
Jtl.
.......... ••
DNa"seblahm
'1
Ru fro u mG
bhmmih. The reason of ttl e vI
Gctiro of brahmc:ctil; eoncea hne nt of the ofte n inststs upon, ~iv aright by the tom moo
ret. oithunod-
as c lo~ely a'S. .a rna I'll i'gopaye t m~tr&~rQ~v

Moreove r, tha wo~h. d en by ~iv.a. The P05U of KaIT. For@umpl!!:tn DiJ..ya~bhlNa
PUjanenara
Nir
vet.
Pcr£UbhCWI-ra
(By t ha worst! ip of Ki3i
hippe-r suffe rs pa wtl 0 is of ttl e PaSu Ra~,ava Hell u nti I the

WOI"!i
Vima Iii na nda-~vtim i s

wine:, though see n in
f U ITwit hou the use of au ri3i~ik ;jJ nd ot To:! ntri'k
(i.A!. sanctioned by t he
"Ierses 1-8, 11, the f

mid 0 igtrt) daa I witt! th e Devi, whit h, of co
ant
20, an d 21 (exce pt at of,.i! nd dh Qna u pc n,
e do e bv the
Pm . Verses
9,
0210
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:.:.
fl
12. 13. and 1
tlJti, and 22 is the usua I

d t ha second portia n of ktJ of th is stidhana is
V@r5!!S 10, 15·
l.Qt(isadhcma, wife of the ;t

Tant ra, One's
done with h 5adha~tl, W· whic:h is the OLJtwa rd~gojn
niv(fti, Indeed
wo~hip is b ka/pate). It I~ spec 13 I sense h i4_O paS$io ns, t t he pr~oatO'$i saktL and a make japa pa1f1sakralJ fa the sodhDka womi1 n, (Sidd
these cases
woman that
e contr ever is perm itted another· - (pQr05Q b). So LI es. "a man 'Shall obtain d hi with h own s (ttl at ts, when he is Q) tl e h eu Id poroSoktl' (5va.sanQu si him ~yat t). An d sim i 1;1 N irutta rly r that ~ddho in Ku lac.a ra may rsh ip • an the r' a ffi kultirore. paroyo$tm1 p VOyef) , I bot h i has a double me-ani g viz:., "an e~' area I woman. or • SLJ P e" that s the o in the body is Ku I:)da Ii T kti, Th is latte r ~ e in the qiIJotatlc n IN h ch speaks f the
been sa~d a ko. as in t MahJ n M IJ a ~i must (jf un rna "jed) s, or (if rna rried and tl'l sba nd is ead) ar rite - Further. that wh i h dete rm i" $ the
V$. wi'! ~ nama n IS Inte
tl ere is no fault:
02(110F~~
.........• •
-9
dii a.syD
-sana ku ita bhaver.

arJ~~li1htacit.
VOl
hwat nanyQ
A"i an exa m 1'1,= the
said: "A wife Is klss with another. duhltrDmmam). A su bj ugati on of hteh
me with
ct a n d
ing iMention, it is Iy ne fee II g a nd a da~ghte r' s cum"w kanta bha fJ(J o i5 gi en over to Iurt 10 r the scribed, gee s, a s i-s. aid
Ftaurava, (linga~l'Ii alo
manUi roura Ana rabheda- ra tr.aparam. ~One m y be ones!!lf :iI wom she u Id a Iw.ays DevatD. and t h
brajet)
In the words of the
to bhalle fDtra W'DmD bhO tvD Va mil - ri if on ea n worshi p Varna bing is i5 n thE!: pri ciple that a wo rsh i p@r
the bject of his worsh i p. Woma is Ime t of the upreme Sakt!. and I as rsh ip d, and - .when pUjya sakti, n ve r
such tl oneu red
Verse,.,. 15 and 6. a ~rtothe5ad ana

Verseoj 10, 17, 'lter.;.e 20. see p By such s.adhrm the bonds ls ojought to b seed of karma nd Smarar and 5iv
'bJ al gre.at ness
ars from their con Itt..

ot5~ddha.
to
i.g.es of t e mD'51: po w-e rfu I of urn ed, and ith such dest ructio n the e, like Si • beeemes destrc r of If. v« es 4, 1 and 20 refer direct to hers i ndicata he mate rial CI nd into!! lacof t sAdhak ,w ho devou tly wo.,; ip~ ery r:Ne all persons and t nin of sidd ha, e leaves for ttl e d-we ling verse 7J. 0 r Ni J na, As S.1va says in the
the Devf. To hi by the SLlprem
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ntra i'l have to I yo~. my be loved.

ha na in the er maben gm und .iI nd ten to rhe doct in e of t ne S iddha ·vi
bhadre cimsodha am siddh.cwirQma ~
m sp
e yonj
wn ich,
its siJk.:ma 5en5e. is the:
ing in the s me sense di~solut n or p dIIi lIidhGm j chifo yonj pn::liirt 0). In e th
ust be 5usiidhoka, r un io
ana
etc. -i"-' the ani
al m ........... •....
V7
Tant
sa ra "Spe!:.i1 ks of
de in t ne Kali ka- uranar a n

a
'5U b
t ke
in the figu re 0 a ma ~e of eerea Is. The l.i!tte r work also -s; s th

itut@
.......... 11 •.
one to point out t ross (Sf rnaa n ings. In
peets+ uprerne (Para), S bt I (SUk ~a) hus the nineteenth ~oka h n referring .a rious oil lrnals an d of rna hi self i~ n U btle se se th e .,;bc great r wh lch rn lu (gnat) to Pride ). It is th criflce d by t ne kn 01Ne~ re wor.;n Ip maeeri al sacrifice. '50 n ive rosa th I
la,
ryt hint:; has th reo!:! nd Gross (Sthufo).
o the !facrifice of accord ing to the ey sta nd, ranging wh ich m ust be rs of tne Motner
ugho ut the world,

, akti l'Il.i!y refer to
of a Sakti other
In th e case of the
wors nip on the
Ilkha nea
the Mahaka ta-
competency
of t
st be that of the
th is. way onlv is mi II ion ve-ars~•
...d
not otherwi'5oe
-lrorihlHh. hi~ prsn
ake on whole .and can on ain me ts 0 r AdhikafQ of a
toget he r e rite'S. whe re the But th is does not

'!NO man
Majthuna in its way in the vaidik al r.; 0 n Iy for the netic n for, as the h a man be a
t ure a nd tho~8t1 en he .,;hould not
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u
tran
in "is
......
:.:.
ess the rule

ind",
co nduet for me n in the world
"-0 d)"opyo 5
TQt:h~pi Ia
BLIt
~rjk{llojlJQs~~rt:Z#olyOVC1f;;t: ()Jk.:;t:m
;~ct)fam
manas~ pi na Ja/ivhaye
WOI'I\.i
may m@.a no n
n at .aIt but
~akt~
Herse If whose forms t hey ars a the sa d haka is with the • woma lin! SaUi who in Yoga LI mtes Para ma~fva, {See A. Ava Ion ',.,. must be known as in t ne misu
mahDvogl mama
tuP\rO
no ;t ...
n;~.",
n. as a rete
(Mrn thuna) thl!!! MaInO~LIOO ubt the equ al of ~i~.a or God. Thi
it not been
nt ual oonnact ion
Englis-h work on
i
aes LJrdity wOU Id be recegn ised, ake anyone God or His; equal? T a)JOgl w no, as such, has no
otha '@ with WOrTM! n, MajrhiJlJG rnaa actio nil a ne ' 01.1 pi i ng" .a nd !!ieJCU al mtercou rse i f such cou ng. rhos when Mantra Is saicI 0' of tf1 e Ii ps, In Yoga tf1 ers is actil.r.f! and changalass P rincip g mea no:; that tI'I e Moy.ayogf ody wit" P.iI ram:ilsw.i3 becomes hi lor
t"
itt such critici sm
Sea
MorfYOIlQ Guror-mlJ
an apparently alarming verse

comrnenta ry on the Ma ha ni rva
nil
k$pe t IirilJam bhagl.ny4h-Manam t ni padam datrva punarjanma na .
rse in its litera I sense mea

places his ewr again the maa n in.g. Th@ rst hOI tf ot t he J~tm{j in t tria ngle wit h me Svaya hu'~ in rl;a is cal Miirr- ni. Th!! lir9a is t eo JNQ~mer. u pwa s, after n io n wit h Ku!)CIa liT. ttle /ivQ The iIJ ~onof j rmD with KuQdaII I~ spoken half 0 the first I ne, KILl ndali ni is th siste r of t being in the sa e body. The me t1jng of the folio n ion of I\u !)dOl Ii and FNiJt COli pi are led u to the SahasrtJta r thou san dth e h ad w njch is $itiIJ ated a bov t he twelv
line rete: rs to ated in the
hlch triangle
th@ unit:~d ailed Iotu.,. In etalled lot\J s

Yogi
is a bov-e
u ru a nd disci pie.i1I'5@s. Mar(r secno M of th fi ng~rs bet te rm lven to t on wh d1 count I of the rna .a is not to be d one. If Matrverse is a pro" i itio n of - M{lffyonjfn pf;1r .su,....QYoni~. There are rna ny her tee hn ka I ter in T.a ntra -'51:r.a wh ich it ~s; adloJ ~able to n OW before critic' ing it. 0 ne the tests to wt1 it h an inwn i ng disc i pie be piIJt co ists j n being ned as to su c h passages. If h is a gfOS'5-~ i ded or !flu p id a nswer ill show it.
ralat i nsh ip of
.15 be ing on h~~pol Itt the m is also the en the joints
mav
Hymn may be un v.ariou aspects n;jl'l!e give n in the notes e-,,: pia re s of its St ala or gro55 mea ng. Ttl is is valua Ie comm r.j gwen to m so me yea fi rst pu bl ished, by Vima 141 nd -Svaml W na SWlro yY~khy~ that r.;, it gives th subtle (Su
) or. as we
14
..... ay g -
" English. the in ner sense CI r esete ri ani .H:OO rig to t t'u:~ed t:: h ing of h io5. own Guru M.i3 ha mah p dhya t Ra m "nda aml-Sidd ha nta pa l'icanana. The teltt ks a a r!! precadad by an adrn ira bla littI@ ass Y f Sva by way of I ntrod uetlen to the Wmal'an fa adtiyj 5'tIQr Y)IO hyt} on ni5 II Lord of Hym ns" IN htch is
d
T
kne
s th Karpu radi Stotra e hanted by Mal1aka I f, k~ilJ a~K3li~. It as also the in ner-se ns
n for those Iiberation-see ki ng Sad ~rividy.i!r med itdte not on thi!!! g {StM a urt but on the SV(}rijpa-tart'lio of Brahrnav As su h ma V will be glad, as I was, to read It and
ben
he from.
ere th at the Svami wh ile revi'j ing th e V interpretation of the line II fe to," df!ah lIama~lrlpiih bhovanri~ in the 5t mohGnond,,-rnlafom II in the 13th ~Iok.aInm ent of ~Iddhl. rltua I ceases, There j.,; ne Ith r wo~h i p, nor ~a r fRJrasmra/JD, vra • pa. r For a II Slidhcma cea ses whe-n it hes bo n it§; f it
Sidd ha-kau Ia is beyond aII rules,

ning af ttl !!S@ a nd ot ha r t@rms, .a d@r s he ALitho r's "princ:ip Ies of ra ntra. (T.a ntra ttv.a)" kta, ~ "Se rpe nt~Power~ an d ~Ga ria nd f Lette " dV 0" tl1 e Ma ntra-S,astra; a nd for otne H ns C s .a nd EII@n Avalon's ''Hym ns to the G dd om t he Sa nshit of the ta ntra, P IJra 1:), nd t e ~lilkaraC'! rya. wh IeI'!glves oth er s I ens
nd
t n@ DeVf -s;peti
i a '5eo i, h
t rans t
ra I
u H mna Ir of wl1 ich that now pu bl isned is bu pe.
'INW'rN.
I I
r~~III(1~-II'iI I
ARTHUR AVA
Ui
.......
:.:.
fl
make obe lsa nee th ~ te GurLl the ~h-gra nting T ~ of u ras, ete rna I n eleu Sin SiS a nd Bliss I e If, the h i,g h -st of he highest.. Bra ~, S iv abe isiU1te Her wh by Her Sa ktl of Gu inUins, an d t the e"d of the Kalpa - hdra nd then 4110 e is. Oev utly I COlli to m he wnolf! uni rsa, ~ivil Herseff,
j
Vim,,/Oncmd
e- KalpUliid-
ayjni
fOtra
-end Though in Hi
Gu _ s, Though Hi
w- tI raws the worl

of t e Avarana and
ma
Up ~d ~avs that Dev .whc is tne a
that possible
rapa Pleal by n MAyi1 whl can . The w ta rathe uses, assec - ed with Ka!at
ithOLrt beg in n n,g or h ar~ of th-e h re e es, pre serve a nd
s.veta
In t i!!! Nirun.ilra·TaD ra Siva
'5.p aks of the
th
oE!!i!!!.@yed corp
middle,;;:In end. For thi$ re so ea II H im inatt1 a, Mat1 aka la

nlimjted, undilli
he r.; imagmed t
'WOrld5.
end. From says that

was "5@tf~b He j~ all
Kjjrmi1~ Pur ~a also says tha
wit hout be 'nning or end. all
of a II who faseinates (Man ha K.a Iarnadh a .a c ites Vi$l:lu-d h rrn Kala becau e of his dmoi'tJ1 g ( Pa ram eS'va beta use He is. Mah.a ka la j Him~e If N Irgu I)
the ~n an ether heavenly I

It is by the Pow~r of th e
Sa
are co nee ed in the wo boyhood. iddle and old ag th e ~nti p rva of Ma t1,a bh
(I-
(11 F~~~
l'
.......
:.:.
w.a s heard as a bodyle SiS VCI

an d Mah eS'IIa
wtJ 0 (VOSkU- a ntra, 10th P

r who were hen tokl to creative and ther Sa lotio.:>.
the
I nd ra
SatyaYll
a appea
red
and ot ar prou d De ,artas in tha
v.a ytI
rill ia t Ya ~ • and crush i g the pride

in ha form of I... eautiful b .a to Indr.a th Ii!: King ot th O@va'5 (Se II!
the Devas
Parame$tig ru an cI gra pass 10 at I., the sensuous and short- lived J i ble Ka yuga reve led the ~ari"lbh vi-Vidya. Thi ht in e 10 m of ccnversancns between D ha been u ring the t roo preceding age-s.kept as a I dy of h fa ity f m public g.az!! It conta inad fou r ga m 5 eac • which revea ~d t he path
is
t hasa
Ka Ii
gai n who
Ka ivaly.3. vas of th e which wa~

a nd
I~var.a~
neealed as
Ji
s,
Tough
She
He rsetf
.......... •• o ut
-9
of compasski n f r r their Sdd ha nil. Similarly Veda .Aga ma an the rest thou eve rlas.ti ng po rtiens of ed to sad hakas at diffe ~bd brahmara t'lf are only re m in tne seve al Yu,gas.. iousness (Cin m.1Y11 .at d by the TapasVd of rs, She a55 umed the V Him. At that time by
com rnilli no; of uni

Vi~
rses (ora hrn~ _. of Mah.a deVi,
udra Siaw in the susu and millions of Bra h

Dev,;;!, ,greatly wonden n he re sa "Ii 1::h ~ Mu ni mas, N Irg.a mas, .a nd hr
s and M.i! h 5var';;!-s;in them.

on s;iit Ing of
s.a~r s (See Y
we re the se nses
ini-Tantra, 9tl1
ala). He saw tnat of 11 t

ht rns of ph ilO'iO phy (Oa rs
wil;
Mij ,A,ga rna W s ttl e P';;! a ~t r An,c.1 'Were th ~ J .iitm.ii, the "Six
t ne fou r Vedas
body, the
sa5tras we atrka (Le
mrtis
t" e Ma" apu

rt-tetus.
ral')
and Upa pura nas we re
1Ne re t ne ads; and other 11mbs, an t ne ha i~ of tlo! t great Body, He a Iso saw rs;) re"ple ndent it h Tejas on the edges
of Her H
With i
of tI1e teeu brlilia nt .a s mill ion" of s a nd Bra h majl'ia na, pc his an d Brah ma n I tvd IJ a ste red tl1 e Veda, Veda . Late r, Bra h I't\;j and Vi
e poe rica rp
nd Niga rna from Hi m. Bra h!"na revea othe $astra to t he De'IIa r$ls. I pro ulgated to he world. Thi-.; t at Oust as Bra ma n is everlas.
Satyayug
the Sm rt Is, Pu ra nas

h ls w.ay Bra hmavidv.a
refore js; aut horlty to s;h g, so a rs the Aga mas
20
.......
:.:.
Ni,garnas
h te II of B rah man. J ust as in the

~ ttl ree twice~ born
CiI'5t~5,
W!!.i3
ng
tf1!!
5:i1Cr
worstlip a
the Sudra and at ne r low castes r entitled c d in,gto thf! Vf!da, so in those t hr Y uga s 0 Iv
Deva~isz pa '5"5 io n s entitled

difference
ma ~
knf!w
an d Raja rsis, who had e
uered
th jr
Ad v.a iu doetri n@ 01 nd B e Ag.a ma ~a5tr.a w hich destrovs II sense usee by i,gnorance and gra nt:Si n wledge
Advaitata
By
Siva IS "''''~_'''a nd they ke pt it as; sec ret in thei han

a wled.Be of th e Ir own
would
as th motl'1e r' s i r It. love.
Upasa na and atta In Aga rna w
beeame liberated wh i 1st yet Iwin (iYanmu a) 0 B rah ma n IrvAI)a. At that ti me the sana of t e know n to Sad hakas devoted to r
eo pie n ow;jld;jlYS ttl in k the Tant raProha bty .a II know that in the fi 5. afte r investrtu re with the sacre
read, u
arma kJ l):Ia and J riAna U I:l da of t e Veda ora Iy e-ptors. Tne Ve-da was not the Ia 5sified
reduced
SrTh~r:la-d
four part
-show th
Science (
handed d first tnre
ritin.g. Towa rds ttl f! close of the ayan a Ma ha r$i 'tie davya sa d ivid ed raduced it to writ ing. This h IE Veda is a re c.e nt production. vidya I wh ich I~ contained in the
from generation
0150 and nd of the Ov~ p.a ravu.gar an d at tI'I , e rdfu I ~va Impelled by compessjo r h u ma n i Is of ig nora nee, d i'vid ed tne Ta ntr sera, wt1- h owl~dge, into t nree sats of 5 ixtyrf u pOI rts aa h, e ne cessity of different Adh ikli ris. a d th ~n t Id a pati and 1(11t ikeya ttl e two be r repaated th@"S@Ti1 ntras to ~i5. of i
to generation 0 is being now ssrnilar
Towards
the 1(311 a
bound in is unlimit
-s
.according
thern
to
(I-
2010 F~~
B-o-ob
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
and t
the
inca r .ation
.Of . an
the Ki3Ilpathe a (;ie-nt
ppeared from 0 t the ya and @xists in an's hana is; done ac rdi ng eccmes \l1~ible I the formr p radornin a ed in and oth e r tw"k: born
J
, progeny a nd so a. Soma. Varu kt4S of Pa ra mesv h ma ~i~ and Ma

d perfect ~kti.
fom
and ra in a r$i~ d '10
e ~ved.a rSamh it that d~ughtsr of M ha ~ 8rah mavidy41 to ~~js .

a r the Hvmn tell ng of Veda. In the Tret and d to
son of .iI maa ndr.a and ot he r highmalJidya the fu and espite th e eJl!ste ce of i Vi1j I'i.il :iI nd ethe u ralJ(I~. But h igl'l uled Radh a-ra ntra.
am:il tha
PaNa,
rear
Cn. 14). t
(Virata parva,
M un i Ved.i3 .i3 sa,
02(110F~~~
.......
DUNil",d
:.: .
high "iOuled
B rahrna ~is
the pe.-feet ~ rata an ks prollide- pa proofs. In the p nt KaI~ ga a 150 the en Sa mskd ras marriage and nh of he twice b n, and the ob cersrn on ies such S radd h (I re perfa r -accordi ng t rlt ua I, Smrti go s ea rw::Irvana a nd at Asra ma a nd leg I ffa irs 5 e h (IS inhe @r Vra "5 an! perfor ed accord i nc. Du rgapuja din d Pu ra nas, But in - ion, U asa na of 8 h rna n wit h s.a V.iI riou 5 pract leas Yog.i3 i1 r done a reo ring to the rima of the A,garna S;i~ra.
were t his the Ma ha
ch as kt I. Of ic:ular uch as equial V-aidik Ing to mmal
TI'1 is latter is of Gu CIa s na mely T

A,ga mas eu rrent, and Vi~ u kra nt Mat1 ommeda n Sad h.a1t:(I$ i" diff them to any but to be !crt. T he I effort a nd cost, Av-a 10" has don be resc ued by hi In tne VoginT-Ta betwe en Veda", t hat is between
e kinds accord ing to a. va Ia and nama rnelv 6 each inA· any T ntra s were s and the few w nt 1=1(1 of tne COI,I their d i t:ipl !!:s.so th Ra~i ka- eha na -Cha eel so of these .-.d I hope y
the p reva Ie nee of the .rrhere are ~n 11192 a kra ntt Ratt1 a ra nt.a, test in B~dd h~ a... d lch rtill remai with ry are 'lot sh n by t:h1!51!! also a pad hyayaj wit great d t he Engl ish Ant1 u r othe I"S wi II in futu re
Agama
H.va
of Vidy~. I ndra a
l~Yiua$ in Yaj ria",

Vedas are, in O@:vrus ot the D sva IiipiOi). Th ~ Veda!i .a nd Pl,lr.a
covere wit h Avidy oth e r 0 a s who I,IS to be WOr!i hi ped as Id u nd e ttl e KGrmak nea or Samh· a ra, wom, ip as the P $id i"g -lini Sa i of Her who s all ~kti~ (Sa asakt i~
-sa
e Hvar s era h m;j r V . _u and Rudr.a of the are in T ntra..s.a~ra t e pre'Siding 0 -s of
.....- :u·
th e creatiw, prese Nat· such they are worsh ip p Malta devi. She in the 0 v Sa d.a ~iva are five Ma na p th e five 8h uta and re
mattar.' II noweverl ~h (Ch it) .a nd in eve rv way Agai n t ne Ved a 5.ays, • M..h.ava ~.i!r var+ous d i caste, .Adh iUra of rn en Sr.j hma ~a may say V~ Distin ction was iI&a in water of the Ga nge§ an opposed to the Spirit e'l,li. As of the
ite this
i
i
a ~ betwee n we II. All sue
as bet d sti., d: 10M a
Ta ntr.a -sastra sa~ that t
f t he Great
(Malta va n is both -s;
omen. the wholly a). The

en
tie and
gross. In depen de nee S;;!I d ha lao; pu rtfy wine according to Veda. eo., offer it Into th ~ mouth 0 itse If (Citsvar IJpin1). Aga n, in accord ant tth Veda, t .,olds food to be sac nd kno~ ng t at food is orda ins the o'ffuri n.c to Ma hade I. hls offu~ Mah.a prasada and ve IV and ra en for Dewt1 !tthe-r it be brought a C.a ndala, r mouth of a dog. The V and Smfti othe r law castes .d re u bathe, do Agha rna rsha a savs that e-ve n a
ca ~d ill
.
f
an d Bra hrna n, is su per-
know
aga i n s:avs castes .a re equal, Sin [@ II ["@ ch i Id ran Workl, no dirtl netic IU s Id be made ping Her. It is on thls TJ t Bra h rnan. The Ta ntra-SJ
kra aU
2(110F~~~
24
.......
:.:.
are observed
ViraJa~a
perfo rmance
Tant ra·~~ ra
eating an d jn 1. The Veda again proh i lts he hip after the ta king 0 to d. th tone shoujd not wors"i
wh i 1st suffuri
angry. Th:ilt i worship the who Is one
r thirst cthel"W"is.e Sne
any but Br.a orda ins that be teuchee ~L1dras, Ca nd contal ns rna knowledge. F r is re G"111i th at the edas a
t"
'5.0
that he who
tha ~str.a by IN d Iffe renee", I
abandon
perfo rm sad., an i3i aceer into gained, In §pire ho r of rs ctke both Veda and ra
5astras are
wittJOl.lt
Ta
a sa d haka, in a ceo mphsned fa

ha ppiness
it"
t nat Bra
~it
vi rbJ es. Sa rna Dama a d He then disCIJ thou art' (T
......... as •. the kn owled,ge

U~$an.a t rrns ka I)d.a. T he Aga uaI~m, \/ira bh ava Sa re mi ngled, It t hu 5 en .J Ivan mu kta"i,. the
T~ ntrik
1-1 elm'
J I'i n.iJ a~.i! js minc.led with d.e ignorant Pasu, ich d ua hsm and n t raise them to the d vin@ Mor.lsm, Manu s vs 't;:
tle
nd what sh ould and ~ ra however savs
he u Id be acto mpa nj he Vog.a-v~~i$tha ( alizes no n·d u alsm ( D ravya) in a II these t

R!.am. ording to the Instr the ea rIy hou rs editat@§ ~ foltows: rahman who knc at noon sittin !! rein I"Il@rgi ng tha aram:.trna and thinL'
jn
......
:.: .
ntra says that. afte r due

ka should think 'He l am '
-- In all Sttlula·Ohyana of
pan of d i wo~h ip, Tant ra-~ 51 ra med itatiOI'l en the Ma h.:ldevi a'S not
ne
with. th
S d haka' s
Atmi1. The KlIT-
s enjoi ned, du~sad ha ka i as Atmi3i. 'H I am' {So·t1am). Kubjikadhaka she Id ink of hls Atma as one n.a~Tantra 1'1 the Dnv41n TArn $it'll"" that meditation
done on
"e IS
O\Wfl
At
as on e with the Saviou r-
rv.a a tra M ah.a devi s.ays, as of TripLiras n a rip that th ~ Ma n whe iJttached, a i ute less, a nd pure Atmi1 e wrtf1. and n different from, his own a . 0 n@shou Id bacoma H!! r . Aga in in the- k.1lT-kula-
(3:a ndha
jtate-s. CI n the Guru and and th inks of Kali ka·s

s ~ri Sa d.asil.ra. Sim ib rly The body is he tern p Ie of Dev41ta and ttl e , l.1!t the sad.d gil.re up h i5 ignora nee as away) 31'1 d worsh i p wit h is not only at times of itt1 h is own At 1"Ili!. Siva hould be nOI'l-du.alisticin d -.;.0 forth. Hence Ir. the
is enjoi"ed to med itate
ht
ne
Deva a nd the food
neva s :
i ng t::.ii ra IJ ,wi ne land t of Consc u sness in 0 e' s hou kI be offered own heart. Lrtterlng the
t hey
Man ra, an
hr.;
ngue,
li,gl'1t I am 5v.l!1 ,I He witn uch
th in king th at K 1.1- UOdaiinT K et the 5adh a ka say: 'The liq uj rsbrna n, She I m. I offer An
of
he elf
o does sadh.a
a ita bhava attai
n irva tj -Tantra enjoin s a sl mil.a r non ua listi r; fe ~Iin in ntra be saId wh en kl ng th e DrallY (wi ne] The f Ie is 8 hma n, the offuri ng is fa h ma n, the fi is. B hma n. he offer ng i!i ~de by 8r.ah Br.ah an he goe!i no pl.a all hi
Ma havidya, in
n d istingu is nabl
witn
can
reel. g.. Att
10 ne be wo~h pped
0 ug h
su I;
nondivide Ga~(I p tva, S h ipp!! of S.i e ~akt com

e
Tilintrik
na me
tv Sa hap
r'ih i ppe rs are iv~, V.a ~oaV(l, si n02 all wo a belc ng to
savs 'savitn t e Mot er of he Veda was b m of the 'SWeat 1<.11 ITs body. T at Oe IVants he Id fr it a nd is Sakti 0 Brahma n.' S41d akas b longin U r commu n rt.e wars ni p ttl ei
os; oil
~ati
n.c
wit h th m their
WOr5
~rh
Vi~
ip ~iv ara, A
u nde
under th e na me
me ., ames,
uma-
Saktis; Mah ~wa

La~
Ra
1'1 a-K~~a,
Ram
,Sri-I-!
ri and '50 forth, I the Nin.ra na- T tra Sr. K~~l)a ose W 0 do Japa of Rad a first a nd the n K~tM ,gr t a happy lot n now and ne ,I By Sita- arna ,Sit:ii corm g fim) ona rs of! Tar d for th is reas n it ls also call d T.1ra a-Bra
rio nn their we
hlp. with
t he
antra
Obe Is
02(110F~~~
1
.......
:.: .
to Sri SUrya a ceo mp.a 1"1 ied by til t he Maya !nja (Hrlm), wh I the Mu lama ntra by every
fillor!
eak'Moreo
DeVT. I'Sadded c ows that all the e
sects .a re d ireClIy or
d ireCl
Jtm n J$.a
who is ~fva ~Sakti (Sivas.a Sagu n a 30; pe ets. Kaivalyo
hts Nirgul:)a
d itation
.011
(I
t~
t hree~eye d, blue-th rooted sere who is wit heut beg inn in mid
.aII ttl ings, W a C«I mpan jed by Uma, the (Bn(ltayon i) to the W ttn He nee in the Tantra ·s.ast Tattva is ttle csu se of Ta do !'lieby a Mantr.a in whic Tattv.ajl'iii 001, wi1 ich is I ib Mother a nd Fat he r. All Sakt~ one sheu Id medita Tant ra SJ'50tr.a also ~iva (Avin a bhaws.a m ba nd ha). who is ~ Icti is also ~i~ me re III d irtinctiol1 s of 11 a the ss me d1ing. The T
b@twel!!n them
pervades
is wond!!!rfu I M u n i oes to t h of a • who is ,Stv h as sa id t j ~Un an d t he r they.a re U !'IIite ration by wo rs i

being co
ond aU ea ..knes .' at ttl e Siva-sa ire J apa sholl lei e

hat is one atta i s ping. Bra hrna n s
a ntra
ese
d of ~iva a d
on
iva ~~akti
wn
t nat t h r
e wh . Fat e. In nt ..a real
being one. In t e is no d Me!'en e

bly ron nect d
(I
lse Sakt i 31ity th e
nd S e
Mahesvara,
neutar
8ra hrn an a II d
the
t
a rf! verbal and no
three de n Saccid;;j na nda, A Itt1 ough

Brah ma n: all
:ii'llidVi3i is i
ruth Ni rgu ~
:iI
d
0
rying accordi ng etern ai, She .a ssu me'S va r" us M ik to rms, t ke G I,J nas, fa r the fru itio of ttl des ire!' 0 -dt'.;jIK.a!i. It is s in Ca ndi that She eve r ap a rs fulfil th and at sue h tl me She, wh k. Tru h ete rna L I com mon Iy sa it:! he gen erated, In tt1 e Oe aga m it is sa id ' (I na maya who Crtri;ipa .a nd P;jIrabra h m $Van) in T ass I,J S by He r gra towards Siidh akas va rio!i to JJlS.' We y med itate
id c
is
e n
(I-
(I10F~~
Ie or maier for thess te

55
body.
Ttl ~
can not
ar as She is Saccida na nd ai 'WDrstl ip Br.a h rna ct alene of Her w s Moth!!r, for in the wo rkl
ta, ~I\la says,:-'
is; B rah mal'! is fiJ Ily ma r.if i may, My 8 elo\led, be t
er be ing, nor a va 111 (a word In a re attributed

In f ct the m.ain cause
an I al~ r.; their respe t1 el rs (Sat1,a ka ril, E ry Jiva 0 n iss uing fro m wo b, Iive'5- on he r mil .a nd reeeives hi s first in rt~ Ma tra 'Mili' (Mother) 'The fi rst prece prof (Ad igu rna I.,.his; mother. Sh h j s vlsib Ie De\la't.a. His fj lea nt of her. It is the a rk ,a lse of the Eartn to g no rjsh a II J iIIa!i, Ii ke a other, by prod uting 10 r tf1 of holding the m in he r boso hat the world i§ full of the
In
wi h the u] of ve ry
0
le so s are n rat and a II kind s

we
fu r
to
them ancs zero less ir.aka raj thi
eN
n integer.
But whe
10. imila rty wt1e n She

Pm krtJ. cOMr.;ting unborn 0 ne, red, fruit ien of t (001 ama havidya) IN ho pro ortion s of the th wt1 are Siva an d Sa kti
ne
.......
$oda-sl
:.: .
81'1 u
esva rf, B a kaVl, Chi na marta. the Sidd
Dh u IrklvatT. t
t he ten w itt1
~uddh a-sattv sva r(j p.a -prak gil.res Ka i'v.a
(RLipa) wh ich
the su pre me no Bra h rna n$ays 'In ths gu niltmi ta su ndaril, B h and s.an.... a-g form of Hea
Dh Ilmavati, and hence t
death to ot Mal1 t.d ev1 gTh@ forrns of the ~11kula a R.a ktak41lt 811
pratya Vidva,
~ n~. Ni Ika. It is. tis pri me rd la In Yogin T Tantra Dev i Bra h I"I\ii n nda a nd su te (pa ra adh ~ma) i rm nigh eo tha n th I".' id ~ Ka IT w no gra nts d TattlJ vi dyadavlni nesvarT nd Chin na atmikd an hence the n (sva rga Ai Svarya a ga u. M I\gi and Ka ir Sad nan is done in rs .and so forth. In s
gu t'I.a -pra
i ka ra, irgLloa-bra h m 10 rm wni n a lone d Ired says IN see my 10

rarne, L i en, th is form s
the to rm of Ka Ii. Th ere s n Karna d n u-Ta ntra ~ KaNa Iya' - Tara is Sa Soda ~i (Mahiltlipu ~
asta a re Raja n·pradha gra Itt Ga CIa m LJ kt I in t d sc fort . The forms. ala are
t karma, sue h as ca us i
crt all th
ngTra
Sva p
'Sun darir Bt!.a Siddhavidya$
Mat!;jv i ya are d ivid d into tw ~riku Ia. 0 NirLrtta ra- a ntra sa n41, Ma inT. TrlpuU Tva rltJ. If IGi liku la. ag.lijr Koi! Mahili .... idya
my
grou ps narna
that
lJ!"ga
'1Gj
r..Tar .
belove
and Vid Srik ula b~ 10 ~wti, Mati n ti. Of all t (Prak rt i)' -
of Jri d nrs i
gil.res
ip and
(I
n aeeou nt
so funt! for .all the t~n r a lmost a II ant rik w ItlnB" hvmn t
.......... .. u
a nd he he i,gtlest place to, Ka lika the fi rst :iI rE but diffe rant fo rms of
N- a rna- I(a Ipata ru says ·Of all castes

, mongo.;t a II sad ha kas th ~ ~ kta is is. the d1 ief w no dces Japa of the ch i la- T n a so says 'of a II th e M~ ntras of the K.a lika i hest. Even t he vi ie:5t ca n become u h t Is Mantra,' In Vos,irU-Tatrtra ~Iva . M hoi-Mil h.1- Bra hrna V idva, th rough y a ai n N iNI1 n a, fven Br.ah mA, Vi$Q LI, rs nipper.;., she who I~ 1011 the ne notio n of a d iffere nee bet we en n rise t v rio s fvla ntras.' Again t he K41m:n::nV41~ Param .a rio even Ia khs of rvtI h~vidV.a s rsrna i" m all S
j
I
.and
Devi
e snc.
of the 'ra ntra-~.astra rema In s
ugn ttl is Sc:riptu re is very Iiberal in n Or5 kip a nd does not recogn ize o to h, it has yet r~p~atedly, enjoin ed a r hid de n from (gnora nt Pa ~ U§, Of
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:.:.
t at Itl'1ey are at tl
in .sat erl n
the tach
Va~$lJa~a.,.', It a Is c nta 1M Iniun i

sheu Id
lons s ueh as
be kept as
te
secret as on
r
wou
Id the
led
of
e 1'5- other''5- ill icit m
an d that if - is,given out
sad h ka's pu rpese is fru
ra, ~ Nod says ttl at n ;jJ rf! wit hout ontro II~d ttl e i r p ssl ns a I'Id a re devoted to Itled to th i'.; Sa~r .: e a lone Is en Ied. w no ~~ r self-control led. ut d ua Ii5m no lives in
a nd so f such rTK! n as
rttl, I., the
myst@rieSi
race of the
n tu re of Deva - t nat eve n
t thing.
Eve
n I .a rned me n
h marn ilyl. W ose eesires blood, fk!s h

born, Th@ DE! M u nis is in
'A,g"i is ttle heir he-oilrts,
Ilige nee wor-; hi p i
To the ise, DevaUl I".;eve wo~nip n i as lS'va ra, yagmen of mall inte Ilige note n;jil; is; c worsnip t he Devata in im gas, an
T:ilttv.i!
oE!!
8 rah man
eve
hare, I
shows's; little stud ents, all glo rna ke th m undersea nd the nat u re
COY
nsel sadl1 akas of no

to m i!!!diti1t!! on St ii 101 form
in im.i!geSi
.iI nd
Ad., ika th at the th e tru men co Devat.a.
r w.a nde ring mil'! d'S may be a spects of DoeV • U nfort side r t ne sth u Ia n the Kulart_"lilloJa-T ntra ~I i nd w hi dhaka Gu ru w t quality 0 r ad: ion each Ii and 5 no Id the,.. pr.a etise ed itatio th!!: g,ros form will it'5.@lf. In Kubji a-rantra ~lva sa meditat on t he Form less ( ere used to rrns image5i, etc.) .a 10 with t practice 0 h Om. that one
J
ed, a nd they rn nate tv h~v-e • t ne true a s savs that .,;.0 h, wt1 e n "So 5itill of the image p on e su btle, 0
t"
n th e se nse as e fo rm. It is
Hen ce S d ha las who des i
Liberat
th e Sva - patarrva of Brat,

D~'lti
'S
n ~hou lei a Iwa -lika. Of tt, is body, preme ading
she U Id. meditat
light (.J unbegin Thi5i is t
MOl h.1 btl a,g.1va n ore!er to ga~n on t hat aspect (R ih l. Su k$ ma • .3 nd N i$ka la, irgul)a. the al p ing. non -d uaI $ole ca~$e w Ich is Saccid i1n n e Swrupa (If the i wI'1i is beyond a II
in
ft~lf.
spe@ch.'
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Ttl
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Ma rhlJdeva-Pu ra tj.a "Savs, 'The U Q.a. e ndleS$r U "dec~ying, urn" in ka

al (Nitya) .and tr.a n'iient (An ity.a) 'r t:h t is, e from Kala (M aya land fm e fro Gy ~
rish:a ble, et@rnal. and not transient less . .3 nd hence, a s such, is not 1: he
I( iJrl"llarpU ra~;iI,
V'i~ u in the form of
no sh I
(A th
M
ot
erne Oelll is Ni rgu I}a. pure, wh ite. ity and reali:z.ab'e by ttl e Atrna on i n.a ble on tv b'!( H''i.an.a. I n the Ka rna d.a Tant r al Ka Ii who is; s upreme Bra hman Is one t a secon r rna Ie or fema Ie. Sne h a-s. ne ith e r to m. Ad • or Upadh . is 5in less; an d impe rish~ble SaC!; id an.a a, the Grw m.a n.' She who is eternal B rah man bhava). nor d isa p pearanee fTirob ilva). ad ing. sh e ea n not be sa id. like oth r Dey e in .a ny P:iI ticu la r lokiil. lhu$ Brahare s;i r ~I:lu in Vi~l:)uloka, R~dra in Kail~sa a d Sri M(I hadevi is always .a nd eve ry ere gh for the tulfi lment of tho!!: d es i es ot ars In pa rncu la r forms in their mind and ore th at he r 5th (i la as pe d: is. MAyil- ade $ient (A" ity~), For th i s reason ~~. in ne Ga , 'rhat aspect (Ru p.a) of the Oevi wh i h is t t ne Great (.;jII,I5e of the world"!' neith p paars'. In thi!! Kul.ii 11J.aI\t:a~ ntra, ~iv says.' T.a sets, n or grow§; no r d ~c.ays; It sh in es §;~If a e wltho ut any heIp. Th is aspect is wi 0 eeneitio vast na) a nd is bei"g on Iv (Satta mat -) and nrnowa b Ie t se nses (Agoca ra]. ' That i$. t he rllpa s ect of th ad evi wno is Su preme Blios-sis tne ree Gu nas, Ttl is .a spect has no a p and no growth or decay. 'It I..,..,etf- anife
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aUether objects. It is
slaap,
It is u natta ina b I@ bv
f waking, d rea MS, a
i 5 8@jng its@lf.
In fad: j~st .a s fire wh I h, ho ugh e show its pcwe r of b rn i and

and friction of two obje et
U 5@
tor cook ing
She does .,ot beco

wit heut the actio n
A tthough th e Asa ma ra, W jch 8 r edute-s. Tattvaj ria na, (1$ bee" r ve Ie B h.airava .1 nd Bh ai ra~ it 5 'Still nk 0 M any in fact to-day de pise th VirAclra and Kut~~ ra an some ve DI1.arrn:t~a5il:n1 at (III If tney ha
sa
nts Ac:h,tartabhava a d
to .a mass of peop e.
a because it conta I s use to a d mit that it i .a

ad
t"
e T(I ntra
-Sa
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intelli,ge ntty"
prirlciples
from
WOy teo
a li2ed how m i
e-sp isi ng it.

u ndlse i pline
only means of L berat
n for the
fle~ h, ftsh a the world at people shou found in th only if made
d shert-l Wed, S eing hat wi ne. 'Sel< ua I interco uta,.,. place in u na b Ie to un de tan d many
ny
o these acts be ome

UpJs:anJ)? and t!! longf!Vity s stc a nd even dear if ta n in too poi~ n, w h Ich ki I~, I wi OJ re deli rio us mart, rF it pu rified itions wit h a 001 bat a diet 0 he Great Phys ic' n (V.a dya n.1tha) re scrl the ntra of AdYi1~a kt poss ssed of a II Plea-rna kara as - dtl a a su ita bl e e in~{ oratirlg the alady of xiste nee (O havar .a) ark Ii age, a as a meaM IN ereb they m.ay eternal bliss, i per" hable and reme ate ful class of ptlys· ns preseri be the use wine, fis h d q u.a nt las for the ;ilcqui strength WE!.ak nd have a low ita I' ,On that med i I seie nc: does not dese e to be hate d. Ta ntra S-astrn d s not desel"l/E! he P ca-ma k ratio of J ivas m th e di!;e.a~e of worklly e;.: i en ceo ~i\l'a has Sa ktl she uld aI ys rin k wine, ttl at dt1 a kas ter a n rna Is an eat their flesn a d al avs enjoy will attain lib ratio , On the that h us th va rlous mea for checking has cou nse I ese atters, a d He ha s In p.a rt ular ntrolled king t ese acts, a rt of the wors p (If I·ViIra, It is
U ri'5t1@s
ca uses se rio large quanti a"d Ie"gtne

and g.iv@nu
vet
whey. and "S H im~eIf has Sakt~s, and t

for
m@
a.J re
JilJ.as:of this atta In ttl e s immortal. All and fles h in by patie nts a ceo unt the
Similarly ttl e
prsscrlblag "Sufferi ng fr nowhe re sai always sla ug
wome n, an
contra
excesses in
lice nee by m
rv,
r at Pasu s who prete nd ha kas wt1 ict1 i5 the ca u of h public d i5hke fo r, ;jJ nd , tl1e ra ntra-sastra, I tne ah an iNa na- Ta ntra Sri
o be deem ed a Pasu a If he is add Icted to Iv ~~ 'On MV Beloved, i in cent raventio I'll of II in a terrible Hen for as
of t"e anunal,' 1't1e'5oe

at
nowh@~ orda in ~d le in gen~ral. He has

.1'50
adh akas of the Nlvctti h kas, free from duality
cdd~nandaa$~m d the Pa rica -ma lea ra to
takes win~ in a limite

....,n...
CI
of his se nses i'S -wea ke n

50
that he is th us fitw
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Bra hma nand tf1 at e>::is.ts ine i5. its n:!!ve.i! !r:il d is hsnce ru n k by Yogis. k are ta ks n with Bra m j ria na for e 5ati5.fuctio n whO@Y@r parta kas of ths m for H--gratih:::;nia n
is; ~d ha kas do 5;j h nil with Pa ca-m ak;i ra for of the Devati1~ they w rs nip and the Brah majrl an a in t h ir earts: but whoever ta kes n @njoym@nt is d ed to a t@ riblE!: h@11as ;iI
great "Sin n. he.av@n bv ttl
nda is tl1 e Se If (Rup)
MaMr.a.
(reatio n 0 bea sts bi
a lse sa id in h Ku Ia rQa 'One reaches very th i ngs wh ilCtl Y Ie.i!d to ell.' The fih h . . sexu al inte rcou ,i'S the r -cause of the th \YO rid of J N:a~. All Iv s, be tney Devata"i. men, s, sh, il'lsects 0 r fl ies, prod~ by the sexua I spE!!ctiv~ parents. I t is world e i!!!ry rna If! is a n ya~Tb n(Ju) aspect f Shiva, the d ipu rusa, (I nd , I females in all t e worlds' a part of the
1'1 as
KO rma- Pu rAIJ.J ss
sta inless (
n of ~i'Vaa... d . It is from th is I (An anda maya) un that the rkl 10; creates, (1'5(1 n me nand aU CI he r ereat res ever seek h~ppine$$. 81is"S of the repro u ive powe of males a nd fem.a Ies m n· '5t"i in the ir bodies 0 Iv at the ime of 5'=]( ua I
union. At th
ra - na I. a neie rrt cons io 5"eSS (Cin Pu rusa (Ad p u ~) of a II Pu rusas. I T e G.and ha 'The ma Ie (Pu rnse r Cipam) tl1 f rna Ie form a th.5 is. I,.! ndeu btedl e r supre i ng du.a I, hat aspect in wh lc here j~ un aspect of Saccid~ n naB rahrna
.Prhe Ma h evT I~ H erse If m.any pa rts or d i io M (Ane vib hag.a §:tM J. a bse I~tely pu ra M mA~, svarl, eterna L
ayi), the First a-T.antra -Say50r and any other e form (P:lIrapea r!i as
Siva
time Ku liJ,
igno rant m n remain i tent onty 0 n
gratifyi ng knowled,ce
{Yogan.a nd
paos,os,jo
n, but
sa
If
th en rned.iil 'MOrtiJ of Siva.a d
h kas, pes on th
sed
of the
Vog.l~ b li$'5h.J I hi pre se tin the hearts
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ales ad, tailing to mind th e

of th Ir I~d evata, do Ja pa Sri Sa d - siva Say5, ' By d oi n8 Ja pa by tid ration of h:iJgfI'LI i. th e consc rt of SNa. tit
un io a man pia re H@ 5.ElVS, beco ing ~iv.a.' 8~rts. nd 'Nome to r of a ne 's wor.;. jppl ng th cernes. like Su ka, free from a II si
ha co sort of ~iva SiI'1 ou Id be
In the
ra and
ktl-sadha n~ to nststs in , old a young, a nd of aII castes wn 1$1 d~'Itati a nd (.a ccording to m wit cloth es, crna meats an
TI'\J ~
ing a YOU"g wom:ll n of to any fumale-, be sh ~ .a you n.c wit h outh, or e she Id. be she bea LltifLiI or wic . One sh u Id ne er dece ive. spea k ill of. shcul "ever strike har, All sue f Siddh ' At th
bow. g to the I" ot mating t eireu ~a nee. I m:llke ebelsa ne a ne hou Id 00
as m
em
hers wtth ttl e I~ mant r

neglect or co"te m
U l41wU· antra, T
wh
th e K
Siva savs
0" se
n 'iitlould ul family,
flushed
er any
ets prevent
me a
eas ured use of wine, fles
and
respe for wernan as for in th Ii!: ivilized !iOCH!'ty of t he WI! J. wh I.,.the Queen of Queens
j
tn
th~ Sv.a rLipa:rSto'tf.a, bri
scribed a~i~a·
n (pa rabra hma ro pi nil. i'ii ha rei t attain even by such Hva ras as and ud ra. Ma a kJ Ia mself savs, 'Ne lther Dh Hari noW'SThy uprem Tattva.'
al"a and sadnana of Sri
upreme
• \li'$Qu
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Howelffl r, in a a nee wi the teae hings y fa ramagu ru, Mat1 am a nopa wors" ipful - .i! nda Sv.ilm I Siddhanta pa r'i -gem of Ta ntri ow gatt1 ered to the f@~ of , I write h is Sv.arUpa rom e ry under the name of 'Vi al nandad~ ini' of thi~ Kar o iI i Stotra. in h he views; Tant ra and at he S PRAYER
OF $oRi ~Al!tALI
May ths Ma h vi who is alled Kalika. . hout beg n i ng or end,
Because She· Who-.;.e Body I j gined to e b liIJ of co lou r, e Becau se like t e lue sky Sh pervad es the W
An d beea uo;e e s Cldgh an Wl'1o is i Magin d 0 be bla c:
1
Sa~.agu nama
Becau,,-,e She co au rless a d.a bove the co loiIJ Wt10se t1air is is eve lied ( ukta Ire sO Becal,lw thoudh ef"!ielf en r.,geless She bind i fi ite nu mbe rs
ot J ivas bV bo d of M.iy.1. !iy:mbolil~d by H a"d becau5ie e make-s, Ii e nlted (Mu kta] B
1oI'~.
heven~d h.ai
~o;a,
:i!
a. V~ou
and
This is a plav on
word
dilrk
blUe do d. Cidghii:lnil ConsdoIJ5Iless Cit, Agilin S M esh:ii nsi (do odied) b
is NifBt.fJi
~U5e
and s i
i:w:NI, IXJre ss but is also
GuQas ShE!' a
appears col
DU~,
'Hhite, so do t:; ... /1t
iii OIl of the three ed just as ill cloud io i elf (CikJur! ess rth ~ contact ...... i sun's rays. S.O tl"l'"ough Ad
m10nn
~ t;;e~iII
cloud
as of
rna ny
h the ilstrumentiilli
he GliJiI:!ii_'
ahma, A = Vi$l)t.I, ill d ~ = RudJ"i. The IJ is Anirodd hi -sa ~ iI • is the area
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, Moon and Fire as s of the world past,
n Niga m.a tI1!! ch ild k@ iii un p rtLi rbed (N rviU 1'3) S3 ha ka s very de-ar to He r, W 0 be tl1 e ole Creat ri , Prese~ and ruetress of Infinite mlill of orlds, tl as on Her 8 y th marie of ttle Voni s g"B!!
US@
:all§.
sa
in
A,ciil
iii
full a d high b te rri Ie visage sl n ifying t h with rawal of all th ing$. Wn is ~aid to tl 'tie I.a rge t et h, a d a lolli ng tong LIe a n to h rna de of urn a ~JIJII, m.ayT Ma :idevi drink the wi n@ of Tamas una Her 5adtlaka by
cr@a ion,
rajoguna,l
ri n .a garl nd of severed hea ds, ~ bda b ra man Sa bda bra hmarupiOO
'Si
'\Ne;jJ
nd
tl ea s are the f letters, Wn se upper a d lower r- ht ha dS;(I re Abt1 v.a.a nd Va r Mud r.iisr
see" to be
i le: sa
the T amo-~,). The mimi the loll i n.g t.c::InB.uebecause §he das V Incr~sine: his. Rdjo 1000rge teeth beca e bV inrre sing hi Si:lmiil Gli)iI and sup te of Nirgur:-a-Bfii! hma ~ Hers ~f destrovs ~ JI) (tIlr rscious Oil ds by putnng it in her 5 ull-
'Vi
G~,
the ted Tong
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both destroys tne da "gen, of S.iI ka rna ad ha kas, wt,05-e u pp r left ha nd is depicted as wie
r
nd g
i"g a
Becauw sh
-s.eve th e bonds of iIIus rs
Ni~ka a-
Sadhaka, Whm.e low r left ha nd is seen to hold a h Becau,,-,e sh gra nts him TattvaJ Ila na, Who is ea lie Di,gamba ri (space -c lad) secau ~ be ng B rah ma n (Bra bma rllpinO cove ring of aya] and u ncnncerned (N i Who r.; p let red as hav Ing a waj'it-chain c Because hOI ds are t he pnnc ipal instru
and at the c lose of.a KaIpa aII JlVaS me rged in t e Avidya Sa let i of Ma l'Iamaya, Who is 'See sta nd ing on the breast of co r Supreme State CParam.a pa da ne wit" Siva l is N i rgu ~a a" tI Who is 'i@@ in Vipi31rrti31~ma un i3I J wit h ith
Becau se at the begl nn ing of a Ka Ipa Sh (Nityana., d may1). a nd being united with t he work creation wbteh Sne effects b
le:ss Par.a siv
Who r.; agaj Setau se w from EJ nl h is in and on
un der H@rdomin ion (V.aSibh ".ta k:I to I Ne In the cremate n ro un d n at the en d of a I(alpa a II - to a blade Clf grass are tI rs. with thst M.ah.altibr who m
Ila
j I n the eishte-e nth century wor1c $~dhalGr.anJ na it 1:5 531d: 'Of the ""jr.;ll~ r M iiyoi to be the Ak.1Ji1' (Ni~kiir.ll-brOIIhm er ~lnf~ hoiIIs 0 form unti I encircled bV Miiiy;i. 0
~'Vik;;irais al ~ Coi lion in

active and ~
'ch;n,g_e· ~e is. then in Her du hich the WQ{TIilln assumes 1h ls the passive prindpl~.
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use at the dead1 of Jiva s She exi sts I) JM ma in the bu rn ing grou nd . hose Y;jI ntr.a ityJ, an eigh ~ h ip i oompO'Sed of a circle 'SYmbol iling lot s de noting d1e eightfold Prak rtt
ree Per1t(lgon
!!:noting
~V.1~
the fiftee" Avaya'll.as(I nd a
Sindu
eea use She I§;
a,
oil nd
in the gross and su btle bedie~ twentyrfou r TitttV.a s,
nd eonsdousn nd liberation,
n of Mant ras is pu re Sattva G U r:l a, yi) an d gra nts both Enjov mE!'nt
no is wo~hip
its of all to r flY She, thrghf'!!n!!:S'5 its~ , xpla nation of rhbnu with H
areen all my c
ua rei
alth,
mv
life,
outh is u nable to ralate Tny q ua lities. ess, B p.rop.itio Lis. 'II re ute and gua rei my wife., ""OM and
~Ri VIMALANAN DA·~vAMi
The ~~mi also found in the antra Ch. vii for
e '[r' SDUM in thi!. MaotriEI is also to in the- Mussulman's KiH1m_ See M~VOI
......
VERSE 1
strove r of t eoth les, J: t Thy Bija 01 fo med mitti ng om Ka pu ra, the mid le a nd l;(Ist co sona wels, ut add g VJm~~1 an Ellnd~, ~ the s ec ether i" poet ry an d p rose, Iike that of me"
ER
.!I
and ,pouse of th e ey w h thrice recite
nearest
m&rl~stJ degree (
4
The 's A«"Ordi
ins to the n
~U@f'S_
C, 0, 0, eo left ~e' or long 'li'owel = f(fflh whim accOfr1llishes
vowel$.
jl.
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.......... :.- 4; alta ined aU powers. 1 issues of a su hallow of th!!! i r mouth. 0 Thou who of a dark rain doud. ~
se fro
So
the
uty
with
With re.!pectful ob!!jsance to the Ram6nonda I write this Swr{Jpa-1t Pure Bliss {Vimamnandadaymji. ~
'0 h M01he r' (Matah
eet oj
he Gron
mj'
of
l
If 'Suffix
The root M.1 :::to measure, to wh ic ls ad ed t Miit~:that is. She who measures 0 t or g. s: e njoym,=nt o r Li be ration accord ing 5 th Sad rldel en or free from desires.
h .:
n1;5:
e wko
lTilntr:iJ5;1ri1
savs, 'Iettet ~o is Thy fOtR'l-' 1 Siddhi. or s..ut«!S5, 5kJdhi is t.hat

the re suit of ~han{I.
I, is Mantroriija (~y;imiir.I
\l1li111
the triinin.g of
fo.cuhies" I:t jndudes, the eijShl ,sf"€;jjIt P
~wer of motion iln::I "Suspension in the Sk.1nd.a Puriil)a ii:I nd other works. T (Laiitarohj]sronama, 'IJ. 5.51_ ~ Dfwlmtadhiifiidhammcirtlfire-, Just ne rtar --like rain, cool the e;jjlnh parched Thou. by sheddi~ the rectar of s:i dh.k;.s. tOI"mel"lte d b1jI the thtee
50
ys,. "So t immortal
(Adfl~
A.dfribhul,ltiku. ~'dai".rka)-
The fltJdrc
- is;
SA..!
~tJkti and de-liven from all diffiCUlties-. of 3 m Illjoo "5l.ru. and i~cooling lib a mil ~Vi mill:ii nanda is iI.SO the name of the C_rna,nflrI
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I II
r~~jJ(I~-II'iII
cities are th me bod ie'5-. gross, Him who grants Li be ration f older (Sa ktim~n land Hi~ Po-we ranter of such Libe:ration, 1(01 iva a, t he root, the bliss. look.ing he th ree cit 1e'S-.s born the m l H im rhese th ree citie-s. a re me
II;!
ea usa I, She s t e m th@'5@ bodies, (Sakt~) are 0 ne. it

U brle,
.i3 rUp:iln i~d
'5oaV'5..
n all ali'ke who jpiEl' and varlous ed,'
med itati"g on the sa me as bei g one with t he At - h aka. K:iiIik:ii~~uti s.ays, '0 ne she kI always th in k of - t
lh ose who do. attain the fou
desired
or not.' Tod;jll;jl~Toa ntra
en.
Id Puru~nha
vi)
wh
IOh 0 i
5
savs,
Dha rma, R grants Ka map I g ra ts Anh a .a nd M
On Beloved.
the reeita I of the
r.a comb i" ed gives N i -
......... L ....
saccida na nda a spact denat@
by the Bija 'Kn-m'.
ne tri pl~ as pact
S:iittvib,
R:iij:ilsi
ttl@ aspect in wh ich Thou
.i! rt
I!!!
C:iI use or the
h as. Saccida na nd aru pi!)i lh ou ha raete rized by ttl e 1(;jI rma

st the seed in the creation of
rt N iJ'8 U'JCI w hen Jivas a nd Kala. wond, wh at ti
'INW'rN.
~~jJ(I~_II'i-
II
HyInI" 't,o 1($1.
'....: .he fruit
41
must enj
"than I wh
assume th
T h@Gil usal which retime spoken is Avya
in
the subtle bod

~Karpulam
~xi
~d (Bija
I fro m
whic hiss
ues he
s.agu~rBr
al
ka r
shionar of the Worl d.
rOmJttjng t Omlttir'llg
Tamas Gu lama'S
,e/rom'
posed of Sat'tVa. RaJas. uOa which is U and the 51 , It is h us COm posed of Sattvag tr:il S:iJY!i. IA i-s; 5attvika. U i-s,Raj sa,
j
Gu
whkh·
ana!i:ilm
.ii!lone. The
Mis Tilma
IAddingl
. Prakrti
Pow@rful
,g~v@ Ni
desires
predomin
Sadl'1aka
brillia nee i {R) She Is
desires of
dind by M.aya to grant nom tt1e pure Sattvag ma says, II( (] n aceou nt its scctated with the fi~ Ie er II TeJ as. A'S "I- She graots he gra nts Ka iva lva.'
rv
ould be
baca use T
pen as; of a dark (Nilal to ur

51
Suddt1.as
u an Cid agUI)a. In ttl
possess tha
LO mpact
T ja s
use
Siva
Ni
is;
Pm ka rana of Yogavas~ She is; -s:een .a s bl
is
k.'
0210
I
~~~
4,
.d-
.......
:.:.
vs, 'As bei

de'Lfatic
Libe
• She who is
on
.d 5
itself he fro
(B.iI kt i) sl'1OU Id bs m!! deu ds,'
IM!ing
02010
~~~
b!! co I"I'M!'S
Spoe-ech :e
one of poor mind 2 at any ~ r dou bled B1ja of Th ine, co t1~rova fkJ, -4 and BimJu: S th mida b Ie ear~ringSi of a rrow for ad t e ere scs nt moon, such an 0 ha - g co nq uera d !!V@ n tn@ Lord h ver,!;II and e ha rmed COu nt
• n, , e
youthful
ScW or
<IS
eyes.
JD
Bral-wrt:i, I"
v.~1.1
and Rudra t VI,
Devi
tJniv€rse iEI nd "Spouse of Nirgu _<I ~ L..ine:iiI-P~rJ ill, whffi iIISSOCia d Iilt'I'f'I"'tar; rNIIth RDPS, lh~ Ol\ll!! born from II!
a, \li~u.
If' of d~lAon
3Th at rs, _ 4 The 'left e r.' (I( 'II 5 Nbdt:J-bin -thillt is, Hilm is m re pral !@iftI
iiilcconlill8 t Comme nt ilil si n is e)ri iated by r
0
to thy lous f ei
,
or, ;jjI the 8r.I hm.al)doill-f'ur;;i(!;jjI sa S of the feet of 1:I1e ~reme ~ilkti,
lone
HUm Hum
DlI!Va
Of'
(K_eq
1
He who m akes JapiiI of Asura [VI ~\.IdI~t'"a-1<In I to whim

5€ eo post.
s Wom ~
Vi sv.1s.ara
a 8!hQ5put;
.lli: reading ICB_I.

GU"ro of the
d of B;jla
iI:5
~Dhanatla. i.e. Kubero, to one acc the 500 Pulas...... ( e Muir, OS., a 1G' 1hat is, to them a beilutV·
iii
ealth, ti:ilg of the Yak~:5; accoed i rdilll to iii nether, the grandson of 48 , 88; 'LI', 483; i, 4921_ oqulmc:e iEI nd Ie-amine, rI che"5
'50
.......
:.:.
t he great Power
creatin
pre",eMng
and
•(KadacU)
by the use of @r ral i.e iou Kiuma whir h ca n
or n
tke
Tal'lt -
~Llc:il. Ja pa of th e Mantr.a of e r one is; i .a state of purity savs one s ould not gil.re up
r death i Id do .J ap the house, Th@
whe
urity or
of the Ma ntra. ot, and whett1 er
'Of
ct' (Dvandvam)
u al a speet of
Siva·Sa - The Ta.,t -Sastra saea ks of

!!d by the
nion of ~iv.a
oil nd
(B;jQmonya t)
Ka ralJa) as pett wh lch - the Sija H m, I., tt'u~ Yam ala k, with the double ~ d blj.a (wh Ie is HCI ill that She r
mass of Sabda.'
02(10F~~~
II
.......... 51 •.
d say!i. IPurl,l~;jI is the s i,e of on IV .a th u mb, fjre. the Isna na of wnat has bee a I'Id will
Indu is
5. aval)oiI is the pow@r of .er.a nti g"5

(R IlpaJ. The 'ra ntr db hidJ n sa
t: h
.1nd
io;
r'O
ant N rv~jJa liberation.
he d of Her wt-.o is d wrtt1 ttl e moon 0., acceu n of j
The Mah~ iNA a-Tantra N itva. Ka la ru a. A upa. and
mona Ii-
ith toys pia happy. all forms of

and ean
eharm the wh ole
rtd
anether reading given

a ely Mah ilgh ora balJvatam~er d of frightfu I oil JroW5 (Boi 0.11.
~r.il ma-
that is wtJ ose
.......
:.:.
fl
fro m he corners. of whese trickle } t ney whe recite a composed of Sa, ~ Vai5vi1nara. s V. Bindel, 1 de roy all tI"I ~ ~r -e nem
$U bje ctio
KAu
a uspiclou'i
kA II
with
d is heve lied
air,
t serea ms of lood "er tI I.Ibled BIft1 of h in e ane-t r eoan d the lu rn us

uth
j
and bring Linder their
n ttl
th ree world'S..
I!I
M ilhanifv;i r;!a·Ti ntra,

·00
re ason of lhl Kaika is 8m

~ vtgartt:J(iku
3 S(kkadwlrtdv
of thqs it is Kiil He js til lied M.ahak~
...,aha~1 a tlim e:tf, il is Thou who art

t:J1"V~(I"(VI,
;jsis th~ worshipped

radhi1~dnarolm
st,
havine d evo Chip. :.;iii. ve
d lhe rlesh oJ the de 9, 5iYS: 'A:; SIle devo

erefot ram
iIIS~
thins> ~.llistJns. with H ~ filNU' teetn, jma&ln~ to b the a pparsl of th~ Q
of b
n of
e ~_'
rs
Tha l is. He as. to which see Primt~ni, 53 et sf'q, ~ Lord of Fire, SIf' fJi):r is 1m, of: 'L~t eye.' or lI'th vowellollJ i. I Niida-bim1rJ; Bij.l is thus H + r ...i Tantra H{l ( rJb) is :5iiid to denot jfNol utlon; and Iml!jnb!!l'II3nce of the "IN
4
blood is Raja 5-
, 3-
hem- antra, (hap,
';and
.s The I!:! iIIn.h, Phel.k:i riQT - fa ftlrth inha biti world' (VI.
fl~r
iIIM
netfi!r
IN
ds. (S.@!e
31- TribhrJvcmum, tha SvuryG (Heilven). M"
De'Wr$ Men, mgtzf
(fa,
nd Ptif,jif~ ( ether
0201
~~~
ls A anta r La is t of the- n ive-rse, I i'S 'iLl btle r is; Brah • A is A anta, {Tan r bhldJna~. 1't1u,-"it I~ sald that ah.fidevi s t e su le, begi" n i g eS5 and e d Ie~ Atma of the who oil rt B rah ma ithout inni ng or and,' In in t h Ad bheta
a,
ra
va IJ a Sri
rse aping
a rna says, 'I bow to with out egl n n Ing a nd en d, (to ,.., ine a s;pect) as P rak rtt in mu iple- and dfffe ri"g
s til the
the
we rd
Ka lik.a
as
i'5, p lay~ ( rldati) wit n Him is
Id k. (KJ 13 or Siva).
rDdhfJrd)
ah i1devl is
IN Itho~t
02(110F~~~
I I
.......
:.:.
fl
The B1J 1-1 I - r.; bot h ~ a an 'Says, 'H is th gross bo R· bod , I am Hn theTu a.'
v.
i. In th
SIJ
tn
bt le
DeVl1!:lU Maha evr I is tne ea sa I
v.
dV.a con ~I Ing
pu
Sattva- una.
I which g eo; I mo
Iltv.
an
the latter
is
r
nd i-s, i nd iCilted
he by
I'll
ays, ..,., e Sun's ). Th~ name of ence She is. ca
Ii d
khy~-Ta tra savs, 'Just as nd of r" e, causes it to be

D~i & ants the fiuit .all ~ilJ.a·Ka e 5;(1 me Ta ra k~ilJa) a d Sa kti 0 I'll the I ft.
,I,..,
....- ss .
co mes t ne grant
loaUllln the thre
great
orlds.'
rnaa
So t ~th
i!!!@
he Ma n i . nastet ra see' Greatn ess of ~lva '0 ' at1d anot her Stotra
lette
onf! wh -
h is the Pr.i3 ~ava (

a Is Him
na me
Daksh i . btl i~ e ~ Iike r"ti
Iv.
K.1liketi
ksh i Ije
tive of
ilar to)
e-that
he hast he appea , ;;;; Da k @ K.a Iike e a ru p.j ad ressed as Da ~ Cia , , in Sa rh 1'1 i are ance of a bank of iti wh ich m !!an 5 0 aka that i'!i 'ii mpl alika. Exa mpk!!i of ku nta leu and M
a k1ii~
'56
.......
:.:.
RSE
pe r right
.and m.a the gestu re r light ha d that wh it h ing mouth, who recit ing " t ne gre ness of Thy
Her hand the elli I'l!: fear, or he right lower
drdl_ (VI
The
dane. that i-s,
me eternal,
.........- S1 .
a ntra possess the e ht great powers. l of the Th rs Eye

r
ne
in the pahn of thei
ands,
CCIV#JIEHT AItV
edge (J Ila na I by which the e-s.i re~free sadt1 aka are s
seat of T.attvaj ri;i I)a free of
ch
IE!
t.
""twJ.
KtJ.imNtJSoyfr I, etc., whkh are

T~\l'illrtI ill
, l.D~him{r, Ggni1JoQ, propff. PriJkii he power of becoming sm.all. Ii!:
n becom e
'Ii'~
Siin AlSvc:uyu,
rent in Hva-r'3, and are attiina

By
re'illililliQn of
s.tate lNhich Is.
Shtfold maM@s.tatio
Tryathbaka or Siva aMnirval)a- Tantfil r
hrna, Vi?l':lu,
~dev.1,
iverse,
ifUJ
The Milha wtich is t on. StJl, and Fire J~ M;iii. verse 81 .no ;II nd other ~ ~l11Il .nd "Serpent P . 'By him who cames irn who lotlb l4lcn hrna, etc ,J are en] ob of Dak§inijmurti
eo tniwf:5ii11 Self is. m anlf~t~dr f ttII!! DNine pOW4!r_ onIing to larkiilal'hk.lr.a·s Com rflJakfJ means the falher of the t ra, The 8'gvfdhc:ina U5€50 it as an if' - ;j~- Tamra siirys: 'As "She surve product of time, with Her thre erelure She i:5i endowed with Mooo, "5..... and fir~ are ~he I (~@ lh~ ~ualraniropana of r tJ.y A. Av.1Jon, ower its odour is. enjoyed without
i rnself as the universat
s.en
the
, (Comment4u'v 01 Surcl¥.iJrij rii
ra).
.......
:.: .
ind k:iltive of Gu Qa bite d1e d loll ing to n su p pres-s: both ~j.i!$ a nd Tarna
He:r wh it!! teet
BTj.a 5 the R..1jil h
IDu rgara ma-S i d ha ntavagiSa

different wayo;. (a) Ma n LlV Ib
is in t e follow ing Ibhaw or Sa rh patt I
ssle n) of M po5~e-s'Sion is t e name in th The meaning the pa ssage na me Da ksh ilJ K;i like r wh i Mantras. and ed ltate 0 n th forth. (b) Ma Powers. and !! tw!!ntyrt Man u t nat is pcssession is
(precio U5 p05
maa no.;that, t ~ who reclt med ltate on h r.; Thi ne a p PCI"-''Se'5-S the \Ii ues me nbon ed S~e last V@ rse,
Kd#k" (K6fikei
Thtee eyed 0 (Ttyati1lxJka)
r
2(1 OF[)ft~~
I .,.
.........- S~ .
comme n or (Du rga r - a) offers. ttl me e:w: pia ion s Trya rh b ka u see to a (a) He who has th ree
A baka
5
r @yes is.
oil rhbaka,
is rrva mba
others He
- The Ka Iik
known,
@"II
H@ who ha 5 t hree M UI4l I)a says, .As Hara

amongst D@v,as,bV
i!!!
he rs
born
titl@
ne Vidya Bhuvanes-v ri is in an", a nd t e N@ther w d (P;;itala). He w no d lights he De • (I~ t ree Id in three I ees is caned Trya .He
.' (c) Toda I •ra ntra sa
it" Sa i a nd is
hipped in
Tantras. I]
mba
(I-
2010FI)ft~
I II
60
.......
:.:.
ER. they who reel of d1 fi~ of the grou p RGti, an baa I,.Itmed by @r, 0 Smili Thas. 1 the , 0 Spo se of
!
contern pi
i 1'118 ,.,
themselves t e peta I~of the ot LI
a of Love wh
eve
old$ ~n
of I o~. or Ions. _ -bindu. The Bi" is, the
S· a, 'NOO des. om !ftI~1'II the latter ga_ The Oe\li, cconH
a nm.atha to Ii lali Il, ~rs.e 34
(s.ee-
rd sta
"S 011
finni (s terje e's ditiooJ dmu
(I-
(I10F~~
....- 61
lihlla ra hasva says,

rs Du rg..a wit or without in'Sthe su reme IE! nd.'
hoe
W5.
t1 be
d IiVf! d
(@v@r@ ceo
M~ditrte LI
lDU QViir.1ma
calls it the nine'iyl
bled
er .]
Fn-st Jetter {
(Cinmayarupa)
wh lch ~
he
Full ofTeja~.
That
is coo Ii
I~~abd.abra
an.
'INW'rN.
~~jJ(I~_II'i-
.......
:.: .
Is Bra hm din as ocine d wit
M.aya.
"Two Tha.sl
Sv.ahoithe re
:aling ~ hi
FirE.
'SPOU5e
of the Destroyel
{mara--hQfQ-m
51 royer
-Ie;
is
ho is the 0
e lust. ang
of pOI ion ate D@ if ; th a nd sc forth f H er ~d h
exp la i ned
n@ r
CiS
t n@
RfJ
On ~ness of a r'arnatmili she uld a IwaV ttl ~nk of At who wo rsh ip t ne spou K.a Ii ka 1'5. Atma .a nd mad ita H irnse If.' Yogi t-rantra s moment. "I a 8 rsh man· One's.own be stlould al I~adeva-t.a. A d ~o the wh body.'
IOu rgilir.a mil
(i n essence) f m J ivatma of ~. that is Atm.i3, n d Jivat~. likli -~ruti a as Ka IT'. K31 ku lass I'"1.IaS of Siva th in jng that nc. on the ~ ~like Guru . 'He who thin s, even if i o him th e De give..,. un ays be tho ug of as t ne
S
a sa
a
is,
Atm
is
is
plai ns Svar -
he
ue
form I~that in jc.ated in th t nat of ttl e n i e-svIbbled
previo us or Ilowjng ve . (b) I j§ antra. (c) It - ttl at i nd it te by he
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
~lllt~tI'UI(l~_II'i-
lette rs (om p th at in 'Krnil'.

Mat ri:w:of the 'Hum' r H r.; ~I
ri:t
-on n Mant ras conrtiUJted
of
nva, Ja pa
of Ma ntra witt1 out
uire
e po er of arm i g t he whole
haeever form t ney their baa uty.
desire
02(110F~~~
I I
.......
:.: .
VERSE 6
all the reof " all SiIJ ch the Ii ke eyes I(a
DEVIl
of full
ga ria d of hea or t or th IV
adorned with a i ng 3 recite a ny on e nd eJCcelli ng 8ijQ5 or n n~ moo nlik!!: tact! of e • and in their lotusj§;
the 5I1ifling One tV,. r.II-~riI. p. 596,. The breasts and hips 01 re is SffmuUi - '5e e also as whim speab of her .rNj; th~ AnnapOl'l):i ri-S tot ro (Apivaro-
aronamtdrfrJl~_
staoob hcjro-na
The
Ifrnftlj
• The Miiilhii bhii8iii1Vi1toill r",1 and el"Ecl bte; 5l.5,
;ys: 'He( gold en gi.-dle

t
unlen of Her breasts, abMro-d~ltlf]1modhyad. full-breasted, biOI ck -na, and which is. the dM- Twrtro Hy.5i. '/It tbe while IJJl1h~ hxm
Brjil-s or the
ich ilctCll'"ding t
t is. the ...uhole rll'M!!Kum;;jn -Tantra cited in
ls ~tfm. rrf ~n-m.Hir ttl H 5yi1m.lrihiilf(i quoting K Iii .Sr\.ItL saV5

Tillntrifimill
-m Htfffl. Hfflfl.
Htfm.
e whole Vidyo sboul d
02(110F~~~
II I
II
......... •.
'50
'Full breasts' (
ith wh icl1
world a nd the
5adhakas.
e no rlshes the wttn wh lch ne Ii rates He r
She whe is S 141 ntra savs,

rE presenting
th mat is the Mother the
blissfu L' ViSv

~ bda b rah ma
sting .of :5 0 ers. N Irut't1 ra~ witn a g rland of head 5 is adorne SO letti!!!~.' .i3dhen'l.l-Ti1 erful Bija ot letters.' Ag n ' I orship the we rse, Sa bd bra han 1t~If, e of the says. IB lis.s I 8 rah man s ad ned witt1 d wit:t1 in t h
Mantr.as.
be recited
oor
"-t'ilike between th Hlf/h. Hrfttz ,f;)O

lDak~~KdJj ~ 5~~li_ Th
ce or thlice. Bijin: (K. B. J ~(jli~F f(nlfl,
th~ whole
s,
xsm.
'Dak#l{1e
Kif
Kffrh.
- If! Hum
tfl11.Hlfm.
trti/ft HOm.
resides I n the
~ Lok$n;: ftlr MahJnirv~n.a- f I'll , UlJdsil, vii. ve In the other w n::l they b€(0ITle
II
.......
:.:.
fl
Mu rn
"Says
(appeo1
[.a u
nLe) i I
sa H i
[l"d Vi5.va a nd in the
"the-
.and the gross
odi~d
as p 01'50 Praj fi.a r T.iI asa, regate as 15.a. SU and Vira d. De Iglta d i@d one is T:a j.asa r.ajl'i.ai,the subt Ie e is Vi~va.' Simil rI lsa is spoke n as @ first is; the md ual (Vy.a ~i) a g.at@ (Sam.a $til .a
@
individual
Eyes (Neua) Not to
speak
"S
hies be i ng wea It • the sight of

8 ha if.aV,;;! Tant ra
r fo rsake them ch n
gives weak" t ot ke
of downwa rds,
t hIE Dev!
em th:iilt 1(;jI mala a nd
02(110F~~~
.....- 61
E7
becomes a
et who h space, 1 th e ~eyed J: re atri >:

4
nose wa ist
numbers
beaut ifu witn.a

.a nd wh on the matlon -g und, 1
of d
rpse,
'§.
a'S Thy
kala, .;:
ed, as is. ~. for Iilre Hi m, -g-.e- is dothed rNIi void its ~f (""a~s nva)The Three e n and ibuted
eaning of the s in;jjlnes ilm ~I tm-S~I"'O'. nl tlnd llbetatl n fOl" a I. Jiv $- (VIthe Si rdle go :5 a. rou ,ti:i Ii is
(V) because He is i I"'IiIIchve hi lst his h¢j -thiiilt is, the brea 1of ~va
oesev~il'l!:' e De'lli is g_Nen rt, because 'She i r) _.Acc:ordlns; to
p; ssi'IJe, and .a I
~ ....... is ilcti"llle 1"0 lisht of His .s.are, r BtOlhm:!li, but teet$.; Rud~ni. n of power
e fl'r.Jl)iil1
are 'ri 622.
ev
II
F~~~
.......
:.:.
fl
MIENTARV
nuNani r (Jodaarjjh) On e wnose mind 1"-' Itt n sm rPoe.r~ (Xov"ih) A great HMnT. M~dirnt~5 r (Dhyayrm)
Who in menta I vi5ion
5e'e
Ith pass Ion
e world.
At the end of each Kalp and e:w:i sting in the i r su ~ rm;jl$ int1ere, form pa body of t he Bratl ma N iQ as,,-,ociated {Sv.agulJa I u ntll they are ratec at se (om men ce me nt of ttl e e Kalpa. Hen
sometim es pictured, tbe 10 thi!!' UPPI!f being d\II!! ~\la Di!!'Vi 1:5. N!pfll!!S-e!nt.ed as. I'll!! In on .. whid'l ate Lhe M.ahapret.a (e Bhalr.awy~ma , The MCifKJpretQ~, who5€ M i 5 MiCJ", ire Sildiil
and Br.dwni.
l
Thil!' site of certatn
for
a (:~~
~Pifi mal
in.ill rrematlon-grn
·SiWI.
02(110F~~~
.... .-
IIj.g.
th e loins,
vkadrllpin arm s an d
prod clng ch lid re d J iva . For these th e ir prine p I instrl,l ents f tne doing ~ kt~nan d t rangi r:lT ~~, ' it h Karma K4l rna he tI es, a nd i" the "e~ body ~ i r .nta rhed tim.' De T.g.ita sa s, 'I n H er at dis th ~ Ir Ka rare me ed In nd ifferentj (Vyav.a .a.-3) m IJi savs, 'It is I
er be I apable a d'S- (If d
a nd g !'lierat ive
the M 1'1 a devi hlcned of the
Raimi!!! nt is
that an
above
M~;j.
r
T(j~ya
am}
e d i'IIis-ions
Ti e. past,
resent
~at'ixr She who Jillas ac rd ing the next aIpa gi\le5 bi hand We Sa mcita arrna.
'On the br
Tne corp...,
(Adhara).
lished in i
r
pport
N irg ul) -8 rah m n as Thy
e own
'By the
~te (Pa a l as Ni rgl,l

{1
h.i r . that
-s
rd co
p5@
is ind k te-d
h rnan, ayatri. ra hrna n as the
0210F~~~
10
...
fl
dead on wh i
y (Pr ta).' GandhaN

li!!!!"5 e su btl!:! Tripu t
-Tantra
su nda
ay'S.Sad ·iva is- the e ueh

r,
~a)
haM' (Maha
a Kalpa. the
being m-se rate from
P
be ing
rasiva
r
1'10
ere
8 rat! man
h!!!re being no ght bu
'5.U prem
~xp~rien
Herse
as
un lim rt d (A kh ~da) Blis;s.
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I
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71
EO
med I te on The e. the use of Hara. ~ 'S€'.ated in 3 t eo ere mat ion-gro n strewn with res, co rpses, k !,Ilk, ;;1" d bones ;(I d haunted by ful,..:I and an owling fe.a rfu I ; who oil rt v@ry t U pan 5 Thv S use, are revere all and in aU o truly
1
un pe rturbed
~(HarmmdhfJ
(1-1 arati) t he h eefold pa Ins nida ivi ka) of J i'v '5i H rs SiPOUSe- iSi gr nts l lbaration 0 Jill.aS ;iI nd is
Sifmd4tiltlta
esh', tV)
Iff~r.nih.m::r a 5 to
thi s nor the world defeat or
J1IE'
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I
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I I
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:.:.
fl
a ou nt of He.. be i"8 se tf-ma

rvadas the whole: un ive rse
ks
J.'
Crta~ wI'! idl are auspicio

Pa f\cikrta) ,
ing
'Satt\l'"a-guQ . eru:e associated wtth t ne

ot the JWoiI di Iv!!d in M ah.a pr.1l.1va.
The white co
ur of the
5 k U 115
a nd bon
ates the
ite
a nd ether
u, as
I wasting.
a lways ttl e sa me, fresh,
nging,
an
n-
rjsu Gtena)
enjoy me
bdu ing Pa rama
~i'Va to
w II. has wll I gly
in t he work of creation. pre
lu-
02(110F~~~
II
HyInI" 't,o 1($1.
'....: .sa
~V
tion, Nirv.a
(She
he is on the left) is
the Grarnr
{Siva who th~ Sun.
S.ilVS. 'She who is of Ha (~ va) put~ d own the ve.' Ni Ita ra-Ta ntra s.ays, gu~ S e is engaged in the Ni jJa -praka ra IJ a S3V1. at n is. compared with itl IJ nn at ura I.' na-a abman in e r S\la rCI pa a..,pect aril isthe cau e of creation,
tion nd
fter eonq e ring the Da k~i ~

.1 rva- T.a nt
INcJy.Jhf?ff I
In no birth.
IHumjJiaf
va
'S-IJ
e ed to birtn, de
h. and rebi nl'l and
02010
I
~~~
her, 1 can we ef se dull a m say AT. Indeed, 0 Being 2. not eve n Dh~tit 3 - a, 4 or of Thee whose T H ari '50 know? Vet, pite our tI u llness i;U1 tI ig" ra ee, akss us talk of Th@e. ~ 1'h1!! @ re, e tion towa rds 1'h!!:@ rk De\lT 7 forgive th ~~ ur folly. Anger towa res 18 .0 ant itting T nee a. ur ""such as we, is; not
j
ta s Brohmii who d ispen

- : Rudf"O who rNi~d~ ;~ 'Who dispel'S the
- origin of the tlYee w fh. Of 'reality' (Comm
'S. (liter t;;. B).
the fruits- of Karma. (VJ

ow~r of iivam-htMd. tV) efol d sorrows of .JfWlS. (VJ ti. TCltJrcipi: nill, de$pite ct.-
. tvudb-hcktir muklw anee tV, fvadblKl
indini1ioo
to 5i1l8 ThV
prcII.
sa
all: impels to utter ds.... prai:!i@ of Thee tV) lltsral but A«:ordll'l@ V AsJt~ = unliml tl!!'d ON! _ MiEI it,} 5oa'f"'S1 ·Ullttinl<.a ble. '1..1 I mited, ~akti Itself. which is I that is. manitested sts. beyond the GU(ns, free s. tDvandva) to be a hendi!d onIV throu.gh Buddhi: If iI '5t.p'"€ me BrilhmOl n.' ( wi1h OIInim.a1s (Paw or an- ill and does not becom e a
n men abo c;lled pasy th us. tt [s moreover IJ thei r iml"fiOfs (Com
cause lhey do wrong, so don

e part of the
1(1f. ,g.I"e"ill
to werl
IJ
It 5.)
......... s •.
Of
U'5
aU includ in
dra, In
me
and
. a"d yet
am I V~QuJ
ttl e Oeva-s. t at
'We
(A5Jt€)Vnlimite She is not I irn ite
• h Gu _as and is Ni uQ~.
...
VERSE 10
devotee 2 U ncloth ee. hair. hikt e drtati ng on Ttl ee, 3 Tn mantra, 011 wl'1 n with S yout I, full-bre.a sted, and avy- nipped, ueh an dwe lis on th eart h II
dead of nistrr- The Phett~ri.,r i-shif'VEI ~ ."..i r in 'Union with Sa e Kiililc:riI 01 SilYS. The PQSU d ~ his ntra OIl 100kh of "time-s by il; loll of times. by night.' t::lIb' .Hll'SLIIJI6WU;n but AJ~t.P~, :5ohoUiJ Dy nig t_' (V) ~-s.odhaka_ NIn.JUiilra-Ta
n~v
amra :5 iElVS ' , i. by him i-s ~ ted to his OIN iilY, The 'lAra -Tantr; S;y5
nisht,
Siddli
Amm
ot
3
lOlID
ro
lien
.Dt1.')'a
as
!iiays, 'The
(nj~ ThyM ~ He . I:§,

4
ijek(I sholAd d 0 i(~lupr)ja Oh Oevi the S~'ddha wilhout KtJfcia)1tl ('Ill II.... seeing Thee in hi union ith Mohtifcol0, (V) i-s the iI or€5011id _gr~.lt Mantra. (VI
rom
jGputi
S6kly~
m~m MoM·.....,.,..,rrl'":ll
t
trOltl!!'d 00 lJe'I1I" K{j~
;II
nd
'So
ill ..-at! na
i.'tJ mu
tee sl'\.cUd not think of ntra (ch, 1I;l5oiIIV5:
ah 5y0flU5
tJk~
(0"
muit hwie
!5;Q"
m~aJ: manana-a#vo WlSrbro the S~dhoku is; 'l!,ljthout ;: c:dt.i~ then red eOed hal r 8~ the same 'ddJri.
re the limited serse of '
CD tll!'no syuh
~h;ruh, middhayah.
tion
t:
.....-
7'1
Is nerl!!! d
ribad
in this
and
II!
Sarhhita sa
'One should beco heu lei be in Para m -
~ 'One
sho u Id medit te o n D~i Kund alin I a'i !iit.1 ev.at sklrteen, fu II-breaste • ark. subtl creation an in the form of d i!»ol Lrtlon ( . _. t~-~h lti-layatmlU [,'
of the age
outbful, app arlng as
Here the Dlv
Tnat is, ;;;IW king in d arkn ess for II crd i nary creatures
(t
ugh
ignt)
is;
gila
s, 'The
se If-contro lie man a wake-; In wh
reatu
d of the cover
Ins of
ad:
t at I~
ke
d.
(I-
2010 F~~
I
'INW'rN.
I II I
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
.......
:.:.
fl
ent
SJ mara 5Va bliss with fa a mas -
(merging tha Jiv.iltm:ii
in 1<'I.Il;ldal r)i~~
• the
G~netrix and Preserve of a II nd nou rish i fu netic n of Ku nda Ii -:-T is ind ica ea -h i pped an d fu ll-breasted,
I I
.a I-p~ rvad i
by
VERSE 11
SIlO SI: of I-Iara 1 she uld (a S~d kal da Ily 2 rec~ ThV ant a for t he pace of a yea r ad rtat i ng the wh Ie 3 ith "owl edge its meaning '* U 0" Thee i nte"t sUO" the g at Ma hakala, ab IN hom Thou a 1 nower :fI h every plea.~u hat he wills LI pon the re old~ aII gre t powe rs lD in t h g rasp of his Iotu s like
ifiil
ns iillw.ays· he
'dai lV'
(~_B_'
• thil
is, who ha mentilily thou.ght the letters of the 8ijl1 ning, wtich is. mental jfJpa t - naso japfJ). defi IJ ill (cil€d the Al"oik:l dI ra- rtva of rtiliShtnand na] in tN! nd, 1~1.@r~ I~b!! , svlla ble ~ s~laH of same ti me ~n its meaning.
J
thMU or pIa(:ing
the letters
3.....
ir
tillI'Y, K.B_)
80
.......
:.:.
Th@ Kau lav.a Ii say5 th t mant more efficacious tha

\Ie
I(
is
h u ndred times
rba I VtJ ika l J mea n 'reate' forth of the w the Arth.a of d r J is witnout
Accord ing to Durga -rna

kee ping Mantra, Mantra, in mind For it
th
the
ca itan
is; sal
'Success (Siddh i) e
times. 'Unperturbed mind'
nt ra a mill io n
salf-eont rolled, un of m i nd, 'ii Ient and
wh n doing Japa of in f , revere ntia l ( .iI ndva l. 5t@ady
The
Kaulav.ali-Tant
1oTI...CI.·-~te upon
the
spouse of ~va befo Japa a d Ja pa.' Tne Sadh aka who d

"500 n
hOLlld aga In do
ati on toget:t,er
attains sucoa ss,
'Upon Him' (VjpDrU

(Ttle unites origi nal is 'Vi
therefore
rna kes it
.d dj@ctil.r-!!! of
howeve r reads it as i pa rita IThe-!!' (t e Devi)
with hi'.;
tu~ fi oft
r1ta
nd Durgar.i3 ma
ha a who he says
i th e
h is ttl
, Vimalananda making it an
m@diUtion,1
02(110F~~
.......... 61 : .-
Such as tf1 at by w nicn is ,gai ned Ni rv~~a forms of l ibe 0 n.
sa rii
say ujya and
02010
II
~~~
II
.......
:.: .
VERSE 12
ER. Thou g Ive-i't bht to nc:l prete cte a d at ttl e time of dssel ut i ., d witl'ld ra t
n~ lord
e ear1h ;[I nd all
and all
f th Ii!: t hr@i!!worlds, th Ii!: OU @ of ~ri. ~.1 d her be Ing~ and t h~ng~. Ah Me I howl greatne'J'J7
COtJIMf
t"
ing'50;
tn
ref e Thou .a rt
st
mil
k!!! thE!! wo rkl IOSi~
itse:
in T ny C.i3
creative ~kti of Brah rn;i
l It is co rnonlv "Siiilid 1hilt She d est destroy t a df'VO n05t:JkohJ, M.iln do
PU(
rOtth,
h on, and tfrpiff in
band of l.JJk$mis 5ivu, Th TrimOrri is. in fact, He( man " ~oh j(lmlDm DpJ, thiElt i:!i, illil (c..omme r"y, 1(, B ,J, For the DevT is whole rn rse, Sh~ J5i the objective 901. oiJ50W I iiI'5i its C.iJUS~. ~ W~,
thI
• "jeidatmiktil
of
She is the p
servat iv
. of
i51)u whose 'iP use is ~ rl
{1
Llk~T.
She is the d iss
i CI Rudra
th e world. 11'1 u art a 0
ca Lise 1: he wo arth, 8 rah mi1,:it d Creat ri of ate r, Vi$Q u, a nd Fire erver of

nJ mental
world. And ttl u art FI

ISl1e ass urna s
dra.a
d th e D 1'S'Soiver f the
'WO
s.
rna lorena nee
tha duee Gur:'! of crean OJ nstil ute d of ik~is.'
02(110F~~~
I I
.......
:.:.
fl
MOTHE Devos t know I" u ncontrolla blepower, oil! who union (wrtn SViriil el, a nd all
peope th
an TI'I
approach joy the gre .a rt wor.ohi
@
own rdial
HUG,
grant greate ill says <I bout

_..., ...."O~~~-,lDeWbhdgovata
to J Sdd iIIrh bild)_
~~mmtlrn. thillt ~ For he- is a dev

(aMO'(~
" AdiQ_
'50
Rau-rosa..fl"HJ1u}
thi!!' fruit £If Hi!!'r olioi'll wi the physiul ~.a y.ad(Mi'l1(UbhedOl- T tra. c th~ sestatie UN whlc Ni!fti!!'ct.ion of tN! hlghil!'r SiVa ~aktl (i., the ronn RtJsikflfil for Njro a rh.. if: WsrtJ r ~i'war ill 8 BrahmrJ, Vi~, iI (commentary, t:: B-1. C.f. M other of a I. fr (A,brahmtrk/r; , WJi. !..ali
rn
02(110F~~~
I
That is, devoid of
Th@ lb&dila 5totr

r
fu IPa ra meS'va ri,
d elJOtion by I(~~, h Para me - a lord of t he da ug te of H ima la gra nt b

find W forth.
r-h aadad, wo~ r wo rsh ipped IN hQ a worshipped by

(I
uty, Gra nt viet
Who .a rt befo re a d t e begin nin
f the w rid.
W hich is Vi pa ritfl
bove d ascn
d.
Wine'
T hat is Fta!ifl,
86
......
:.:.
14
spc
C[I
se of
Glri~a,
hOIJ a It Earth~ Water,
Fi re, Air
3
ther . .-:Tho~ art all,
hou art one and beneficent.
~aitl in prai e of Theer 0 Mother?
Of Thy
avou r tow.a rds me, he Ipl@5s .a5 I am. By Thy ev~r be re born. 4
Thy
clNraplsomiropi gaganam} tarth, Tho LI a rt Wate r, Tho LI rid, Thou a It Ethe r, Thou an
hat (8 ud d h i) and Tho u art At rna. Tnou a rt ttl e Su preme.

it50 tbe rnountai
s.
k;,
[)evi
bee
the rield (I(
.whereas, Gjrf<ig is Loro thereof, :s matter' (K~ra). "She js auer \llllhi(:h i 5 known by the soul
ourth hundred) for the 8nlYnil n
e Lal ~ Srii:I hiisraNlma the

!.JIIfT."",",,"nl.)
to the P1Idm . P\nl)i, Devi i5 WoOOW~

Mountain.
as
b~l$n
read Bhava mamIDu
jonuh. that is, Ii berated. The ~, u:s.iog bhfwam.as meOlnilll
l. ari .~ from boova
wood, (K. B.,.

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eric Hindu y original Avalon.He on Indian

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tm: xnm. Svaha

«ntt: xnm. Ham,

So the first five Slokas giv

us altogether 22 aksaras i.e. the full

and ends with

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In addition to the Mantroddhara contained in th Stotra.

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p@ rform /ak ~-japQ in ne day time folio

~ paSu (pa.su-bMvaratah) fal$1-japa

ped .... jdydm

e$I W dN" bra mac",'

as c lo~ely a'S. .a rna I'll i'gopaye t m~tr&~rQ~v

(By t ha worst! ip of Ki3i

hippe-r suffe rs pa wtl 0 is of ttl e PaSu Ra~,ava Hell u nti I the

Vima Iii na nda-~vtim i s

f U ITwit hou the use of au ri3i~ik ;jJ nd ot To:! ntri'k

"Ierses 1-8, 11, the f

20, an d 21 (exce pt at of,.i! nd dh Qna u pc n,

12. 13. and 1

tlJti, and 22 is the usua I

V@r5!!S 10, 15·

l.Qt(isadhcma, wife of the ;t

done with h 5adha~tl, W· whic:h is the OLJtwa rd~gojn

-sana ku ita bhaver.

said: "A wife Is klss with another. duhltrDmmam). A su bj ugati on of hteh

In the words of the

such tl oneu red

Verse,.,. 15 and 6. a ~rtothe5ad ana

ars from their con Itt..

the Devf. To hi by the SLlprem

ntra i'l have to I yo~. my be loved.

bhadre cimsodha am siddh.cwirQma ~