Essay name: Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study)
Author:
Srider Basudevan Iyer
Affiliation: University of Mumbai / Sanskrit, University Department
This essay studies the history of Devi (the Goddess) in relation with worship using Tantra, Yantra and Mantra. The study explores the concept of the 'Female Principle' or Goddess, examining her role and significance in ancient Indian society.
Chapter 2 - The Maior Goddesses
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chapter II Major goddesses 182 In iconography she is represented as seated either on a lotus
or on a throne in the posture of a queen with her left leg resting on a
small stool and the right leg placed over the left in an Ardha-
Padmasana pose. She is shown having a sugarcane bow in one hand
and the other the flower arrows, in one hand she holds a bejeweled
cup with bees hovering around and in another a red lotus. Sometimes
to depict her majesty she is shown having multiple hands. The hands
are in pairs and are sown holding the objects and weapons unique to
the particular manifestation. In Kamakala VIl膩sa鲁41, there is mention
of the Goddess (Kamesvari) Tripurasundari who dwells in the bindu-
traya Cakra, seated on the lap of Kamesvara, has a digit of the moon
on the forehead, and holds a noose, a good, a sugarcane bow and five
flower-arrows. She is red like the rising Sun and has the Sun, the
Moon and the fire as her three eyes. In the triangle which is the central
triangle and is formed by the three bindus, the Goddess Tripura
Sundari and her spouse Kamesvara reside. Further, it is stated that,
due to change of aspect, she assumes the form of three other couples.
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