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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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chapter II Major goddesses 95 It is mentioned that they are like the secretive Kav膩ca or
armor of the goddesses. So it may be supposed that they shield the
goddesses and enclose her at the centre of the nine fortresses.
Nava Durga Yantra.
The BTS lays down the yantra of the nine Durg膩s. This
Nava-Durga yantra is known by another name the Vindyav膩sin墨
115 yantrals. This is an application type of yantra.
11.
啶 啶 啶 啶班 啶侧 啶掂
啶掂ぞ啶�
啶多 啶粪 啶膏 啶灌 啶侧 啶曕啶粪
啶掂え啶� 啶�
啶く 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶灌ぞ
[bha峁� ma峁� ya峁� ra峁� la峁� va峁�
惫腻迟补
艣a峁� 峁峁� sa峁� ha峁� la峁� k峁峁�
vani 艣a
bhaya sv膩h膩
] 1461 啶︵ぎ
[dama
] 2 Bhbe
啶ㄠさ啶︵啶班啶椸ぞ 啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ
啶呧 啶嗋 啶囙 啶堗 啶夃 啶娻
啶熰え啶苦し啷嵿
啶ぐ啶�
啶灌啶班啶� 啶︵啶�
啶膏ぞ啶о啶�
啶�
啶嬥啶� 啶侧 啶� 啶忇
[navadurg膩 yantra
a峁� 膩峁� i峁� 墨峁� u峁� 奴峁�
峁璦苍颈峁ａ弓补
mari
hr墨峁� du峁�
蝉腻诲丑测补
ma
峁沰ha峁� la峁� e e峁�
] 146 啶灌た啶�
[hina
] FOR:
fr s
啶� 啶呧 啶呧 啶曕 啶栢 啶椸 啶樴
[au a峁� a峁� ka峁� kha峁� ga峁� gha峁�
] IRL
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毓丕賱賷丞 賮賱
Jhajh
The Navadurga yantra. Source BTS
The yantra consists of a twelve petal led lotus enclosing the
syllable Om and the mantra Hrim Dum together with the name of the
person for whom the yantra is made. This is further enclosed within
two intertwined squares which form nine triangles and an octagon.
115 BTS-II C.5, P.1077
