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 3 - Minor Goddesses
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Chapter 3. Minor goddesses i) Bow which is stringed and ready, ii) Noose, iii) Goad iv) a Mace which is small - 'khe峁璦kam' and v) a Bell which is substituted with a axe. Below the severed head and the headless body of a buffalo be portrayed. From the headless trunk be depicted the Asura who is shown fighting armed with a sword and a small mace and his body red in blood as a result of the piercing of his heart with the trident by the goddesses. From the above descriptions it is observed that the goddess Katyayani thus was a popular form of the goddesses who is identified with a more popular form of the goddesses as Durg膩 Mahi艣amardini. Bhuvanesvar墨. Bhuvane艣var墨 literally means the ruler of the world. The significance of this name connotation is to suggest that she is at par with the masculine forms of both Siva as Vi艣ve艣vara and that of Vi峁ａ箛u as Jagdi艣vara. In the DBP, it is mentioned that Vi峁ａ箛u assuming a feminine form worshiped the great goddess Bhuvanesvar墨 229
