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 4 - Worship and The Worshipper
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Worship & worshipper Specific utensils or P膩tra and their constituents. 94 351 The tantra sastra speaks of twelve cups which are used in the worship
of the goddess. These cups are known as 艣akti-p膩tras in tantra. The
s膩dhaka establishes these different p膩tras on a wooden plank in front of the
goddess". The s盲dhaka draws yantras on the board with powder of saffron
and sandal paste for the following p膩tras - (i) S膩m膩nyap膩tra, (ii)
痴颈蝉别峁辫腻迟谤补尘.
The other saktip盲tras used in the worship are -
(iii) Gurup膩tra, (iv) Bhogap膩tra, (v) Balip膩tra, (vi) Angap膩tra
(vii) V墨rap膩tra (viii) Guhyap膩tra (ix) Yogin墨p膩tra (x) Atmap膩tra
(x) Prok峁峁嚹玴膩tra and (xii) D奴tip膩tra.
笔腻迟谤补厂迟腻辫补苍补.
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The yantra is drawn in form of a (i) Triangle and (ii) Six-pointed triangle
which is enclosed by a circle and laid within a square. The Samanya-arghya-
94 see picture
95 SVT ch. IX
