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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 Śāmbhavi- dīksā. 386 In this initiation, the Guru causes the arousal of knowledge in the disciple by
way of gazing, by utterance and by touching.
Abhiseka.
Abhiṣeka is the ritual consecration performed by the Guru to the disciple.
After initiation the Guru pours water which is kept consecrated in a picture
over the disciple. This is dīkṣ� - abhiṣeka or mantra- dīkṣ� without which no
initiation is said to be complete.
Mantri dīksā.
This is the most elaborate ritual process. The thirteen materials like the
dried-ginger, pepper, long-pepper, Dhātri fruit, fruit of yellow-myrobalan
tree, the bark of the Vibhītaka tree, cardamon, cloves, fragrant leaf, Nāga-
keśara filaments, Takkola, Madayanti, and Sahadavī all these are crushed
and mixed with the ashes of the Dūrvā-grass with soil taken from an
elephant stall, a horse stable, the soil from junction of four roads, the anthill,
the place of confluence of rivers, large lake, a cow-pen etc... seven places
and put into a picture filled with water. This is placed on rice grains placed
over a new set of garments. The ghata is then offered worship. A Mātṛkā
yantra is drawn on a sandalwood plank with a mixture of milk and saffron.
The initiate is made to sit on the plank and the consecrated water is poured
on him with the chanting of the mantra. After that the initiate discards his
clothes and puts on a new set of clothes. He is smeared with sandal paste by
the guru. Then gives some Akṣatās, flowers etc... in his hand and utters the
mantra into the right ear of the initiate. After the initiation the Guru gives a
new name to the disciple which is his identity into the cult. Again a caste-

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