Varahi Tantra (English Study)
by Roberta Pamio | 2014 | 29,726 words
This English essay studies the Varahi Tantra and introduces the reader to the literature and philosophy of the Shakta Tradition to which this text belongs. These Shakta Tantras are doctrines where the Mother Goddess is conceived as the Supreme deity who is immanent and transcendental at the same time. The Varahitantra (lit. the "Doctrine of th...
Chapter 9 - Flowers dear to 艢颈惫补 and 碍腻濒墨
This chapter is divided into two parts: the first deals with the flowers dear to 艢颈惫补 (vv.1-32') explaining the benefits of offering them to a 艢颈惫补li峁単a (vv.32"-61') and gives the names of the flowers which should be avoided in the 艢颈惫补li峁単ap奴j膩 (vv.61"-84). The second part names the flowers which can be offered to 碍腻濒墨 (vv.85-151), describes the merits gained by presenting them to the deity (vv.152-188') and at the end gives the names of the flowers to avoid in the worship of 碍腻濒墨 (vv.188"-220).