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 35 - The Yogin墨-ny膩sa and the 峁岣峢a-ny膩sa of Sundar墨v膩r膩h墨k膩l墨
In this chapter are given the 驰辞驳颈苍墨苍测腻蝉补 and the 峁岣峢补苍测腻蝉补 of Sundar墨v膩r膩h墨k膩l墨 and the instructions to perform a fire sacrifice (homapaddhati).
The 苍测腻蝉补蝉 are presented in the form of mantras and rarely in verses, which we count to be twenty-four; the homapaddhati is instead entirely exposed in prose.