Understanding

SriChakraPuja
Amrita,Devipuram,India,531001

Prologue
Thisbookhadtobewrittentofillagap.Therearemillionsofpeopleinthe
worldwhoaredoingSriChakraPuja.Butveryfewunderstandthemeanings
ofthemantrasandprocedures,whytheyarebeingdone,whatisagoodway
ofdoingthings.Andtherearesimplynobooksavailableonthissubject.
SriDeviinspiredDeviParvatitoseekthisinformationforthebenefitofevery
devoteeofSriVidyabyaskingquestionstoAmritaatDevipuram,India.She
usedtoaskquestions,andtapetheanswers.Shetookpainstakingtroubleto
transcribewhatwassaid,typeditoutandAmritaediteditagain.
Conversationalstylewaspreservedtoalargeextenttopreservereadability.
Redundancieshavenotbeentotallyremovedbecausetheyaresometimes
neededasreminders;butanattempthasbeenmadetoreducethem.
Thisisthefirstattemptthatreallytriestogointothemysteriesofevery
mantra,andeveryprocedureintheSriChakrapujaasdescribedinParashu
RamaKalpaSutratoconveyadeeperunderstandingoftheritual.Itisthe
author'sbeliefthatsuchanattempttoopenupthesemysterieshasnotbeen
madebeforeinabookwhichanyonecanread.Muchofthematterpresented
hereisbeingspokenfromadirectpersonalrevelationalstandpoint,andso
carriesnoreferences.Itisalsothefirsttimethattheauthentictextshavebeen
explainedthewaytheyareherecombiningthemodernandancientviews.
Youmayormaynotagreewithwhatissaidhere.Buttohidethescienceof
ritualfrompubliceyebecauseitmaynotbeintunewiththepresentnormsis
notcorrect.Afterall,thepurposeofthisbookistoinformaboutpracticesthat
werefollowedinoldendays.Topracticeornotisyourpersonaldecision.To
saythatabookongynecologyshouldnotbepublishedbecauseitshowsthe
picturesofgenitalsisridiculous.Whetheritworksforyou,youhaveto
discover.Thereisagoodchanceitwill,ifyouapproachthesubjectwith
respect.

Itisnotacheapimitationorapruneddownversionoftheritual.Itisthe
actualstuff.Itdoesnothavethepatriarchalbiastotheageoldtraditionswhen
womanwasGod.Ittalksopenlyaboutsubjectssuchasuseofsexinritualand
hencebrushedasidebymanypractitionersasbeingaccessibleonlythrough
surrenderingyourbody,mindandsoultoaGuru.
Eachheadingcanbeinterpretedasaquestionaboutatopic.Whatfollowsisan
anattempttoclarifytheconceptsinvolved.

PUJA

ParashuramaisanAvatarofVishnu.HehasdividedtheSriChakraPujainto
fourclearlydefinedtimeslots:Lalita,Rajashyamala,VarahiandPara.Pujato
Lalitaistobedoneinthemorninginthecreativecenter,Rajashyamalainthe
heartduringmidday,Varahiintheeveningattheeyebrowcenter,andPara
Shaktiatmidnightinthecrown.Thisvolumedealsonlywiththefirstpart,
LalitaPuja.
Somepeoplecombineallthesedifferntpujasintooneunmanageablylong
puja.Neithertheparticipantsnorthepeoplewatchingthepujasunderstand
whatisgoingon.Theythinkthatthelongerthepuja,thebetteritis.They
keeponaddingtothepujafromthisbookandthatbook,andtheyarethen
afraidtoletgoofthisorthatbitofthepuja.Theyloosetheirbalanceand
becomeangrywithslightestdisturbancestothepujalikeachildcryingfor
food.Foradevoteetobecomeangryistogodown.
YoufindafamousexampleofthisinthestoryofRamayana.Vishwamitrawas
agreatkingwhowantedtoattaintothehighestknowledgeofGod.Hewas
doingausteritiesforalongtime.ThenIndra,afraidthathewilllosehis
positionastherulerofGods,sentacelestialseductresscalledMenakatostop
himfrompracticingcelebacyinthought,wordanddeed.Vishwamitragot
attractedtoMenakaandspent10,000yearsenjoyingher.Thenhelostthe
powerhehadobtainedfromhisausterities.Herealizedhismistakeandhe
toldher"NoIdon'twantyourchild,andIdon'twantyou,getlost".He
pushedherawayandthenstartedagainontheausteritiesgaininggreatmerit.
ThenhewenttoSageVashishta'sashram.Andhetoldhim,"LookIhave
becomegreatinausteritie.NowyouhavetoproclaimthatIamaBrahma
Rishi=selfrealizedsoul".Vishishtasays,"NoyouarenotaBrahmaRishi"to
testhim.ThenVishwamitragotangryandcursedVishishta.Withthatsingle
cursehelostallthepower.

Themoralofthestoryisthatsexualenjoymentismuchlessharmfulthan
anger.Whereaslusthastaken10,000yearstoremovehispower,hisanger
removeditinoneinstant.Thatisthedifference.Thatiswhytheysayifyou
arepracticingsadhana=sinceredevotion,andyougetangryyouarenot
makingheadway.Thesignatureofbeingontheproperpathisthatyoumust
remainunperturbedbyangerorfear.Itisthenthatyouarereallyontheway.

ThreeShaktis
PujaisdonetoKriyaShakti,JnanaShaktiandIcchaShakti.Whatisthe
meaningandimportanceoftheseShaktisintheMotherworship?Theyarethe
powersresidingintheeroticjonesofawoman.AllGoddessesarepowersof
attention,awarenesses,residingincertainplacesortimes.Pureunbounded
awarenessisconsideredtobetheuniversalMother,Lalita.AllshaktisareHer
bodyparts.Herbodyisspaceandtime.
Gouri=Kriya,Lakshmi=Jnana,Saraswati=Iccha
Theword"mother"bringstoourmindsusuallythe"onewhogivesbirthto".I
wasbornoutofherwombandthatismyplaceofbirth.Thebirthchannel,the
yoni=vaginaistheonlyentitythatreallyqualifiestobecalledthemother.Itis
indeedatemplewheretheGoddesswhogivesbirthislocated.Wecallthe
GoddessthereasGouri=creatrix.Theyoniisalsotheplacewherebillionsof
spermswhoaretryingtogetachancetolivearedestroyed.Thatiswhysheis
knownasKali=destroyer.Gouriistheonewhoacceptstheseedandgivesit
life,andKaliisonewhoacceptstheseedbutdestroyingit.Thatiswhyitis
importanttoworshipKaliduringmenstruation,whenconceptionisnot
possible.Theyaredifferent,yettheyarelocatedatthesameplace,calledby
differentnamesatdifferenttimes.TheyarebothlocatedintheMuladhara
Chakra.SoastheMotherofall,whogivesbirthtousthroughheryoni,Gouri
isworshippedintheyoni.SheisthebaseinwhichtheLinga=phallusofSiva
stands.LalitaSahasramspeaksofBhagaradhya=worshippedinyoni.There
aresomanynamesintheLalitaSahasranamathatrelatetosuchexplicitly
sexualaspectsoftheMotherGoddessworship.
Atonetimetherewerefertilityriteswherethelovebetweenmanandwoman
wasofferedasanintimateservicetotheGoddess.Devitheuniversalmother
islocatedintheSwadhisthanachakra.Swabyself,adhisthanaresidingin.
TheplacewhereDeviisresidingin,isthegenitals.
TheseatoftheKundalinipower,theenergywhichgivessupremepleasureof
orgasmislocatedinthegenitals.ThestartingpointofKundaliniisknownas

Kumara.HeisliketheyoungSiva.ThebigSivaisthemalelinga=phallus.
Kumara,hisson,thesmalllingainthefemaleistheclitoris.Thefemalelinga
istheseatofhappinessandpleasureandtheoriginofKundaliniShakti.
ThefirstmovementoftheKundaliniistomakeyouloseyoursenseofbody
identificatiion,andthatisexactlywhathappensinorgasm.Youareflowing
outofyourselfastheseedandyouloseallyourtensions.Thewordorgasmis
usedinTantrainthebroadercontextaslosingallyourtensions.Ifyouareworried,
losingyourworryisanorgasm.
Therewasonefellowwhousedtowearshoesthreetimesundersize.Heused
towalkwiththoseshoesalldaylong.Andheusedtohaveexcruciatingpain
throughouttheday.Andpeopleaskedhim,"Whydoyouwearthose
undersizedshoesandbearthepain?"Hesaid,"Thereisonlyonehappinessleft
inmylifeandthatiswhenIremovethisshoefrommyfoot,onlythenIfeel
extremelyhappy."Weareallwearingthisundersizeshoe,calledthisbody,
andonceyoufindthereleasefromthisbodyyoufindhappiness,theonly
happinessthatweknow,andthatiscalledanorgasm.Wewantrepetionof
thathappinessbecausewewanttobepermanentlyinthatstate.Theonlyway
toachievethatistorecognizewheneverthereisstressdeveloping,andtobe
letgoofthatstress.ThisisthemainpointofTantra.Trytobeinastateof
constantorgasm,tobeintheperpetualunionbetweenSivaandShakti.
ThemotherwhogivesbirthiscalledGouri.Manisveryincidentaltothe
processofcreation.Hejustdepositsaseedinthewombandthenwalksout.
Andtherefinisheshisduty.Wethinkwearethemothersofourchildrenthat
webeget.Butaretheyourchildren?Theyarenot,theyarethechildrenof
Gouri.Doweknowhowtogiveformtothatformlessseed?Howtomakethe
face,theeyes,theears,howtomakethetongue,howtoputthetasteinthe
tongue?Howtocreatethelimbsthatcangrowandwhereeachshouldbe
located,inwhatproportion,whatsize?Whatcoloreyes,whatlooks?Noneof
thesethingsweknow.Allofthishappensautomatically.Thereisapowerof
transformationwhichiscodedinthegeneswhichisdoingthisjob.Andthat
powerGouriislocatedinthewomb.Itistheseedthatweareworshipping.
Youcannotsaythattheseedismaleorfemale.Sobeforetheegg,whichcame
first,theeggorthehen?Itwastheseedthatcamebeforeeitherofthem.And
thatseedisinformation,knowledgeinformation.ItistheseedthatisGouri,
thebindu.Thatisthefirstmotherthatweknowof.
Inthewomb,initiallyyouasthechildexperienceatremendousgrowth
potential.Everymomentyouaremultiplyingyourselfintotwoanditappears
asifthereisaninfinitepossiblityofgrowth.Andyouareenjoyingthat

happinessandrichnessavailabletoyouofthemultiplicationofyourself.But
thenaftersometime,thewombbeinglimitedinsizeoffersresistanceto
growth.Andyouarebeingconfined.Andyoudon'tlikethatconfinement.
Youwanttogrow.Andaftersometimeyouarepushedoutforcibly.Atfirst
youdonotknowwhatistouch,youwerenotevenbreathing.Youwere
floatinginthewombforninemonths.Youwerebreathingthroughyournavel
throughthebloodofthemother.Atthetimeofbirthyouwerepushedout,
andsuddenlyacoldmetalcomesandgraspsyourheadandpullsyououtand
beforeyouhavelearnedhowtotransferfromonesystemoflifetoanother
system,yournavelthreadiscut.Atthetimeofbirthyouarefightingforlife.
Thistraumaistremendous.Youcannotsaythatthistraumaisnotpresentin
ceasareanbirthsbecausetheyalsocutthenavelcord.Fromnavelbreathing
youhavegottomovetonasalbreathing,andthattransitionisverytraumatic.
Afterthebirthprocess,thenimmediatelyprotectionhastobegiven,
nourishmenthastobegiven.Wheredoesitcomefrom?Itcomesfromthe
Mother'sbreastsashermilk.TheresheisknownasLakshmi.Sheistheocean
ofmilkthatcomesfromthebreastsofthefemale.Therethechildfeeds.The
firstmilkthatcomesoutofthemother'sbreastshasimmunizationproperties.
Doyouknowhowtomakethatmilk?Youatefoodanditbecamemilk.That
powertogivenourishmentiswhatwecallLakshmi.Thenipplesthrough
whichmilkcomesisthelocationofthesecondaspectoftheMotherwe
worship.
Thenthechildgrowsandaftersometimeitleavesthemother'sbreastand
looksforoutsidefood.Thechildisnotinterestedinreceivingnourishment
fromthemotheranymore.Neitheristhatmotherabletoprovideit.Itreceives
nourishmentfromknowledge.Thenthethirdmothercomesintoexistence.
ThatisSaraswati.Sheisinthetongue.Whenyouaretalking,areyouawareof
wherethetonguehastogoinordertocreateacertainsequenceorsounds?
No,youarenotaware.StillthatisthefunctionofSaraswati,toteach.This
learningprocessstartsattheageofabouttwoandaquarteryears.Thefirst
partisforninemonths;thesecondpartfortwentysevenmonthsandinthe
thirdpartyouaretakencareoffromthento27x3=81months=about7yearsof
agebySaraswati,thethirdmother.
IntheDeviMahatmyam,inthefirstpartthereisonlyonechapter,thesecond
parthasthreechaptersandthethirdparthasninechapters,whereyouhaveto
danceyourwaythroughlifewithhappinessandpleasure.Forthatyouhave
toobstructionstoyourprogress.Inthispartyouwillfindagreatbattlebeing
wagedagainstallthedemonsandhowtheDevisovercomethemonebyone.

TheworstofthesedemonsisRaktabija.Raktabijameansthetriggeringofone
thoughtfromanother.
TheIcchaShaktiislocatedasSaraswatiatthetipofyourtongue.Jnana
Shaktiisworshippedintheheartcenter,andKriyaShaktiisworshippedin
theyoni.Ifyouwanttomanifestorcreateaphysicalform,worshipoftheyoni
bringsthispowerintoyou.Allyourfearsandsexualityarelocatedinthefirst
twochakras.Worship=payingattentiontofeelingofrespect,removesyour
negativitiesandpavesthewaytopowerandlove.Worshipoftheheartcenter
givesyoutheblessingsofknowledge,ofprotection,ofimmunity,ofwealth,of
prosperity.Worshipofthefacegivesyouwillpowerandemotional
intelligencecalledIcchaShakti.Especiallywhenyouconcentrateonthe
eyebrowcenter=ajnachakra,itdevelopsyourpowertocontrolyourselfand
others.
TheLalitaSahasranamatalksindetailaboutthesethesevariousaspects.There
isamantraappropriatetoworshippingtheDeviintheheartcenter,andthatis
RajaShyamala.ThereisamantrawhichcoorespondstotheAjnacenter
whichiscalledVarahi.Thereisamantracoorespondingtothe
Brahmarandhra,theSahasrarachakraandthatisasinglelettermantracalled
Souh.ItisPara.Itisthehissingsoundofthekundalinisnakeasitrisesupthe
spinalchord.WhenitreachestheSahasraraitopensitshoodupandimplodes
thecosmosintoyou.VishnuissleepingunderthehoodoftheserpentSesha.
Itmeansthatthecosmosandcosmicconsciousness(Vishnu)isunderthe
protectionofthisKundaliniforce.Itisbothacreativeandadestructiveforce.
Itcreatesorderanddestroysdisorder.
Thesymbolismofthesnakeisauniversalarchtypeovertheagesinvarious
cultures.Imagineasnakecrawlingoveryourbodyandthatyouareasmall
childandthatyouarenotawarethatitisasnake.Oryouhavenotlearnedto
nameitasasnake.Whatdoyoufind?Youfindasupremepleasureinits
touch.Itcoilsaroundyourlimbsandabeautifulmassageisbeinggiventoyou
bythesnake.Inthissituationyouarenotnamingitandnotidentifyingitwith
asituationthatispotentiallydangerous.Youjustplaywiththat.Thisisthe
natureofSiva.Themomentyouassociatethatsituationwiththenotionoffear
thatitcankillyou,thenthefearisrelatedtothemuladharachakra.Ontheone
handthereispleasureandontheotherhandthereisfear.Thiscombinationof
thepleasurefearcomplexiswhatissymbolizedbythesnake.
Ifyoulookatthephilosophicalstructurebehindthis,youfindthatthesnakeis
somethingthatmovesinawavycurvyfashion,notstraight.Theysaythat
whenyouaredrunkyoumoveinawavyfashion,youarenotclearinwhat

directionyouaremoving.Butifasnakebecomesdrunk,whatdoesitdo?It
movesstraight.Themindanditsthoughtpatternsarelikethesnakes,going
hitherandditherinwavyfashions.Butwhenthemindbecomessteadyand
onepointed,whenitflowsrelativelystraightthenitis"drunken".Thisisthe
drinkthattheyrefertointhetantra.Thedrink,theambrosiawhichmakes
yourmindonepointedandstraight.TheKundalinishaktiisflowingupthe
sushumnachannelsinsteadofgoingroundthepetalsinwhateverwayit
wants.Thisisthesymbolofthesnake.
Youcanworshipthepancadasiinaparticularportionofyourbody.Theusual
portionassociatedwiththeDeviistheswadhisthanachakra.Thatiswhereshe
resides.WhentheKundaliniissleepingthenyouareawareoftheworldand
youfeelthatyouareseparatefromtheworld.WhentheKundaliniis
awakening,yourseparatenessisgettingloststepbystep.
Whatcausesthisseparateness?Youareinteractingwiththeworldthrough
yourfivesensorymodesofperception.Theyarealllocalmagnifiers.Soyou
arenotknowingtheworldasitexists,butthroughthefiltersofyoursenses.
WhenKundaliniawakens,itenablesyoutotranscendthesesensory
limitations.Forexample,youcansmelldistantodours,tasteremotejuices,see
distantforms,touchdistantobjects,hearmusiccontinentsapart.Oneafterthe
otherthesesensesarebeingtranscended.
SotheascentoftheKundalini,thisconsciousnessprovoking,dynamic
poweristhelossofyourseparationfromcosmos,yoursource.Soitcanbe
calledworshipoftheyonifromwhichyoucametobe.Kundaliniisthussaid
tobesleepinginthemuladharachakra,coilingitself3&1/2times
around.Goingroundthewaist(manipura),chest(anahata),andneck(visuddhi)
arethethreecoilsofthesnake.Andthentheheadofthesnakeisgoinginto
thevaginathroughthevulva(swadhisthana)tothecervix(muladhara)and
thatiswherethetipofthelingamisgoingtobe.Thatiswheretheheadofthe
snakeissleeping.
Whenthekundalinireversesitsflow,thenfromthemuladharacenterofthe
shaktiitentersthemuladharacenterofthemaleandflowsinareverseaction
andcomestotheswaddhisthana,whichisthebaseofthelingamandthen
movesupthespinalchordbehindandcomesuptothesahasrara.Thisisthe
transferofenergyfromtheShaktitotheSivaintheyogicpostureofunion.
Thispostureisareversalprocess.Theexchangeofenergycantakeplace
betweentheSivaandShaktiinunion.Youoscillate.Andthisoscillationcan
builduptothenavelcenterandthenfromtheheartcentertotheheartcenter,
andthenromthethroatcentertothethroatcenterandthentotheajnacenter.

Andthenthecirclegetsclosed.Whenthecircuitgetsclosed,thenthecosmic
consciousnessissupposedtohappen.ThentheSivaandShaktidonot
experiencetheirseparateness.Theybecomeoneanditisthusthatthe
consummationbetweenSivaandShaktitakesplace.Thisisthepurposeofthe
marriagetoexperiencethiscosmiconenessofonesoulmovingintwobodies,
betweenhusbandandwife.Thatiscalledmoksha.
Youhavepassedalifelongtermofimprisonmentonyourselfstatingthatyou
aregoingtoliveinthisbody,thismind,andlivewiththesethoughts.When
youareabletoescapefromthesethreesetsofnotionsthenyouarePasupati,
youareSiva.Whenyouareconfinedbythesenotions,youareapasu,abeast.
Abeastistiedbystrings.Thesestringsthatbindyouareyourfear,your
seekingforsensations,yourpoweraddictions,andinalimitingfashionthe
loveyouhaveforothers.Theseareallstrings.
ORIGINOFSOUNDS
TheMaheswaraSootra
NrittaavasaaneNataRajaRajo NanaadaDhakkaamNavaPanchavaaram
UddhartukaamahSanakadiSiddhaan

EtadvimarseSivaSootraJaalam

Thestanzameans,"Attheendofthedance,thekingofdancers,Sivabeaton
hisdrum14times,(9+5)wantingtofurtherenlightengreatasceticsstarting
eithSanaka.Weshalldiscusssomeoftheseimportantaphorisms,knownas
MaheswaraSootra".
ThisMaheswaraSootraoccupiesaseminalplaceinthehistoryofHindu
religion.TheyformthebasisofBharata'sdanceform,Panini'sGrammarof
Sanskritliterature,andPatanjali'sYoga.
ThereisastorythattheCreatorbecametiredofcreatinghimself.Sohe
createdfourchildrenSanaka,Sanandana,SanatkumaraandSantsujathaand
requestedthemtocontinuethejobofprocreation.However,theyrefusedtodo
so,thinkingthatthelowlysexualmodeofreproductionwasnotforthem,
whichtheirfatherwasdoing.Sotheychosetoremaineternallyyoungatthe
ageoffour,whensexhasnotyetknockedattheirdoor.Tohelpthem
understandlifeanditspurposesbetter,thekingofdancers,(dance=life)Siva,
whoiseroticinthenineworldsbelowandanasceticinthefiveworldsabove,
playedonhisdrum9+5=14times,representingthepathstobefoundinallthe

fouteenworlds.Asweshallseepresently,thesedrumbeatsarenoneother
thantheseedmantras(sounds)ofSanskritalphabets.
Thedrumbeatsare:
1.AIUn.2.ArAlUk.3.EOng.4.AiOuch.5.HaYaVaaRat.6.Lan.
7.NgaMaJnaNnaNam.8.JhaBhany.9.GhaDhaDhash.
10.JaBaGaDaDash.11.KhaPhaChchaThthaThthaCaTaTav.
12.KaPay.13.ShaShshaSar.14.Hal.
1.AIUn
Athefirstletterstandsfornegation.Awarenessexistsintwostates,
awarenessthatisnotevenawareofitselfthatisthefirststate,"A",likea
zero;andawarenessthatisawareofitself,likeazerothatisthesumof
oppositesforex.(1.5)+(1.5)=0.Asmalldeviation,asmallmovementthatis
thesecondstate.Awarenesshasthesetwopropertiesofonenessand
manyness.
Iisthesecondletter.Itisthedesireoftheawarenesstoknowitselfby
splittingintosubjectandobject.
Utopreservethedesireiscalled"u".ThatisSthiti(preservation).
Sristi,thecreationhasnotoccuredin"A".Onlywhen"A"desirestomanifest
itselfitbecomesanorgasmicallyelongated"Aa".Thisdesireisrepresented
by"I".When"I"isfullyexpresseditbecomes"Ii"(long).Thedesiretopreserve
thatalteredstateofawarenessis"U"and"Uu".
2.AruAluk
Whenawarenessisobservingapartofitself,theobservedpartappearstoit
asifitdoesnothaveanawareness.Soawarenessiscreatinganonawareness
relativetoitinthisprocess.Thisisrepresentedby"Aru"and"Alu".These
vowelsoundsareconsideredtobeofneutralgender,denotingobjectswhich
arenotexperiencedthesamewayasthesubjectexperiencesitself.
3.EOng
4.AiOuch
Thencreationproceedsfurtherthroughtheletters,E,ong;Ai,Auch.A+iis
E.A+uisO.E+aisAi.E+uisAu.Amistheseedheldwithinthesubject;

Ahistheseedexpressedoutsideitselfasanobject.Socreation,preservation
anddisolutionoftheobjectarebeingmappedbythevowelsoundsofthe
Sanskritalphabet.Thiscompletestheformationofthevowelsounds.
5.HaYaVaRat
Thedesiretoprocreatecomesdownfromtheskytoearthasthe
consonants.Ha,Ya,Va,Ra.Hameansspace.Hamisthecenterofthe
Visshudhi,thethroatchakra.Yameanslife,prana.Yamisthecenterofthe
Anahata,theheartchakra.Vameanswaters,thesourceoflife.Vamisthe
centeroftheManipura,thenavelchakra.Rameansheat.Ramisatthe
swadhisthanachakra,thesexcenter.
Intheyogicparlanceoftoday,waterisdescribedtobeatthegenitalsandfire
atthenavel.ThisorderisreversedinSivasootras,foragoodreason.Lustis
theheatintheloinswhichmeltstheseedwhichgoesintothemother'stummy
andgrowsthereinthewatersoflife.So,inthesesootras,waterissupposedto
beatthenavelcenter.ThisisalsotheviewofSankaraaspropoundedinhis
SoundaryaLahari,ahymntotheMotherGoddess.
6.Lan
ThenextsoundisLan.Itisshownseparatelyfromtheha,ya,va,ra,because
itisthelastanddensestobjectificationofthefivestatesofaggregationof
matter,(calledelementshere).

Nexttheattributesoftheseelementsarediscussed.
7.NgaMaJnaNnaNam
Ngameansanyvibration.Spacehasonlyoneattribute:sound.
Mameanstouch.Airhastwoattributes:sound,touch.
Jnameansform.Firehasthreeattributes:sound,touch,form.
Nnameanstaste.Liquidhasfourattributes:sound,touch,form,taste.
Nameanssmell.Solidhasallfiveattributes:sound,touch,form,taste,smell.
ThefivestatesofaggregationSpace,Air,Fire,Water,andSolidhaveeachone
moreattributethantheirpredecessor.Sinceanentityisknownbyits
attributes,wecansaytheseattributesaremakingtheseelements.Sowe
observethatmatterisinformation(=information)ofthesensations;orare
derivedfromthem.

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TheSutras8,9,10,11,12,13,14areelaborationsonthesamelines.Weshall
ignorethem,aswehavecoveredthebasicstructuresneededforour
discussionsonSriChakra.
EachletteroftheSanskritalphabethasaveryprecisemeaning.Eachletterhas
cosmic,individualandmicrocosmicmeanings.Ifyoulookatthevedic
language,youwillseethatthesentencesrarely,ifatall,repeatthemselves.Itis
anirreduciblerepresentation.Youcannotcondenseitanyfurtherthanit
alreadyis.Vedasarehighlycodedformsofinformation,like,forexample,the
RNAandDNAcodesofgenes.Theycodetheinformationoflifesotightlythat
youcannotreducethemanyfurther.Thevediclanguageiscondensedinto
thesealphabetswhichareirreduciblerepresentationsoftheoriginalmeanings
connectedwiththesoundsfromthedrumbeatsofSiva.
TheSriChakra
Wordsandsentencesareauditoryformsinformingusaboutcreation,
maintainenceanddissolution.Similarly,ahighlycodedvisualgemetrical
structureexists.ItiscalledaSriChakra(thecircleofgrace).Itisthegenetic
codeoftheCosmos,theindividualandmicrocosmos.Meditationonithas
revealedmanytruthstoseers;itisitselfrevealedinmeditation.Itisasymbol
allofcreation,includingitsunitive(subjective)anddiverse(objective)aspects.
Theseerisalwaysone.Theseenaremany.SriChakraistheabodeofthe
cosmicawareness.
WenowdiscusssubstructuresofSriChakra,startingfromthecenter
outwards.
9.TheSriChakrastartswithaCenter,theBindu,adimensionlesspoint.Itis
theseer;neverseen.
8.Surroundingthatisthefirsttriangle,theseen,whichincludestheseer.
7.Surroundingthatthereare8triangles.
6,5.Surroundingthattherearetwosetsof10triangleseach.
4.Surroundingthatthereisthe14trianglefigure.
3.Surroundingthatthereisan8petalledlotus.
2.Surroundingthat,thereisa16petallotus.
1.Surroundingthattherearethreecirclesandasquareenclosurewiththree
linesinit.Thesquareenclosurehasfourentrances.
ThesearethemaincirclesorsubsetsoftheSriChakra.TheSriChakrais
composedof3setsof3.Lookingfromoutwardsgoingin,thefirst3the
square,the16and8petalledlotuses,constituteSristi,thecreativeaspectsof

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theAwareness.The14corneredfigure,the10corneredfigureandtheother10
corneredfigurerepresenttheSthiti,themaintenance.The8corneredfigure,
thetriangleandthecenterpointrepresenttheLaya,thereabsorption.
TheBindu
Thecenterofeveryexperienceisyourself.ThatisSiva,calledtheinvariant
point,bindu.Thewordbindumeansthreethings:point,seedandmind.All
thatisexperiencedisShakti.ThefunctionofSivaistouniteyouintothe
cosmicbeingthatyouare.ThefunctionofShaktiistoseparateyoufrombeing
Sivatobringanexperiencetothatawareness,thatflowingandmovementin
time.Sivaistheawarenessfullofexperiencethatflowsnotintime.Itisa
frozenexperiencethathasnoevolution.Thefirstmovement(intimeand
space)isthecreationofanintervalanintervalbetweentheknowerandthe
known,betweentheseerandtheseen,betweentheonewhichisawareand
thatofwhichitisaware.Thechaitanyaandjada.Jadaiswhatyouareseeing,
whichyouarenotpenetrating.Itissomethingthatsomehowseparatesitself
fromitselfandthisseparationmanifestsitselfasanintervalbetweentheseer
andtheseen.
Thisintervalcanbecomparedtothedistancebetweenapointanditsimagein
themirror.Apointisdimensionless.Thepointisreflectedinamirrorandit
appearsasifitisanotherpointuntoitself.Sothefirstpoint,thesecondpoint,
andthedistancebetweenthesetwopointsexist,connectedbythespace
(distance)andtime(requiredbylighttocoverthedistance)interval.Oncethe
spacetimeintervalisformed,somethinghastohavethepropertyof
movement.Timeistheonewhichhasthecharacteristicofmovement.This
statementisnotabsolutelytrue,butisagoodfirstapproximation.(Itisequally
propertosaythatspace,nottimehasthepropertyofmovement).However,
ourexperiencetellsusthatitisthetimewhichismovingandspaceisnot
movingandthisexperienceisvalidinasufficientlylargenumberofcasesso
thatwecanacceptthatitappearstobetrue.Thislawbreaksdownasyouare
approachingthevelocityoflight.Thatiswheretherelativistictheorytakes
over.
Thespacetimeintervalisthefirstcreationandthatmanifestsitselfas
interactionbetweenspaceandtimeandoutoftherotationofspacearound
timematterisformed.Thebindu,thecenterpointisunique,itis
dimensionless,itisawareness,butitisnotevenawareofitself.Soitcannotbe
evencalledacreator.Itisalinga,acharacteristicofinvariance.Itisawareness
andnonawarenesscombined.Whatyouseeandwhatyouareiscombinedin
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Knowledgeandignorancearecombinedinthat.Itisnotnegatible.Itis
invarianttonegation.Ifyouhaveknowledgealoneandwhenyounegateit
youhaveignorance.Whenyouhaveignorancealoneandnegateit,itbecomes
knowledge.Butwhenyouhavethesumofthetwoandyoutrytonegatethe
sum,knowledgemovesovertoignoranceandignorancemovesoverto
knowledgeandsothesumtotalisnotchangedevenwhenyoudenyit.It
cannotbedenied.Itisselfevident.Itisyourownknowledgethatyouexist.It
doesnothavetobeprovedtoyou.Theawarenesshasthispropertyofself
proving,Svaprakasha.Awarenessisselfenlightening;thatdoesnotanother
lighttoshowitsexistence,itisproofuntoitself.ThatpureawarenessisGod.
Whatistobeenlightened?Ourownignorance.Whatisignorance?Onesees
theworldandwhatisseenappearsdifferentfromoneself.Butifillumination
istherethenthisdifferenceisnotthere.
AbsorptionoftheintervalbackintothepointisthefunctionofSiva.Creation
oftheintervalisthefunctionofShakti.Theyareoppositesofeachother.Siva
killsyourindividualitytomakeyoutheCosmicBeing.Inbeingakiller,Siva
isgivingyoubirthintoyourcosmicconsciousness.Shaktiistryingtolimit
yourcosmicconsciousnessintoyourindividualconsciousnessandtherefore
Shaktiappearstogivelife.Sivaappearstogivedeath.Whatweinterpretas
deathisthecosmicawareness.Whatweinterpretaslifeisthecosmicdeath.
Thesearethefunctionsofthetwocreators,SivaandShakti.Theyareco
creatorsandtheyhaveequalpotencyandequalpowers.ThisistheSivaShakti
identity.
TheCentralTriangle
Fromthepoint(Bindu)youhavetwopointsandtheintervalbetweenthem.
Fromoneyouaremovingintothreeandthistriadissymbolizedbythecentral
triangleoftheSriChakra.Thetriangleisthecreationoftheinterval.
Sincespacetimeandmatter(createdbythecurvingspacearoundtime)are
allwaysoflookingatthisinterval,weknowthatSristi,SthitiandLayathe
creation,sustenanceandreabsorptionareallthesame,butapperingto
functiondifferentlyunderthepowerofthetriangle.
Expansionofthebinduintothetriangleistheprojectionofthecosmic
awarenessintoseparateness,throughawavelikephenomenon.Itisa
limitation.ItiscalledMaya.SymbolofMayaistheseedletter"Hrim".Hrim
meansHara(Siva)+Hari(Vishnu)+andVirinci(Brahma).Haraisthesymbol
oftheunityandtime(mintervalmeasuredintime),Hariisthesymbolofthe
dualityandspace(intervalmeasuredinspace),andVirinciisthesymbolof
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Youcanalsothinkofthemasthepast,thepresentandthefuture.Futureis
dyingtocreatethepresentmoment,andthePresentisdyingtocreatepast.
TheFutureisbeingpushedintothepresentandthepresentisbeingpushed
intothepast.Thatiswhattimeisdoingwhenitismoving.Itismanifestingthe
futureandpushingthepresentintothepast.Lookingatitanotherwayyou
cansaythepresentisthecreationofthefutureandthepastisthecreationof
thepresent.Soagainyouseetheidentityoftwowaysoflookingatthesame
process.
Letusthensaythatthereissomepowerinherentintheawarenessitselfto
knowitselfandthatpowerismanifestingasifthereisamirror.Themirroris
sopurethatyouarenotevenawarethatitisinfrontofyou.Sowhatyouare
seeingisareflectionofyourself.Thatmirroriscalledyourmind,orthethe
cosmicmind.Inthecosmicmind,Godreflectshis/herownimageandreflects
onit.
Godisneithermalenorfemalenorneuter.Allgendersareincluded.
Everything,everyoneisincludedinthemanifestedstate.Thisistrue,notonly
inthecaseofthecosmicintelligence,butalsooftheindividualintelligence.
Yourmindisamirrorinwhichyouareseeingyourselfreflected.Nomatter
howcomplicatedtheworldseemstombe,itisonlyyourselfthatyouare
seeing.Nomatterhowvarieditlookstrees,birds,males,females,things,
land,sea,sky,sun,moon,stars,galaxies,noneofthesethingsexistedifyou
didnotexist.Forbillionsofyearsyoudidnotexist.Wherewasthisworldthen
?
Existenceisawareness.Denyexistenceitself.Then,cantherebeawareness?
Thusexistenceimpliesawareness.Awarenessimpliesexistencetoo,self
evidently.Sincethesetwoimplyeachother,theycontaineachother.Sothey
arenottwoseparateentities,buttheyareindeedoneandthesameentity.
ExistenceiscalledSiva,AwarenessiscalledShakti.Sivaisthereforecalled
Sthanuunmoving.Theirunitycreatestheflowofexperienceandtheflowof
experienceiscalledBlissAnanda,orSatchitananda.Youcansaythatthe3
pointsofthecentraltriangleareSatChitandAnanda.Youcandefineitin
termsofcreation,sustenanceanddestruction,or,youcandefineitintermsof
theSeer,theSeenandtheactofSeeing,or,theMeasurer,theMeasuredand
theactofMeasuringallthesethingsarethemeanings,associations,ofthis
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Nowitstandstoreasonthatifthereisacentrifugalpowerintheawareness
whichexplodesthispointintoatriangle,theremustbeacentripetalpower
thatimplodesthetrianglebackintothepoint.
WehavediscussedsofarthepointandthetriangleoftheSriChakra.These
arethemostfundamentalthings.Thisitselfisagreatyantraapointfrom
whichuniversecomesoutspirallingandtransformsitselfintoatriangle.Itis
oneofthefirstseendiagrams,calledTripuraBhairavi.Thetriangleiscalled
theyoni,thesource,thegatethroughwhicheveryonecomesintobeing.Itis
the"I",theKamaKala,thedesireforvariety,thedesireforlifetoexperience
existence.
"I"plus"A"theShaktiandSiva,thetriangleandthebinduisthecreative
powerbehindthecosmos.Thisistheexplosive,expansivepowerofthe
awareness.Toshiftitselfawayfromitspointoffocusiscalled"Hrim",anda
callbacktothecenteriscalled"Srim".Botharegreatpowers."Srim"undoes
whatHrimdoes.TheseedletterHrim,createsindividuation,limitingthe
cosmicawarenesstoindividualawareness.TheseedletterSrimremoves
limitationsandtheindividualisexplodedintocosmicawareness.SoHrim
andSrimareinverseoperators.
"Om"(=A+U+m)isthenameofGod.Wesay"OmHrimSrim"asamantrato
implythattheworldcameoutofGodandisgoingbacktoit.Hrimisthe
powerthatmakesthepointintothetriangleandSrimisthepowerwhich
collapsesthetrianglebacktointothepoint.
Interestingly,OmconsistsoftheseedlettersA+U+M.Justacyclic
permutationU+M+AreadsasUma.OmisthenameofSivaandUmaisthe
nameofShakti.Itisjusttwowaysoflookingatthesameentity.Ifwebegin
withexistenceA,itlookslikeSiva;ifwebeginwithawarenessU,itlookslike
Shakti.
The8TriangleFigure
ExpansionofHrimisexpressedintermsofthe8groupsoflettersinSanskrit
startingwitha..k..c..t..t..p..y..s.Thereisaverynicecorrelationbetweenthe
numbersofsuccessivetrianglesyoufindintheSriChakrawiththenumbers
foundintheelectronshellsoftheatomicstructure.1,3,8,10,10,14.
ConsideringtheimportanceofSriChakraandtheatomicstructure,wecannot
dismissthiscorrespondenceasamerechance.
FilledElectronShells SriChakra
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(1s)2(2s)2
=4
Thecenterandthreepointsoftriangle.
Seen,Seeing
(2s)2(2p)6
=8
8corneredfigure,thesoundsofcreation.
WordsofGod,life
(3d)10
=10
Inner10corneredfigure.
Elements,5Properties
(4d)10
=10
Outer10corneredfigure.
Senses,5Motors
(4f)14 =14
14corneredfigure.
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Thiscompletesthecreationoftheelements.TheSriChakrarepresentsthe
microcosmoftheatoms,theindividualandalsothecosmos.Itrepresentsthe
sourceofthecosmos,andthegatewaytoindividuallife.Itisasymbolatthree
levels.
Thisexpansionprocesswhichbringsthepointtothetriangledoesnotend
therebecausespaceandtimestartinteractingcreatingmatterandthe
expansionprocessisthenshownas8triangles,eachtrianglerepresentinga
formofSaraswati.
EachtriangleisaYoni.Yonimeansasource,agate,fromwhichlifecomes.
Youcanalsointerpretyoniasthecausefortimetoflow.Inahuman
metaphor,yoniisthevulva,thegatethroughwhichlife'sjourneybegins,
causingtimetoflowforanindividual.Deathisalsoayoni;itcausestimeto
stopforanindividual.CosmosbecomesanindividualthroughaYoniofbirth;
anindividualbecomescosmosthroughtheYoniofdeath.
Theflowoftimeisreallyapredecessor/successorrelationship.Thisprecedes
that.Thisisthecauseofthat.Thispresentmomentisthecauseofthefuture
moment.Thiscontinuousrelationshipofcausestoeffectsisthemovementof
time.MovementoftimeiscalledKarma.Yousowtheseed,youreapthefruit
accordingly.ItisveryimportanttorealisethatyourKarma,thewayyou
experiencelife,isnotdeterminedbyyoualone;alllifetogetherhasaverybig
partinit.SorespectforlifeispartofgoodKarma.
Astimecreateslife,andtimedestroyslifetoo.SosheisGouritheuniversal
mother,thevulva.SheisalsoKalithedestroyer,thefuneralpyre.Boththese
aspectsarecombinedintoonetriangle.
The10CorneredFiguresTheInnerandOutersetsofTriangles

Thisprocessofexplodingthecosmosthroughtheinteractionofspaceandtime
goeson.Thecosmosexpressesitselfintermsofthefiveelementsorthefive
statesofaggregation.ThewordelementisusedinSanskrittomeanstatesof
aggregationthesolidstate,theliquidstate,plasmastate,thegaseousstate
andthevacuumstate.Thesearethefiveelementsandtheirpropertiesare
sound,touch,form,tasteandsmell.Thissetoffiveelementsandtheirfive
propertiesconstitutethesetofinnertentrianglesoftheSriChakra.The
outertentrianglesoftheSriChakraconstitutetheindividuationfromthe
cosmos.Theyarecalledthefivesensoryandfivemotororgans.
Letmedrawasmalldiagramhere.Imaginethispaperisanfieldof
consciousness.Letusdrawapictureofapot.Onceyoudrawapotyoucan
saythatthereissomethingoutsideitandsomethinginsideit,eventhoughthe
insideisconnectedwiththeoutside.Letusnowdrawanarrowgoingintothe
pot.Yousay,ahathereisanarrowcomingfromtheoutsidetotheinside.
Thisisourordinaryperceptionoftheworld.TheworldisoutsideandIam
inside.WhatIthinkIamisinside.ButIamconnectedtotheworld.ButI
forgotaboutthat.Iseethispieceofinformationiscomingtomefromthe
outsideworld.Thispieceofinformationiscalledknowledge.

Andifthereisanarrowgoingfrominsidetooutside?Thisiscalledaction.
Youareactingintheworldandtheworldknowsaboutyouthroughyour
actions.Supposingtheboundarywasnotthereandjustthearrowwasthere?
Whereisthearrowgoing,insideoroutside?Youcannotsay,becausethereis
noinsideandnooutsideifthepotisnotthere.Inthatcaseitisboth.Whatthis
meansthatwhatgoesinside,knowledge,isthesameasthatwhichgoes
outside,action.ThefundamentalequationKnowledge=Action(K=A)isvalid
onlywhentheboundaryisabsent.
Thismeansthatyoucancreate,youcanmanifestonlywhenyougetridof
yourbodyawareness.Aslongasyourconsciousnessislimitedtoyourbody
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areabletodistinguishKfromA.WhenKbecomesAyouofnecessityhaveto
getridofyourbodyawareness.Thatiscalledthedigambarastate.Thatis
wherethesiddhismanifest.
Aslongasyouareawareofyourbody,aslongasyouareawarethatyouare
clothed,aslongasyouareawarethatyouhaveanindividualmind,aslongas
yourindividualthoughtsareflowingthroughyourindividualmind,solong
youdonothavesiddhi.SiddhimeanstheequationK=A.Justbythinking
deeplyyoumanifest.Thereisnodistinction,thereisnotimegap,thereisno
intervalbetweenthethoughtanditscreation.Thatiswhatwecall
manifestation.Thenecessaryandsufficientconditionforobtaininganysiddhi
ofanykindisthelossofbodyawareness.Thismeanswehavetostopour
mindfrombeingagitatedbyexternalinfluences.
ThisiswhyinDeviyoufindthefivesenseswhicharethefivearrows.These
arethechannelsthroughwhichyourmindcanbedisturbed.Sheholdsthem
separatefromthemindwhichisthebow.Thebowandthefivearrows,are
indeedthemindandthefivesenses.Sheholdsthemseparately.Shedoesnot
connectthearrowtothebow,whichmeansthatDevirepresentstheyogic
statewhereyoudecoupleyourmindfromdisturbingsensoryinputs.Buteven
whenthismindisdecoupledfromthesenses,thereisstillanotherpartofthe
mindwhichisthememory.Thememorycontainsinitallthesensesandit
keepsonbringingthesethingsup.Allthosethingsalsohavetobedecoupled.
Theminditselfhastogo.Itisthenthatyouareflowinginthecosmic
awareness.
Theoutersetof10trianglesrepresentthefivesensoryandthefivemotor
organsoftheindividual.AsyouaremovingoutfromtheBinduoftheSri
Chakra,youaremovingfartherandfartherawayfromyourself,frombeing
thecosmostobeinganindividual.
Youcandescribetheexplosionprocessofcreationintermsofthreestages:1.
explosionoftheinterface,theactofseeingwhichisconnectingtheinsidewith
theoutsidemanifestingthe8triangles,2.theexplosionoftheouteruniverse
manifestedintheinner10triangles,and3.theexplosionoftheinnerself,the
egowhichistheouter10trianglesoftheSriChakra.
Thefourteenworldsofevolution
Thisexplosioniscompletedin14differentstagesofyourexistence.Thereare
7worldsbelowyou,youareinthe8thworldnow,andthereare6aboveyou.
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aggregatedyourselfandaccumulatedcellsandbecometheanimals,and
finallyyouhavebecomeahumanbeing.Thisisthe8thworldyouarepassing
throughnow.Afteryouleaveyourbodyyougothroughthefurther6stagesof
evolution.Thenwhenyouhaveachievedthe14thchakrayouhavecompleted
theprocessofevolution.Sothis14corneredfigurerepresentsthe14phasesof
evolution.Thereare14correspondingpowers(goddesses)associatedwith
these14worldsandtheyareshownintheSriChakra.
TheCirclesandtheEightPetalledLotus
Thecircleisdrawntoshowthatthisevolutioniscomplete.Theinsidehas
explodedcompletelyandtheoutsidehasexplodedcompletely.Thenyoustart
experiencingyourinteraction.Youhavestartedyourlifeasaseparateentity,
theworldisformedandyouareinteractingwiththeworld,andyouare
experiencingtheworld.Youstartexclaiming,thisishard,thisistheearth.This
isflowing.Itiswater.Thisfire,itburns.Thisisair,itiscooltothetouch.This
isspaceinwhichIcanwalkaround.Thesearethedifferentexperiences.Then
IrealizethatIamseparatefromtheotherpeople.Wesay,wearehumans,we
arenotanimals.Thesedistinctionsarecreatedbyus.Thecosmicwealthofour
experiencesarecalledtheAnangadevatas.Angameansalimb.Anangameans
nothavinganylimbs.AnangaKusuma,AnangaDevata,AnangaRekha,etc.
Theseeightaretheformofwealth,thewealthofexperienceofGod,the
cosmos.The8petalledlotusisthewealthofGod,the8formsofAiswarya.
The16PetalledLotus
Younotonlyexperiencethesethingsstatically,butyouexperiencethem
dynamically.Timeismeasuredintermsofthelunarcalendarbecauseitisthe
fastestmovingobjectintheskynextonlytotheSun.Thatisthelunarclock.
Andthelunarclockisdividedinto16digitsorphasesofthemoon.The
phasesofmoonareshownasthe16petalledlotus.Justasthewoman
menstruatesevery28thdayofthecycle,sothecosmoshasitscyclesand
periods.Youknowlunarisalsoassociatedwithlunatic,becausesometimeswe
gocrazy,disorderely,irrational,sometimeswemaintainourbalance.There
arecosmiccycleswithwhichwesometimesresonateandsometimesnot,
sometimeswearelunaticandsometimessane.
Eachdayoftheweekisalsoassociatedwithoneoftheplanetsandthereare
differentpujasdoneonthesedays.OnSundaywedopujatoallthenine
planets,includingthesun.AndMondayweworshipSiva.AndTuesdayisfor
thewarlikeDurga.WednesdayisverysacredtoRama.ThursdayisforGuru
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worshippingSaturnorthecouple.Kanyas(virgingirls)areworshippedon
Tuesdays,marriedwomenareworshippedonFridays,andboththehusband
andwifeareworshippedonSaturdays,andthemanisworshippedon
Mondays.Thesearethedaysforworship.
TheSquareEnclosuresTheEightPassions
Whenyoucometothesquareyouaredowntotheearth,downtothepresent
levelwherewethinkwearedistinctfromeachother,wherewearefighting,
whereweareplayingouregoandpowergames,andallthesethings.Thisis
representedintheoutmostenclosures.Itisherethatsrstiiscompletely
manifested.
LetustaketheexampleofthelittlepotthatIhavedrawnearlier.Thepotis
theconceptoftheself,theegostructure.Theindividualiscreated,thecosmos
iscreatedandtheflowoftimeisbeingexperienced.Youareexperiencingyour
interactionswiththeworld,andtheseinteractionsaresometimespleasantand
sometimesunpleasant.Youexperiencefear,lust,anger,allthesethings.These
experienceswhicharegeneratedbythefivearrowsthatarecomingin,the
fivesensesthatareagitatingyourmind.Yousay,"Ilikethis,Iwantthis.
WithoutthisIcannotlive."LustiscalledthepassionBrahmi.Whenyouare
deniedthatlust,yougetangry.AngerisMaheswari.Koumariis
possessiveness,Vaisnaviisdelusion,Varahiispride.Mahendriisjealousy.
MahalaksmiisviceofattachmentandChamundaisthevirtueoflettinggo.
WhyisMahalakshmicalledvice?Becausesattachmenttowealthcreates
enmitybetweeneventhemotherandherchild.Suchattachmentcanonlybea
vice.ThesearetheEightpassions.
ThetenMudraShaktisandtenSiddhis
Therearewaysofovercomingthesedisturbinginfluencesandthesearecalled
the"MudraShaktis."Theattainmentsthatyougetbycontrollingthese
influencesarecalledthe"Attainments"orthe"Siddhis".
ThefirstmudrashaktiisSarvaSamksobini.Thismeansagitation.Youare
agitatedbutyoutransferyouragitationoverontoeverythingelse.Youinteract
witheveryone.Skhobanaactuallymeansinteraction,intercoursealso.Limited
interactionwithinacircleispossibleforanyegoboundstructure.Butcanyou
expandittoincludethewholecosmos?Howcanyoubeinlovewitha
cockroach?abird?aswan?aflea?astar?athermonuclearfusion?ahydrogen
bomb?Whenyouhavethenotionthatyouloveeverything,thisovercomes
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possessthethingyouarewantingtoholdontobutinlettinggoofthevery
thing.Loveisnotimposingourwillonothers.Itistryingtofindoutwhat
otherswantandtryingtogiveittothemtothebestofyourability.Sarva
SamkshobhiniMudramovesyoufrominitialfeelingsoflusttolove.
Thismudraistheactofexpressinglove.Lovetakesdifferentformsaccording
totheobjectofyourlove.Itisnotthesamemodeineverycase.Youlovefire
bynottouchingit.Embracingafriendisanexpressionoflove.Bothare
expressionsoflove.BecauseIlovemychildIdon'twanttogiveittoomany
chocolatesbecauseIknowitsbadforthestomach.Chocolatestastenice,but
toomuchisbad.Iknowthisbutthechilddoesnotknow.Sotheparent's
expressionoflovetothechildincludesdenyingsometimeswhatthechild
wants,knowingthatitisnotgoodforthechild.
Lovedoesnotjustmeansexalone.Itmeansalltypesofinteractionswhereyou
aretryingtogiveyourbesttoothers,wheregivingisgivingwhatthepartner
needs,notwhatyouwantto;wherelettinggoislettinggoofthefruitsofyour
action.Sometimes,yourgivingmayyieldyourexpectedresult,sometimesnot.
Lovemeansdetachmenttotheexpectationandresultboth,notdetachmentto
action.
Letmetellyouastory.Supposingthereisamaneatingtigerroamingaround
inavillage.Thereisawomanwhohearstheroarofthetigerandsheistrying
toprotectherselfbyrunningintoallthecloseddoorsandsomehowfindsa
littledoorwhereshecanentertohide.Thenextdaysheiscarryingherchild
andthesametigercomesalong.Allthedoorsareclosed.Thereisnowayshe
canescape.Whatdoesshedo?Shekeepsthechildsomewhereelseandgoes
andoffersherselfaspreytothetiger.Thisisanexpressionofherlovetowards
herchild.Loveovercomesthefearofdeath.Soshegoesandoffersherselfand
makesthesupremesacrificetoprotectherchild.Lovehasthepowerovercome
fear.
Fearistheworstpossibleenemythatyouhavegot.Yourworstenemiesareall
insideofyou,notoutside.Theenemiesofanycountryarenottheother
countries,butthefearsthatthegovernmentshaveaboutthem.Ifpeople
couldonlyunderstandthatourenemiesareallinsideourselves,wewouldnot
needalltheseweapons,guns,shootings.Sometimesthewordswespeakto
eachotherareworsethanguns.
ThustheSriChakraisanexpressionofthecosmos,ofyourself,anditisalso
ameansofconnectingthesetwo.Itrepresentsaladderbywhichyoucan
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knowledge;RgVeda,YajurVeda,SamaVeda,AtharvanaVeda.Vedaiscalled
Sruti.Whatyouhearinyourmeditationinthatdeepstateoftranquillityis
calledSruti.

OriginsofSriChakra
"Darsana"isanydirectrevelationfromGodwhichyouseeinyourmeditation.
GeometricaldiagramscalledYantrasareseeninyourdeepstateoftranquillity.
ThebestofYantrasistherenownedSriChakraorSriYantra.SuchYantrasare
calledapaurusheyanotcreatedbypeople.Themeditatorhasspentnoeffort
atallincreatingthem.
Howdoyoudistinguishwhetherwhatyouexperienceinyourmind'seyeis
comingfromyourmindorfromoutside?Youcandistinguishinthefollowing
way.Howmucheffortdidyouspendtryingtocreatethatobject?Ifyouhave
spentnoeffortatall,thenitisacreationofGod.Iopenmyeyesandtheworld
miraculouslyappears.WhateffortdidIdotocreateit?Nothing.ThatisGod's
creationandIamjusthappeningtoseeit.Don'tthinkthatrevelationis
somethingthatyouseeonlywithyoureyesclosed.Thewholeworldthatyou
seeisyourrevelation.TheworldisGod.Theworldisyourself.Youmust
understandthatyourmindisamirrorinwhichyouareseeingyourself.Mind
issuchapuremirrorthatwedonotevensuspectitsexistence.Youareonly
seeingyourself,butyouarenotrealizingthatyouareseeingyourself.Thatis
fromwhereyougetthenotionof"other".Outofthenotionofothercomesthe
fearandalltherestofthesethingskama,krodha,moha,etc.(lust,anger,
delusion,etc.)whichflowoneoutoftheother.
WorshipoftheSriChakra
WhatdowemeanbyworshipoftheSriChakra?Itmeansworshipofyourself,
lovingyourself,understandingyourself,understandingtheprocessbywhich
youhavebecomedifferentiatedfromothersandtryingtoretracethestepsand
thenmergingwithyourtrueself.Youdefineforyourselfarolemodeland
thenlivethat:thatiswhatyouare.Youhavetounderstandthatthislifeislike
adramainwhichyouhavetomakearoleforyourselfandlearnhowtoplay
thatrole.Youcantakeupadifferentrole.Itisyourchoicewhatroleyouwant
toplay."Iwanttobeagoldsmith".Thatisfine."Iwanttobeamother".Thatis
fine.Butrememberthatyouareplayingthegameandthattheseareonlyrules
forthegamethatyouhavedefinedforyourself.Onewhocanhireaperson
canfiretheperson.Thosewhomaketherulescanalsobreaktherules.So
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Thewholetroublecomeswiththeteachingbecausewhenapersoncomestoa
gurutheguruisacceptedasaguruaslongasthedisciplehearswhathewants
tohearfromtheguru.Themomentthegurusayssomethingnotlikedbythe
disciple,thegurushipisdonefor,gone.Theguruisnomoreaguru.Youmay
goandsaytotheguru,"Oh,Iwillgivemylifetoyou,youonlyhavetoaskfor
it,I'llgiveyouevenmylife".Butifthegurusaysafteralittlewhile"Ihaveto
getmydaughtermarried,canyougivemealoanof10,000$"?Thenheisno
moreaguru.Youwerepreparedtogiveyourlife,notthe$.Moneyhasa
highervaluethanlife!Thatisanillusion,avalueacceptedbyyouastrue!
TheSriChakrasymbolizesreality.Thecenterpointisreality,andsoarethe
outerenclosures,andsoisthepath.Theyareallaspectsofreality.Thesame
realityisseenfromdifferentperspectives.Therearedifferenthillsand
differentviewsfromdifferentpeaksbutthesamesceneistherebelow.Inthe
sameway,ifyouareseeingtheworldfromtheperspectiveoftheworld,being
theworld,fromallpossibleperspectives,thenyouareGod.Ifyouseefrom
theperspectiveoftheindividual,thenyouseeindividualpeoplewithsomany
lifeforms.Thatisjustyourviewpoint.Thethingtorealizeisthatyoudon't
stopbeingGodwhenyouareanindividual.

EssenceoftheRitualoftheSriChakraPuja
Theritualisaprocessoftrainingbywhichyoutrytounderstandyourself,by
whichyoutrytorelateyourselftotheworldaroundyou,bywhichyoucan
say,"yes,Ihavelivedarich,harmonious,empoweringlifeformyself.For
thosearoundme,forwhomeverIhavecomeincontactwith,Ihavetriedto
helptheminwhateverwayIcan.",Toenableyoutohavethiskindoffeeling,
theritualisuseful.Conductingyourlifewithhappinessisaritual.
Everythingisaritual.WhenItalkwithyouitisaritual.WhenIgesture,itisa
ritual.WhenItakeabathitisaritual.WhenItakefooditisaritual.WhenI
getupfromthebeditisaritual.Lifeitselfisaritual.
Youcaninvokeanythingintoyourself.Youcaninvokealltheevilintheworld
intoyourself.Youcaninvokeallthegoodintheworldintoyourself.Itisyour
choice.Howyouwanttoliveyourlifeandwhetheryouwanttomakeyour
lifehappyforyourself,oradisasterforyourselfandothersisinyourmind.
Whatkindsofthoughtsyouentertainthat'sthekindofsituationsyouattract
toyourself.Thatistherealitywhichyoumanifestforyourself.

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Thisiswherethepathsdiffer.Thosepathswhichmakeyouandothershappy
arecalledtherightpaths.Thosewhichmakeyouunhappyandthosearound
youunhappyarecalledthewrongpaths.Thewiseoneschoosetherightpaths
andtrytoavoidthewrongones.Thisiswherewisdomlies.Youarewiseif
youcanlearnfromyourownexperiences.Youarewiserstillifyoucanlearn
fromother'sexperiences.Youareafoolifyoudon'tlearnevenfromyourown
experience!
Andmostofusneverlearnevenfromourownexperiences.Wedevelopa
patternofrepeatingthesamemistakesagainandagainfoolishly,
compulsively.Wecontinuefoolishlywithouroldpatternsofthinkingandold
mouldsofbehavior,offindingfaultwithothers,asifwearefreeofthem!Iam
arepositoryoffaults.Butnotasinglefaultofmineappearstome.The
slightestfaultofanotherappearstome.
SaiBabakeepstellingpeople,"Don'tfindfaultwithothers.Ifthereissome
littlegoodthatyoucanfindinothers,tellittoyourfriends."Forgiveand
forgetthefaultsofothers.Thiswayyoucanincreasetheareaofharmonyand
cooperation,evenwiththosethatrestrictyou,youcanincreaseyourheart
spaceinwhichyouallowotherstocomeintoyou.Dountoothersasyou
wouldliketodoneuntoyou,Jesusoncesaid.Doyouliketobecriticized?
Youdon't.Thenwhydoyoucriticizeothers?Doyouliketobeloved?Yes.
Thenwhydon'tyouloveothers?
Whatyougive,youreceive.Ifyoudon'tgive,youdon'treceive.Thebest
thingtogiveislove,intimacy,affection,akinfdword.Wefinditsodifficultto
dothis.Doyouliketoberejected?Youdon't.Thenwhydoyourejectothers?
Thisisthekindofunderstandingyoumusthave.Whatappliestoyouyou
mustapplytoothersandseethatyouarealwaysengagedinsuchactions
whichattractsimilaractionstoyou.Whatyouliketohappentoyouyoumust
dotoothers.Youwishtogetwealth?Giveittoothers.Youwishtogain
knowledge?Teachothers.Youwishtobepraised?Praiseothers.
PraisingothersispraisingGod.IfyoupraiseGod,Godpraisesyou.What
betterthanhavingGodonyourside?
TheritualofSriChakraisdividedintofourparts.ThefirstpartiscalledSri
Kramam.Initnectarisinvokedintoyourlife.Thesecondpartiscalledthe
LalitaKramam.InittheGoddessisadoredinmanymanyintimatewaysyou
wouldliketobeadored.ThethirdpartiscalledtheNavavaranaPuja.Initall
aspectsofcrativity,nourisment,knowledgeoftheGoddessarealladored.The
fourthpartiscalledShaktiPuja.Initalivingwomanisworshippedasa
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empoweringbothtotheperformerandtherecipient.ThatiswhyShaktiPuja
isconsideredtothelifeandsoulofSriChakraPuja.Theadeptscanperformall
partsofthepujatoShakti,alivingperson.Shakticouldbeanylovableperson,
male,female,oryourownself.Shaktipujacanbedonebyagroupalso;thenit
iscalledamandala.

ABriefGlimpseattheSriKramam
FirstyouworshiptheGuru,thenyoumakeyourbatharitualby
invokingtheGoddessintoyouandworshippingHerinyourbody.Whenyou
aretakingabath,youareindeedgivingabathtoHer,withoutanysenseof
shame.Thesenseofshamecomesfromthenotionoftheother.Fearandshame
goawaywhenyourealisethatwhomyouareworshippingisyourownself.
YoucanrecitetheSriSuktamandallthesuktamsthatyouknowwhenyou
aretakingbathbecauseyouareindeedtheGoddess.
NextyouworshipthefortyfourtrianglesoftheSriChakra.Thinkofthe
centralpartofSriChakraasabeautifulpalaceofjewelsandthemostbeautiful
thingsintheworld,whereSivaandShaktiaremakingloveamongcelestial
dancers,andnymphs,inaveryeroticplacefilledwithbeautyandharmony
andgraceandlovingcouples.
Yourealizethatyouareinaverylimitedstateofbeingandyoutryto
overcomethisstatebyresettingyourselftothestateofbeingtheGoddess.
Howdoyoudothat?Bythinkinglikethis:
"OK,Iamsixtyyearsoldnow.Sowhat?Ageisjustaconcept.Iamalsoa16
yearoldgirlbubblingwithjoyandhappinessandnotcrippledbymyage,or
pulleddownbymyworries.
"IamfreeandIwanttolookateverymomentasanopportunityto
growinwhateverwayIcanandtohelpothersinwhateverwayIcan.
"Iwillsharemybeauty,sharemyjoy,andmybubblingenthusiasmand
powerwithothers.
ThisiswhatIam,thisiswhatIwilldo."
Sosaying,Iresetmyselftothisstatebygettingridofthisold,useless,stupid,
worrisome,kindofexistencethatIamgoingthroughandIsay,
"LetmeburnthisbodyandgetridofallthemuckthatIhaveacquired
throughsocialconditioningandprogramming.Iwillreconstitutemybodyto
beforever16,beautiful,powerful"
ThisaspectofthepujaiscalledtheVirajaHomam.

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Thenyouimaginethatyouhavejustbecomeabodyoflight.Andyou
mergewiththecosmosandbecomeaballoflight.Thisballoflightcondenses
andturnsintothemostbeautiful,mostharmonious,mostloving,most
wonderful,mostpowerful,mostenrichingkindofabeingthereis.Youarea
16yearoldgirl,AnandaBhairavi.Sheisenjoyingherselfnonstopwithher
consortAnandaBhairava,playfullyactingallthemoods,andoutoftheir
enjoymentiscomingthisworldfullofbeauty,ofharmonyofloving,ofcaring,
ofcompassion.ItisnottheworlddemarcatedasGermany,Austria,Denmark,
NorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,Canada,Brazil,India,Pakistan,China.

Whenyoufly,yougotothesky,yougotothesatellites,doyouseeany
boundariesthere?None.Itiswethatcreatedourboundaries.Iftheworldwas
governedbywomenwhocarefortheirchildrenthentheywouldcome
forwardandsay,let'sgetridofalltheseboundariesandmakeoneworld.Its
toosmall,itsjustonevillageandwecan'taffordtodestroyit.Wewon't
destroypurchildren,wewillteachthemtobelovingandcaring.
Thusyougothroughtheprocessofcreatinganimmortalbodyforyourself.It
isgoingtocontinuetoexistafteryourmortalcoilhasbeenshed.Anditwill
continuetodogoodbecauseyouaregoingtoevolvethroughthefourteen
differentworlds.Thisyoudowiththepowerofyourimagination,thepower
ofyourcreativity,yourvisualizationacuteness,theclaritywithwhichyoucan
perceivethingswiththesethingsyoucreateanimage.Thisimagegoesand
doeswhatevergooditdoes.Itisjustlikeachildbornoutofyouwhich
continuesitsexistenceindependentofyou.Youcantrytocontrolit,Youcan
trytomakeafriendofit.Youcancreateeightsimultaneousexistenceswhich
canworkindependently.Whyeight?BecausethepropertiesofGodare
eightfold.Theyarespatiallydifferent.Actually,timewiseyoucanhave
sixteendifferentforms.
AfteryoudotheVirajahomam,youdoVajraPanjaraNyasam.Itmeansthat
youarecreatingforyourselfanindestructiblecage.Thiscagehasthepowerof
theSriChakra.AslongastheSriChakralives,aslongascosmoslives,solong
youaregoingtoliveinthiscage.Oncetheworlditselfisdesolved,thenyou
desolve.YouarejustmergingwithSiva.Thatistheformatyouaretryingto
createforyourself.
InvocationoftheKalas
Intothisformatyouwanttoinvokeallthecosmicintelligencethatthereis.The
intelligencethatisthereintheearth,inthefire,inthewater,intheoxygenthat
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bringsthepastpresentandfutureintous,andimmortalexistence.Allthese
kalas,aspectsyoutrytoinvokeintoyourself.
SriSudhaDevi
Nowinthispujayousometimesneedasymbol.Thesymbolcanbeanicon,a
figureliketheSriChakra,oraphysical,livingpresence,aperson.Ifyousay
thatGodiseverywhereandyouwanttoworshipeverything,itisnoteasy.Itis
difficulttofindGodinacockroach,orinanatomicexplosion,orinAK47
guns,orinpoverty.ItisdifficulttofindGodintheagoniesthatwego
through.ItiseasiertofindGodinharmony.YouwouldliketoexperienceGod
asbenevolent,notasavengeful,judgmentalkindofabeing,whowillpunish
youtohellforaninfiniteamountoftime,.YouwanttothinkofGodasa
nourishingMother,asonewhocaresforyou,wholovesyouunconditionally,
sobeautiful,soloving,sonourishing.
"Iwanttodrinkthemilkofknowledgeandpower.Iwanttoenjoylifeto
thefullest.IwanttobeprosperousandmaketonsofmoneysoIcanshare
someofitwithotherswhoarelessfortunate.Iwanttohelppeopletorealize
thattheyarereallyGodsandangelsinhumanform."
Thisisthekindofthoughtprocessthattheritualencourages.Ithelpsyouto
thinkofGodasenjoyable,healthy,rich,harmonious,beautiful,loving,
nourishing,caringpersonlikeyou.Thesearetheverysamequalitiesthatwe
aretryingtoinvokeintoourselvesandothers.
TheSamanyaArghyaandVisheshaArghya
NextyouthinkofGodastheimmortaldrinkthatgivesyouhappiness,
prosperity,andallpositivequalitiesthatyoucanthinkof.Thissection
explainsthepreparationofthatnectarwhichcontainsallthecosmicelements
thatdeliverthemtoyou.
TheGuruMandala
ThenyouthinkofGodasthelineoftheGurus,theguruswhospenttheirlives
servingothers.ThisistheGuruMandala.
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InthissectionyouthinkofGodpersonifiedasbenevolentTime,reminding
youofthegoodtimesthatyouhaveexperienced.SoyouworshipGodasso
manyNityas,thedatesonwhichIwashappy.
Allthesesectionsaretouchedbrieflyhere.Theywillbedescribedinenough
detaillateron.

AfirstlookattheLalitaKramam
IwouldliketobeintimatewithmyGod.IwouldliketoseeGodinfront
ofme,notassomethingunknowntome,butjustlikeIamseeingyou.Iwant
totalktoGod,tothatHigherIntelligence,andIwanttoexperienceitasa
reality,notsomethingthatIimagine.Iwouldliketogathersomeexperiences
inthislifethatwillgivemethattranquilstateandthenreplaythattapeand
getamoreperfectversionthanIhavebeenabletoexperience.Thisisthe
essenceofsecondpartofthepuja,theofferingoftheSixtyFourIntimate
ServicestoGod.
YoutrytoseealltheelementsofGoddessinanotherhumanbeing.You
invoketheGoddessintoa,littlegirl,asinglewomanoracouple,andyou
worshipthemasembodimentsofGoddess.Goddessisalsoinyou,whether
youaremaleorfemale.ItisGoddesswhoisworshippingherself.Thisis
wherethequestionofTantracomesin.Tantraspeaksofinteractionwith
others.Thequestionisasyourelateyourselfwithothers,areyoutryingto
keepyourseparatenessandrelatetothemastwoseparateentities,orareyou
tryingtorelatetoothersthroughmergingasyourelatetoyourself?

JesusChristhasgivenabeautifulanswertothisquestion.Itisworth
repeating.Lovethyneighborasthyself.Notassomebodyelse,becauseif
youthinkofyourneighborassomebodyelsethenthequestionofdesire,of
lust,ofjudgmentcancomein.Ifyouarelovingthyneighborasthyself,is
thereanydesireinthat?Ifthereisdesireitcanbefulfilledwithoutany
restrictionsorinhibitions.
IfIwanttoenjoymyself,lovemyself,ormakelovetomyself,whocan
stopme?Iamfree.Igointothebathroomandtakeasoaptowashmybody.Is
therestofmybodyashamedthatmyrighthandistakingthesoapand
rubbingmeallover?Itisnot.Therecannotbeasenseofshameinunity.Inthe
contextofpuja,notionofunityratherthanseparationistobeexperienced.The
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Forintimacytohappentherecanbenorestrictionsofanysort.Thatiswhere
thenuditycomesintotantra.Youcannotsurrenderyourselftoyourpartnerif
yousay,Iamawoman.Imustnotremovemyclothes."Youandyourpartner
arenotdifferentpeople.Youaretryingtomergeintoone.Theword
digambaradoesnotmeanjusttheremovalofclothes.Itisamergingofthe
minds,ofthoughts.YouarethinkingthesamethoughtsthatIamthinking.
YouareexperiencingthesamethingsthatIamexperiencing.Thereisa
transferenceintotheotherbeing,anexpansionofyourconsciousnessto
includetheotherbeingasyourself.Bothofyouareexperiencingthesame
thoughtswithouttalking.Thatisdigambara.Thatiswhenyouareunited.
ThatistheintentofTantra.
TouchaloneisnottheintentofTantra.Allthefivesensesareincluded.
WhenIamabletoseeyou,whenIcantouchyou,tasteyou,talktoyou,
experienceyouinallpossibleways,likeIamexperiencingmyself,thenIcan
say,okay,IhaveseenGod.Otherwiseitisonlyapartialmanifestation.Idon't
wantapartialexperience,Iwantatotality,theloveofGoddirectly.
Inthe64intimateservicestotheMother,youaregivingHerabathandSheis
givingyouabathatthesametime.Bothexperiencesarethere.Youarenot
differentfromHer.WhatSheisexperiencingyouareexperiencing.Itisonly
whentheexperienceiscommonthatyoucansaythattheunionhastaken
place.
SupposedIrubmyrighthandovermylefthandlikethis.Thefeelingofbeing
touchedisinthelefthand.Thefeelingoftouchingisintherighthand.Both
thesehandsbelongtome.Boththeseexperiencesbelongtome,theyare
occuringinmeatthesametime.ButifIamtouchingsomeoneelse,the
experienceoftouchingisinme,buttheexperienceofbeingtouchedisnotin
me.Theseparatenesshascome.IfIambeingtouchedbysomebodyelse,then
theactofbeingtouchedistherebuttheactoftouchingisnotinme.
Whenyourconsciousnesspervadestheconsciousnessoftheother,thenyou
aretotallyunited.Youhavelostyourboundaries.Whenyouareexperiencing
yourselfastheother,thesenseofshamehasnoplace.Youarenotashamedof
yourself.Thesenseofotherhasnorelevance.Itisonlyinthesenseofadvaita,
inasenseofunitythatpujashouldbedone.AdvaitaintheoryisVeda.
AdvaitainpracticeisTantra.Tantrameanspractice,provingtheideas
throughexperiment.Throughpracticeyoutrytoproveandfixwhatthe
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EvenintheVedatherearecertainaspectsoftantra.Therearefour
Vedas.RgVedaiswhatyouhaveseenorheardinyourmeditation.Yajur
Vedaisthethecompilationoftheseindividualpiecesofrevelationintoa
structurethatcanbeusedasaritual.SamaVedaisthesinginganddancing
ritualsspontaneously.AtharvanaVedaishowtoapplyandsharethis
knowledge,howtouseitasaweapontoremoveeviltendenciesinusorto
attract,empowerandhelpsomebody.
Sometimeyouhavegottohurt.Whatisitthatyouhavetohurt?Yourfearyou
havegottohurt.Youhavegottogetridofit.Yourlustyouhavegottohurt,to
getridofit;yourinternalenemiesyouhavegottokill.AndthatiswhatDevi
does.ShekillsMahishasura;abuffaloistobeofferedassacrificetoHer.What
isthisMahisha?Mahishaisthebullwhichrepresentsblind,hurtfullust.Lust
hastobetransformedintosomethinghigher.Lustmeansthatthenotionofthe
otherispreservedandyouwantitbadly,nomatterwhatcost.Soyouwantto
grabandseekonlyforyourpleasure,ignoringtheother'ssentimentsor
feelings.Thatislust.Thishastobetransformedintolove.Inlustthereisno
caringfortheother'spleasure,asyouwouldcareforyourownpleasure.You
areonlyinterestedinyourpleasure.Thathastobetransformed.
Transformationmeanschangingitsnature.Transformationmeanskillingits
presentnature,andgivingbirthtoanewnature.
However,lovecannotsurvivewithoutlust.Letusunderstandthis.Thelotus
flowerisborninthemudthengrowsinthewater.Itsflowercomesoutinto
theopen,intoairandlookstothelightandbloomswhenthesuncomesout.
Wearelikethelotus.Youareborninflesh.Youcansay,"Idon'twantthis
flesh,Iwanttothrowitaway",andthenyoucutoffthelotusfromthestem.It
isthelotusitselfthatwilldie.Soitisthefear,thelust,thegreedandthe
jealousywhicharetransformedintolove.Itisthedemonicthathavetobe
transformedintothedivine.Butyoucannottotallydestroythedisorder.Order
anddisorderhavetobeinbalance.

TheNavavaranaPuja
Thistransformationofyourowncharacteriswhatisimportanttotheritual.
Youstartwithyourpresentsituation,whateverthatis;whateverfears,lusts,
greeds,possessivenesses,hungerforpower,andallkindsoflimitations,
whateveryourfeelingsofseparationimply.Itisfromthisstartingpointyou
havetomove,toshedyourinhibitionsonebyoneandlearnwhatitmeansto
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Everyaspectofyourlifeismaithunaorintercourse,notjustsex.Sexis
redefinedinTantraastheenjoymentofbeauty.Tantrateachesthatyoudonot
havetoownathinginordertoenjoyit.Doyouownthegroundthatyouwalk
upon?Doyouowntheairthatyoubreathe?Doyouhavetoownthesun,the
stars,themoonandthecloudsforyoutoseeandenjoy?Ownershipisnot
there,exceptinthebroadsenseof"Yes,Iownthewholeworld!"

TheShaktiPuja
Afterthesesixtyfourofferings(upacharas),youhavebroughtHerclose
toyouandyouhaveembracedHer.ThisembracehasbeensodeepthatShe
haspenetratedyourbodyandisresidingthereinthelotusofyourheartasa
goldengirl16yearsold.Thattransformationhashappened.Yourbodieshave
notremainedseparate.Theyhavemergedintoone.Thatistheyabyum,Siva
andShakti.Theconceptofthisunionisthefinalstep.ItistheShaktiPuja.In
theritualthereisnounion.Thereisnounion,becauseyouareadoringthe
Mother.Forthepurposeofyourpleasure,yourhappinessandenjoymentyou
arethinkingofDeviasdifferentfromyouandsoyouareabletoadoreHer.
LikeachildwemakebelieveintheseGodsandGoddessesinfrontofus.And
themagickisthattheybecomereal.Weworshipthemandthenwebringthem
backintoourselves.Thisisthenotionofthepuja,whichisatotalabsorption
intotheother,thedivine.
TheDevipujahastobedoneinAdvaita.Thatistheonlywayitcanbe
done.BecauseSheisallpower,anditneedstobecontrolled.Otherwiseitis
likedrivingahighpoweredcarwiththeacceleratorbutnosteeringwheel.
Youareboundtoendupinadisaster.Youhavetohaveasteeringwheelto
controlthewayyouaregoing,nomatterwhatspeed.Themorespeed,the
morecontrolyoumusthave.Withoutdisciplineyoucannotachievewhat
youwant.Themorepoweryouhave,themorecontrolyoumusthaveover
yourtonguebecausewhatyouaregoingtosayisgoingtocometrue.You
cannotaffordtosaybadthingsevenindreams.Youhavetohavethatmuch
controloveryourbehavior.Thesearethevariousaspectsoftantra,ataglance.

Part2.TheMeaningsoftheChannelswhicharecalled
MantrasintheNavavaranaPuja
WiththegraceoftheDivineMotherIhopetobeabletogivesome
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beassignedanymeaningsbecausetheyarechannelsofcommunication.What
meaningcanyougivetochannelno.4ofTVorthefrequency101.7Mhz?
Whateverinformationcomesthroughthemisthemeaning,ifyoulikettoput
itthatway.Whatyoucanprobablydefineisthenatureoftheinformationthat
comesthrough.Forexample,youknowthatifyouswitchontheMTVyouare
likelytogetmusicanddance;onDiscoverychannel,youlikelytodevelop
environmentalconcerns,andthingslikethat.Wecanmakebroad
categorizationsbutnotspecifics.
Thereare2greatmantras,oneofwhichiscalledOmandtheotherisalsoOm.
OmisthecombinationofAUM.Ifyoureversethesequencealittleandput
theAattheend,itbecomes"UMA".IfyouthinkofAUMasSiva,UMAis
Shakti.ThesearethetwoOms.Aretheydifferent?Yesandno.Itisjustthe
wayyoulookatit.ThesymbolismofGodheadiscarriednotonlyintothe
soundsymbolsbutalsointothevisualsymbols.
Inthevisualsymbols,thetrianglewithitsapexdowniscalledayoni,the
Shaktifromwhichthechildcomes.Youtakethesametriangleandturnit
upwardsitisSiva.
Youcanthinkofitanotherway.Supposeyouscanthetrianglewitha
horizontallinefrombottomup.InaSivatriangle(apexup)whatyouseeis
thewidthoftheintersectedlineisgraduallydiminishingandbecomingzero.
InaShaktitrianglewhatisseeisthatitisstartingatapointandgrowinginto
aline.Sothegrowthoftheawarenessprocessistheshaktibutbotharethe
same,thereisnorealdistinctionbetweenthetwo.SomearecalledSiva
trianglesandsomeshaktitriangles.
WehavealreadyseenthechannelscalledHrimandSrim.
Hrimisthegerminatingpoweroftheuniversewhichcreatestheworldand
thedifferentiationsintheworld.Itlimitsthetotalityinsomewayssothatyou
canextractarayoraseedoutofit.Hrimyoucallmaya.Italsomeanslajjaor
shyness.Whenyoustareatastranger,theywillcovertheirbody.Itistryingto
cover,protectorlimit.LimitationiscalledHrim.
Srimistheoppositeofit,condensingit,collapsingtherayintothepoint.And
unlimitedexpansioniscalledSrim.
Hrimisthepowertocreatethiscosmos.Itcontainsthreebasicpowers:aim,
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Aimisthepowerthatcreates.Soallthatisrelatedtocreativityand
procreationprocess,whetheritisprovinganintellectualtheoremorwhetherit
isisthespontaneousnotesinaraga,orthelustthatisthemotiveforcebehind
theactofcopulation,allthesethingsarechannelledthroughthisfrequency
calledAim.AimiscalledSaraswati.Sexualenjoyments,curiosity,thesearch
fordiversity,newwaysofsayinganddoingandenjoyingthingsareall
blessingsfromSaraswati.
Klimistheactofpreservation,nourishment,sustenence,wealth,prosperity,
happiness,enjoyment.Thesearetheaishwaryas,thewealththatiscalled
Lakshmi.KlimisthenourishingaspectoftheMotherwhichisintheheart
center.Milkcomingfromthetwobreastsofafemalenourishesandprotects
thebabyfromdisease.SoLakshmiisworshippedinthebreasts.Themother
enjoysgivingnourishmenttoherchildwhenthechildissuckingthebreast.
Souhisthesoundofthehissingsnake.Thatsnakeissupposedtobethe
kundalinishakti,thepowerofyourenjoymentwhichwhentransformed,
eliminatesyourbodyawarenessstepbystepandshootsyouoffintothe
cosmos.Thisisthekriyashakti.Itsoriginisinthemuladharachakrainmales,
andintheswaddhisthanachakraforfemales.

TheGuruMantraanditscontent.
Aim Hrim Srim/ Aim Klim Souh/ Hamsah Sivah Soham/
Hskhphrem/ Hasakshamalavarayum /H-saum/
Sahakshamalavarayim/ S-hauh/
Svaroopa Niroopana Hetave/ Sva Gurave/ Sri Anna Poornamba Sahita Sri
Amritananda Natha/ Sri Guru Sri Padukam/ Pujayami tarpayami Namah.
Weshouldseparatethemantrasfromtheexplanatorystatements.Theportion
insmallprintisanexplanationwhichsimplymeans:
IworshipthefeetoftheGuruandhisShaktiwhotaughtmewhoIreallyam
(meaning,thatIamallthatIsee,notmerelywhatIthinkismybody,mindor
intellect).
1.AimHrimSrim.Aimisthechannelforknowledge.Soyouareinvokingthe
channelforknowledgeforyoutounderstand.Forwhatpurpose?Hrim,the
natureofthelimitationprocess,theindividuallifegiver.ToknowtheSrim,to
receivethegraceofGod,sothatyoucanmergebackwithGodfromwhich
youcame.Youareexperiencingseparatenessandlimitednessandthepainof
separatenessandlimitations.Youwanttoexperiencethejoyofunion.Thatis
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getreabsorbedintothecosmicunity.SoAimHrimSrimisaprayerwhich
precedeseverymantraintheSriChakrapujawhichmeans,OhGoddess,
Pleasegivemeknowledgetounderstandmylimitationstoovercomethem
andtoexperiencemytruthasYou,theGoddess.
2.AimKlimSouh.KnowledgeandthegraceofGodmanifestitselfthrough
theprocessofcreation,theprocessofnouishmentandaction.Inmanifesting
anything,firstitisasanideainourthoughts.Wedwellonit,enhanceour
knowledge,nourishtheknowledge,coupleittomaterialresources,actonit,to
maketheideacomealive.Thenweletgoofit.Aim=knowledge,
Klim=nourishingandprotectingtheidea,andSouh=action,fulfilmentand
detachment.
3.Hamsah.Haisthesoundoftheoutgoingbreath.Sahisthesoundofthe
incomingbreath.HamsahorSohamarethemantrasoflifeitself,thebreath
itself.Everylivingbeingbreathesandthisbreathingprocessiscalledhamsah
orsoham.Whenyouknowthisitbecomesmantra.Itiscalledajapagayatri.It
isoneoftheformsofthegayatri.Whenyouconcentrateandfocusyour
awarenessonthebreathhamsahthenacertainknowledgedawnsonyou.And
itisknowledgethatseparatesthemilkfromthewater.Thelegendarybirdthe
Hamsahissupposedtohavethepowerofseparatingthemilkfromthewater.
Thatmeansseparatingthetruthfromfiction.ThefictionisthatIamdifferent
fromtheworld.ThetruthisthatIamtheworld.Whenyourealizethatyouare
theworld,andthatanysmallthinghappeninganywheredoesnotandneed
notupsetyou,thenthisknowledgeiswhatisgivenbythebreath.TheGuru
Mantraistellingyouthatyoumustfocusonyourbreath,hamsahtorealise
yourtruthasGod.
4.TheknowledgethatyougainisSivahSoham.IamSiva,thepure
unboundedawareness,whichismytruenature.Thatisthemeaningofthis
partofGuruMantra.
5.Hasakhaphrem.HaisthesymbolofSiva.Thefirstbreaththataperson
takeswhenbornistheincomingbreath.Thelastbreathistheoutgoingbreath,
whichneverreturns.Thefirstbreathisthebreathofthemother,andthelast
breathisthebreathofthefather.Youaremergingwiththecosmoswiththe
lastbreath.Thatiswhywesaythatapersonexpireswhenhedies.Youarenot
comingbackagainintothissamebody.SoHaisthesymbolofdeath,of
annilation,ofSiva.HaiscalledVisargainSanskrit.Itmeansreleaseofseed,to
createlife.Ha...aa..aa..aaisalsothesymbolofthesoundwemakeduringan
orgasm,whenourlifejuiceisgoingoutofourselves.Thenweexperience
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heavinessofearthreduces,webecomelight.SaisthesymbolofShakti.Khais
thesymbolofspace.Phremisthemovementinspace.AsSivaandShakti,as
awarenessanditsmodifications,wemoveinspace.WhentherealizationthatI
amSivadawnsonmeIforgetmybodyconsciousness.Iriseabovemybody
consciousnessandmovefreelyinspaceastheunionofawarenessandits
modifications,asSivaandShakti.Iexperiencealightness,alevitating
experiencewhichislikeflyinginspace.Thatinfactisthedeathexperience.
Deathisanorgasm.
6.Tounderstandthenext2phrases,Hasakshamalavarayumh
saum.....Sahaksamalavarayimshauhweneedtoknowalittlebitabout
whatiscalledtheMatrikaNyasa.Matrikasmeanthegarlandoflettersof
Sanskritalphabet.Nysameansplacementinthebody.Inthematrikanyasa,
thesixteenvowelsareplacedaroundtheneck.The12consonantsKatoTha
aroundthechest,next10DatoPhaaroundwaist,next6BatoLaaroundthe
genital,next4VatoSanearthesacrum(cervix),Ha,Kshaintherightandleft
eyesrespectively.Allthe50lettershavespecificlocationsinthebody;they
maybecalledshortaddressestorefertobodyparts.
TheSanskritalphabetsarelocatedindifferentpetalsonthelotuseswhichare
linkedtothestemofyourspinalchord.Nextyouhavetounderstandwhere
Haislocated,whereSaislocated,whereKsaislocated,whereLaislocated,
Va,Ra,andUarelocated.Whenyoulocatethemall,youwilldiscoverapath
tracedbytheseseedletters.HasakshamalavarayumandSahaksamalavarayim
arethetwopathsoflighttracedbylocatingwherethelettersareinyourbody.
TheGurumantrateachesyouhowtomoveawarenessinspecificpartsofyour
bodytomoveKundaliniintheIdaandPingalaNadis.ThisistheMantra
YogapathtoKundalini.
HsaumandShauhwhichyouseeheremean:HsaumisformedbyHandSa
andAum.ShauhisformedbySandHaandAuh.WhenHaisthefirstletter,
itmeansSivanaturedominantes,themaleisinYogawitholdingtheseed,not
ejaculatingit.ShaktihoweverneedstodrawtheseedoutofmaleSivatogive
birthtoanewlife.ThatisHerpurpose.Sheisthecreatrix,theprocreative
powerlocatedinthevulva.Shehastoextracttheseedandplaceitinher
womb.WhenShakti(Sa)isdominant,thefirstletter,Shedoesextracttheseed,
andsoaumbecomesauh.ha=Visarga=creation.Thecreativityistheaum.
Aumisholdingtheseedwithin.Itisvibratingwithinasvitalitybutitisnot
beingletout.WhenSivainYogicpowerisdominanttheseediscontained
withinoneself.WhenShaktiisdominantSheisassertingHerpowerto
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wombandproceedswiththecreation.SoHsaumandShouharethemaleand
femaleorgasms,holdingtheseedandejaculatingtheseed.
Whatwediscussedsofaristheinvariantpartsofthemantra.Whatremainsis:
7.Svarupanirupanahetave......swarupayourtruenature,nirupanatoprove,
hetavethecause.Thepurposeofthismantraisbeingdefinedhere.The
causeforprovingtoyourselfyourtruenature,
8.Svagurave,toyourownguruwhohasinitiatedyou,whoisall
important.Youdon'thavetoworryaboutanyoneoranythingthingelse.
9.SriAnnapurnambasahitaistheshakti,thepowerbehindtheguru,
10.AmritanandaNatha.Mrityumeansdeath."A"isnegation.Negationof
deathisAmrita.ThereforeAmritameansnectar.YourSelfisnotborn.How
canitdie?Theamrita,nectarisajaunborn.Anandameansbliss,whichis
undying,unchanging.BlissofnectarisAmritananda.
EveryoneofthesegurusaccordingtotheDattaSampradaya(lineage)are
knownasNathas.TherearenineNathas.Wefollowthatsampradaya.Natha
literallymeanshusband/wife,marriedtoyou,withwhomyouhavetobe
intimateforyourprogress.MoreimportantlytheGuruiscommittedtotake
careofyou(justlikeahusband/wife)asasoulmate.
TherealGuru,Goddess/GodspeaksthroughtheGuru,whocanbeeither
femaleormale.Don'tconfusethetheGuruwithaphysicalform.TheGuruof
everyoneisoneandthesame.AndthatisGod/Goddess.Guruappearsto
differentpeopleindifferentforms,buttheformisonlyasymbol.Youhaveto
lookbehindthesymboltothetruthandthattruthiscalledJagannatha.Jagat
meansworld,Nathameanshusband/wife,thehusband/wifeofthe
manifestedworld.TheGuruisreferredtoasthehusband/wifehere,sothat
youcanopenupyourbody,mindandsoulwithoutanyinhibitionsfor
deepesttruthscanbelearnedwithoutinhibitions.
10.SriGuruistheguruwhoisthesourceofallpowers,Sriwhoisthe
wealthoftheLordistheGuru.IntheBhavanaUpanishaditsays,"TheGuru
confersthewealthoftheLordonyou".
11.Sripadukamthebeneficial,auspiciouslotusfeetoftheGuruwhichhe
hasplacedonthetopofyourhead.Youarenottothinkoftheformofthe
Gurulikethis,butasArdhanishwarawhichishalfSiva,male,andhalf
female,Shakti.Inthatformtherighthalfisthemalepartandtheleftpartis
thefemalepart.Theyareeternallyunitedatallthechakracentersatthe
muladharaandallthewayup.Andoutoftheirunion,theireternalunion,
flowstheblissastheGangaflowsfromtheheadofSiva.Itoverflowsandfalls
downtoSiva'sfeetwhereitbecomesnectarflowingontothetopofyourhead.
SoitisthatGuruwhoyoumustsee.
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13.tarpayamiWhatistarpanam?Thatwhichgivesyousatisfaction.What
makesyousay,"Yes,Ihavehadenough,Idon'tneedanymore"?Having
reachedthatstateiscalledtarpanam.Itmeansyoumustbeabletomakethe
gurufeeltotallysatisfied,thatyouhaverenderedallthatyouarepossibleor
capableofdoing.Youhavegivenhimthesupremehappinessofwhateverhe
desires,thatistarpanam.SoIworshiphim(theGurucanbemaleorfemale),I
adorethefeet,ImaketheLordandHispowertotallysatisfied.
WhatisthedesireoftheGodortheGoddess?Theyarebothselffullfilled.
Whatdesirescouldtheyhave?AlthoughyouaresayingIamsatisfyingthe
Guru,whatitreallymeansisthatyouaresatisfyingyourself.Itisyouwhoare
nothavingthefullfilledstate.YouareidentifyingwiththeGuru.Itisyouwho
aretryingtoreachthestateoftheGuru,theLordandhisinfinitePower.You
aretryingtofulfillyourself.SopujayamimeansyouareworshippingtheGuru
asyourownmanifestationoutsideandsatisyingher/himmeanssatisfying
yourself.
Themeaningofthegurumantratellsyouthepurposeforwhichyouare
doingthepuja,andwhatitisyouwanttounderstand,andwhatistheresult
gainedbythat(hamsahsivasoham)andwhattheresultisgoingtodofor
youhasakaphrem.Andthepaththroughthedifferentchakraswhichyou
musttakethekundaliniandyourawarenessThenyouadorethefeetofthe
guruwhohasgivenyouinitiation.

PancadasiMantra,themostsecretmantraoftheGoddessLalitaMaha
TripuraSundari.
Kaeilahrim

Hasakahalahrim

Sakalahrim

Thepancadasimantracannotbetranslated.Itisaverypowerfulmantra,a
channelforinfinitepower,wealth,health,fame,enjoymentandgrace.Evenin
Vedas,itisgivenincodedformonly.Itisnotusuallywrittendowninthe
mantraformbecauseitissupposedtobetransmittedfromGurutosishya
(disciple)directly,orally.Evenifitiswritteninbooks,itcannotbetakenfrom
there,asitwillnotyieldresults.Likeawomanofquality,Shecanbehadonly
throughpropermarriage,meaning,initiationfromaGuru;notevenanyGuru,
butonewhohasattaineditsfruits.Itisaunthinkableasset,blessing.Itislike
anuncutjewel.Themoreyoupolishitthemorebeautifulitbecomes.The
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ThebestcommentaryIcangiveaboutthismantraistobefoundinthe
Soundaryalahari,writtenbyShankaracharya.ThestanzastartswithSivah
ShaktihKamah...Themeaningsaregivenhere.
Ka SivaascreatorBrahma.
e
Shaktiaspureawareness,thecosmicyoni,thewordofGod,Saraswati
i
Kama,thedesiretocreatethecosmos.Sinceitcannotbesaidthat
cosmosexistsor
doesnotexistifthereisnoawarenesstoknowit,itis
thepowerofexistenceto
createawarenesscalledherethedesire,the
procreativedrive,libido.
la
Kshitih,meaningcondensationtodensesolidstate(througha
successionofstates:time,
space,air,plasma,liquid,solid)
hrim BrahmaandSaraswatienjoyingthedanceandmusicofofcreation;
existenceand awarenesstogethercreatinganintervalwhichexpands
throughinteractionofspaceand
timetoformmatterandfurther
evolution.
ThisfirstgroupoffiveseedlettersarecalledVagBhavaKutameaning,
relatingtothe sourceofspeech.
ha
Ravi=theSun,Passion,PingalaNadi,thesustaineroflife,aggressive
maleaspects, intellect,actionorientedmotororgans.
sa
SeethaKiranah=Moon,IdaNadi,feelingsofecstasyanddepression
alternatingincycles, femaleaspects,receptiveorgansofknowledge,
languageofgestures.
ka
Smarah=Manmatha,agitationsofheartandmindduetothinkingabout
world.
hamsahSwan=Discriminationbetweenlove,power,lustandfear,life
sustainingbreath.
la
Shakrah=Indra,theGodofheavenlypleasures,enjoymentsand
controllerofalldeities guardingthe8directionsnamely,EIndrahimself,SE
Agni=fire,SYama=death,SW Nirruti=chaoticforces,WVaruna=watersof
lifeandseeds,NWVayu=air,NKubera=
unlimitedwealth,NE
Isana=Controllerofworlds.
hrim VishnuandLakshmiinembrace,protectingandnourishingthisworld.
ThissecondgroupofthemantraiscalledKamarajaKuta,whichprotects
andgivesall
desiresofmaterialandspiritualpowerwhiledirectingitwisely.
sa
Para=transcententGoddess,whoalsomanifestshereinthisworld,the
sourceofcosmos
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ka
Mara=Eroticdesire,whobringsforththisworldoutofSivawiththe
helpofParaShakti.
la
Har=Siva,existencewithoutawreness,likeacorpse,nomovement.Siva
isthephallic symbolwhichjumpstolifeoninteractingwiththeParaShakti,
theYoni.
hrim SivaShakti=CopulationofMaleandfemale,fulfilmentofdesires,
liberationfromdesires.
ThisthirdgroupofthegreatmantraiscalledShaktiKuta.Weshould
rememberthattheseseedlettersareallchannelsofcommunication.Itshould
bereiteratedherethatwithoutinitiationfromaproperGuru,thisgreatmantra
willnotyieldfruit,sinceithastobecoupledwithaShaktipat,anenergyflow
fromtheGurutothedisciple.Volumeshavebeenwrittenonthismantra.So
wewillstophereandmoveontothenextpartoftheritual.
PrayertoLordGanesha
OmGanaanaamtvaa/GanapatigumHavaamahe/KavimKavinaam
Upamasravastamam/
JyesthaRaajamBrahmanaam/Brahmanaspata/AanahSrinvan/Ootibhih
SeedaSaadanam//
SriMahaGanapatayeNamah
Ganameansagroup.Weofferourhomageintheformofgheeoblationsto
you.Youaretheleaderofthegroups,allthegroupsthatformthisworld.
Therearedifferentsetsofobjectsandknowledgeaboutthem.Allthesegroups
arecontrolledbyGanapati.Amongthesegroupsarethosewhichformour
limitations.Theyarerelatedtooursecuritycenter,theMuladharachakra.To
allthosegroupsofentitieswhichtendtolimitus,weofferouroblationsto
youourfears,anxieties,neuroses,lust,greed,allthesethings.Oblations
meansthepouringofthegheeintothefire.Whenyouofferyourhomageto
thelordofthesegroupsallnegativitieswhichcontrolyourdaytoday
interactionsandbehaviorpatternsandprogramming,thenwhatyougetisto
beakavi,apoet.Youbecomeapoet.Poetryismoreoftheheartthanintellect.
Ittranscendsrationality.Thatisitsbeautyandgoodness.Itcantranscendthe
limitationsofrational,thoughtandthusexpressthetranscendent,which
cannotbeconfinedtorationalexplanations.
ThereisasayinginTelegu"Ifthepoetcannotsee,canthesunseethen?"It
meansthepoet'spenetrationintothetruthisfarsuperiortothepenetrationof
theearthbythesun'slight.Youbecomesapoetbyunderstandingyourtrue
nature.Thenicethingaboutthisisthatthepoetisabletolookatthegoodand
thebad,andfindthehumorinthesituationinadispassionateway.Hedoes

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notdecryorpraiseonethingortheother.Heseesthethingsastheyarein
theirtrueperspective.Ganeshaisthejyestharajathefirstonetobe
worshipped,becauseheistheonewhocreatestheobstaclesforyouandyour
growth,intheformoffear,sensations,etc.Thatisthestartingpoint.Youhave
gottofirstofferyouroblationsandbewithhimandunderstandhisnature
andbecomehumorousaboutit.Whenyoufindyoucannotchangetheworld
becauseitiscorrupt,youhavetolaughitoffandthatisit.Oherwiseyouwill
beweigheddownbytheworriesandtheanxietiesoftheworldwithyour
goodintentions.Thehumoristhelastresortofcompassion.
Supposeyougotoafaroffplace.Busafterbushascomeandeverythingisfull
andyouhavenotbeenabletogetaplaceonanybusandthelastbushascome
andyouhavestruggledtogetinandyoudidnotgetin.Yourlasthopeis
extinguished.Andthenwhathappens?Youstartsingingandthenwalkingthe
20milesbackhome!Youareabletogetthesecondbreathoflifewhichcomes
toyoufromthedepthsofyourdeepestfrustrationsandanxieties.The
compassionatehumorcomestoyoufromacceptingtheinevitabilityof
thingsastheyare.YouareinvokingLordGanapati.Anahsrnvanplease
comeandlistentous.Andpleasegiveusyourgraceseedasaadanam.
SuryaMantraWorshippingyourbodyandinvokingthelightofSunwithin
youwhenbathing.
HraamHrimHrumSah/MaartaandaBhairavaayaPrakaasaShakti
SahitaayaSvaaha.
Whenyouaretakingbathimaginethatbetweenyournavelchakraandthe
heartchakraisthesun.Whenyouaretakingbathyouofferthreespoonsof
watertoyourownnavelsayingthisprayertothesun,Surya.
MaartandabhairavaayameansthefierceSunwithhisilluminatingpower.
Lightbyitselfdoesnotilluminate.Itisknowledgewhichilluminates.Light
canbeseen.Butaseeingawarenessisahigherformoflight.Thatiswhyitis
calledaparamjyoti.Jyotiisthelightwhichenablesthedarknesstoberemoved
andthingstobeseen.Butwithoutawarenessthelightordarknesscannotbe
seen.Sothelightoflightistheawareness.Consciousnessisthetruelightby
whichthesun,themoon,thestarsandthefiresshine.Everythingisknown
byyourawareness.Ifyouareunconsciousthisworlddoesnotexistforyou.
Awarenessisthehighestformoflightwhichitselfisneverseen.Thelightis
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Onceyouareabletoseeanything,evenlight,thentheseparationbetweenthe
seerandtheseenismanifest.Whenyoudon'tsee,thenyouareinunionwith
thatwhichisseen.Thenyouknowitbybeingit,notseeingit.Prakasameans
illumination.Thatisthepower.
Thishram,hrim,hrumarethebijamantrasforthesun.Hrimisthemaya,the
powerthatbringslifetoyou.Itislifegivingpowerthatcomesfromthesun.
Thatiswhywhenthesuncomesupintheskywegetupandgoaboutdoing
ourdailychores.Thelifeforcecomesfromthesun.ThatistheMahakundalini
Shaktiwakesusup.Thereforeweoffertothelightwhichisvisible,(the
symbolofthelightwhichisvisible)threespoonsofwater.Whywater?
becausethatalsorepresentslife,theseed,thesemen.
NextthinkofSun:HramHrimHrumSahisthemantra.Thatcannotbe
replacedbyEnglishtext.Youmaytreatthenextpartasmantra,oryoumay
usetheEnglishtranslationofit."Totheorbofthesunalongwithitspowerto
illuminate,residingbetweenmyheartandnavel,Iofferthiswaterasasymbol
ofmylife."Sosaying,sprinklewaterthere.
Next,yousprinklewateronthethreepartsofyourownbodywitheroticparts
ofDevimantra:yourface,withkaeilahrim,yourbreastsandnavelwith
hasakahalahrim,andyourgenitalssakalahrim.Theidentificationgoes
likethis.Kaeiarethethreeeyes,lahrimisthemouthandtongue;hasaand
kahaarethetwobreastswiththenipples,lahrimisthenavelandlineofhairs
below;sakaarethetwosidesofvulvaandlahrimistheclitoralshaftandthe
tip.ThisisthemantranyasarevealedtoAmritanandabyHlaadiniShakti
(lovepowerofKrishna).
TripuraSundariVidmahe:Tripurameansthreecities.Thethreecitiesarethe
wakingstate,thedreamingstateandthesleepingstate.
Inallthesethreestatesofyourbeing,themostbeautifulisSundari
Vidmahevidknowingintuitively.FromthisvidcomesVeda.Welearn
aboutMahaVidyathroughintuition.Thebeautyofthisuniversethatexistsin
thesethreestatesofbeing,Icometoknowbymeditatingonthethree
procreativepowersoftheGoddess.
Pithakaminidhimahi:shehasthedesiretobeonthatplace,pitha,inthelotus
ofyourheart.SriLaksmiandNarayanaarethenourishingandpreserving
powerswhichcomefromthemilkfromyourtwobreasts.Thatiswheresheis
residing.
DhiAndwhenyoumeditateonthispowerintheheartcenteritgivesyouDhi
theabilitytodiscriminate.Todiscriminatebetweengoodandbadandto
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SakalahrimSakalahrimistheactiveShakti,whichmovesSivatocreatea
newawareness.Whenyouworshipthat,then
tannahklinnepracodayat.tannahthatmayitpropelustowardklinne
wetness.Wearenormallylocatedinourmuladharachakraassumingthe
rigidityofourbodies.Thefirsttransformationisfromrigiditytoflow.Like
liquidyoutrytocreateaflow.Thatmeansthestartingofthemovementofthe
kundalinishaktifromtherigidityofsolid(earthchakra)totheliquidstate(the
secondchakra)andthentolightness.Thisreferstotheorgasmicreleasefrom
allofyourtensionsincludingsexualtensions.Withthismantrayoudo
prokshana(sprinkling)tothethreepartsofyourbody.
LightingtheLamp
OmHrimRaktaDwaadashaSaktiYuktaayaDeepaNaathaayaNamah
Thenwhenweenterthetemple,thefirstthingwedoistolightupthelamp.
Thelampisthesymboloftheguru.Theguru,likethelampremovesyour
ignorance,thedarkness.raktadvadasaraktameanstheblood.dvadasa
meanstwelve.saktiyuktayaassociatedwiththetwelvepowers.The
twelvepowersarelocatedintheheartcenter.Theheartcenterhasthe12
petalledlotusthere.Theguruislocatedintheheartcenter.Ratkaalsomeans
therajaguna,thedesireformovement,thedesiretomovetheheart.Thatis
thekindofknowledgethatthegurugives.Deepanathayanamahdeepais
thelight,thelamp.Youlightthelampandsaytheguruisnothere,sothisis
myguru.Soyouseetheinvocationofyourspiritualguideimmediately.You
donotthinkoftheguruastheindividual,butasthelight.
Whataboutthewhiteandtheredwicksonthetwolampskeptontwosides?
Whiteandredarethecolorsofthesemenandblood.Thesemeniswhiteand
thebloodisred.Botharestickythingswhichareveryobjectionabletothe
priests.Sotheritualprescribedbypriestsusessymbolsforthem.Butboth
thesesubstancescontaintheDNAandRNAcodesessentialforforcreating
life.Soononesideyouhavethewhitewickwhichsymbolizesthesemenand
ontheothersidetheredwickwhichsymbolizestheblood.
Oilisthesymbolofthefemaleorgasmicfluidandgheeisthesymbolof
semen.Thatiswhyweoffergheeintothehomam,afireritual.Thehoma
kundaissupposedtobethefemalegenital.Intothatyouoffertheseed.Every
offering,everyactofpujainritualissuggestiveofareleaseofeverytension,
anorgasm,calledBrahmananda,theAnandaofBrahma,ofcreation.Theword
orgasmisnotbeingusedinanylimitedsense.Anyreleaseoftensionis
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momentyouresolveorreleasethetension,resolutionofaconflict,thatis
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44MeditationsoftheSrichakra
Inthenext44visualizationswiththemantrasthebeginningAimHrimSrim
can'tbereplaced.Theremainingpartofthemantrascanbetranslationforease
ofpeoplewhodonotknowSanskrit.
Wherethemeaningcanbeclearlyestablished,wedonotconsiderthata
mantra.Wherethemeaningcannotbedivulged,wherethewordsarea
channelofcommunicationwerecognizeitasamantra.Thatisthecriterionwe
areusingtodistinguishtheuntranslatablemantrafromthetranslatableparts.
Kaeilahrim,Hasakahalahrim,Sakalahrimisallamantra.Itcan'tbe
translated.
Now,whatarethesemeditationsabout?Thesemeditationsaresomethinglike
aguidedimagery.Itcreatesanenvironmentinyourmindseye.Itchallenges
youtoexploreypurcreativevisualization.
Meruissupposedtobethetallestmountainintheworld.Itspansthe14
worlds.Andthe14worldsarelocatedfromthebottomofthefeettothetopof
thehead.Thespinalchordistherealmeru.Thespinalchordistheabodeof
theGoddesswhotravelsupanddownplayingthemusicoflifeintheseven
centers.
Whatdoyoudoasyoureciteeachmantraandvisualizethecorresponding
image,mappingthemintothefortyfourtrianglesoftheSriChakra?Youplace
adotofsandalwoodpasteandkumkumonthecenteroftheSriChakra.On
thatyouplacesandalwood(symbolforsemen)whichisgandhaperfume.On
topofGandhayouplaceKumkumwhichrepresentsblood.Soagaintheunion
ofthemaleandthefemalefluidscreatinglifeissymbolicallyplacedonthetop
oftheSriChakrawitheachofthemantras,orattheendoftheentire
visualizationprocess.
AimHrimSrimisrepeatedwitheachphrase.Thisphrasemeans:Irequest
SaraswatitoteachmeaboutMayaandtorecievethegraceofGoddessSri.
Whenwemeditate,wefirstprepareourselvesformeditationbypreparinga
beautifullocationandandsittingthereinacalmstate.Creationofthissacred
spaceistheintentofthese44meditations.

1.amrtambhonidhayenamah;nidhiisaanocean;ambhaiswater;amritais
nectar,ortheoceanofnectar;namahmeansIamthat(oceanofnectarine
waterswhichgiveandsupportlife).
namah;awordaboutnamah.Ifyoulookatthesivasutram,Naisshabda,Ma
istouch.Nameansno.Notouch.Whatcoulditmean,notouch?Areyounot
touchingleftandrighthandswithnamah?Aha,thatisthemeaning,the
toucherandthetouchedarethesame.
Whendoyouhaveatouch?Whenthereisadifference.Canafingertouch
itself?Afingercantouchanythingelse,butitcannottouchitself,yetitcanbe
awareofitself.Sowhenyouaretheobjectofyourvision,thetouchdisappears,
butawarenessdoesnot.Thetouchisthereaslongastheintervalisthere.
Whenyousaynamahthereisnotouch,nocontact.ItmeansthatwhatIam
meditatingonhasbecomemyself.SoIhavebecometheoceanofnectar.
Also;yousaynamahbyjoiningyourlefthandandrighthand.Ifyouknow
thatyourlefthandbelongstothefemalepartofyouandtherighthandtothe
malepart(arthanariiswara),youjointhemaleandthefemaleinNamah.Left
isVamawhatyousee(Vama=whatyouvomitted,whatcameoutofyou).
Therightiswhatyouare.Joiningofwhatyouseewiththewhatyouareis
themeaningimpliedbyjoiningtheleftandrighthands.Whenyousaynamah
youaregesturingineffectthat"Iamseeingyouasaseparatebeing,butI
knowyouandmeareone".
Youareimposingthequalitiesoftheobjectonwhichyouaremeditatingupon
ontoyourselfbythegestureofNamah.Thatiscalledmeditation.In
meditation,youdon'tstopseeing;youdon'tstopknowing;butyouare
becomingwhatyousee,whatyouknow.Thisstateofbeinginwhichyouare
mergedwith,inyogawiththeobjectofperception,iscalledSamadhi.The
wordSamadhiiscomposedoftwoterms:Sama=Equal,Adhi=Regarding.In
thisfirstmeditationofSriChakra,youarethinkingofitasanoceanofnectar
firstasanobject;thenyouarebecomingtheoceanofnectar.
Letmetellyouaboutanicecustom.HindusmakethechildwriteOmNamah
SivaayaSiddhamNamahatthetimeofstartingtolearnletters.Whatdoes
thismean?OmisthenameofGod.NamahIamnotseeinganything
differentfromme.ThisknowledgethatIamwhatIamseeingisSivayafor
thegoodofeveryone.Andhowyouattainthisstate?.SiddhamNamahyou
gotoapersonwhoisaSiddha,onewhoisenlightenedandgestureNamah
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siddha'sknowledgebecomesyoursandthereforeyoucanbecomeenlightened.
Thetransferofpowerorgraceoccursthroughidentification,whichhappens
throughpayingattention.
Namahisconstantlybeingusedasanendingherewitheverymantra.There
arefiveendingswhichcanbeusednormallytoanypuja.Thesearejaya,
namah,svaha,tarpanaandshuddha.
TheKhadgaMalaStotramistheDevi'spraisewhichliststhepowersofDevi.It
canberecitedinfivedifferentways.ShuddhaShaktiMalameansyouarenot
addinganyending,youarejustbeingthepoweryourself(notseeingany
difference);NamoanthaMala,youareaddingnamahattheend(seeinga
difference,butknowingthatyouarenotdifferentfromthepower);Jayaantha
MalameansyouaresayingJaya(victoryto)attheend;SwahaanthaMala
meansyouaresayingSvahaandofferinggheeintothefire;andTarpantha
Malameansyousaytarpayamiandofferingwaterofyourlifeinthecauseof
thepower.
YoucanthinkofDeviasamale,asafemale,oryoucanthinkofDeviasa
lovingcoupleinunion.Thesethreewaysofthinkingcanbecombinedwiththe
abovefivewaysofendingstomake5x3=15waysofworship.Suchwaysof
worshipareindeedanintegralpartofworshipofDevi.Theyarethemeanings
oflettersinthePancadasiMantra.
Ineachofthe15daysofthelunarcalendaryouaresupposedtoworshipin
these15differentwaysassociatedwiththatday.ThisiscalledTithiNityaPuja
Vidhi.TherearefifteenwaysinwhichtheKhadgaMalacanbeworshipped.
OnwhatdaysDeviisworshippedinamale(lingam)andwhatdaysDeviis
worshippedinafemale(yoni)andonwhatdaysDeviisworshippedasthe
unionofthemale(seer)andfemale(seen)istobefoundinthePancadasi
Mantra,asgivenbelow.
InthePanchadasiMantraofDevicalledtheKadiVidya,therearethree"Ka"s
andthetwo"Ha"swhichrepresentthemale.Themantraisalsothesequence
ofthedaysoflunarcalendar;thefirstletteristhefirstday,thesecondletter
theseconddayandsoon.Sivaissupposedtobethedestroyer;sothedayson
whichweworshipDeviasmaleSivaisconsideredinauspiciousfor
materialisticgains(butauspiciousforspiritualgains).Theseedletters"E,I,
oneLa,twoSa"arethedaysonwhichweworshipDeviasafemale
(yoni=mother=source).Thesedaysareobviouslyauspicious,forsheistaking
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Deviintheformofacoupleinunion;Thesedayscorrespondtothesecond
andthirdLa,andthethreeHrims.
Soonlunardays1,6,8,9,13DeviisworshippedinaMale;ondays2,3,4,7,12
Deviisworshippedinafemale,andondays5,7,10,11,14,15inacouple.Itis
ournormalunderstandingthatDeviisthemotherwhothegivesuslife,
nourishesusthroughhermilkandgivesusknowledge.Hrimistheunionof
themaleandfemalewhichgivesuslife.Sofirstly,itthebesttoworshipHeras
maleandfemaleinunion,togetallformsofcreativityinvokedintous.
WorshipofgenitalsthereforegivesusKriyaSakti(calledParvatiorDurgaor
simplyMa),tomanifestallkindsofcreativepowersinreallife.Secondbestis
toworshipHerasthefemaleonlythatgivesusnourishment(meditationon
breastsgivesthat)andthelastistoworshipHerasamalewhichhelpsusto
detachourselvesfromthisworld.Allthisinformationiscodedintothemantra
thePancadasiMantra.
Thesenotesgivenherearedesignedtohelpthereadertoclearlyvisualizethe
meaningsofthemeditations.
2.RatnaDvipayaNamah.IntheAmritaoceanwehavetheRatnadvipathe
islandofjewels.
3.Nanavrksamahodyanaya(Namah)abeautifulgardenofflowersmanybig
trees.
4.Kalpavrksavatikaya()Herearetreesthatwhenyousitbeneaththem
whateveryouwishisgrantedtoyou.(Thereisatroublewiththat.Ifyou,
withoutthinking,thinkofsomethingbad,thatalsowillhappenforyou.Sothe
kalpavrksaisadoubleedgedsword.)
5.SantanavatikayanamahWeknowwearegoingtodieoneday.So,to
prolongourlifeweenterintorelationshipsandwebegetchildren.Begetting
childrenisanattempttogainimmortality.However,wewillnotgain
immortalitythisway;butitisoneoftheaspirationsofhumanity,tohave
childrenandgrandchildren,andsoonandtoperpetuatetherace.
6.HarichandanavatikayanamahChandanameansthesandalwoodpaste,it
alsoasymbolforsemen.HarichandanaisalsocalledRaktaChandana.
(Rakta=blood)HariisVisnu.Thethreefundamentalentitiesarespace,time
andmatter.SpaceconsciousnessiscalledVisnu,timeconsciousnessiscalled
Siva,andtheunionbetweenspaceandtime,SivaandVisnucreatesmatter,
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manifesttheworldinhiswombofspace.OneoftheformsofVishnuis
Mohini,whoenticesSivatoemitshisseed.ThatiswhyHarichandanaiscalled
Raktachandana,theseedofthewoman,themenstrualflow.Justasawoman
exhibitsflowbetweenhermonthlycycles,thewomancalledmindexhibitsthe
flowofdesiretomanifestthoughtformsbetweensilences.Thisnamemeans
thatthereisacontainer(vati)fullofharichandana.
Yourealizewhenyougothroughallthesemeditations,thatyouarereally
visualizingtheformoftheyoni.Theyarealldifferentaspectsoftheyoni,the
motherofall,whichcanbeproperlycalledthefemalegenital,orthecosmos,
oreventhemind.Youvisualizethegarbhalaya,thewomb,asabeautiful
gardenandabeautifultemple.ActuallythewordGarbhaalayameansthe
wombwhichisthatempleinwhichtheMotherGoddessoffertilityand
creativityresides.Inoldentimesyoniwasnotconsideredasasinfulthing;it
wasindeedworshippedastheseatoftheGoddess.Phallicandfemalegenital
worshipwastheoldestofallformsofworshipcommontoallreligions.
7.Mandaravatikayainamahagroveofhybiscusflowers,whichareredin
colorwitharedpestilinitscenter.
8.Parijatavatikayainamahintheforestofhybiscustrees,thereisagrove
withwhite,verydelicateandfragrantflowerswithredstemswhicharecalled
areparijata.
9.Kadambavatikayaikadambaisagarlandofredflowers.Allthesethings
arerelatingtothedifferentcolorsofred.Yourealizethattheyareallthe
differentshadesofredintheyoni.
10.Pushyaragaratnaprakarayanamahpushyaragaiscoral.Thisisthe
enclosuremadeofcoral.
11.padmaragaprakarayaThisisaredjewelenclosure.
12.gomedharatnaprakarayaThisisabrownenclosure.
13.vajraratnaprakarayaThisisadiamondenclosurewhichissparkling
whiteincolor.Againthatrepresentstheseed.Vajraalsomeansathunderbolt
andtheabilitytokeeptheseedwithinasyogisdo.
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15.indranilaratnaprakarayaThisisadeepblue.IndraalsoistheGodof
pleasure.
16.muktaratnaprakarayaThisisanenclosureofpearls.
17.marakataratnaprakarayaThisisagainaredstoneenclosure.
18.vidrumaratnaprakarayaCoral.Againallofthesearedifferentcolored
enclosuresoneinsidetheother.
19.manikyamandapayaAhallwhichismadeofrubies.
20.sahasrasthambhamandapayaAthousandpillaredhall.Alsothe
thousandpetallotusatthecrownofthehead(ofthebabyinsidethewomb.)
21.amrtavapikayaiThewellcontainingnectar.
22.anandavapikayaiThewellofhappiness.
23.vimarsavapikayaiVimarsaisanalysis.PrakarshaandVimarsaarethe
twofeetoftheguru.Prakarshaisenlightenment(Siva)andVimarshais
analysis(thefootofDevi).Yourabilitytodiscriminatebetweendifferntpaths
toreachthegoalyousetforyourselfiscalledvimarsa.
24.balatapaudgarayaBalameansyoung;atapaisthesunlight;udgaraisthe
profusion.Sothismeanstheprofusionoftherisingsun'slight.(Sun
representspassion,andmoondispassion)
25.candrikodgarayaCandraisthemoonlight.Sothisistheprofusionofthe
moonlight.
26.mahsringaraparighayaiparighaisabarrageofthegreatsentimentof
eros.
27.mahapadmatavyaiMahaPadmarepresentsahugenumber,10tothe
poweroftwenty.Thesizeofthecosmosis10tothepowerof20timesthesize
ofthehumanbeing.Therearetwogreatnidhis:thecosmositself,andthe
awarenessinthecosmos.ThecosmosnidhiisSivaandtheawarenessofthe
cosmoscalledShaktiisthepadmanidhi.Atavimeansaforest.Aforestof
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28.cintamanigriharajayawithinthepadmanidhiisthejewelofthoughts
andahousebuiltoutofyourimaginations.Cintamaniisalsoamantra
"arkshmiryaum".ItisfoundintheclassictextonworshipofDevibyAdi
SankaracalledSoundaryalahari.Thereitstatesthatyouencapsulatethe
pancadasimantrawithcintamani;whichisthenofferredinthefireofyour
imaginationandyoukeepthefireglowing.Thismeansofferinggheewiththe
mantra"arkshmiryaumkaeilahrimhasakalahrimsakalahrim
arkshmiryaum)tothefire'sglowinyourmind.Ifyouareabletovisualisethe
fire,offeringtheseedalongwiththemantra,thenalltheattainmentsmanifest.
LalitaSahasramtalksofCidagnikundasambutayainamahCitmeans
consciousness.Inyourawarenessthefireismadeandthefireissustainedby
themantra.Theseedofthecintamanimantraisbeingplacedinsidethelight,
andthiscintamaniflowerisbornandinsideityouwillseeDevi,whowillgive
youwhateveryouaskHer,ifitbeHerwishtograntyouthat.
ThehouseofcintamaniistheSriChakraitself;TheSriChakraisfirstseenin
meditationbySageAgastya;worshipofSriChakragivesDevitoSadhaka..
29.purvamnayamayapurvadvarayanextyouseetheoutsidedoorsofSri
Chakradescribed.TheRgVedaistheEasternentrance.TheRigvedaisthe
revelationoftruthinmeditation.ThisisonewaytoreachtheGoddess.
30.dakshinamnayamayadaksinadvarayatheYajurVedaisthesouthern
entrance.YajurvedaistheuseofRiksinrituals.Ritualsarethesecondwayto
reachtheGoddess.
31.pascimamnayamayapascimadvarayathewesternentranceistheSama
Veda.SamaVedaissingingtheRiks.Songanddancearethethirdwayto
reachtheGoddess.
32.uttarmnayamayauttardvaryathenorthernentranceistheAtharvana
Veda.AtharvanaVedaisthepracticaluseoftheVedicHymnstoachieveends
magically.HelpingothersandyourselfthroughHergraceisthefourthwayof
reachingtheGoddess.
33.ratnadvipavalayayaAcircleofislandsmadeofjewelsaresurrounding
thisisland.
34.manimayamahasimhasanayaThegreatthroneguardedbyLions,is
madeoutofjewels,sittingonfourlivingpillars.
35.brahmamayaekamancapadayaBrahmaisoneofthelegs.Itrepresents
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36.visnumayaekamancapadayaThesecondlegisVisnu.Visnuisthe
Swadhisthanachakra(2ndchakraattheentrancetobirthchannel).
37.rudramayaekamancapadayaThenextlegismadeofRudra.Rudra
representstheManipurachakra(3rdchakraatthenavel).
38.isvaramayaekamancapadayaThenextlegisIswarawhichisthe
Anahatachakra(the4th,Heartchakra).
39.sadasivaekamancaphalakayaSadasivaistheVisshudhichakra(the
Throatchakra).
40.hamsatoolatalpayanamahAbovetheVisshudhichakraisaverysoft
swandownbed.Italsomeansthesoftyogicbreathcalledthekevala
kumbhaka.SheissittingsoftlyontheingoingbreathSoandontheoutgoing
breathHam.
41.hamsatoolamahopadhanayanamahasoftswansdowncover.Thisis
alsothelifefloatingonthebreath.Toolameansafeatherfloatingfreelyinthe
wind.
42.kausumbhastaranayatheredsatinsheetiscoveringthisbed.
43.mahavitanakayatheenclosurewhichpreventsothersfromseeingwhatis
happeninginside.Itisallinsidethemindofthedevotee.Nooneelsecancome
insideyourcosmicmindandunderstandwhatishappeningthere.
44.mahamayayavanikayaithecoveringmayawhichseparatesyoufromthat
whichyouareseeing.Onlywhenthatseparationisremovedareyoujoined
withDevi.
Thiscompletesthe44meditationsonthe44trianglesinthecentralpartsofthe
SriChakra.

WorshippingtheBinduandtheTrikona
NextyouworshipthecentralpointoftheSriChakra(bindu)bysayingAim
hrimsrimKaeilahrimHasakalahrimSakalahrim.Theyouworshipthe
centraltriangle.Kaeilahrimisthecornerfacingyou.Youareworshipping
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visualizedtobeonthecornertoyourright,andSakalahrimisParvationthe
left.TheyarecalledMahaKameshwari,MahaVajeshwari,andMaha
Bhagamalini.

VirajaHoma
Nowweareataplaceintheritualwherewewanttocreateanastralbodythat
isgoingtocontinueafterourexistence,whichisgoingtocontinuedoinggood.
ThatisdonethroughtheVirajaHoma.Whetherwearemalesorfemales,
whetherweareyoungorold,whetherwearefatofthin,whetherweare
depressedorelated,nomatterwhatourinitialstateis,weresetourselvesto
thestateof"Iam15goingon16".Forthatthiswholeprocesscanbedonein
yourownlanguage,whateverthatis.Sitcomfortably,andimaginethe
followingtothebestofyourability.
Youimaginethatyourbodyissubjecttodecayanditisgoingtobeburnt
upsomeday.Ithastobecomeold,ithastomergewiththeelements,ithas
happenednow.Imaginethewindiscominganddryingupyourdeadbody.
Itsjustlikebarebones.Itisplacedonthefuneralpyreandlitup.Theseareall
visualizations.Themorepowerfully,themoreclearlyyoucanvisualizeseeing
theflamesinyourmind'seye,hearingthecraklingofthefire,andthesparks
fly,thebetteryourexperiencewillbe.Watervaporsrisefromthebody,and
partsofthebodyarestickingoutandsomeonetakesastickandpushesthem
backintothefire.Allthesethingsareassociatedwithasmashana(acremation
ground).Idon'tknowifyouhavebeentoarealfuneralpyreandwatcheda
bodyburning.Itisworthwatchingbecausethatisexactlywhatisgoingto
happentoyou.Itsalladramaandbringsrealityofimpermanenceoflifeso
powerfullytoyourmind.Yourealizethatallthesethingswedoinlifearejust
gamesthatweareplaying.Youseethewholebodygoingupinsmoke.
Youvisualizethisscene.Afterthebodyisgone,allthosethingsassociated
withthebodyaregonetoo.Thereisnolust,nothingtobepossessiveof.Sivais
supposedtohaveburnedthewholecosmosandputtheashesofthecosmos
onhishead.Thosearethethreelinesyouseepeoplewearingassociatedwith
LordSiva.Hehasburntallthegrossforms,allthesubtleforms,allthecausal
formsandalltheashesarebeingwornonhishead.Heisinyoga.Nothing
disturbshim.Hecontinuesaspureawareness.Thelingaishischaracteristic.
Afteryourbodyisreducedtoashes,stayinthatstateforareasonablygood
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before.Nextyouimaginethatdarkcloudsaregathering,thatthereare
thundershowers,andlightening,andarainofnectarfallsontheashes.The
ashestakeanewshape.Thenewshapeisaballoflight,brilliantlikea
thousandsunsandcoollikeathousandmoonsandemitingbillionsof
colouredraysofallthecolorsoftherainbowindifferentdirections.Thisball
oflightcondensesintotheformofSivaandShaktiinembrace,dancingwith
joy.Outoftheirdance,outoftheirunion,outoftheirhappinesscomesthis
world."Forthesakeofpleasurethisuniversewasborn.Forthesakeof
pleasureyougrow..Whenyoubecomeoldandyourbodyistakenoverby
disease,forthesakeofreleasefrompain,youdie.Theonlymedicine,theonly
doctorisHari,theLord.HarialsoknownasVasudevawhoresidesintheheart
center,hecarriesyoulikeachildthroughthecaveofdeathandattheendof
thisthereisalight.AttheendofyourlifeifyousaythenameofVasudeva,he
willmanifestandcarryyouintothelight.
ImaginethatyouhavecreatedtheballoflightandyouarelikeSivaand
Shakti.Sivaisfifteen,Shaktiissixteen.Theyhavemergedintoabrilliantball
oflightagain.Then,imaginethatthisballoflighthasenteredintoyourheart
centerandthatyouareemitingthislightoutsidealso.Whatevercomesinto
contactwiththislightisgettingpurifiedandhealed.Therearedifferentcolors
oflightcorrespondingwithdifferentfrequenciesandtheyhavedifferent
powersassociatedwiththem.
Youdopranayamathreetimes.Alongwithexhalationandrecitationof
Panchadasi,thistheballoflightisgoingoutandformingballoutside,and
whenyouinhalewithPanchadasi,thislightisdissolvingandcominginside
andformingaballinside.Aninsideandoutsideexchangeistakingplacewith
thebreath.Youareexistinginsideyourbodyandoutsideyourbody.Andthe
breathistheconnectinglinkbetweenthetwo.
Thewaytodopranayamaisasfollows.RecitePanchadasioncewhileinhaling,
twiceholdingthebreathinside,oncewhileexhaling,onceholdingthebreath
outside.ThisconstitutesonecycleofPranayama.Also,theballoflightgoes
wherethebreathgoes.Duringinhalation,itisgoingin,withexhalationitis
goingout.Likethis,youstartwiththreeroundsandgraduallyincreaseto
fifteenrounds.
DealingwiththeObstaclestoPuja
Apasarpantu te Bhutah Ye bhutah Bhuvi Samsthitah
Ye bhuta Vighna kartarah
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Onceyouhavebecometheballoflight,youhavebecomeSiva,capableof
projectingalaserbeamthroughyourthirdeye,andyouhavebecomeShakti
whocangivenourishmentbyamerelookofcompassion.Youhavethepower
tocommandtheelements.AsSivayousaythat"Allthoseelements
Apasarpantumaytheygoawaytebhutayebhutawhichelements
bhuvisamsthitahareresidingonthegroundnearme,yebhutaandthose
elementsvighnakartarahwhichareobstructingtheprogressofmy
sadhanatenasyantusivajnayamaytheybedestroyedbySiva'sorder.So
saying,youburnthemupfromthefireofyourthirdeyewhichshootsoutlike
adestructivelaserbeam.Visualizethemascrookedbeings,seethemburnup.
Thefeelingsthatbindyousuchaslust,anger,greed,jealousy,preocupation
withsecurity,allthesearecalledbhutaswhichcreateobstaclesforyou.They
resideinthesecuritycenter,themuladharachakra(bhuvisamsthitah).So
havingbecomeSivayoumakesurethattheyareburntup.
VajraPanjaraNyasamtheDiamondCage
Thewholeconceptofthepujaisbaseduponsuccessivetransformations.
Transformationsofyourphysicalbodyintoayantra,intoanexternalastral
body,intothelight.Yourbodyiscalledyoursthulasarira.Thesusksmasarira
istheyantra,andkaranasariraistheballoflight..Youhavetheabilityto
movethroughthesedifferentlevelsfreely.Theabilitytodosoisattainedby
theentireprocedurewhichfollows.
ThefirstofthesethingsistheidentificationofyourbodyastheSriChakra.
TheSriChakrasymbolizesthecosmosasyourselfidentity.Itisalsothe
connectinglinktothosethingswhichpreservetheideaofyourseparate
identity.Itconnectsallthree:yourtrueself,theselfyouhaveassumed,and
thenatureoftheconnectinglinkbetweenthesetwo.Youhavetoreestablish
theconnectionbetweenyourselfandthislostidentity,yourrealidentitywhich
iscosmicawareness.
Thisidentification:yourphysicalform=thephysicalformoftheDevi,the
mantra=yantra(SriChakra),andGuru=Siva.Allthesethreepairsaretobe
merged.Thissixfoldidentityhastobeestablished.Thisistheconceptofthe
puja.Youmergeallthesesixintoone.TheGurumergesintoyou,theDevi
mergesintoyou,themantramergesintoyouandtheyantramergesintoyou.
ThisprocessofmergingiscalledTantra.
WhatareMantra,yantraandtantra?Mantraisthesoundform,yantraisthe
visualformandtantraisthetechniquewhichconnectsthesetwo.Howdowe
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ItisusualasthepartofyourmeditativeexercisetodrawfirsttheSri
Yantra(=SriChakra).Whileyouaredrawingityourecitethemantra.Thatis
howtheidentitybetweenthesetwoisestablished.However,drawingaSri
Yantraiscomplicatedbusiness,andisitselfameditation,likeaBuddhist
mandala.Wewillgointothisatalaterstage.AndforaproperSriChakrapuja
theSriYantrathatyoudrawistheonetowhichyoudopuja.
LetuslookatthemappingofbodypartstoSriYantra.NowifIsaythatIam
identicalwiththeyantra,thenImustknowwhereallmylimbsarelocatedin
theyantra.Thereareninenyasaswhichgiveusthisinformation.Nyasameans
payingattentiontoanyparticularregion.Itcanbedonethroughtouchinga
partofthebody,ormerelyfocussingawarenessthere.
Ineachmantrathatdefinesstepbystepthisidentificationprocess,thereare
threebijaksharasorseedletters(apartfromtheAimHrimSrim).Thefirstof
thethreelettersistobeplacedinsideofyou,thesecondseedletteristobe
placedattheconnectingpointoftheSriChakra,andthethirdseedletteris
placedintheIconortheDevioralivingpersonwhomyouareworshipping.
1.ThefirstmantraisAmAamSauhnamah.Amisyourfeet,Aamisthe
squareenclosureoftheSriChakraandSauhisthefeetofthe
Icon/Devi/Person."A"isnegation.ItistheSubjectlostinObject,anddoesnot
existseparatelyfromit."Aa"isthatintentiontoknowitself.Itistheconnecting
linkbetweenmeandnotme.Andthatmanifestsassouhthepowerofthe
kundaliniwhichresidesintheearth.Thefeetarecontactingtheearth.Soyou
say,AmAamSouh=Iamconnectingtoearthatmyfeet(ifstanding)orseat(if
sitting).
LetusrememberthatifyouhavedonetheVirajaHomamvisualizations
properly,youarealmostfloatinginspace,youhavelostyourbody
consciousnessalready,butnowyouhavetoproceedwiththepuja.Soyou
havetoforceyourconsciousnesstocomebacktothebody.Thereforethereisa
littletwistherefromthenormalsequencetoKaranyasa(placingpowersin
fingers).Now,usuallyinthesenyasas,youstartwiththe1.thumb2.forefinger
3.middlefinger,4.ringfinger,5.littlefingerand6.frontandbackofhands.
However,inthisparticularnyasawithAmAamSauhyoustartwithyour
middlefinger.Thisistoforceyourattentionbacktoyourlimitedbody
identityandthentoexpanditbacklater,learningtoattachanddetachfrom
bodyatwill.Thisislikeamusicalscaleoflife.Youresetyourselftoa
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tothemuladharatobecomethebody,andthenyoustartmovingupagain.So,
1.Ammadhyamabhyamnamah(thumbtouchingmiddlefingers),2.Aam
anamikabhyamnamah(ringfingers),3.Souhkanisthikabhyamnamah(little
fingers),4.Amangusthabhyamnamah(forefingerstouchingthumbs),5.Aam
tarjanibhyamnamah(thumbstouchingforefingers),6.Souhkaratalakara
prsthabhyamnamah(frontandbackofpalms).Thisthinglookstough,buta
littledemofromaguruwillclearupthematterseasily.
Excepttheamaamsouhwhicharetheseedletters,therestofthesanskritcan
betranslatedintoyourownlanguage,whateverthatis.Theseedlettersarethe
partwhichcannotbetranslated.
ThenyouinvokethesixteenpetallotusintheSriChakrawithaimklimsouh
MahaTripuraSundariAtmanamRakshaRaksha.Thislotusrepresentsthe
flowoftimethroughthelunarcalendar.Raksha=protection.Itmeansyou
havetobeprotectedeverydayatalltimes.Soyousay,aimklimsouh
throughthecreative,protectiveandphasesyouhavetobeprotected.
Mahatripurasundari:mahameansthegreat,belongingtothecosmos.Ifyou
takemahaandreversetheletters,itbecomesaham=I.Ahamrelatestothe
insideandmaharelatestotheoutsideofourbodies,mindandintellect.
Tripuraisthethreecitiesthewaking,dreamingandsleepingstates.Sundari=
themostbeautifulinallthesestates,relatingtotothecosmos.atma,the
notionoftheegoconfinedtothisbody,raksha,raksha(maySundari)protect
me,protectmethroughoutallthesixteendays.Thesixteenpetallotusis
identifiedwithprotection.
Thenyoumovetotheeightpetallotuswhereyourexperiencesbegin.You
havealreadymovedbeyondthesevenlocas(worlds)below.Youhavemoved
intotheeighthworld.ThatistheMuladharachakra.Thatistheeightpetal
lotus(intheSriYantra).
HrimKlimSouh.PreviouslyweusedAimKlimSouh.Herewearesaying
Hrim.Hrimcanexistinthreedifferentforms.Thefirstrelatestocreation,the
secondrelatestonourishment,thethirdrelatestotheannihilation.Hereallthe
threeformsareincludedintheEarth.Youarebornoutoftheearth;youare
fedbythethingsthatgrowoutoftheearth;andyouarereabsorbedintothe
earth.Hrimisyourmothertheearth.Klimisthenourishment,comingfrom
HerandSouhisthereabsorptionintothat.
ThisisthenatureofHrimKlimSouhandtheMuladharaChakra.Thefear
comeswhenyouthinkyouareseparatefromtheearth.Yournourishment,
yourlifereliesonseekingthingsfromtheearth.Theearthdoesgiveyouthat
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mother.Youhavelostyourconnectionwithyourmother,withtheearth,and
youhavetoreestablishyourconnectionwiththeearthfromwhichyouare
born.
WhenyousayHrim,KlimSauh,Hrimisplacedinyourmuladharachakra.
Youmustknowverywellthesechakraswherethesechakrasarelocatedin
yourbody.Whenthemaleandthefemaleareincoitusinthedramaof
creation,thentheglanspenistouchesthecervixofthefemale.Thecervixisthe
muladharachakrainthefemale,andinthemanitisglanspenis.Butthe
ejaculationthatmakescreationpossibleisenergizedbythesphinctermuscles
inmale.Sothecausefortheseed'semissionliesintheejaculatorysphincter
muscles,(evenmoresointhehead).Thatiswhyinthemale,peoplegenerally
associatethemuladharachakrawiththeejaculatorysphinctermuscleslying
betweenthebaseofthepenisandtheperineum,ratherthanintheglans
penis.Thusmuladharaisinthesamelocationforbothmaleandfemale.Thatis
whywhenthereisasexchangeoperation,theytakethecervixandpullitout
tomakeitthemalepenis.Thusinsidesurfaceofthevaginaisthesameasthe
outsidesurfaceofthepenis,andthesensationstherearealsoidentical.
Theswadhisthanachakraisthebaseinthepenisandthevulvainthefemale.
Againtheyareatthesameplace;thesensationsarealsosimilar.Hereyousee
AimKlimSouhistherepeatingpattern,andyouareaddingletterstoit."h",
"s",and"r".
Intheswadhisthanachakratheenergizationisthroughthefire.Thefireis
symbolizedbylust,thedrivebehindprocreativity,desire.Thatiswhatcauses
theerectionofthepenisinthemale,theclitorisandthenipplesinthefemale.
Desireissymbolizedby"Ha".Thedesireforthecosmicunion,calledthelinga
ofSiva."Ha"coupledwith"aim,klimandsouh".ThatiswhyyousayHaim,
Hklim,Hsouhfortheswadhisthanachakra.Desireisthepowercalled
Kundalini,thedesireforcreativity,throughanorgasmicreleasefromthe
bondagetoearth.ItdoeshappeninSex,butitisshortlived.Thatisits
problem.Tohaveapermanentreleasefromalltensions,thatisthereal
aspirationofKundalini.
TheswadhisthanachakraintheSriYantraisthefourteencorneredfigure."H
aim"isplacedinsideyouatyourswadhisthana),"hklim"onthefourteen
corneredfigureand"hsauh"ontheDevi'sswaddhisthana
chakra(vulva/baseofpenis.Thischakracanbethatofapersonbeing
worshipped,orofthecosmos.(LalitaSahasramsaysDeviis
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Svadhisthanachakraofthecosmosiswaters:forexample,lakes,rivers,oceans,
riversoflife.
Inthemanipurachakrathesounds"ha"and"sa"arejoinedtogether.Hsaim,
hsklim,hssouh.HereintheunionbetweentheSivaandShakti,Sivaisin
yoga.Heisnotemittingtheseed,andthedesireissopowerfultomakethe
lingaissoerectthatitbecomesverticaltouchingthenavel.Thatiswherethe
seatofthefireissupposedtobe.Theseatoffireistheoutertencornersthat
relatestotheindividual.Theinnertencornersrelatetothecosmos.SoHs
aim,hsklim,hssouharerelatedtotheindividual.Beforeyougoontothe
cosmicfigureyouhavetogothroughthislink.Thesefourcenters,muladhara,
swaddhisthana,manipuraandanahataareknownastheplacementofFour
Seats,ChaturasanaNyasa.Toremindourselves,nyasameanspaying
attentiontoyourbody.Holdingthemindinaplaceorkeepingyour
awarenessfixediscallednyasa.ThefirstseatiscalledDeviAtmaAsanaya
namah.Deviisresidinginthemuladharachakra,andIamresidinginthe
muladharachakra.ThesecondseatistheSriChakrasanayanamah.Iamin
thesecuritycenterandsoisDeviinthesecuritycenter.WhenIaminthe
swaddhisthanachakra,Deviisintheswaddhisthanachakra.WhenIam
lookingforsensations,soisDevilookingforsensations.
Thethirdseatistheseatofpower,calledManipuraChakra.Whenyoustand
byyourvalueswithdisciplineandyouarepreparedtosacrificeyourlifetodo
that,thenyougainpowerandyouareintheManipurachakra.Theballoffire
islocatedinthemanipurachakra.
Thefireexistsasdesire,lust,digestivefire,externalfire,whereeveryoufind
fire.Itisnotjustatthenavel.Itisthereatthecookinggasflame,inthethermal
powerplants,inthevolcanoes,inthebowelsoftheearth.Itisallover.Soin
thecosmicaspect,whereverfireisfound,itispartoftheManipurachakra.
Thatisrelatedtopower.
ThemantraisSarvamantrasanayanamahthatwhichbringsallthemantras
toyou.Withthemantraswesay"swaha"andofferthemintothefire.Theseat
ofallthemantrasisfire.Thisisaveryinterestingstatement.Whyisitthat
peoplehavelostcontactwiththespiritualworldtoday?Becausetheyarenot
doingthefireritualsdaily.Fireisabeautifulthing.Thewayitcandance,you
cannotdance.Itisabeautifulsight.Whenyouareconstantlylookingatits
dance,itinvokesthatdanceinyou,theKundalini,thepowertoknowbeyond,
inyou.Andthatbringsallthemantrastoyouintoyourmemory.Thatiswhy
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Theheartcenteristheinnertencorners,anditissurroundedbyatwelve
petallotus.ThemantraisHrimKlimBlemSadhyaSiddhaasanayanamah.
Sadhyaiswhatistobeattained.Siddhaiswhatisattainedalready.Thisisthe
seatwhereyouhavepartlyattainedandpartlyyouhavegottoattain.The
partyouhaveattainedalreadyisthecontroloveryourself.Youhave
controlledallyourpassions,andyoubegintobenonjudgemental,loveothers
unconditionally,.Thatisthepartyouhaveattained.Theparttobeattainedis
thefulfilmentincosmicizationofthisunconditionalloveandnonjudgement.
Youhavetoattaintheseattributesinanunlimitedsense.Thustheheartcenter
isamixtureofattainmentandattemptingtoattainloveofallnature,goodand
badincluded(nonjudgingwitness).
NowwehavegoneoversixchakrasoftheSriChakraalready.Theothers
threearetheeightcorners,thetriangleandthepoint.Theyallrelatetothe
laya,thelossofyourindividualitytotallyandyourmergingintothecosmos.
Mergingwiththecosmosbeginswithyourexpansionofconsciousnessbeyond
yourbody,beyondyourlove,beyondyourattachments.Thatiswhyonceyou
havereachedtheVisshudhichakra,youwillnotcomeback.Butifyouarein
theheartcenterandthenyoudie,youarelikelytoreturnbecauseofyour
attachmenttothepeopleandthegooddeedsthatareyettobedone.However
muchwesayweareunattached,weareattachedtogoodness.Thisislove,
butitisstillabondage.Youmusttranscendthislovetogettotheuniversal
self.ThisiswheretheVairagya(detachment)startsmanifesting.Whenyour
attachmentfortheuniversalmanifests,yourattachmentforthelocalbecomes
insignificant.Thisexpansionprocessistobeattainedthroughyour
understandingofthenatureofSaraswati.Itisthroughknowledgealonethat
wecanattaintomoksha.ItisSaraswatiwhotakesyouoverfromthe
VisshudhiandAjnachakras.
TheeightformsofSaraswatiarenoneotherthentheeightgroupsofthe
Sanskritlettersamam,imim,umum,arumaroom,alumaloom,em
aim,omoum,ahahm.IntheSriChakratheseareshortenedintothe
unmanifestformsa,i,u,aru,alu,e,o,ah.Youcanmapthemalsointothe
eightgroupsofletterscomprisingofbothvowelsandconsonants.Youcanalso
thinkofthemascosmicresourcesformatterformingoutofinteractingtime
andspace.
IntheVisuddhichakra,theseedsyllablesareHrimSrimSauh.Hrimisbeing
lookedatasLaya,annihilationnow.Srimisistheeightcornerswherethe
eightformsofSaraswatiarelocatedandSouhisthesoundofahissingsnake
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tovisshudhiyouareworkingwiththecosmicformandyournyasatakeson
differentmeanings,movingawayfromindividuationtoconnectedness.
Visuddhichakraiscalledthecommuniccationcenterforthisreason.
Aimhrdayayanamah.Yourhrdaya(heart)isthewind,lifebreathitself.Klim
sirasesvaha(thehead)isnowtheoutreachofspace.Yourbrainismapped
intothecosmos.ThenSauhsikhayaivasat,sauhkavacayahum,klim
netratrayayavausat,aimastrayaphat.Reallyallthesethingsare
untranslatable.(whichmeansIdon'tknowyettheirmeanings!)
VagdevataNyasa
NextcomestheVagdevataNyasa,theeightformsofSaraswati.Theyarecalled
Vasini,Kamesvari,Modini,Vimala,Aruna,Jayini,Sarvesvari,andKaulini.
ThisistheVisshudhichakrawiththesixteenpetallotusintheneck.The
sixteenpetallotus(thesecondchakraofSriChakraw)wasassociatedwith
timeearlier.ButnowinVisuddhi,associationiswithspacecommunications.
TheAjnachakra
AimHrimSrim...hsraimhsrklimhsrsauh.Herewearehaving"ha,sa,and
ra"coupledwithaimklimandsauh.HerewhenyousaythatSivaandShakti
areunitedandthepassionisunitedandmaintained,thenthatmanifestsitself
asthecreatingpower,thenourishingpowerandthereabsorbingpower.This
manifestsastheflowoftime.Theagni,thetipofthefirestartsatthe
muladharachakraandgoestothethirdeye.Thereitmanifestsitselfaspast,
presentandfuture,asthemovementoftime.Hsraimisplacedintheright
eye,hsrklimintheleft,andhsrsauhinthemiddlethirdeye.
Sahasrara,thecrowncenter,
IntheSahasrara,thecrowncenter,allthechakrasarecollapsedtothesingle
centralpoint,thecentralpointoftheSriChakra.Initarefeet,thighs,thenon
totheMuladhara,Swadisthana,Manipura,Anahata,Visshudhi,Ajna,
Sahasraraatotalofninechakras.
YouridentitywiththeSriChakraisnowcomplete.Youhaveshedyour
ignorancethatyouareyourbody.YourbodyisatemplewhereGodlives.
CleanthetempleandworshiptheGodwithin.Cleaning,decoratingand
servingthebodyiscalledpooja=worship.Theworshipisthroughthe
Mantras.Mantrasarerelatedtothecausalform;thecleaningisrelatedtothe
fivesensescalledpancamritas,thefivenectarsassociatedwiththefive
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ThePancadasiNyasa
KaEILaHrimHaSaKaLaHrimSaKaLaHrim
Therearemanyhundredsofwaysinwhichyoucandonyasas.Thereare
wholechaptersdevotedtothesevariouskindsofnyasas.Parasurama,an
AvatarofVishnuhasclearlystatedthattheseeightorninenyasasthathave
beengiveninthispujaareenough.Theothersarefineandgoodifyoudo,but
ifyoudon'titdoesnotmatter.Somepeoplelookatvariousbooksandsay,
"Ah,it'snicehere",andpickupthisthingandputitintotheirpujas.Theykeep
onadding,makingtheprocedureintractableandunmanagable.Somepeople
thinkmorecomplicatedthepuja,thebetteritis.Therealskillandcleverness
liesinsimplifyingyourpujaandretainingitsessentialsandnotoverdoingit
andnotunderdoingit.
ThenyasaofthePancadasicanbedoneinmanymanyways.Wewilldescribe
afewimportantonesnow.Latteronwegivethemostimportantwaycalled
theMulamantranyasa.
TheformwhichismostuniversallyfollowedisastheMotherwhogivesbirth
toyouintheSwaddishthanaandMuladharachakras.Thereisafamous
statementwhichtranslatedsays,"YoucanthinkofDeviasmale.Youcanthink
ofDeviasfemale.Oryoucanthinkofherastheflowwhichcomesoutofthe
unionbetweenmaleandfemale,thebindu.SowhenyouthinkofLalitaDevi
asthefemale,youthinkofherastheyoni(thebirthchannel),thesourceof
creation.
TraverseonesideoftheyonibysayingKaEILaHrim.Thentraversethe
middlelinefrombottomup,sayingHaSaKaHaLaHrim,andthentraverse
theothersideoftheyonisayingSaKaLaHrim.Theyoniisalwaysinfrontof
yourmind'seyeandyouareworshippingthatallthetime.Thisgivescreative
manifestationsofallsorts.Anditisthisworshipwhichisdescribedinthe44
meditationsinthebeginning.Itisapoeticdescriptionofhowtheyonilooksto
you.
Theothermodesofnyasawhichgivetotallydifferentfruitsareasfollows.You
canworshiptheDeviintheheartcenterbyconcentratingontherightnipple
(Ka..)andthenthemiddleoftheheart(Ha..)andthentheleftnipple(Sa..).This
givesyouJnana=knowledgeaboutnourishingyourideas,musicalanddance.
YoucanworshipDeviinthelips(Ka...)andthetwoeyes(Ha...Sa...)oryoucan
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eye(Ha...)andthethirdeye(Sa...).Thisgivesyoucommandoverallyouseeor
imagine
YoucanworshiptheDeviwiththetwoearsandthethirdeyeasthethird
point.OryoucanworshiptheDeviwiththetwoeyesandthebackofyour
headasthepointofthetriangle.Ifyouarelookingstraightupoutofyour
bodyandyouarelookingdownoveryourheaditisthenyouwillfindthat
thereisahexagonbeingformedbythebackofyourheadandthe2eyes
formingonekindoftriangle,andthethirdeyeandthetwoearsformingthe
othertriangle.ThisistheSwadhisthanachakralocatedintheSahasraraandas
youarelookingdownfromaboveyourhead.Allsuchmeditationsactivate
differentkindsofpowerssuchasclairvoyance,clairaudienceetc.
EachofthesechakrasthatareinyourbodyareallmappedintheSahasraraas
well.Youmustrealizethatitislikeelectricalcircuitry.Theswitchisatone
place,thelightisatanotherplace.Theswitchesarelocatedatthechakras,but
thelightisallinthebrain.Sowhereveryouapplytheswitchwhenyoutouch
thatpartofthebody,thereisacertainpartofthebrainthatisenergizedand
bringsyouaacertaintypeofillumination.Youcannotoperatethelight
withoutturningontheswitch.Yourconsciousnesshastomovetotheswitch
inordertoenlightenthatparticularpartofthebrain.Thatiswhythearousal
ofthekundalinihastotakeplacethroughvariousexercisesinthemind.And
theseexercisesarecallednyasas.AsIsaidtherearevarioustypesofnyasas.
Thesebasicsetofnyasasfoundinthepujaareenoughifyoudothemwiththe
properawarenessandconcentration.
TheMoolaMantraNyasa
Thismostimportantmoolamantranyasatakesyouoveryourentirebody.
Theideaisthatyouaretryingtomapyourentirebodyintothebrain.Your
entirebrainisenergizedinthisprocess.
Kaisthesahasrara,Eistheyoni;Iistheheart;LaandHrimarethe2eyes.
Haisthethirdeye;SaandKaarethetwoears;HaisthetongueandLaand
Hrimarethearms.SaisthebackandKaandLaareyourrightandleftthighs,
andHrimisyournavel.
Sowhenyoumoveyourawarenesstoallthesedifferentpartsofyourbody
placingtheseedlettersthere,thenthataccessesyourentirebodyandtherefore
yourentirebrain.ThisiscalledtheMoolaMantraNyasa.Thisisthemost
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TheotherwaysasIhaveexplainedbeforeforgainingicchashakti,jnanashakti
andkriyashaktiisbyfocusingyourawarenessintheface,thebreastsorinthe
yoni.Itistheadorationoftheseaspects,ofcreativity,ofnourishmentandof
knowledge.
MahaShodhaNyasa
ThenextstepinthepujaistherecitationofthemantraGanesagrahanaksatra,
yoginirasirupinim,devimmantramayimnaumimatrkapitharupinim.
AllformsofGanesha,grahaarethe9planets;naksatrathestars,the
consellations;yoginisthereare64croresofyoginis,divinebeings;rasithe
zodiacalsigns;rupinishehasalltheseformsbecausesheiscosmic
awareness.DevimthisDevi,whoisintheformofthesounds,themantras,
thevibrationsoftheworld;naumiIworship;matrkapithathelettersofthe
sanskritalphabetwhichhaveseatsalloveryourbody;inalltheseplacesshe
resides.Sheresidesinthebrainandineverypartofyourbody.Notonlydoes
sheresideinyourbody,sheresidesinallthegeographicalareaswherethe
partsofherbodyhavefallen(the51shaktipithas).Theawarenessesflowingin
thecosmos,inyourselfinthemicrocosmosarerepresented.Thisstanza
summarizesallthenyasascoorespondingtotheGaneshanyasa,thegraha
nyasa,thenakshatranyasa,theyogininyasa,rasinyasa,devinyasa,mantra
nyasa,matrkanyasaallthesenyasasarecombinedinthisstanza.And
Parasuramahasplacedallthesethingsintoonecompletestanza.Nowpeople
expandthesethingsintoaninfinitenumberofnyasas.Theysaythatthrough
thenyasasaloneyoucanfindrealization.

TheSriKramam
Meditationcanbecomparedtoaflow.Infact,theword"nadis"whichthey
usearereallymispellingoftheword"nadi"orriver.Itisaconduit,aflowof
awarenessalongadirection.Forthisflowofdirectiontherearetwobanks.
Onebankisthemaleaspectandtheotherbankisthefemaleaspect.Whenyou
arethinkingofthepowerasMother,thenyouarethinkingofthefemale
genital.WhenyouarethinkingofthepowerastheFather,asSiva,youare
thinkingofthemalegenital.Whenyouarethinkingoftheflowitself,ofthe
riveritself,whenthetwobanksmerge,theflowbecomesthin,thereisathin
lineofseparationbetweenthesetwo.Theyareincontact,ininteraction.The
flowiscomingoutoftheunionbetweenSivaandShakti.Theorgasmitselfis
thekundalinishakti.Themaleistheundisturbedaspectandthefemaleisthe
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InTantra,thefemaleisconsideredtobetheGuru.Sheistheonewhodirects
theflowofthepujaworship.Sheistheonewhodecideswhatistobedone
andatwhatstage.Shecontrolstheentireprocedure.Withoutherapproval,
notonestepcanbetakenforward.Constantlytheawarenessiskeptonthe
femaleaspectorthemaleaspectorontheunionaspect.Thereareonlythree
modesofworshipatthemuladharachakra.Themindtendstoonlyget
absorbedinhappiness.Itcannotfocusitselfonsomethingitdoesnotlike.
Evenonthingsthatitlikes,itcannotstaythere,ittriestomoveaway.
Thereforeyouchooseforyourmeditationsomethingwhichisverypleasurable
andlovable.ThatiswhysheiscalledBhagaradhya.
PreparationoftheNectar.
TheSriKramamisthepreparationofthenectar,invokingtheentirecosmic
aspectsintothenourishingdrinkthatwearepreparinghere,bythetakingof
whichyoubecometheDeviHerself.Thismeansthroughoutyourentireday
whateveryousaywillcometrue.Thosewhotakethevisesharyam
rememberingtheGuruandofferingitfirsttotheirheadsandthentakingit
insidebecometheDeviandthistakeseffectuntilthenextday.Alltheir
previoussinsandwhateverkarmastheyhavedonearecompletelywashed
out.Thatisthefunctionofthevisheshargyamsthapana.Itplaysavery
importantrole.
TheSriVidyaupasanameansthatyourealizethetruthofthestatementthat
whatyouseeisyourself.Youareseeingyourself,yourbody,yourmind,your
thoughtsalltheseareyours.Notonlythat,youarealsoseeingallthearticles
ofworship,theyantraandthedeviallthesearealsoyourself.
Toestablishtherealityandthetruthofthisinanintegralway,imaginethat
youarehoveringlikeanangeloveryourselfandyouarelookingdownwhere
youaresitting.Thisisyouurnose.Deviissittinghere.Thearticlesofpujaare
therehereistheSriChakrawhichisthelinkbetweenthetwoofyou.Onthe
leftsideandontherighthandsideyouaregoingtokeepwhatiscalled
SamanargyaandVisheshargya.Thereisgoingtobeamandalafortheordinary
pot(samanargya)andoneforthevisheshargya,thenectarinwhichallthe
kalasareinvoked.
Youhavetobecomeapartoftheentirestructure.ThisisHerface,youareHer
breastsandthisisHerfootandthisisHeryoniandthisisHernavel.Youare
sittingonHeryoni,theAdharashaktiHermuladharachakra.Youare
yourselftheswaddhisthana.Thesamanargyaandvisheshargyaaretheright
andleftbreastsofDevi.ThiswholestructureisArdhanaishwara,theright
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visheshargyam,theDevi.TheDeviistheicchashakti,theSrichakraandthe
SamanargyaandVisheshargyaareinthejnanashaktisthanaandyouandthe
muladharaarethekriyashaktisthana.Aswementioned,intheVajra
Pancanyasa,weareplacingthethreebijas,oneinyourself,oneinthe
connectinglinkoftheSriChakraandoneintheDevi,inthekriya,jnanaand
icchashaktisthanas.Youareexchangingtheicchaandkriyashaktisandthe
connectionisthejnana.Itislikeapointwhichisapinholecamera,wherewhat
youseeisbeingreflected.YourrightsideisHerleftsideandyourleftisHer
rightside.Youaremakingyourself,thepujaarticles,thenectarandtheDevi
oneintegratedstructurethroughthisprocessofritual.
Samanargya
Thenextstepinthepreparationisthepurificationofthewater.Wemakea
mandalalikethis.Asquare,acircle,thepointofwhichtouchesthesquare.
Thenyouformahexagoninsidethat.Andthenyouformatriangleinsidethat.
Firstyoudrawtheinsidetriangle.Thenyoudrawthehexagon.Yougo
clockwise.Youdrawthecirclestartingattheupperleftandgoingaround
clockwise.Startingwiththeisanakona,thenortheastcorner,youdrawthe
square.Whenyoudoitthiswayyouarefollowingthevastu,therulesfor
architecture.Thecentraltrianglerepresentstheajnachakra.Theupper
trianglerepresentsthesivatrikona,andthetrianglewiththepointdown
representstheshaktikona.Theyareinterpenetratingandtheyareinunion
witheachother.This,thereforerepresentstheswaddhisthanachakra,thesix
petalledlotus.Thecirclerepresentsthethreecirclesgoingaroundthewaist,
thechestandthethroatchakras.Muladharaisthesquare,swaddhisthanais
thesixpetalledlotus,thecirclerepresentsmanipura,anahataandvisshudi
grantisandthecentraltriangleistheajna.Uptotheajnathedifferentiation
betweenSivaandShaktiexists.TheSamanargyapreservesthisdifference.You
say"trikona"anddrawthetriangle,"satkona"thesixpetalledlotus,"vrta"
thecircle,and"caturasra"thesquare.Whendonesay"mandalavilikya".
Thedirectionsofthepujaareselfexplanatory."Offeraflower.Putaconchora
potontopofdiagram.Fillitwithwater.Intothewateraddonedropofmilk,
thespecialherbs,saffron,tumeric,etc.Imaginethediagramistransferredup
intothewater.Worshiptheangadevataswithkumkumorsandalpaste.
ImagineyouarealsoworshippingyoursandDevi'sbodiesasyoudothis
nyasam."Ontopofthisisabaseandapotwithwater.Intothiswaterweare
invokingthelimbsoftheGoddess.
Whenyoudotheangadevatanyasayousay,"Ka...hrdayayanamah"(the
heart)andtouchtheagnikonathenortheasterncornerofthesquare;
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cornerofthesquare;"Sa...sikhayaivasat"(thecrownofhead)andtouchthe
asurakonathesoutheasterncorner;"Ka...kavachayahum"(thearms)and
touchthevayukonathesouthwesterncornerofsquare;"Ha...netratrayaya
vausat"(thethirdeye)andtouchthecenter(madhye);andthen"Sa...astraya
phat"(circlethehead)andtouchtopside,rightsidemiddle,bottomside
middle,leftsidemiddleandsay"Bhubhuvasuvahom".Thatishowitgoes.
Thenyouworshipthecentralpartofthetrianglesaying"Aimhrimsrim
Ka..Ha..Sa...namah".Youtouchfirstthetipofthetriangleatthebottom,then
therightsidecorner,thentheleft,goinganticlockwise.Thiscompletesthe
preparationofthesamanargya.
PreparationoftheViseshargyam
Nowcomesthecomplicatedprocedure,theinvocationofallthekalasintothe
mother'smilk.WehaveidentifiedtheviseshargyawiththeMother'sleft
breast.Themilkofkindness,ofcompassion,ofknowledgeofgrace,of
protection,ofallthesegoodqualitiesresidentintheMotherarepresenthere.
Likebefore,wearedrawingthemandalaforviseshargya.Firstyouputthe
bindu,takingthewaterfromthesamanargya,drawthemandalawithyour
ringfinger.TheringfingerrepresentstheSiva,theringistheyoni.Sowiththe
Sivalingayouareputtingtheyonithere.Againdipthefingeranddrawthe
centraltriangle.Surroundingthatyoudrawthesatkonalikebefore.Thendraw
thecircleandthesquare.Hereyoustartfrominsideandgototheoutside.
Firstworshipthemandalathatyouhavedrawnontheground.Totheleftof
thesamanargyaisyournormalpotofwaterandtothesideofthe
visheshargyayoukeepthemilk.Thearticlesorworshipareonyourrightside.
Youworshipthemandalafromthecenter.Thenyouworshipthethreekonas
ofthecentraltriangletheajnachakra,lookingintotheeyesoftheDeviand
rememberingyourowneyes.Ka..namah,Ha...namah,Sa...namah.Thenyou
dotheangadevatanyasa.Yougoaroungthesatkonaclockwise,startingwith
thesouthernkona.Thenyourepeatthenyasainthesamewaythatyoudoit
forthesamanargya.Allthechakrasareincludedinthisnyasa.Thebindu
representsthesahasrarachakra.Butinsamanargyaonlyuptotheajnachakra
isincluded.Thisestablishesthefemalesupremacy.
Thenyouplacethebijasforeachofthechakras.Youstartwiththefirewhich
youaregoingtoinvokeinthebaseonwhichyouaregoingtoplacethe
viseshargyapotwhichgoesontopofthemandalamyouhavedrawn.Thepot
representsthesunandtheliquid,themilkisgoingtorepresentthemoon.The
agniisessentiallytheearth.Hereisthesunandhereisthemoon.Whenthese
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thenthereisamooneqlipse.Whydowesaythattheearthrepresentsthe
fire?Becauseexceptfortheoutercrust,outofthe6000milesabout5995isfire
andfivemilesistheearth.Theentireearthinsideismoltenlava.Thatiswhy
wecalltheearththefire.
Thegrahakala,theeqlipsetimeissupposedtobeapunyakala,anauspicious
time.Itisnecessarythatyoudonotmovetheviseshargyapatraorthis
alignmentuntilthepujaiscompletelydone.Ifyoumoveit,thenthepower
thatyouhaveinvestedinthat,theeqlipseisover,soitdoesnothavethesame
effect.Thatiswhyitissaidthataslongasthepujaisnotcompleted,you
shouldnotmovethevisesargyaorthesamanargya.
TheAgniKalas
Weinvokethetenkalasofthefire.ThekalasareallaspectsofDevi.
Thefirstthreeareintheswaddisthanachakra.
Yamdhumracisenamah(smoke),ramusmayainamah(heat),lamjvalinyai
namah(glow).Thesanskritletterslistedinthebeginningarepointerstothe
placeswhereyouputyourimaginationinyourself,inDevi'sbodyandinthe
yantra.Theyantrawearetalkingaboutistheviseshargyayantra.These
bijaksharasarelocatedintheSwaddhisthanachakra:Bam,Bham,Mam,Yam,
Ram,Lam.Boththebijaksharasandtheirnamescouldbesubstitutedherefor
alocalidiom.Thesearenotthemantras,theyaretheaspectsofthefireand
youaretryingtoseewheretheyarecomingfrom.Thepartsthatcannotbe
changedarethemantrasoftheearth,thesunandthemoon.Iamnotgoingto
affectanychangeshere,butyoumaydosoifyousodesire.Thesanskrit
alphabethastheadvantagethatitusesasingleletter.Itsdisadvantageisthat
youdonotknowit.Workingwiththemeaningsofthesethingsismore
importantthenjustworkingwiththewords.
Theagnikalasresideasthedigestivefireinthestomachandalsoasthelustin
thehumanbeingjustasthelightresidesinthefire.Agnialsoexistsastime.
Yamdhumracisenamah.Youarelookingatthelefttopportionoftheyoni.If
yousuperimposetheyonionthebijas,youwillseethatyamistheleftsideof
theclitoris,ramisthemiddleofthelabiaandlamisthebottomofthelabia.
Thisinvokesthelust,thekama.Youarenotinvokingtherightsidehere.In
otherversionsoftantra,asyouwalkintotheyajnasala,thedooristhere.On
thelefthandsideyouworshipbhairavabhairavayanamah.Youworship
lambodarayanamahontopandonrighthandsideyouworshipbhadrakalyai
namah.Sosayingyouenterthesala.Thedoorislikethegatethroughwhich
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Thenextfouragnikalabijasaretakenfromthemuladharachakra.Vam
jvalinyainamah(flame),Samvisphulinginyainamah(sparksissuing),
Sam(samsusriyainamah(blessing),Samsurupayainamah(beautiful).
Thelastthreebijascomefromtheajnachakra,Ham,kapilayainamah
(yellow)righteye;Lamhavyavahayainamah(consumingghee)thirdeye;
Ksam(kavyavahayainamah)(consuingfoodofferings)lefteye.
Sofromthemuladharaandswaddhisthana,thefirewhichstartsaslustand
goesuptotheajna.Atthispointitmanifestsasflowingtime,past,present
andfuture.Thepastistherighteye,thepresentisthe3rdeyeandthefutureis
thelefteye.TherighteyeistheeyeofSiva,heiscalledbhutanathathelordof
thepast.ThelefteyeistheeyeoftheDevi.Deviisthecreatrix,themother,she
bringsthefutureintothepresent.
ThemantrafortheAgniKalasis:
Aimaginmandalayadharmapradadasakalatmanesrimahatripura
sundaryahvisesharghyapatraadharayanamah.
Agnimdutamvrinimahehotaramvisvavedasam.Asyayagnyasyasukratum.
Ramrimrumraimraumrah,ramalavarayum,agnimandalayanamah.
Aimissristi,creation.Therealsrististartswithanideainthebrain.Creation
actuallystartswithSaraswatiintheSahasrarachakraandmovesdownand
takesthekriyaaspect(action).Soaimagnimandalaya.Dharmaprada
dharmaisconsideredtobeyourduty.Whatisyourduty?Itisdefinedinthe
upanishadsasfollows:"Acharyayapriyamdhanamahrtyaprajatantumma
vyavacchetsih....."youworshipyourteacherandseetoitthatthisrarelife
whichisagiftinthisworldispreserved.Donotcutthethreadoflife."So
procreate.Thatistheinjuctionofthevedas.Youoweadebtoflifetoyour
parents.Yourepaythatdebtbygivinglifethroughyouractions.Procreationis
yourdharma.
Nandi,thebull,whichiscarrierofSiva,issupposedtobethepersonification
ofdharma.ThetestesofNandiyoutouchbeforeyoulookatSiva.You
energizethelingamthatwayandthenlookatSiva.Itisonlytheenergized
lingamwhichhasthedesiretoprocreatewhichistobeSiva.Otherwiseitis
Shava(corpse).IfyoutakeawaytheletteriSivabecomeShava.
Whatisthepurposeoflust?Itistodoyourdutytoyourparentsby
procreating.Thereisadutytoyourparentsandadutytoyourself.Whatisthe
dutytoyourself?Itistodeliveryourselffromtheshacklesofbondage.This
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instrumentalforcreatingyourspiritualuplift.Inthefourgoalsoflife
(Dharma,Artha,Kama,Moksha)statedintheHinduphilosophy,thereisa
connectionbetweenDharmaandArtha(dutyandwealth).Youmustacquire
yourwealthwithouthurtingorcheatingothers.AndKamaandMokshaare
alsocombined.KamamustbetransformedintoLove,andLovemustbe
transformedintoliberation.BothBhogaandYogaareincludedinthegamitof
one'slife.
Agnialsoexistsinthefirewhichcooksyourfood.TheGitasays,"Aham
vaishvanarobhutvapraninamdehaasritah.pran'apanasamayuktah,
pacamyannamcaturvidham.""IexistasthefireandIcookthefoodinyour
stomachwiththehelpofthepranaandapana,theingoingandoutgoing
breaths".
dasakalatmanedasameansten,kalaisanaspectoftime.Anaspectof
anythingiscalledkala.Sothetenaspectsofthefire;sri
mahatripurasundaryahoftheMotherMahatripurasundari;visesarghya
patraadharayanamahvisesarghyameansnotordinary.Itisthemilkmixture
tobeoffered;patraisthevessel;adharaisthebase;thebaseofthevesselin
whichwearegoingtoputthespecialliquidwhichisimmortalnectar,that
baseisagni.Inthemuladharachakraiswherethebaseislocatedandthatis
thefire.Wehumanbeingsaredrivenbylustanditsmodifications.Thatis
whereweare.
TheSuryaKalavahanatheSun
TheSunisthesourceoflifeonearth.Ifthesunisnotthere,theearthwouldbe
adeadplanet.Theearthkeepsacertaindistancefromthesun.Ofthenine
planetscirclingaroundthesunthereisonlylifeonthisplanetbecauseitisthe
correctdistancefromthesun.Thesunisourlifeforce.Assoonasthesun
comesupinthesky,yougoaboutdoingyourduties.Thislifegivingenergy
issupposedtocomefromtheembraceofSivaandShakti.Thatiswhatisbeing
describedinthetwelvekalasofthesun.
ThemantraoftheSun:
Klim surya mandalaya kama prada dwadasa kalatmane sri
maha tripura sundaryah visesharghya patraya namah.
Aasatyena rajasa vartamano nivesayan amritam martyam ca.
Hiranmayena rathena devo yati bhuvana vipasyan. Hram
hrim hrum hraim hraum hrah surya mandalaya namah.
suryamandalayathecircleororbeofthesun;dwadasatwelve;kalatmane
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goingtoinvokenectarinto;patrayanamahintothevesselwhichissupposed
tobethesun.Thesuniscalledthepingalanadi.Themooniscalledtheida
nadi.Wearegoingtocombinethesetwo.Wearegoingtobringinthecoolness
ofthemoonwiththeheatofthesun.Theheatrepresentsextremepassion,the
passionforlifeandthecoolnessrepresentsdetachment.Sopassionwith
detatchment.Wearecombiningthetwo.Inthecombinationliesthesushumna
channel.Itislikeapendulum.Ifyoubringthependulumallthewaytothe
righttothesun,itdoesnotstaythere.Itmovestothemiddleandthen
swingstotheleft,tothemoon.Ifyoutrytomovethemindtovairagya
(detachment)itwon'tstaythere,butitshootsbackintokama.Sofrom
vairaghyaandkamathemindkeepsoccillating.Thestablepositioniswhen
youbringitexactlyintothecenterandleaveitthere.Itdoesnotmove.Ithas
noaversiontopassion,ithasnolikingforvairaghya;ithasnolikingfor
passion,ithasnoaversiontovairagya.Itisabsolutedetachment.Thisisthe
channelofthesushumna.Thesushumnaiswarm;itisneithertheheatofthe
sunnorthecoolnessofthemoon.Youarepassionateanddispassionateatthe
sametime.InBuddhismthisiscalledthemiddleway.MadhyaMarga.This
procedurecomesveryclosetotheBuddhistmandalasalso.
Asatyenafrombeginningtoendwithtruth;rajasatheemissionofthis
truth;vartamanoinvolvedintheemissionofthetruthfrombeginningtoend;
nivesayanamrtammartyamcaplacingyourselfinimmortalityaswellas
mortality,intotheyogaandthebhogaboth;hiranmayenagolden;savita
thelifegiver.SavitriisthegoddessoftheGayatrimantra;rathenachariot.
Ridingonagoldenchariot;devoyatithesunmovesinthesky;bhuvana
vipasyanlookingatalltheworlds.Hramhrimhrumhraimhroumhrah
hrimisthecreative,explosiveforcewhichtakesthepointtothetriangle;These
bijasarethemodificationsofhrimfromthecoolnessofamtothepassionofah.
Sofromthecenteryouaremovingtowardstherightandtowardstheleft.
hrmalavarayumthepathwayinyourbodywheretheselettersarelocated.
Thelocationofthelettersshowshowtightlyfixedtheconceptofthelettersare
inSanskrit.LordYamaistheGodofDeath.Yaislocatedonthelefthandside
oftheswaddhisthanachakra.Maislocatedontherighthandside.Whenyou
sayyamayouaremovingfromthefemaletothemale.Thatrepresentsmoving
yourconsciousnesswhichislikedeath.Nowiftheselettersarereversedyou
havemaya.YouaremovingfromSivatoShakti.Mayaisillusionbutitalso
meanspleasure,theflowofexperience.SowhenyoumovefromSivatoShakti
youareexperiencingyourbeinglimitedinyourawarenessbythematerial
world.AndwhenyouaremovingfromShaktitoSivayouareexpandingyour
awareness,youareunlimited.TheflowistheShaktiandthestaticistheSiva.
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iscomparedtothesnakethekundalinishaktiwhichmovesinasnakelike
motion.
ThetwelvekalasofthesunarecomingfromtheembraceoftheSivaandthe
Shakti.Rememberthatitisthelightofthesunwhichisreflectedbythemoon
andthentous.Theyarenotseparate.Theflowofkundaliniismaximumwhen
thesun,moonandearthareinalignment.Whenthegravitationalpullisvery
strongorveryweakthenthekundaliniisveryactive.Onearthduringthe
eqlipsetimethetidalwavesrise.Theoceansaretryingtomoveawayfromthe
earthwhichrepresentsonthecosmicscaletheliquidstatetryingtomove
awayfromthesolidstate,whichistheupwardmotionofthekundalini.In
relationtothecosmicforceyoushouldalignyourritualsalso.Thatiswhy
purnima(fullmoon)andamavasya(newmoon)whenthethreeorbsare
approximatelyinalignmentaresupposedtobeveryidealforpuja.Thatis
whythemoon'scyclesaresocloselyrelatedtotheritualcyclesalso.Thereisa
fullmoonritual,anewmoonritual,etc.Whenyouareintunewiththecosmic
forcesthenyourownforcesworkmuchbetter.
IntheembraceofSivaandShaktiyoufindapairofletters.kambham,kham
bam,etc.Youusethiskeytolocatethemonyourbody.Thereisarayoflight
goingfromonepointtotheotherpoint.(seediagram).Thefirsttwocome
fromtherightportionoftheswaddhisthanachakra.Fromthispointonwards
thepointsmoveuptothemanipurachakraandgoaroundthewaist,whilethe
otherpointsmovearoundtheanahatachakraandtheheartcenter.Thisisthe
embrace.Outofthisembracecomesthelifegivingforceoftheworld,thesun.
Thenuclearreactorthatistherecomesfromthisembrace.Youcanseetheleft
handgoingaroundthewaistandtherighthandgoingaroundthechestlike
this.Weinvokethekalasofthesunfromthisembrace.Thesanskritletterscan
allbereplacedwithanylanguagealphabets.Itisthemeaningsthatare
importantwhicharegiventhereinthepujaforthesun'srays.
Thekalasforthesunare:aim hrim srim namah is common
a a a aa(fiercelyglowing) / a a a aa
(bright)/ a a a aa (lightening)/ a a aa
aa (enjoying)/ a a a aa (cosmic)/ a a
a aa(awakening)/ a a a aa
(remembering) /a a aa aa (forgiving).

TheKalasoftheMoonSixteenDigitsoftheMoon
Whenweinvokethekalasofthemoon,themoon'smantraisrecitedatthetop
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moonrepresentstheflowoftimearoundthevisshudhichakra.Yougoaround
thevisshudhiclockwise.Youbeginthemantrabysaying"somamandalaya
sodasakalatmanevisesarghyaamrtayanamah""Ipaymyrespectstothat
specialfluidwhichisthenectar".ThemantrafortheMoonandtheamritis:
Apyayasvasametutevisvatahsomavrsniyambhavavajasyasangadhe,
samsimsumsaimsaumsahsamalavarayumsomamandalayanamah.
"Pleasecomeanddrenchmeallovertheworld;rainingnectar;thesamsaraof
thisworld;vajaisthehorse,thesymbolofourlimbsofaction;sangadhefor
theirfulfillmentpleasecomeandrainthisnectaronmefulfillingallmydesires
andthereforeannihilatingmydesires".Soweinvokethemoonforactions
fulfillingallourdesires.Samsahisfromoneextremetotheotherextremeof
theseed.
Whenyoumoveyourawarenessthroughthelettersyoutraceapath.Inthe
gurumantraandinthesebijasyouhavetotracethepathofthekundalini
throughyourbody.Youmustbeveryfamiliarwiththematrkanyasa,the
sanskritlettersandwheretheyareonyourbody.Itisaveryconcentratedflow
ofawarenesswithastorybehindit.ItiscalledPratyahara.Whatyouare
tryingtodoiswithdrawalofthesensesandtobeconcentratedonwhatyou
aredoing.
Wetheninvokethesixteendigitsofthemoon.Wepourthemilkandimagine
thatintothemilkthepatternofthevisshudhiisthere.Andwegoaroundthe
milkandinvokethedigitsofthemoon,fourineachquadrantofthecup.You
goinaclockwisefashion.Thefirstoneisconsideredasamavasya.Itisvery
sacred.Thatiswhenallthekalasofthemoonhavegonebacktothesun.The
unionofthesunandmooniscompleteinamavasya.Thatiswhenthe
sushumnachannelisactive.Passionandvairaghyaarecompletelyunited.
Thatiswhenthekundaliniflowsthroughthecentralchannel.TheDeviis
completelyinunionwithSivaonamavasya.SheiscalledKali.During
Purnima,fullmoon,Deviiscompletelyseparate.SheisLalitathen.
HagmsahandAngadevataPujasofSriSudhaDevi
Wehaveinvokedthekalasofthesun,thefire,andthemoonandwehave
createdthislunareqlipsetimeartificallyhere.Nowwehavetoinvokeinthe
viseshargyathe51lettersofthesanskritalphabet.Wedrawatriangle
imaginingthatithasbeenwrittenwiththeseletters.Fromthebottompoint
yougoupwardwiththevowels.amamimimumumarumarumalumalum
emaimomaumamahm.Thentherearethreegroupsoffiveandone
consonants:
ka,kha,ga,gha,na,ca,cha,ja,jha,na,ta,tha,da,dha,na,thenta.Then
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vamsamsamandsam.Thenham,lam,ksamthethreeeyesinthethree
cornersofthetriangle.Youaregoinganticlockwiseintheajnachakra.Having
donethatyouinvokethekamakalaintothemilk.Thefaceisrepresentedbya
circle,theheartcenterbytwocircles,andtheyonibyatriangle.
ThisiscalledtheKamaKala.Thishasseveralmeanings.Thefaceisacircle
whichrepresentsshunyanothing.Negationofeverything.Thisisam.Hais
thevisarga.Sargameanscreation;visargameansextremecreativity.Thisis
representedbythetwocircles,thetwobreasts.Intheagnikalavahanawe
haveomittedoneletter.Weomitted"m".Itstandsforcontact.Contactisso
importantforDevithatitisencorporatedinallthethesebijaletters.Wedon't
say"a";wesay"am".Wedon'thavetosaythe"m"separately.Themais
representedbytheyoni,thecontactbetweenSivaandShakti.Aham.When
youarecomingdownfromtheheadtothebottomyousayahamIam.When
yougoupyousaymaha.Iamthecosmos.SotheahammeansIamtheDevi.
Ahamsah.IamtheDevi,theentirecosmos.Sowhenyousayahamsah,Iam
theDeviintheKamaKalayouareequatingtheprocessofcomingdownand
goingup.Thereisnodistinction.
WiththeincomingbreathsyouareworkingwiththeI.Withtheoutgoing
breathsyoucangothroughdifferentsurfaces,differentindividualsorobjects.
Thebreathgoesinacircularprocess,neverrepeatingthesamecycle.Sowith
theincomingbreathyouare"IamtheDevi,theuniverse";withtheoutgoing
breathsyougothroughallofthelivingbeingsonebyone.Itistheindividual
experienceandthecosmicexperience.Whatisthedifference?Individual
experienceistheserializationofthecosmicexperience.Thecosmicexperience
istheunitiveexperiencesoftheindividualexperience.Thatmeanswhereasin
theindividualexperienceyouhavetogothroughseriallyonebyoneallthe
lifeformsinthisworldatalltimesintheworld;butinthecosmicexperience
youexperiencethelifeformsofallthelivingbeingsatthesametimeandin
onelifetimeyouhavefinishedthewholething.
Betweenthesetwothetimefactorismuchmoreintheindividualexperience.
Inthecosmicexperienceyoucanexperiencemokshamuchfaster.Itisthe
viswarupadarshanamoftheBhagavadGita.KrishnashowsArjunahiscosmic
formbutstilltimeisflowing.Youseethroughtheajnachakra,sotimeisstill
thereanddistinctionsarestilltherethemouths,theeyes,ofeachlivingbeing
flowingfromthemouthofKrishna.Itisnotacompleteexperience.Itisa
partialexperience.ItisclosetotheSahasra,butitisnotthesahasrara.The
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Youdrawthekamakalaintothemilkofthevisesharghya;thefacesaying"A
"thebreastssaying"Ham"andtheyonisaying"Sah".ThefaceisKaEILa
Hrim;thebreastsareHaSaKaHaLaHrimandtheyoniisSaKaLaHrim.
Theajnacentertrianglethatwehavedrawnwithallthelettersalsoincludes
alltheotherchakrasaswell.ThenWedrawahexagonsurroundingthis
triangleandacircleinsideitwhilesayingtheAmritaJayamantra"OmHaum
jumsah".ThehexagonrepresentstheunionbetweenSivaandShaktiandthe
circleinsideitisthebinduwhichcomesoutofthisunion.Thenweworship
theDevihereintheviseshargyawiththeAngadevataNyasa.
Weinvokethedifferentchakrasintothemilk.WeidentifythattheDevi's
muladharachakrarepresentingalltheearthandthesolidstateisinvokedinto
theviseshargyamandala.Thesolidstateisthesquare.Weinvokeallthe
oceansandliquidsintotheswaddhisthanachakra,thesixsidedstar.We
invokethefireinthemanipura,theairintheanahata,thepranaandspaceinto
thevisshudhiintothemandala'scircle.

InvocationoftheJivaKalasthe99KalasoftheCelestialLights
Onceagainweinvokethetenkalasoffire,thetwelvekalasofthesunandthe
sixteenkalasofthemoonasbefore,butthistimeintheiconorthefemale.

TheBrahmaKalas
ThenweinvokethekalasofBrahma,thecreatorintheMuladharachakra.The
tenkalasare:
srstyai(creation),rdhyai(growth),smrtyai(memory),medhayai(intelligence),
kantyai(glow),laksmyai(prosperity),dyutyai(sparkling),sthirayai(fixity),
sthityai(firmplacement),siddhyai(transcendent).Thefirst8kalasgoaround
themuladharainaclockwisedirection.Theninthkala(sthityai)goesinside
themuladhara,thetenthkala(siddhyai)goesuptothetipofthelingamorto
theoutwardedgeofthecervix.
TheVisnuKalas
ThetenkalasofVisnuaredistributedsixintheSvadhisthanachakrajarayai
(oldage),palinyai(protective),santyai(peace),isvaryai(control),ratyai
(enjoyment),kamikayai(lust);threeattheAjnaChakraandeyesvaradayai
(blessing),hladinyai(happiness),prityai(loving);andoneattheSahasrara
chakradirghayai(long).
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ThetenkalasofRudraaretheSunlocatedintheManipuraChakra.Thatisthe
thermonuclearfusionreactionwhichisthebrightnessitself.Thatiswhythe
chakraiscalledmanipurafilledwithjewels.Uptothispoint,youcannotsee
anylights.Butwhenyoucometomanipurachakrayoubegintoseelightsin
yourmeditation.
ThemantraforRudraisTryambakamyajamahesugandhimpusti
vardhanamurvarukamivabandhananmrtyormuksiyamamrtatnamah.
Tryambakamthelordofthethreemothers,Gauri,LaksmiandofSaraswati.
ParameswaraisthelordofMahatripurasundari,atallthethreelevels.They
areallthesame.Yousay,"Thisismyhandandthisismyeye".Theyareall
yourbody.Parvatiisknownasthe"Sahodari"ofRama.IfyouidentifyRama
with"Purusha"the"Prakriti"istheyoni,itistheSahodari.Itisthesameplace.
TheRudrakalasare:tiksnayainamah(sharp),raudryai(anger),bhayayai
(fear),nidrayai(sleep),tandriyai(coma),ksudhayai(hunger),krodhinyai
(flamesofanger),kriyayai(active),udgaryai(uplifting),mrtyave(death).
IsvaraKalas(AnahataChakra)
TherearefourkalasforIsvaraattheanahatachakra.Inthebody,imaginethat
theleftportionisthefemale,therightportionisthemale.Thisisthe
Ardhaniswaraform.Thefemalebreastisyellowincolor(pitayainamah);the
malebreastiswhiteincolor(svetayai).Thenippleonthefemalesideis
red(arunayai);thenippleonthemalesideisblue(asitayai).Thatiswhatis
beingdescribedherewiththekalas.
Inthemantrayousay"Tadvisnohparamampadam,sadapasyantisurayah
divivacaksuratatamtadviprasovipanyavojagrvamsahsamindhate
visnoryatparamampadamnamah".DeathistheultimateabodeofVisnu.
VisnuissupposedtobesittingonhisvehiclegarudaalongwithLakshmi.If
youlookatthebreastslikethis,theylookalittlelikeabirdinflight.
Visnuissittinginthemiddleinbetweenthetwobreasts.Heistheheartofthe
mother.SinceVisnuisfemale,therightbreastiscalledSriandtheleftbreastis
calledBhu.SriDeviandBhuDevi.SriDevigivesprotectionandBhuDevi
givesnourishment.Andprotectionultimatelytakestheformofprotecting
yourtruenaturetoyourself.Srimeansanugraha.Anugrahaislikelaya,
dissolution.ThatiswhysomepeoplethinkofLalitaasvery"ugra"(fierce).It
isnottheindividuallayabuttheMahaPralaya,thedissolutionoftheworlds
attheend.Shankaracharyasays,"Whenthewholeworldisburning,you
alonewithyourhusbandaredancing.Andthisburningoftheworldis
showinganirajanam,alightedcamphorlamptoyou."
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Uptothispoint,attachmenttotheworldisthere.Themuladharaand
swaddhisthanachakrasareconnectedtoSrusticreation.Stitipreservation
isconnectedwithmanipuraandanahata,andlayaannilationisconnected
withtheVisshudhiandAjnachakras.Thedominantpointinlayaisthe
vairaghya,thedetachment.OnceyoucometotheVisshudhichakrathe
withdrawalstarts.Ifyouarefunctioningmainlyfromhere,thenyouwillnot
comebackintoaphysicalformontheearth.Ifyouarefunctioningfromthe
Anahatachakrayouwillcomebackbecauseofyourloveandattachmentto
theworld,orforhelpingothersintheworld.ButfromtheVisshudhiyouare
notboundanymoretotheworld.Ifyoulookatthemeaningsofthekalasyou
willseethattheydonotdealwithindividualitybuttheactionsspeakof
internalizationofknowledge.
Ifyoulookatthemeaningsofthekalasyouwillseethattheydonotdealwith
individualitybuttheactionsspeakofinternalizationofknowledge,ofvidya
andrealization.
ThekalasofSadasivaare:nivrtyainamah(withdrawal),pratistha(fame),
vidyayai(internalknowledge),santyai(peace),indhikayai(fuel),dipikayai
(light),recikayai(exhaustive),mocikayai(liberating),parayai(transcendental),
suksmayai(light),suksmamrtayai(pervasive),jnanayai(knowledgeofthe
immanent,whatyousee),janamrtayai(intuitiveknowlegeofthe
transcendental),apyayinyai(filling),vyapinyai(expansion),vyomarupayai
(space).
ThePancaBrahmaMantras
Whenyoudothepujaitiseasiertodoallthekalasfirst,andthenrepeatthe
PancaBrahmamantrasforeachBrahma,Visnu,Rdura,MahaVishnu,
Sadasiva.Italsogivesyouanopportunitytoreallyemphasizeeachchakra
again.
ThesemantrasaretakenfromthemostancientportionoftheVedas.Icannot
reallygiveyouameaningforthesemantrasentirely.Icangiveonlyafew
portionsthatIknow.
BrahmaMantra:
Hgumsahsucisadvasuhantariksasadhotavedisadatithirduronasatnrasad
varasadrtsadvyomasadabjagojarajaadrjartambrhatnamah.
Hgumsahisanancientarchaicform;sucimeansthesun;vasuhmeansthe
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thegheeintothefire;vediisthehomakunda;atithiistheguestwhocomes
withoutanappointment;duronasatnrasadIdonotknowwhatthismeans;
varasadistheonewhogivesblessings;rtsadistheflowingtruth;vyomasadis
thetruthestablishedinthesky;abjaistoonewhoisbornoutofthewaters;
gojaisbornoutoftheindriyasthecognitiveandactivesenses;rtajaistheone
whoisbornoutofthenonflowingtruth;adrjaisthemountain,thestability;
rtamisthetruth.Theindividualwordshaveameaningbutwhytheyare
placedinthiscontextorwhattheirtruemeaningisIdonotknow.Theyare
explaininginsomesensethecreationprocessitself.Probablyifoneusesthis
mantraandkeepsrepeatingitonemaygettheperceptionsaboutthecreative
processitself.Itmayhaveinitthegeneticcodes.Thatiswhyitissodifficult
toexplain.
VishnuMantra
Pratadvisnustavateviryaya,mrgonobhimahakucarogirsthah,yasyorusu
trisuvikramesu,adhiksiyantibhuvananivisvanamah.
"Foryourpower,strength,eventhelioncannotbeferociousenough.OfVisnu,
whenthethreeeyesareexpanded,theygobeyondallthatweseeorhave
seen".Visvaisatechnicalterm.Whatyouareabletoseeinthewakingstateis
calledVisva."Virat","hiranyagarbha"and"iswara"arethethreetermsand
thecoorespondingthreetermsare"visva","taijesva"and"pragna".These
relatetoexperiencesofanindividualinthewakingstate,dreamstateand
sleepingstate;"virat","hiranyagarbha"and"iswara"relatethecosmic
experiencesofthecosmicbeinginthewaking,dreamandsleepingstates.
Whenwesay"visva"wemeanalltheworldsseenbyanindividualthatgo
beyondthoseseen.Theycanonlybeperceivedintheunitedvision,notthe
individualvision.Whatisthedistinctionbetweentheuniversalvisionandthe
individualvision?Forinstance,Iamseeingyouassomanypeoplethatis
individualvision.ButwhenIseemyselfalsothroughyoureyesatthesame
time,andseewhatyouareseeingatthesametime,thatistheuniversalvision.
Thisadhiksiyantibhuvananivisvanamahisalltheworldsthroughthe
individualperceptions,itgoesbeyondthat.Visnuisthewatersoflife.They
existthroughoutthecosmos.Hischaracteristicispervasiveness,expandingall
over,growingbeyond.Thatiswhytheyasyorusutrisuvikramesuthethree
dimensionsinspace.Astheyexpand,whateverisseeninthethreedimensions
byalltheindividuals,yourknowledgeexceedsallthesethings.Thatiswhat
themantraofVisnuissaying.
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Tryambakamyajamahesugandhimpustivardhanam,urvarukamiva
bandhananmrtyormuksiyamamrtatnamah.
"Urvaruka"isasnakegourd.Asitbecomesripeitfallsoffbyitself.Sowhen
oneunderstandsthetryambakaaspectofSiva,notconfiningoneselftothe
lowercentersthenHe,Sivanourishesyouinallaspects,andlikethesnake
gourdthatfallsoffthevinewhenitisripe,Hetakesyouawayfromthe
"mrtu",thedeathandgivesyou"amrita"thenectar.Thisisactuallythe
worshipofthesun.TheentireRudramistheworshipofthesun,theonewho
attractsandgiveslight,thelifegivingforce.Itgoesbeyondlifeitself.
MahaVisnuMantra
Tadvisnohparamampadam,sadpasyantisurayah,divivacaksuratatam,
tadviprasovipanyavo,jagrivamsahsamindhate,visnoryatparamampadam
namah.
"TheultimateabodeofVishnu,theknowledgeable,thealwaysseen,likesky,
theeyeiswide."Whatitmeansiswhereasourindividualeyesarelimitedto
seeingwhatisnearasbigandwhatisfarawayassmall,fortheeyeasbigas
theuniverse,everythingappearswiththesameclarityofvision.Thenextpart
Idonotknowwhatitmeans.Visnoryat..."ThatistheultimateabodeofVisnu.
TothatIpaymyrespects."
SadsivaMantra
aaa / a a / a
aa / a aa a / garbham dhehi sin /
aa aaa / aa aa a a
aaa aa.
Thisisthemantrabywhichthecosmosiscreated.Spaceandtimearebeing
united.ThisiscalledtheGarbhadhanaMantra,whichmeanstheactof
consumation.VisnuryonimkalpayatumayVisnucreatetheyoni,thesource
oflife.TvastarupanipigumsatuMayTvasta,oneoftheaswinigods,create
theformsoutofwhatisavailable.Asincatuprajapati.Prajapatiisatipical
namefortheerectmalemember.Itisalsoanamefortheunitoftimewhich
theearthtakestoorbitthesun.Asincatuprajapati.Maythatprajapatifillyou
withhisseed.Dhatagarbhamdadatute.MayDhatafertilizetheegginsideof
you.Garbhamdhehisinivali.SinivaliandSaraswatiarethetwogodsour
awarenessisassociatedwiththeejaculatorysphinctermusclesandthe
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Garbhamdhehisarasvati.Sarasvatiistheforcewhichcontrolspropellingthe
rightspermtowardstheseed.GarbhanteasvinaudevaumaytheAswini
devataswhoarethecreatorsoflife,addhattampuskarasrajahnamahmay
theyputthelifeintothefemaleegg.
Kuntiwasthemotherofthepandavas.SherecitedthisGarbhaDhanamantra
keepingtheideaofthevariousgodsofthechakrasandoftheajnachakraand
shehadsixsons.FirstsheworshippedtheAjnachakraandshehadKarna.
ThensheworshippedYamaintheMuladharachakraandgotDharmaraja;
thensheworshippedtheAshwiniDevatasandgotNakulaandSahadeva;and
sheworshippedVayuwiththismantraandobtainedBhima.Sheworshipped
theSunattheManipurachakraandgotArjuna.

TheDeviKala
ThenweinvokeDeviinthethreeeyesofthepast,presentandfuturewithKa
EILaHrimHaSaKaHaLaHrimSaKaLaHrim.
AmritaKalavahana
NowimaginethatonthetopofyourheadistheArdhaniswaraformofSiva.
TherightfootcoorespondstoSivaandtheleftfootcoorespondstoShakti.This
formistheformoftheGuruandhisfeetareonthetopofyourhead.Outof
thatthenectarflows.Onestreamcomesfromtheleftfoot,fromDevi,one
streamfromtherightfoot,Sivaandonefromthemiddle.ThisisHsaumand
Sahouh.Hsaumistheyogaaspect.AndSahouhistheStitiandSiddhiaspects.
Weinvokethemwiththemantra:Akhandaikarasananda,kare
parasudhatmani,svacchandasphuranamatra,nidhehiakulanayikenamah.
Akhandameansunbroken.EkarasaistheoneflowofAnanda.Sothe
unbrokenflowofAnanda(bliss).Pleasegivemethisunbrokenflowofbliss.
Parasudhatmanithetranscendentalnectar.Svacchandameansindependence.
Mayitinvokeindependenceinme,atranidhehipleaseplace.Therearetwo
lotuses,onecalledthekulapadmaandtheotheristheakulapadma.The
kulapadmaisthesahasrarachakraofthelowersevenworlds;theakulapadma
isthesahasrarachakraoftheuppersevenworlds.Thelowersevenworlds'
sahasrarachakraisourmuladharachakra.Theakulapadmawhichisour
sahasrarachakraonthetopofourheadiswhereSivaresides.SofromSiva's
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Thenextverseisakulasthamrtaakaresuddhajnanakarepareamrtatvam
nidhehiasminvastuniklinnarupininamah.WhentheDevihasbeentaken
uptothesahasrarachakraandtheresheisunitedwithSivashealsostaysin
theakulapadma."akulasthamrtaakare".Andwhatisitsnature?"suddha
jnanakareonewhogivespureknowledge."pare"transcendence.
"amrtatvam"immortality."nidhehi"pleaseplace;"asminvastuni"inthis
materialwhichIamhavinghere;"klinnarupininamah"thenatureof
wetness.
ThenfromtheflowoftheunionbetweenSivaandShakticomes:tadrupini
ekarasyatvamkrtvahietatsvarupinibhutvaparamrtakaramayichit
sphuranamkurunamah.Thereisamahavakhyaagreatsayingwhichstates,
"tattvamasi".Tatmeansthat,tvamisyou,asiare.Youareallthatyousee.
Allthatyouseeiscalledthat.So"tadrupini"allthatyouseethatishaving
forms.Thisisrelatingtotheflowfromtheakulapadma.
Theothertwoversesrelatedtothekulapadma.
Tadrupiniekarasyatvamkrtvahietatsvarupinibhutvaparamrtakaramayicit
sphuranamkurunamah.
Eventhoughtheseformsalllookdifferent,letmebeabletoseethemasone
singleflow."etatsvarupini"thatshouldbecomeme;bhutvahavingbecome;
paramrtakaraalthoughIamseeingdifferences,letthesedifferences
disappear;mayiinme;citsphuranamtheabilitytoseewithmyclosedeyes;
kurunamahmayyoucreatewithmyclosedeyestheabilitytoseefrommy
intuition,myinnerknowledge.
ThesearetheflowscomingfromtheunionbetweenSivaandShaktionthetop
oftheheadandfromtheShaktibelow.
TheinvocationoftheAmrtaKalas
ThecompassionofDevimovingthroughtheeyes.
Aimblumjhmroumjumsah,amrteamrtodbhaveamrtesvariamrtavarsini
amrtamsravayasravayasvaha.
Youalternategentlytouchingtheleftandrighteyes.Itdoesnotmatterwhere
youstart.Thereare5senses.DramDrimKlimBlumSaha.Dramisshabda
sound.Drimissparshavision;klimisrupa,form;blumisrasa,taste.Aimis
knowledge.Blumistaste;jhmroumandjumarerelatedtothevibratory
aspects.Theyarephoneticmantras.Whenyouaddtheletterratooumand
yousayjhmroumthenitcreatesaflashinyourmind'seye;jumcreatesa
senseofvibrationinyourbody.SahaistheShakti.Thetastethevision,and
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thecontrolofthenectar;amrtavarsinitheonewhorainsnectar;amrtam
sravayasravayamayyouletthenectarflowdownintothisviseshargyam.
Yousaysvahabecauseyouareconsideringtheviseshargyatobetheagni
mandalambelow,thesacrificalfirepit.Thiscoolnectarofvairagyaflows
downandcoolsdownthefirehereandthefiregoesandheatsupthenectar.It
keepsliquifyingthefrozennectarandallowingittoflow.Itisbalancingthe
kundalinichannelsandallowsittomoveastheflashingofthe
lightning.Jhroumandjumarethemantrasthatcreatethoselightninglike
flashesinyourmind'seye.
Nextweinvokeiccha,jnanaandkriyashakti.Icchaisthepowerofyour
sankalpawhatyoudesirebecomestrue.Jnanaisknowledgeandkriyaisthe
relatedactofknowledge.FromthetongueweinvokeSaraswatiwhich
representsicchashaktiaimvadavadavagvadiniaim.Vagvadiniisthename
ofsaraswati.ThisisamantraofSaraswati."Pleasesaywhatissupposedtobe
said,comingfromtheMother'stongue".Thenklimklinnekledinikledaya
klimislakshmi;klinneistheonewhoiswetwithcompassionforherchildren
themilkfromthemother'sbreasts;kledinitheonewhomakesyouwet;
kledaya"makemewetgivemethemilkofknowledgefromyourbreasts."
Mahaksobhamkurukuruklimksobhammeansintercourse.Mahaksobham
isintercoursewiththeentireworld;"pleasemakemehaveintercoursewith
theentireworld".Allaspectsaretobecovered.
Souhmokshamkurukurusouhhsoumshauh"mokshamistobeobtained
fromthetwofeetoftheguruonthetopofthehead".
Weinvokeiccha,jnanaandkriyashaktisfromtheappropriateplacesfromthe
bodyofDevi.
TakingtheViseshargyam
ThefirstmantramistheGurumantramthatwasexplainedatthebeginningof
thepuja.Thenyouhavetoremembertheguruatthisstageandyouinvokethe
namesofyourGurus;Sahasrakshiambarajarajeshwariparabhatharika
sahita.WeworshipthefeetoftheguruKalyanandaBharatiwhoisourguru's
guru'sguru.
WeworshipthefeetofdattaguruSvaprakasanandanathaourguru'sguru.We
worshipthefeetofSriAmritanandanathaSaraswatiourguruandhiswife.
Untilnowwehaveinvokedthe99kalas.Forthelastkala,thetakingofthe
nectar,youhavetotakepermissionofthegurustotakethisnectar.
Themantrafortakingthenectaris:Adramjvalatithewetnesswhichis
oozingfromthesvaddhisthanaandmuladharachakras,thatshinesand
becomesthefire.jyotirahamasmiIbecomethelight.Whenyouareableto
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jyotirjvalatiwhenthatlightburnsthenitbecomesthetranscendentallight
andyouareabletosaybrahmahamasmithatIamtheUltimateparamatman;
yohamasmiwhateverIam,whetherIaminthatimpermanentstateorthat
transcendentalstate,yesbrahmahamasamiyesIamthatUltimatebeing.
AhamasmiIamthat;brahmahamasmiyouarerepeatingthestatement
againforemphasis.ahamevaIamindeedmyselfahammamIamtaking
mejuhomiinside.Thenectarcontainedinmeisalsome.ThatisBrahma.I
amalsoBrahma.IamtakingBrahmainside.Theidentityisrealizedthat
everythingthatyouseeisyou.Sosaying,yougivethenectartoDevi,because
youarenodifferentthanDeviandyoutakeitinsideofyouandyouputiton
thesrichakra.Youridentityisallthosethings.
Atthispointitisalsousualforyoutosaythepurposeforyourtakingthis
drink.
Itahpurvambeforenow,itahparampranabuddhidehadharma
adhikaratahbecauseIamliving,becauseIhaveabody,becauseIhavea
duty,becauseIamentitledtodothepuja;jagratsvapnasusuptiavastasuin
mywakingstate,dreamingstateandsleepingstate;manasavacakarmana
withmymind,withmyspeechwithmyaction;hastabhyam
padbhyamudarenawithmyhands,withmyfeet,withmybody;sisnayonya
withmypenisoryoni;yatsmrtam,yatuktamyatkrtamwhateverIhave
remembered,whateverIhavespoken,whateverIhavedone;yatsmaramiyat
vacmiyatkaromiwhateverIwillremember,sayordo;tatsarvam
brahmarpanambhavatusvahamayitbeofferedtoLord.Sowhateveryou
doisofferedtoGodandwhateverisofferedtoGoddoesnothavetheability
tobindyouanymore.Thewaytoovercomethebondageofyouractionsisto
offerthemtoGodnomatterwhattheyare.Notjustinourmiserybutalsoin
ourpleasurethesethingsshouldbeoffered.Thenouractionbecomesinaction.
LalitaKramam
Thisisthe2ndpartofthepuja.Havingpreparedthenectarwithallthejiva
kalasandalltheelementsoftheindividualandthecosmosintothenectarwe
arenowgoingtoinvoketheLalitaDeviwithallherattendants,withallthe
celestialbeingswithallthelifeforcesintheworldintowhateveritisthatwe
areworshipping.Initiallysheresidesinouthearts.Weinvokethecosmosthat
isalreadyinourheartsintowhateveritisweworship,forthesakeofworship,
andattheendoftheworshipwetakeitbackintoourselves.Thatisimportant
here.
Themantraofinvocationis:Hrccakrastamtheonewhoisresidinginthe
heartchakra;antahinside;susumnapadmatavibhedanakusalamthe
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bhedanapiercingthrough;kusalamwhoisveryadept."Theonewhois
residinghetheheartchakrawhoisveryadeptinpiercingthroughthelotus
stemswhicharethemuladhara,swaddhisthanaandallthechakras".
Mohandhakarailllusionanddarkness;paripandhinithespacesurrounding
theillusionanddarkness;samvidtoknowintuitively;agnimthefirewhich
knowsintuitivelyhowtodispelthedarknessofdelusion;sivadipajyotim
thelightimmanatingfromthelampcalledSiva;cidrupinimcidmeans
chaitanyaawareness,theformofawareness;adiparasamvidamintuitive
knowledgeoftheHighest;pranarupinimwhosenatureislifeforce;
paradevatamthetranscendentalgoddess;dhyatvahavingthoughtofher
likethis.
Thisiswhatthekalpasutrasays,justthismuch.SometimesIaddthatIwould
liketoinvitetheentirecosmostocome.SomehowwhenIthinkofthat
TranscendentBeingthecosmosdoesnotentermyhead.Sotoappreciatethe
fullnessandgrandeurofthisbeingthatweareinvokingconsiderthe
followingstatements:
Sricakragattasarvaavaranadevatasvarupinimallthedeitiesthatare
enclosedorpervadingtheentiretyofthesrichakra;sarvatobhadramandala
gattathereisonemandalathatiscomposedof16squaresby16squaresor64
squares.Inthatallthegodsandgoddessesintheuniverseareinvoked.Thatis
calledsarvatobhadra.ThisisdrawnduringSaradaNavratriontopofwhich
weplacethecoconutandkalasawhereweinvoketheDevi.
Weinvokeallthedeities;sarvaayatanadevatasvarupinimallthosedeities;
chaturayatadevatasvarupinimaroundDeviresideGanesha,Surya,Visnu
andSivaallthesegodsandtheirattendantsaretobeincluded;divyasiddha
manavaaughagurumandalasvarupinimalltheflowsofthegurusaretobe
invokedaswell;samastadesakalavastugattajivachaitanyasvarupinim,
samastadevagandharvayaksakinaraapasarasadyasiddhamanusa
stripurusasvarupinim,sriparadevatamanandabhairavimananda
bhairavenaparamasivenasaharavantimramayantimsvatmaabhinam
parachittimdhyayamitrikhandamudragarbhitakusumanjalau.???????
needstranslation
Trikhandamudragarbhitakusumanjalau:youmakethetrikandhamudra
withyourhandswhichistheyonimudrawiththefingersopenedout.Then
weinvokeallthelightbeings:Saraswatiwhoissymbolizedbyholdingawhite
flowerintwofingers;Laksmiwhoissymbolizedbyayellowflower,and
Shaktiwhoissymbolizedbyaredflower.Thenyouputalldifferentcolored
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hrimsrimsouh.Rememberhrimsrimsouhisthemantraforthevisshuddhi
chakra.LalitayahofLalita;amrtathenectar;caitanyamurtimthe
awarenesswhichhastakenform;kalpayaminamahIimaginetheimmortal
awarenesswhichhastakentheformofLalita.Thenyouholdthebreath.
Exhaleandsayaimhrimsrimhasraimyouputthewhitefloweryouare
holdingontheDevi;hasrklimyouleavetheredflower;andhasrsouhyou
leavetheyellowflower.Saythefollowingmantrabeforereleasingtherestof
theflowers.
MahapadmavanantastheTheonewhoresidesinthegreatcosmiclotus;
karananandavigrahekaranameansthecause.Italsohasatantricmeaning:it
representsthevisesargya.Andforthosewhousetherajasicformofworship,
karanameansthewine,orintoxicationoftheDivineBeing.Thatisthestate
thatSheisalwaysin.Sheisblissitselfwhichhastakentheformof
intoxication;sarvabhutaallthelivingbeings;hiteonewhodoesgood;
matahwhoisofthenatureofthemother;ehyehicome,come;paramesvari
theonewhocontrolsthecontroller,theGoddess.
Avahitabhavayouareinvitedhere;samsthapitabhavacomeandsiton
topofSivaandbeestablishedhere;sannidhapitabhavayouvisualizeherin
theactofsitting;sannidhibhavashehasenteredontopofSiva;summukhi
bhavayouarefacingme;avakunthitabhava;removetheveilofignoranceso
Icanseeyourfullform;suprithabhavapleasebepleased;suprasannabhava
beofamediumstatebetweencalmandexcited;varadabhavagrantmy
wishes.
Devithewordcomesfrom"divyateprakashate"whichmeansbyHeris
lightedupthisworld,Theworldisenlightened.Devisarvajaganmatahyavat
pujavasanakam,tavattvampritibhavenayantresminsannidhimkuruThis
istheinvocationtoDevi."OhDevi,youwhoaretheonemotherofthe
universe,tiltheendofthepuja,tilthenwillyoupleasewithpleasurebe
presentinthisyantra"(inthesrichakra,theidol,thesuvasiniorwomanin
frontofyouoryourself.)
Now,havinginvokedallthecosmosandallthebeings,wemustpacifythem
andgivethemsomethingtomakethemhappy.Thebestthingtopacifythem
isthenectarwehavepreparedalready.Wetrytonourishthewholeworld
withthenectarwhichhasallthecelestiallightsincludedinit.
Thenyouaddthissentence:Avahitebyahthosewhoareinvited;sarvebhyah
allofthem;sarvapujarthaminviewoftheentirepuja;idamamrtamthis
nectar;samarpayamiIofferthisnectarinviewoftheentirepujatoallthe
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Eventhoughyouaresittingalonedoingthispuja,youaregivingthenectarto
theentirecosmosandthebeingsthatareassembledthere.
The64intimateofferings
AbriefexplanationofthedifferenttraditionsintheSriVidyamustbegiven
herefirst,thesamayachara,dakshinachara,kaulacharaandvamachara
traditions.Webelongtothefirstthreemodesofworship.
Samayacharameansaninternalmodeofworshipandworshipwiththefire
ritual.Wedothehomas,wedotheinternalvisualizations,whetherthe
externalpujaarticlesarepresentornotwecanvisualizethemanddothe
entirepuja.ThesamayacharatraditionscometousfromtheDivyaParampara
thatisthroughBalajiBalatripurasundariwhoisourguru.
FromtheSiddhaParampara,fromSaraswatiIhavebeengiventheMedha
Dakshinamurthi.SotheDakshinacharasampradayahasbeengiventous
throughtheSaraswatiOrder.Iameligibleforthatandthosewhohavetaken
diksha(initiation)frommearealsoeligibleforthat.HereyouworshiptheSri
Chakra.Itisabahiapuja.Youareworshippingsomethingoutsideofyou,
usuallyavigraham(anidoloryantra).However,thesuvasinipujaisalsodone.
SuvasiniisawomanwhorepresentstheShakti,butthepujaisdoneonlyto
herfeet.
IntheKaulacharatraditiontheidolisreplacedbyalivingwomanoramanor
acouple.YoucanalsothinkofHerastheunionofSivaandShakti.Youcan
worshipHerasawoman,asamanorasboth.Thereisnorestriction.When
wegiveHerabathwenotonlychanttheDurgaandLakshmisuktams,butwe
alsochantthePurushasuktamandtheRudram.Theword"she"containsthe
word"he".Soyoudonothavetoworrythatyouareonlyworshippingthe
mothergoddessandyouareignoringthefathergod.Youareworshipping
both.Thereisasanskritsayingthatsayswheneveryouworshipallthegods
youworshipKeshava.Ka+isha+vaisKeshava.KaisBrahma,IshaisSiva
andtheiruniongeneratesthevamwhichistheamritam.
bijam.ThatisthenatureofVisnu,theyoni."SarvadevamNamaskaram"goes
toallthethreegods,Brahma,VisnuandSiva.
TheKaulacharatraditionsalsocometousfromtheSiddhaYogaParampara.
FromBalajiIhavebeengivenDikshaandfromSaraswatiIhavebeengiven
theDakshinamurtitradition.ButtheKaulcahratraditionsalsocometous
throughtheDattatreyaSampradaya.DattatreyaisthecombinationofBrahma,
VishnuandRudra.Hehasgivenhisinstructionstohisdisciples:Prahlada,his
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instructionsintoaKalpaSutra.TheParasuramaKalpasutradividestheSri
VidyaUpasanaintofiveparts:
1.ThefirstpartistheGanapatiUpasanaViddhi.ItstartswiththeMaha
GanapatimantraOmSrimHrimKlimGlaumGamGanapatayeVaravarada
SarvajananmeVasamanayaSvaha.HowtoworshipGanapatiatathe
Muladharachakraisgiven.
2.ThentheParasuramaKalpaSutragoesontodescribetheSriKramamthe
LalitaKramamandNavavaranaPujaswhichisworshippingLalitaatthe
SvaddhisthanaChakra.
3.ThenitgoesontodescribetheRajyashyamalaUpasanaViddhi.Sheiscalled
Mantrini.AsRajyashyamalasheplaystheveenaandworshippedattheheart
center,themusicoflife.
4.SheisVarahiattheVisshudhi.AsDandini,theonewhocanmanifest,
change,multiplysheislocatedatatheAjnaCenter.
5.InthefifthpartParasuramahasgiventhesinglelettermantraSouh.Thatis
calledPara.Sothesefivemantras,Ganapati,Lalitha,Rajyashyamala,Varahi
andSouh(Para)completestheDattatreyaUpasanaPathaticodifiedby
Parasurama.
ParasuramahasgivenmalaMantraswhichareaseriesofraysemminating
fromthefeetoftheDivineMotherwhichcanberecitedeveryday.Wearetold
whichmantraislocatedinwhichcenter.Thenhetalksabouthowtodothe
Homas,theFireRitualstoattainwhatyouwantinlife.Thesearethesubjects
coveredintheParasuramaKalpaSutra.
Wefollowtheseprocedures.Thissanskritversionisawordbyword
translationofthesanskrittextgivenbyParasurama.ButifyouseetheKalpa
Sutrasyouwillseeitinaencodedform.Theyneverwritethemantrasina
directform.Everymantrahastobedecipheredbeforeyoucanunderstandit.
Thathasbeendonehere.Inthisdecipheringprocessthereisan
Umanandanathawhohasgivenacommentaryonthis.Buthehasaddedso
manyotherthingsaswell.Andtheneveryotherupasakawhohaswrittena
commentaryhasalsoaddedontoit.Theykeeponcomplicatingit.
IntheKaulacharatradition,thenotionofselfiscompletelyabsent.Yousee
everyoneasyourself.YouinvoketheGoddessintoyourwife,orsuvasinior
anyone.Youbecomethegoddessinthevirajahomaandyouareworshipping
thegoddess.Therecanbenosenseofshameinthatprocess.Thatiswhy
DattatreyaisknownasDigambara(naked).DattatreyaDigambaraisoneofthe
greatmantrasofDattatreya.ShridiSaiBaba,SatyaSaiBaba,
ParamahamsaYogananda,GanapatiSacchidananda,alltheseteacherscome
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ThelastacharaiscalledtheVamacharatradition.Sofartheseacharasare
basedontheworshipoftheprotective,nourishing,healingkindofaspectsof
theDivine.ThentherearetheterribleaspectsoftheDivinewhichisthelaya
pradhana.ThatistheworshipintheVamacharatradition.Thereyouthinkof
Godastheterribleaspects.Yougotothecremationgrounds.Thereyouhave
vairagya,completedetachment.Yourenergygoesfromthevisshudichakra
andgoesup.Itnevercomesdown.Youarealwaysworkingwiththe
commandcenter.Itisdifficulttoarriveatthosecenterswithoutpassing
throughthelowercenters.Untilyouhaveexperiencedtheheartcenter,to
cometotheajnacenterisverydangerousbecauseyouwillexperiencean
inordinateamountoffearsandyoucannotgetridofthem.Youcannotbe
giventheastravidyas,theatombombs.Youdon'twanttoputtheatombombs
inthehandsofcrazypeople.Sothevamacharapathisverydangerouswithout
aproperguru.Theaghorisarevamachara.Somevamacharasdousetheir
energiesforhealing.OneweknowinBenaresuseshishealingenergytocure
thelepersandtheuntouchables.NormallyweliketothinkofGodinthe
beautiful.Butwiththevamacharas,theyliketothinkofGodintheugly.
The64intimateactsofworship
The64intimateofferingsarethengiven.Theonlymantragiveninthe
offeringsisAimHrimSrim.Thismustremain.Butyoucanchangethe
sanskritwordsexplainingtheofferingsintoanylanguage.
FirstyouwashtheDevi'sfeet.Thenyouremoveherornamentsandclothes,
becauseyouaregoingtogiveherabath.Hereiswherethedifficultyofthe
Kaulacharapathbegins.
Allofourthreeformsofworshiparebenign.Theywillharmnoone.Youcan
worshipanidol.Whenyougivetheidolabath,somanypeoplesitaround
andwatchthat.Noonefeelsanysenseofshame.Butwhenyouputaliving
personthereandgiveherabath,orgiveanoilbathandmassagethewhole
body,thenpeoplecantakeobjectiontothat.Oursocietyisnotusedtothe
idea.WehaveembibedtheforeignEnglishcultureandtakenontheir
repressedattitudes.
Thenyouapplyperfumedoilalloverthebodyandapplyturmeric.NextShe
goesintothebathroomforHerbath.Shesitsinajewelledchair.Intheolden
daysthebeautycremesweusedwereorganiconesmilk,curds,honeyghee,
etc.YoupreparetheseforDevi'sbathandmassage.Wealsousegramflour
andwaterandmassageitalloverthebody.Eachoftheseingredientshave
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theselights.SoitiscalledaDivineBath.ThenyougiveHerahotwaterbath.
Withthebathyourecitevedicmantras.
Thesepancamritasareusedfordifferentpartsofthebodyandforthedifferent
chakras.Milkisusedforthemuladharachakra;curd(yogurt)isusedforthe
swaddhisthanachakra;ghee(butter)isusedforthenavelchakra,the
manipura;honeyisusedfortheanahatachakra;fruitjuiceisusedforthe
visshudhiorcoconutwaterisoffered.Youcanusecoconutwaterinlewofany
oftheseofferings.Thecoconutisthesymbolofourhead.Whenyoubreakthe
head,thejuicewhichcomesoutisthelifeforce.Soyouroutofthebody
experienceisthecoconutwaterthatyouareofferingtotheDevi.Thecoconut
isaveryimportantoffering.Alsothebananasareoffered.Theyrepresent
phallicformofSivaandthereforeofferedtoDevi(yoni)toeat(i.e.,sex).
TheDurgaSuktamisrecitedwhenyouworshipthesvaddhisthanachakra,the
yoni.Thisisforobtainingallthatyouwanttoachievethroughaction.They
saythatifyouwanttogetchildren,yougotoananthillandpourmilkthere
becausetheSnakewhichgiveschildrenlivesthere.Actually,thesnakethey
refertoisthekundalini;sheresidesintheyoni.
TheSriSuktamisusedtoworshipattheheartcenter.Youworshipthebreasts
oftheDevi.PurushaSuktamalsoisusedforworshippingattheheartcenter,
thenipples.TheRudramischantedfortheworshipoftheSivaLinga,the
clitorisorthephallus.
SofarinthepujayouhavebeenworshippingtheDevi.Nowatthispointthe
Deviisdoingworshiptothemale.Ifyouareafemaleitdoesn'tmatter,
becausethemaleandfemaleaspectsofeachindividualarewhatarebeing
worshipped.Whereverthecharacteristicofhappinessis,thereyoufindSiva.
Inthetonguethereisalingam;thenipplesonthebreastsarethelingams;the
clitorisisthelingam;thesightcomingfromtheeyesisthelingam;thesound
ofmusicthatenterstheearsisfemale.Allthesensorymodesarefemale.All
theactivemodesaremale.Thetoesofyourfeetarelingams.Toallofthese
places,theselingamsyoucanusetheRudramandworshipthere.
TheRudramreferstothepurificationoftheelevencharacteristicsofthemind.
The5karmendriyas,the5jnanendriyasandthe1mindaretheelevenrudras.
Theyarecalledrudrasbecausetheymakeyoucry.Themindremembersthe
pastthingsthatmakeyoucry.Sometimestheknowledgeyoureceiveis
helpful,sometimesnothelpful.Youactionsbringforthreactionsfromthe
worldandtheymakeyoucry.Sowhenyouractionsarepure,youchooseto
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thenyouhavetruelypurifiedyourself.Purificationreallymeansinvoking
thedivineintoyourlife.Itisacommitmenttobeauty,toharmony,tograce,to
healing,tonourishment,toempowerment,toprotection.Itisthesethingsthat
areconcernedwiththeworship.Allofthispurificationhastheseconnotations
toit.
Theabhishekamisdonebothtothepersonwhoisreceivingthepujaandto
theonewhoisdoingthepuja.Itisnotaonewayaffair.Youareexperiencing
havingthepujadonetoyouanddoingthepujaandbothconditionsare
combinedinyourimagination.
Afteryouhavegiventhebaths,thenyouwashDeviwiththeSamanargyam.
ThenyoudryHerwithawhitetowel.Thenyoudon'twantadrafttocreatea
chillsoyougiveHeraredshawltocoverherbody.YouofferHerared
garmentjusttocoverHerbreasts.ThenyoubringHertothemakeuproom
andseatHerthere.YouapplydifferentperfumestoHerbodyindifferent
places.Thereareeighttypes.ThenyoudryHerhairandthenyouperfumeit
withdhupam,incense,frombehind.Youofferallkindsofflowers.Youthen
takeHertotheroomwhereyouofferHerdifferentkindsofjewelry.
Herhair;thekumkumyouapplytothehairpart;Herthirdeyeisnormally
closedsoyouputajewelontopofittocoverit.SheneveropensHerthirdeye
becausewhenShedoes,thewholeworldgetsdestroyed;Youapplykohlto
theeyes.IfyoulookattheBharataNatyamdancersyouwillfindthatthe
ornamentsthatShewearsalloverHerbodyareexactlythosedescribedherein
thepuja.Alsothevarioussymbolsthatyouseeinmeditationcoorespondto
whatyouseehere.Therearetwelveofthesesymbolsthatflashinyourmind's
eye.AllthisjewelryyouadornHerwith.
ThenyouofferHerredjewelledsandals,whicharekeptonthetopofyour
head.Herfeetarerestingonyourheadallthetime.Thenofferingno.49says,
Svasamanavesabhihhavingsimilarlyadorned;avaranadevatathedeities
oftheenclosuresofthesrichakra;abhissahamahacakradhirohanamyou
makeHertoclimbuptothebindusthanamoftheSriChakraandsitthere.
Thenofferingno.50saysKamesvaraankaparyankaupavesanamonLord
Parameshwara's,LordSiva's,thighyoumakehersit.Ifyouareamaleand
aredoingpujatoawomanortoagirl,itisatthispointthatyouaskthemto
comeandsitonyourleftthigh.Ifyouarebothfemaleitdoesn'tmatter.The
polarityneednotbethere.YouarebothSivaandShakti.
ThenyouasSivaandtheDeviaregiventheamritam(viseshargyam)andthe
water(samanargyam).YougiveDevipanandtambulamasamouthfreshener.

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ItisthenthatDevigivesalittlesmileanditisforthissmilethatyouhavebeen
waitingallthistime.Thenyouofferthelightofferingofmangalaarati.
ThenyouofferHertheumbrellawhichisaroyalinsignia.Thenoneitherside
LakshmiandSaraswatiarefanningHerwithyakstailfans.Yourmindis
offeredasamirrorinwhichtoseeHerasyourselfreflected.Apalmleaffanis
offered.Thenagainyouoffersandalpaste,flowers,incense,lightandafood
offering.Theseofferingscoorespondtothedifferentchakrasaswell.Sandalis
offeredtothemuladharachakra;flowersareofferedtotheajnachakra;they
representthe"indriyanigraham",thecontrolofthefivesenses;incenseis
offeredattheheartcenter;lightisofferedatthenavelcenter;naivedyamis
offeredattheSvaddhisthanachakrabecausetheysaythatKalitheMother
Goddesslikestohave"nadamamsam"asnaivedyam.Ifyouunderstandthis
properly,thehumanfleshthatisofferedtoHeristhemalelingam.Itisthe
pleasurablenaivedyamthatisofferedtoher.Itistheintercoursethatisoffered
toherasnaivedyam.
InDeviupasanamadya,matsya,mamsa,mudra,maithunathesearethefive
ingredientsthatareHernaivedyam.
Madyameansliquororintoxication.Likeyouareconstantlytakingliquor,
whenyouthinkoftheMotherGoddessyouareinastateofecstacy.Theword
ecstasymeansstandingoutofyourbody,youarehavinganoutofthebody
experience.Thereisthefeelingoflightness,likeyouarefloatingonacloud
thatyougetwhenyouaredrunk.TheTantraSastrastates"Drink,drinkand
drinkagainuntilyoufallontheground.Thenyougetupanddrinkagain.
Thenyouobtainmokshaorliberation."Whatitmeansisasthekundalini
chakrarisesfromthemuladharachakra,youarehavinganoutofthebody
experience.Butthatdoesnotstayforlong.Youagainhavetoassumeyour
bodyconsciousness.Thenyouhavetodrinkagaintoreachthatstateagain.
Youhavetomovetheenergyupthechakrasasittriestocomedown.Thisis
themusicyouplayinsideyourselfandyoutrytomaintainthatstate.Thatis
thewaytoliberation.Thisstatementisamisleadingstatement.Tantricshave
awayofwritingthingsthatiscalled"SandhyaBhasha",incodedlanguage.
Thosewhodonothaveaccesstoaproperguruwillfollowdownthewrong
pathandgetdegraded.
Somadyaistheconstantenergizingthethechakrasonebyonefromthelower
tothehigher.
Matsyalikeafishthatmovesintheoceaninanydirectionofitschoice,soin
theblissofGodyouaremovingwherevertheflowtakesyou,flowingwith
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divine.Thatismatsyabhava.Somepeopleinterpretittomeanthatyouoffer
fishtotheDevi.
Mamsaistheknowledge.Itcomesfromthestatement"Yomamatisamam
atni",meaningwhatyoueatisgoingtoeatyoutomorrow.Iameatingfood.I
amgoingtodie.WhenIdieIbecomefoodforthewormsandtheplants.Food
whichiseatingitselfisthatknowledgecalledmamsa.Itisalsohumanflesh,
thelingamofferedintotheyonioftheDevi.
Mudrasarethehandgestures.Dramdrimklimblum,etc.
Maithunaistheintercourse.Intercourseisnotlimitedtoacertaintimewhen
themaleandthefemalearetogether.Itisinabroadercontext.Wearealways
inintercourse.Youarehavingcontinuousintercoursewiththeentireworld.
Yourseeingisunion;yourhearingisunion;youreveryactionbecomesunion.
Sowhethertheactualmaithunahappensornotitisnotreallyrelevent.Butshe
acceptstheunionasnaivedyamtoher.
theFiveOfferingsforDevi
TheFiveOfferingstoDevi(ThePancaUpacaraPuja)
IfyoulookattheFiveOfferingsforDeviyouwillsee"LamLalitayai
satsangamgandhamkalpayaminamah".Lamisthebijaassociatedwiththe
muladharachakra.Andthereisofferedsatsangamassociationwiththetruth,
associationwiththelight,harmony,grace.Thesepositiveaspectsarethe
gandham.Youofferhertheperfumedscents.Themuladharaisconcerned
withsecurity.Yoursecurityhastobepurifiedsothatitcanexpandtosecurity
fortheentireplanet.Whereveryoufindaflow,admirationofnature'sbeauty,
adance,asong,somemusic,discussionsontruth,thatissatsangam.
ThenextofferingisHamakashatmikayaiindriyanigrahampuspam
kalpayami.Puspammeansflowers.Thereareeightkindsofflowersofferedto
Devi,likeamalaaroundherneck.
Thenincenseisoffered.Punyapapavisarjanamdhupamkalpayamithe
eliminationofkamakrodhalobhamohamadamatsarya(lust,anger,,
delusion,pride,jealousyandallnegativetraits)Thesmokethatcomesoutfrom
theincensesymbolizesallthesethingscomingoutoftheheartcenter.
Youofferdipamlight.Chitkaladarsanamdipamkalpayami.Whenyou
closeyoueyesinmeditation,thelightsthatyouseearethelightsthatyouare
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Youofferfood,naivedyamvasudhadisivasanamsivasaktisamarasyam
naivedyamkalpayamiThenectarthatisofferedisthenectarfromtheunion
ofSivaandShakti.Thesamarasyaisthestateofequality,outofwhichour
identityisobtained.Herebothyogaandbhogaaspectsarebeingcombined.
Yogaiswherethecontroloftheseedispracticed.Intheentirepujatheman
andwomanarethere,SivaandShaktiarethereanditisinthecontextofritual
anditisverycontrolledenvironment.Thereisnolossofcontrolatanypoint.
Thereisanelevationofexpressionofyourlovetotheotherperson.Itgoes
moreintoadorationthanintophysicalunion.Therecanbeunion,buteven
therethepurposeisnottheextractionoftheseed.Thepurposeistocontrolthe
seedandtotransformitintothecosmicenergy.
ThereisanoscillationofenergybetweenSivaandShakti.Theysaythatunless
32minutesofunionisthere,thisenergytranformationcannottakeplace.But
inanormalhumaninteraction,hardly5or10minutesisallthatyouhave.
ThatiswhyfortheMaithunaRitethecouplehastopracticedifferentasanas,
mudrasandbandhas.Gainingcontroloveryoursensesiswhatisoffered.This
istheMaithunaRitual.
IntheSriKramamyoulearntotaketheenergyuptotheSahasrarachakrainto
acosmicstate.IntheLalitaKramamyoumovebackintothedualityofpuja
andritual.ButactuallyboththeBhoga(physicalenjoymentandworldly
pleasures)andtheYoga(unionwiththeSupreme)arethereallthetime.The
realityisthere,oneendofwhichisBhogaandtheotherendwhichisYoga.
YoutakeallthistroubletogouptotheSahasrarachakraandwhatyoufindis
thattheBhogaisgoingonatthesametime.Theyareallshortcircuitedhere.
Theswitchesfortheenergyinthebodyarelocatedalloverthebody,butthey
arecontrolledbythebrain.AndtheentirebrainistheSahasrarachakra.So
youarealwaysintheSahasrarachakra,nomatterifyouareinMuladharaor
atthetopofthehead.SoBhogaandYogaareunited.Theyarenever
separated.
IntheTantraSastrathereisnorejectionofyourfamilylife,beinginthe
samsaraandalsolearningtobeabovethat.Youaresupposedtoenjoyyourself
butatthesametimelearntobeawitnesstoyourself,tobealittledetached.
LikeMrRao#1watchingMr.Rao#2doingthepujatoMr.Rao#3.

ThetenhandgesturestheDasaMudras
Itisatthispointthatyoushowthetenhandmudras.Eachofthesegesturesis
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dram(shubdaCanItalktoyou?),drim(sparshaCanItouchyou?)
klim(rupaCanIseeyounude?),blum(rasaCanIkissyou?),sah(gandha
CanIapplyperfumestoyourbody?)thesearethefivesensorymodesof
perception,pluskrom(ankushamStopmewhereyouwishto.),
hasakhaphrem(Let'sforgetthatweareseparateindividualsandflytogether
inspaceoutofthebody.),hsaum(MayIplacemyseedinyou?Theseedis
theseedofknowledge.),andaim(representstheyoni).IntheLalita
Sahasranamaitsayssheistobeworshippedbytenmudras"Dasamudra
samaradhya".
Thekrom(ankusham)issaying,"IfIamoversteppingtheboundarieslaid
downbyyou,pleasestopme.InTantrathewomanistheteacher.Sheisthe
guru,theleaderofthewholeflow.Shehastodecidewheretodrawthatline
andthesadhakashouldnevertransgressthatline.Ifshesays,youworship
myfeet,thenhehasnorighttoworshipanyotherpartofherbody.Thatisthe
goldenrule.Ifyouviolatetheentityyouareworshipping,thenitisnolonger
worship.Thatisthebeautyofthesastrahere.
Hasakhaphremiswhereyoucrossyourarmsandmaketheyonimudra.
Crossingyourarms,exchangingtherightandleftmeansifyouareSivayou
arebecomingshakti,andifyouareShaktiyouarebecomingSiva.Your
awarenessextendsintoherandhersintoyou.Youbecomeherandshe
becomesyou.YouarebothSivaandShakti.Imaginethatthereisatube
betweenyouandyouareshuttlingbackandforthbetweenSivaandShakti.
ThatistheexperienceoftheSivaShaktisamarasyastate.Yourlingamis
projectingintoherandherlingamisprojectingintoyou.Itisatwoway
union.ThisiscalledtheSamarasyaSwarupam.Thisprojectionofalternating
energyofblisswhichisgoingbackandforth.Itcomesuptothenavelcenter,
thenitcomesuptothehearttoheartcenter,thentothenecktoneckcenter,
thentotheeyebrowcentersandthenthetwomergeintoone.Insteadofbeing
anoscillationitbecomesaclosedcircle.ThisiswheretheBhogabecomes
Yoga.IntheYogatheBhogaisstillexperienced.
Byshowingthesemudrasyouareaskingherwheretodrawthelimits.
Hasakhaphremissaying,"Let'sforgetthatwearetwoentities.Let'sgetoutof
ourbodyconsciousnessandmovefreelyinspace".
Whenyoumaketheyonimudrayouhavethreesetsoflingasandyonis.The
fourpetallotuscreatedbythelongfingersformingatrianglewiththefour
fingersprojectingintothemisthemainyoniandlingams.Itrepresentsthe
muladharaandswaddhisthanachakras,thesrustiaspectsofcreation.Oneset
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Visnureside,thestitiaspect.Onesetofyonilingasrepresentsthe
visshudi/ajnachakraswhicharethelayaaspects.Andbeyondthatisthe
Sahasrarawhichmergeswiththecosmosandhasnoform.Soallseven
chakrasarefoundintheYonimudra.ThatiswhyitisreallycalledtheSarva
YoniMudra.
Youshowallthesemudrasandthenifsheagreesanddecidestobeyourguru,
sheshowsthetrikandamudra,whichisthetenthmudra.Itismadelikethe
yonimudrawiththelittlefingersextendedoutwards.
Padukampujayamitarpayaminamah(Iworshipandofferwaterlibationsto
yourFeet)
Fromthispointonwardsattheendofeachmantrayousaysripadukam
pujayamitarpayaminamah.Ifyoulookatthetwofeetstandingtogether,you
willseethattheyalsoformayoni.Whenyouworshipthefeetyouworship
themasyoudotheyoni.Wereceivetheenergyfromthefeetofourguru,our
shakti.
Whenyouareveryyoung,beforetheageofpuberty,youcanstillhavean
orgasm.Thatorgasmisnotatthegenitalsbutitisshownasajerkinthebig
toe.Theshaktiflowsfromtheleftfoot'sbigtoe.Wereceivetheenergyfrom
theundersideofthebigtoe.Evenbeforepubertyattheageoffiveonwards
childrenfeelthisorgasmicsensation.
TheAngadevatas
YouoffertheanganyasamtothedifferentpartsofDevi'sbodyandyourbody.
Youcanactuallytouchthoseportionsorshecandothemwithyou.Thisisthe
meaningofseeingthefourhandsofthepicturesandmurtisoftheDeities.
Twohandsbelongtoyouandtwohandsbelongtoher.Youarenotseparate,
youareone.TheorderoftouchingthepointsaroundtheSriChakraisthe
sameasyouhavedoneforthesamanargyam.
NityaDevatasPuja
IntheSriCakraPujawealsoworshiptheNityaDevatasaroundthecentral
triangle,alongwithallthesanskritvowels.ThewordNityainSanskritmeans
aunitoftime.Thenityasarethedifferentaspectsofspace,thedifferentphases
ofthemoon,thetithis.ThewordtimeisKala.Apartoftimeiskal the
nityas, the digits of the moon. TheyarevisualizedbeingaroundtheDevi's
neck.Youstartwithamavasya,thenewmoonandgotopournami,thefull
moon.Youmovearoundthecentraltriangleinananticlockwisedirection.But
ifyoudotheworshiptotheDevi,youmovearoundherneckinaclockwise
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recitationofthemulamantraofthenityadevataandsometimesashortpujato
eachofthem.
Themulamantrasareallchannelsofenergyandnotverytranslatable.With
eachmantrayoufirstreciteonevowel.Thesearetohelpyoutomemorizethe
wholethingtobeabletodoitinternally.Youtendtoforgetwhereyouare.
Thelettersprovidecontinuitytothenextmantra.Yourememberthebeginning
andthelastvowelandtheylinktothenextone.Theyarealsopointersto
whereyourawarenessistobelocatedaroundthevisshudhichakra.
Thenityadevatasarealsoidentifiedwiththefifteensyllabledmantra,the
Pancadasi.EachsyllableofthePancadasimantraisrecitedonitsassociated
dayornitya.Thesyllablesofthemantrarefertotheeternal,formlessaspects
ofthecosmos(Siva)orthematerialuniverseanditsmaya(Sakti).Itis
consideredappropriatetodotheworshipoftheDevionthedaysassociatated
withtheSaktiandnotondaysassociatedwithSiva.
TheTithisorNityas
1stday Ka
associatedwithSiva
notgoodforpuja
2ndday
E
"Sakti
good
3rdday I
"sakti
good
4thday La
"sakti
good
5thday Hrim "withSiva&Sakti
excellentforpuja
6thday Ha
"withSiva
notgood
7thday Sa
"sakti
good
8thday Ka
"Siva
notgood
9thday Ha
"Siva
notgood
10thday
La
"Sakti
good
11thday
Hrim "withSiva&Sakti
excellent("ekadasi")
12thday
Sa
"Sakti
good
13thday
Ka
"Siva
notgood
14thday
La
"Sakti
good
15thday
Hrim "withSivaandSakti
excellent(Purnimafullmoon
day)
ThesamethingrelatestothewaningofthemoonuntilyoureachNewMoon
orAmavasyawhichisconsideredverygoodforpuja.
InadditiontothisassociationoftheNityastothePancadasimantra,ina
tantricpuja,eachoftheNityaDevatasisassociatedtoapointonthebodyof
theDeviwhereyouaretoworshiphereverydayinordertoexciteherand
bringaboutorgasm.Thereferencestothisformofworshipisgiveninthe
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TheGuruMandalaPuja
Thedivyaughaguru(ourheavenlygurus,theDivineFlow)comesfrom
Balatripurasundari,(orLordVenkateshwara,Balajitheyarethesame),and
SanatKumara.Balatripurasundariisdepictedasayounggirl,fromaround
threeyearsolduptonineyearsold.SanatKumarawasafamoussagewho
wasanascetic.ThemantraofBalatripurasundaricanbesaidinthreeways:
AimKlimSouhBalajiisthreeyearsold;AimKlimSouh,Souh,KlimAim
sheissixyearsold;andAimKlimSouh,Souh,KlimAim,AimKlimSouh
sheisnineyearsold.Sheismyguru.ItwasShewhodemandedthattheSri
Merutemplebebuiltandgotitdone.
ThenextguruworshippedistheSiddhaughaguru,Dattatreya.Myguru
comesfromtheDattatreyaAvadhutatradition,SriAvadhuta
SvaprakashanandaofAnakapalli.HefollowstheDattatreyatradition.Iget
whattraditionhehasgot.DattatreyaisSiddhaugha.Heissupposedtobe
livingtoday.HefeetareintheVindhyamountainsatGinnath.Ifyougothere
itispossiblethatyoumayhavehisdarshan.Youhavegottoclimbabout
10,000steps.Allthatyoufindthereisonelittleblockwithtwofeettherewhich
areworshippedeveryday.
TheManaughaguru,thehumanformisSvaprakasanandatirtha
paramahamsaavaduta.Andmynameisalsoincludedinthere,Idon'tknow
forwhatreason.
TheCaturyatanaPujaWorshipoftheFourcornersoftheSriChakra
NextweworshipthefourcornersoftheSriChakra.IntheSWcornerLord
Ganapatiisworshipped;IntheNWcorner,Suryaisworshipped;intheNE
cornerVishnuisworshipped;andintheSEcorner,Sivaisworshipped.Shakti
isinthecenter.Rememberthatthesearedifferentexpressionsofthesame
entity.Wecouldhaveanyoneoftheminthecenter.Thentheotheraspectsof
Godwouldtakeadifferentformataroundthem.ButwefollowtheShakteya
tradition,soDeviisinthecenter.
TheGaneshaMantraisOmSrimhrimklimglaumgamganapataye
varavaradasarajanammevasamanayasvaha.Thereissomethingelseadded,
butitisnotintheKalpaSutra.Theaddedmantraissrimhrimklimglaum
gamnamobhagavatimahalaksmivaravaradesrimvibhutyaisvaha.Srisri
patyadisiddhalaksmisamethasrivallalabhasrimahaganapatayenamah.
TheyantraforGanapatiisthereandyouworshipGanapatiattheMuladhara
chakra.Startingwith"sripatyadi"until"siddhalaksmi"thereisagroupof
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ForeachaspectofGodthereisacoorespondingmandalaassociatedwithit.Sri
VallabhaheisdeartotheGoddessSri.
Inthismanneryouworshipallthedeities;Ganapati,Surya,Vishnu,Sivaand
Lalita.Theworshipcanbeaslongorasabbreviatedasyoulike.
TheNavavaranaPuja
Themostimportantthingthatyouhavetorememberhereisthesequencein
whichthesedeitiesarelocated.WhenyoudothecircumambulationtotheSri
Chakrayouhavetovisiteachofthesedeitiesinthisorder.Thismakesita
prettycomplicatedaffairandyouhavetokeepyourwitsaboutyou.
TheKhadgaMalaStotradefinesthesequenceandyouhavetoremember
whichGoddessiswhere.Youhavetobesofamiliarwiththeprocessthatyou
cancloseyoureyesandvisualizetheformofthegoddessinyourmind.Itisa
verypowerfulmeditativetechniqueforvisualizingthedifferentformsofthe
Goddesses.Onceyouarefamiliarwiththenameandareabletoassociatewith
theformoftheGoddess,itisthenthatthepujaiscomplete.Theyshouldbeas
iftheywerelivingrightinfrontofyou,wavingtheirvariousweaponsaround.

TheFirstAvarana
Inthefirstavarana,wemovefromtheoutsideenclosuretotheinside.We
beginourjourneytoenlightenment.YouworshiptheDevi'sFeet.
ThefirstenclosurebeginswiththeTenAttainments(Siddhis).Youattainone
siddhibyapplyingeachofthemudrastoeachofthepassions.
1.Thefirstsiddhitobeattainedisanimasiddhi???2.Laghima/garima
siddhiareconsideredonesiddhilightness/heaviness3.mahimasiddhi
greatness;4.isitvasiddhicontroloveryourself;5.vasitvasiddhibringing
othersunderyourcontrol;6.prakamyasiddhibeingabletodesirelarge
things;7.bhuktisiddhienjoyment;8.icchasiddhidesire;
9.praptisiddhiattainmentofdesire;10.sarvakamasiddhifulfillmentofall
desires.
InthesecondsquareenclosurewehavegottheEightpassions.Theyarethe
potentialdistractionstooursadhana.Thepassionsarelocatedontheleft
handsidethetheentrances.TheyareBrahmi,Mahesvari,Koumari,Varahi,
Mahendri,Camunda,Mahalaksmi.Brahmiislust;Mahesvariisanger;
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jealousy;Camundaisvirtue.Shelivesinthecremationgrounds.Shebrings
vairagya,detachmentwhichissupposedtobeauspicious;andMahalaksmiis
sin.SheisthegiverofGold.WhenyouthinkofHer,youthinkofallthe
mundanethingsthatdistractyoutoomuchandkeepyouattached.
ThethirdenclosuretheMudraShaktis:
InthethirdenclosurewehavetheMudraShaktis.Theyrepresentthe
procedurestocontrolthepassionsaboveandobtainthepowersmentionedin
thefirstenclosure.
Ksobinimeansintercourse.SarvaSamksobinimeanshavingintercoursewith
everyoneandeverything,oragitatingeverything;SarvaVidravinimaking
thingsflow,liquifyingall;Sarvakarsiniattractingall;SarvaVasamkari
keepingthingsunderyourcontrol;SarvaUnmadinimakingallcrazy;Sarva
Mahankusetrickingallandgoadingintoaction;SarvaKhecariableto
moveinallspace;SarvaBijaallknowledge;SarvaYonithesource,the
wombofall;SarvaTrikandaallformsandstatesofawareness,beingthe
knower,theknowingandtheknown.TheSarvaadjectivemakesthesepowers
haveapotencywhenappliedtotheShaktisofpassion.Theyenableyoutoget
overthepassions,andtheycreatethetenSiddhis,orattainments.
Then,attheendofeachAvaranathereisaparagraphwhichstartswiththe
mantraforthatavarana.Thesemantrasarelistedatthebeginningofthepuja
also.ThefirstavaranamantraisAmAmSouh.
Theparagraghtranslatedforthe1stAvaranafollows.Itwillbethesameforall
theAvaranasexceptforthenameoftheyogini(PrakataYogini)andthe
chakra(TrailokyaMohanaChakre)andthecontrollerofthechakra(Tripura
Cakresvari).
"Theseexplicityoginis,whosenatureisexpresslyvisible,not
suppressed;whosechakrarulesanddeludesallthethreeworldsofwaking,
sleeping,dreaming;alongwiththeirmudras,handgestures;alongwiththeir
attainments;alongwiththeirweapons;alongwiththeirpowers;alongwith
theirvehicles;alongwiththeirretenuesofattendents;byalltheintimate
services;wellworshipped;wellsatified;veryhappyorpleased;mayallthese
godsbeso.
AgainAmAmSouhcomes.TripuraCakresvariisthenameofthecontroller
ofthischakra.IntheKhadgamalaStotraallthenamesofTripuracome
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thisplaceattheendoftheavarana.Sointhe2ndavaranahernameis
Tripuresi;inthe3rditisTripurasundari,etc.
ThenyousaySripadukampujayamitarpayaminamahToyourlotusfeetI
offerpujaandtarpanam(wateroffering).Ialsooffergandhamsandal,
puspamflowers,dhupamincense,dipamlights,andnaivedyamfood
offerings.
YoushowthefirsthandmudraofSarvasamksobiniDram.Aftereach
avaranayoushowoneofthetenhandmudras.TheygoinorderfromDramto
Yonimudras.
The2ndAvarana
ThesearetheSixteenAttractingPowerswhicharealsoassociatedwiththe
NityaDevis,the16DigitsorPhasesoftheMoon.YouworshiptheDevi'ships
andgirdle.
ThenamesoftheDevisgivenare:
kamakarsinitheattractionoflust;buddhyakarsiniofdiscrimination;
ahamkarakarsiniofego;sabdhakarsiniofsound(music);sparsakarsiniof
touch(eros);rupakarsiniofform(beauty);rasakarsinioftaste(sweetness);
gandhakarsiniorodor(perfume);cittakarsiniofmind;dhairyakarsiniof
valor;smritakarsiniofmemory;namakarsiniofname;bijakarsiniofthe
seed,semen;atmakarsinioftheself,thesoul;amrtakarsiniofimmortality;
sarirakarsiniofmorality.
Themantraforthe2ndavaranaisAimKlimSouh.TheyoginiisGupta
yoginyahthesecretyogini.ThechakraisSarvasaparipurakacakrethe
wheelwhichfulfillsalldirectionsandalldesires.TheControllerofthischakra
isTripuresithecontrollerofthewaking,dreamingandsleepingstates.You
offertheSarvaVidraviniDrimmudra.
3rdAvaranaTheEightEroticSentiments
YouworshiptheDeviattheSwaddhisthanaChakra.ThenamesoftheDevis
givenare:
anangakusumadevithefloweringdevi;anangamekhaladevithe
girdling;anangamadanadevilove;anangamadanaturadevilust;ananga
rekhadevioutlining;anangaveginidevithedesireforsex;anangaankusa
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ThemantraisHrimKlimSouh.TheyoginiisGuptataraYoginyahthe
esotericyogini;thechakraisSarvaSamksobhanaCakrethechakrawhich
agitateseveryone;theControllerofthechakraisTripurasundaritheBeautiful
onewholivesinallthreestatesofconsciousness.Youofferthemudra
SarvakarsiniKlim.
4thAvaranaTheFourteenWorlds.
YouworshiptheDeviattheMuladharaChakra.
ThenamesoftheFourteenworldsthatfollowarenotlistedinthepuja,but
representedbytheavarana.Sevenareaboveourworld;sevenbelowus.
Below:1.Atala2.Sutala3.Vitala4.Talatala5.Rasatala6.Patala7.Himatala
Above:1.Bhu2.Bhuvaha3.Suvaha4.Mahaha5.Janaha6.Tapaha7.Satyam.
Thenamesofthe4thavaranaare:1.Sarvasamksobhiniagitatingall;2.
SarvaVidraviniliquifyingall;3.SarvaAkarsiniattractingall;4.Sarva
ahladinipleasingall;5.SarvaSammohinideludingall;6.SarvaStambhini
obstructingall;7.SarvaJrmbhiniexpandingall;8.SarvaVasamkari
controllingall;9.SarvaRanjanienjoyingall;10.SarvaUnmadini
maddeningall;11.SarvaArthaSadhiniallprosperous;12.SarvaSampatti
Puraniallfulfillingriches;13.SarvaMantraMayyiallmantras;14.Sarva
DvandvaKsayamkarieliminatingalldualities.
ThemantraisHaimHklimHsouh.SheisSampradayayoginyahthe
traditionalyogini.ThecakraisSarvaSoubhagyaDayakaCakrethechakraof
allkindsofunion.TheControllorisTripuraVasinitheonewholivesinall
threestatesofconsciousness.YouofferSarvaVasamkarimudraBlum.

5thAvaranaThePancabhutas.?????
TheoutertentrianglesoftheSriChakra.YouworshiptheDeviatthe
ManipuraChakra.
Thenamesare:1.Sarvasiddhipradagiverofallachievements;2.Sarva
sampatpradagiverofallwealth;3.Sarvapriyamkarigiveofallthatone
likestohave;4.Sarvamangalakarinibringerofallauspiciousness;5.Sarva
kamapradafulfillerofalldesires;6.Sarvadukhavimocinieliminatorofall
miseries;7.Sarvamrtyuprasamanieliminatorofallaccidentaldeaths;8.
Sarvavighnanivarinieliminatorofallobstacles;9.Sarvaangasundari
beautifulinallpartsofHerbody;10.Sarvasoubhagyadayiniproviderofall
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ThemantraisHsaimHsklimHsauh.SheisKulottirnaYoginyahtheyogini
whogoesbeyondallclassifications.ThechakraisSarvarthasadhakacakre
thewheelthatpropelsyouontotherightpath,givesyouallwealth,fulfillsall
desiresandmakesliberationpossible.TheControllerisTripurasricakresvari
theonewhoistherichesofthethreestates.YouofferSarvonmadinimudra
Saha.

6thAvarana????
Theinner10trianglesoftheSriChakra.YouworshiptheDeviattheAnahata
Chakra
Thenamesare1.SarvaJnaomniscient;2.SarvaSaktiomnipotent;3.Sarva
AisvaryaPradaomniexpressive;4.SarvaJnanamayiprovidingtheblissof
omniscience;5.SarvaVyadhiVinasinieliminatingallmaladies;6.Sarva
AdharaSvarupathesupportofall;7.SarvaPapaharaeliminatorofsin;8.
SarvaAnandaMayiallhappiness;9.SarvaRaksaSvarupiniallprotecting;
10.SarvepsitaPhalaPradatheproviderofallfruits
ThemantraisHrimKlimBlem.theyoginiisNigarbhaYoginyahtheyogini
protectingthechildinthewomb.ThechakraisSarvaRaksakaraCakrethe
wheelofallprotection.TheControllerofthechakraisTripuraMalinithe
sequencesofthesestatesexperiencedbyallpeople.YouofferSarva
MahankusamudraKrom.
7thAvaranatheEightFormsofSaraswati
YouworshiptheDeviattheVisshudhichakra.
TheeightformsofSaraswatiaretheeightgroupsofSanskritlettersdescribing
theexplosionofthecosmosfromthepoint(bindu).
1.amamimimumumarumarumalumalumemaimomoumahaham
arblumVasiniVagdevatayainamahControl2.kamkhamgamghamjnam
klahrimKamesvarivagdevatayainamahExpressive.3.camchamjamjham
inamjnblimModinivagdevatayainamahPleasure.4.tamthamdamdham
namylumVimalavagdevatayainamahPurity.
5.tamthamdamdhamnamjmrimArunavagdevatayainamahPassion.6.
pamphambambhammamhslvyumJayinivagdevatayainamahVictory.
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Enjoyingall.
Themantraforthe7thavaranaisHrimSrimSouh.TheyoginiisRahasya
yoginyahthesecretyogini.ThechakraisSarvaRogaharacakrethewheel
whicheliminatesdisease.TheControllerofthechakraisTripuraSiddha
Chakresvaritheachievementspossibleinallthesethreestates.Youofferthe
SarvaKhecarimudraHsakaphrem.

TheEighthAvaranatheWeaponsoftheDivineMotherandtheGoddessesof
theInnerTriangle.
YouworshiptheDevi'sarmsandhandsandthenherthirdeye,theAjna
Chakra.
1.DramDrimKlimBlumSah,sarvajrmbhanebhyobanebhyonamah,sri
BanasaktithefivefloweryarrowsofManmathacallthefivesenses;sound
(music),touch(eros),form(beauty),taste(sweetness),smell(fragrance).
2.Dhamthamsarvasammohanayadhanushenamah,sriDhanusaktithe
sugarcanebow
representingthemindwhichlikessweetthingsinlife.
3.Amhrimsarvavashikaranayapasayanamah,sriPasusaktitheattractive
powersoflove.
4.KromkromsarvastambhanayaankushayanamahAnkusasaktithe
repulsivepowertocontrolevil.
5.kaeilahrimvamarajogunaicchasaktiKamesvaryainamah,sriicchasakti
desire,thethrustofGod,desiringtoseehimselfinmanyforms.
6.HasakalahrimjyestasattvagunajnanasaktiVajresvaryainamah,srijnana
saktiknowledgetheabilitytoobtainthecosmosinaseedform.
7.SakalahrimraudritamogunakriyasaktiBhagamalinyainamah,srikriya
saktiactiontheabilitytoexpressthecosmosoutoftheseed.
8.Kaeilahrim,Hasakahalahrim,Sakalahrimicchajnanakriyasakti
Mahadevialloftheabove.
ThemantraisHsraimHsrklimHrsrsouh.TheyoginiisAtirahasyayoginyah
themostsecretyogini.ThechakraisSarvaSiddiPradacakrethewheelof
realizations.TheControllerofthechakraisTripurambacakresvarithe
experienceofthecosmosinHerthreestatesunifyingalltheexperiencesofall
life.YouoffertheSarvaBijamudraHsaum.
The9thAvaranaSriLalitaDeviunitedwithSadasivaintheBindu.You
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WeworshipSriSriLalitambikaSriSahasraksiSriRajarajesvari,whosemantra
isKaeilahrim,Hasakahalahrim,Sakalahrim.SheisAtiRahasyayogini
themosttranscendentalsecretyogini.The9thchakraisSarvanandaMaya
cakrethewheelofbliss.TheControllerisSriMahaCakresvaritheGreat
CosmicController.WeworshipHerwiththeSarvaYonimudraAim.
ThePancaUpacaraPuja
AftertheNavavaranaPujaisfinishedtheLalitaSahasranamaistoberecited
andthenweofferthePancaUpacaras(theFiveOfferings)toDevi.
1.Thefirstofferingisgandhamsandalwoodpaste.Thesanskritis"Lalitayai
satsangamgandhamkalpayaminamah."Satsangammeansassociationwith
thetruth.WhatyouaresayingisLetthesweetperfumesmellofour
associationwiththetruthbeassandalwoodofferedinmymindtoyourlotus
feet.
2.Thesecondofferingisofflowers.Whataretheflowersthatareoffered?
Lalitayaiindriyanigrahampuspamkalpayaminamah.Indriyanigraham
meanscontrolofthefivesenses.Theyaretheflowersthatweoffer.
3.Thethirdofferingisdhupam,incense.Lalitayaikamakrodhalobhamoha
madamatsaryapunyapapavisarjanamdhupamkalpayaminamah.The
incenseisleavingthepassionsforlust,greed,etc.andthenotionsofpunya
virtueandpapasinbehind,lettingthembeburntupastheincensestickis
burntup.
4.Thenextofferingisdipamthelight.Whatisthelightweareoffering?
Lalitayaichitkaladarsanamdipamkalpayaminamah.Chitmeansawareness
kalaisthelightsintheawarenessinthemind'seye;whenyoucloseyoureyes
andyouareseeingthelightswithin,itisthoselightswhichyouoffertothe
Devi.
5.Naivedyamisfood.Lalitayaivasudhadisivavasanamsivasakti
samarasyamnaivedyamkalpayaminamah.ToLalita,vasudhadistarting
fromtheearth,sivavasanaminalltheelements,inallthechakras,Sivaisthe
seerandShaktiistheknown,themodifiedandunmodifiedawarenesses,their
union(samarasyam)istobeofferedasafoodoffering.Theunionbetweenthe
seerandtheseenisthefoodoffering.
6.Karpuracamphor.Lalitayaimanolayasvarupaanandakarpura
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thestateofbliss.Likethecamphorthatburnsandeliminatesitself,soweoffer
theeliminationofallthoughtsfromthemindtotheDevi.
7.Tambulampan.Lalitayaiupanisadvakyasurabhilamtambulam
kalpayaminamah.TheupanisadsarethepartsoftheVedasthatdealwith
knowledge.Vakmeansthesentences.Surabhilamisperfumed.Theperfumed
speechattheendoftheVedasrelatingtoknowledge,thatisofferedasthe
mouthfreshingpantoDevi.
8.ThelastofferingisofferingourselvestoDeviSivohamSivaham.IamSiva.
YouareSiva.
KamaKalaDhyanam
WemeditateonthefaceofDeviasSaraswati,HerbreastsasGoddessLaksmi,
andHergenitalsasGoddessDurga,KaliorLalita.Inthismeditation,you
visualizeyourselfasDevi,andDeviineverything.Allthatyouseeisyourself.
TakesometimetoabideinthisopenonenesswithDevi.
BaliDanam
Inthislastpartofthepuja,yougiveafoodofferingtotheKsetrapalakathe
Deitiesthatprotectthefield,thelocationwherethepujaisbeingheld.Youare
alsogivingtotheevilmongeringspiritsorforcesthatexistallaroundusso
thattheydonottroublethedevoteeswhoaredoingthepuja.
YoudrawthediagramonthefloorinfrontoftheDeviusingthesamanargyam
waterthetrianglesurroundedbythecircleandasquare.Whiledrawingyou
recite"Aimvyapakamandalayanamah".Ontopofthediagramyouplacea
smallplateorvessel,preferablyofcopper.Youputasamplingofeachofthe
foodofferingsgiventotheDeviontheplate,andpourwaterontopofit.Then
yousaythefollowingmantra:
Omhrimsarvavighnakridbhyahsarvabhutebhyohumsvaha.Sarvavighna
kridbhyaallthosewhoarecreatingobstacles;sarvabhutebhyoallthe
elementswhicharecreatingthetrouble;humsvahaIsayhumandoffer
themtothefire.ThewordHumhasaspecialmeaning.Itiscalledakurcha
bija.Whenyouholdyourbreathandpushitdownasifyouweregoingto
eliminateyourbowels,thenyoufeelafteralittlewhiletherushofblood
cominguptotheface.Thefacewillflushwiththeblood.Thatisthehum.
WhenyousayHumPhatsvaha,anddoitlongenough,thephatisthesound
ofexplosionwhenthebloodrushestoyourheadandyouloseyourbody,you
passout.Youaredead.Thisisthewaytheyogisdie.Theyjustholdtheir
breath,pushitdownandthenthebloodrushesup.Theheadisfullyenergized
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outtoSiva.ThisisthesecretoftheHumPhatSwahamantra.Swahaiswhat
youoffertothefire.Phatistheexplosivesound.Whenyouofferthebodyto
thefire,youaredead.Soinasense,PhatandSwahaarethesamething.When
yousayone,youdon'thavetosaytheother.
Thenyouclapthreetimesforthoserelatingtothebody,thoserelatingthe
elementsandthoserelatingtotheastralentities.Adiatmika,adibhutikaand
adidaivikaarethethreedisturbingelementsyoutrytoeliminate.
ToFinishthePuja
ToofferanythingtoGod,apuja,akarma,howdoweoffer?Weofferwiththe
seedandwater.Akshatas,thericegrainsrepresenttheseed.These,alongwith
wateryoupourovertheMeruSriChakra.EtatpujaphalamThefruitofthis
puja;sarvamsriparadevatarpanamastualongwithwatermayitbeoffered
tothetranscendentalGoddess;paramesvaraparnamastutothefatherGod,
Siva;GurudevatarpanamastutotheGuruwhoisthelivingGod,weoffer;
svatmarpanamastuIoffertomyself.
Attheendofthepujayoupickupthevesselcontainingtheviseshargyam,put
itontopofyourheadandthenshowitthreetimestoDevi.Afterthisyou
distributethenectartothedevotees.Donotdisturbitduringthepuja.
Parasuramakalpasutra
TheKalpaSutraisadigestofSriVidya,asystemofDivineMother'sworship
compiledbyParasuramafromseveralsystemswhichprevailedinhisday.
ThisisoneofthemanyformsofSriVidyanowinvogue.Itistheshortestand
bestarrangedoneofthemall.
ApassagefromTripurarahasyaUpanishatquotes.
IntheUpasanaKandaoftheVeda,theUpasanaorthecontemplativeworship
istreatedinallitsdetails.ThesedetailswerecompiledbySivainsixclassesof
worksknownasAgama,Rahasya,Samhita,Yamala,ArnavaandTantra,each
classbeingdevotedtoadistinctDevataorformoftheSupreme.
BhargavaRama,sonofJamadagni,sawthemtoovastadaskedhisrevered
master,BlessedDattatreyawhocombinedtheTrinityofBrahma,Vishnuand
SivainHimself,toabridgethesystem.Accordingly,seeingthattheUpasanaof
Tripurawasthehighestofallformsofworshipandthatitseffectincludedthe
effectsofallotherformsofworship,composedDattaSamhitacomprising
eighteenthousandverses,inwhichtheworshipofTripurawaslaiddownin
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FromhimBhargavaRamalearnttheSamhita.But,findingthatitwasstilltoo
vastinextentandthatitsmeaningwasstilltoodeepfortheaveragedevoteeto
understand,Ramaabridgedthesystemstillfurtherandpresenteditinan
intelligibleform.Thisabridgmentcontainedsixthousandsutrasinfifty
Khandasorsections.
Rama'spupil,again,SumedhaoftheHaritafamilywhostudiedthissutrafrom
hismaster,foundtheworkalmostasvastasDattaSamhita,andsomadean
abridgmentoftheSamhitaandtheSutra,intheshapeofanotherworkof
Sutras,takingtheformofadialoguebetweenDattandRama.Itisthis
abridgmentthathascomedowntousastheParasuramaKalpaSutra
comprisingtenKhandas.Thhoughtheworkisnotapparentlyintheformofa
dialogue,still,itmaybeinferredfromtheconcludingpassageoftheworkthat
itisadialoguebetweenthemasterandhispupil.
FindingthisSutratoodeepinitsmeaningforordinarystudentstounderstand,
Umanandanatha,adiscipleoftheblessedBhaskararaya,composedin1775the
work"Nityotsava"layingdownclearlyandmethodicallythesystemof
worshiptaughtintheSutra.IhavetakentheLalitaUpasanafromtheKalpa
Sutraandtriedtoexpalinthemeaningsinscientificidiomsuitedtothe20th
century.
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