| WORD FOR WORD Catuh shashtya tantraih – by 64 know-how factors Sakalam atisandaya bhuvanam sthitah– transcending the whole world while remaining immobile Tat tatsiddhiprasava paratantraih – each capable of generating its own psychic powers Pasupatihi – the Lord of Beasts Punas tvanirbandhat – by your insistence Akhila purushartaika ghatana svatantram – by that free expertness of yours Te tantram kshititalam avatirat idam – caused to be brought down this firm earth for the unified fulfillment of all life-purposes Shiva, Pashupati was very satisfied having given 64 tantras Which confers various powers. They bestow with psychic powers, one can have a lot of worldly desires. Later Shakara tells to Ambal —— at your insistence Shiva revealed 65 tantra which is his own tantra is independent. This tantra is capable of purusharthas and four aspirations. Dharma, Artha Kama, Moksha. Shakti is a supreme tattva. with all that Pragna ( the consciousness) Shiva attributed to pure consciousness and is the father of all tantras who perfected all the states of consciousness forever established in the highest state of turiya. The fourth state the turiya vasta is not difficult to attain. It is neither jagrutha nor Swapna, not deep sleep. beyond that. It is a combination of both. In Swapna, the jagrutha tells us that we are seeing a dream. The highest state of turiya at the shakti’s behest, Shiva gives away all the knowledge. It is nothing but the Pragna that is revealing it. Shakti and Pragna are inserable. When shakti wants to know something, Pragna reveals it. Our questions need to be answered by our own pragna. We are the embodiment of Pragna and Sruthi.The very knowledgableParvati the cosmic energy to Shiva. The reply reveals the mysteries of the universe, These dialogues are called tantra. Same tantras when they are given a better name takes the name of Agamas. Tantra is the practice on internal and external, these are nyasaas. We can teach an ignorant person or we can convince a person with Knowledge but in between, we have who are in between. The subject matter of 64 tantras having a lot of various interests. These tantras provide knowledge of worldly affairs. In another, they provide knowledge for Moksha. The study of Agamas and tantras shows that absolutely no topic or subject that has been excluded confined the divine to a place in his home in the literature. Those who have a place in society who are guardians are not able to come out because of compulsions of society. There are four Amnaya peetas established by Shankara for adviat Darshana, in the same manner, five centers were established, These Pancha peetas have sub peetas under them/ The Darshana is same Shiva shakti. The highest transcendental knowledge is to reveal herself in the most supreme consciousness is the Samaya tantra. A definite type of Progression is seen in the line of our thinking. At first, the human being wondered where divinity resides, in the skies, land, an eater, in space. The search has begun that way. There were various questions that started the curiosity to know the divine. Later when awareness became more refined, he personified the divine and confined the divine in his place, apart from doing this he was still confused to have any doubts. Some believed God to be Male or maybe female. There was the belief that the divine had a form or was formless. Gradually man began to realize that divinity existed, he was in fact divine and his body was shrined of the deity. This is the highest realization. Everything changes once we realize it. The entire view about him and about our life is transparent. The divinity lies in us. The revelation of tantra for shiva only revealed after receiving the nod from Shakti and as they fulfill all the needs of human beings. She didn’t disclose it. Shakti asked Shiva to reveal it. Shakti fulfills all her tasks through others without revealing herself. She wants it to be revealed by Shiva (pragna) so that someone nearby can hear it and pass it on. Ganesha notes everything down and conveys it to rishi to pass on to others. All the seeds of these mantras will go on. Samaya tantra has been handed over by Shankara. It gives direct cognition, direct perception of energy within one’s own body which is none other than the consciousness that is Samaya tantra or Srividya Samya mata within the framework of one’s own body. 64 Yoginis connected to Bramhyadhi ashtamatrukas. Each yogini represents a tantra. Soundarya lahari worship of the cosmic energy in the form of Tripurasundari where each and every portion of her is felt and hence the Samaya tantra which is established by Soundarya lahari is independent of 64 tantras that can only bestow us all purusharthas, all human aspirations. Soundarya Lahari provides kama moksha which is absorption into the divine. She is truly the Ms.Universe. All the 64 tantras talk about the expansion of the mind and liberation of energy. Liberation of energy is energy that unites with consciousness, This is the enlightenment is what tantras speak about. It gives a glimpse of what is ahead. This is the vision of Tripurasundari in Mythana. A deep spiritual union with consciousness and a deep spiritual consciousness with Shiva where she is deeply saturated in the nectar of beauty and bliss. Soundarya and Paramananda. The most supreme tattva. The conclusion is 64 tantras are nothing but 64 yoginis, 64 tantras should be referring to yogini tantras. Lakshmidhara explains Maheswari the pashu[pathi sadashiva controls all the 14 lokas. It begins from Muladhara to Sahasrara. Similarly the gravitational power below the earth. The gravitation is not just on the surface of the earth but that energy is also divided into much deeper. These patalas enforce the shiva’s administrative cycles and aims at cycling and recycling the eternal. In the process, the harnesses matrugana (under relevant) tantras. 4 to 11 are bhairava ashtakas, 12-19 Bahurupa Astakas, 20-27 yamala ashtakas, 28 Chandra digyana, 29 malini vidya, 30 Mahasamohana tantra, 32 Vamajushta, 33 – madeva tntra, 33 vatula tntra, 34 vatula uthara tantra, 35 is Rigveda tantra, 36 tantra beda tantra, 37 is guhya tantra, 38 is Kamika tantra, 39 is kalavada tantra, 40 kalasara tantra, 41 gubjithamata tantra, 42 is tantrotara tantra, 43 is Veena tantra, 44 shotala tantra, 45 is shotala uthara tantra, 46 is panchamrutha tantra, 47 Rupa beda tantra, 48 is bhutonga kamara tantra 49 kulasara tantra, 50, kulongisha tantar, 51 kulachudamani tantra 52 is sarvagyanotara tantra. 53 Mahakali tantra, 54 arinisha tantra, 55 — mohini tantra, 56– vaikunteshwara tantra, 57 —-purvamnaya tantra, 58 is Paschimamnaya tantra, 59 —- Dakshinamanaya tantra, 60 —- utharamnaya tantra, 61 — niruthramnaya tantra, 62 vimala tantra, 63 is vimalothya tantra and 64 is Devi tantra. Here Shankara cautioned that chatushshati tantra is only for information and hence is not included in Lalitha Sahasranamam. Chathushashati tantra as matruganaas are mahamayambara, yoginijala shambara, tattvashambara tantra, bhairavashtaka tantra( 12-19 is bahuroopashtaka tantra. Here we should take the Chatushshati yoginis but not applicable to Samayachara. We need to use what is required in our guru parampara. In Bahuroopashtaka shakthothpanna tantra (bramhi, Meshwari, kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Mahendri, chamunda, shivadhuti Mahalakshmi) these eight matrukas have 8 yoginis and 8*8 64 matruganaas can be worshiped. Ther are not out of the purview of Srividya. Yamalashtaka tantras They are also kama siddhi (Bramha, Vishnu, Rudra, Lakshmi, Uma, Skanda, Ganesha, Jayadratha), these yamalas are kamya siddhi, that is whatever comes from Rudra yamala, Brahma yamala is for wish fulfillment. Rudra yamala is for granting kama siddhis and 28 is Chandra gyana of Malini vidya, samsara samudra.Kapalika tantra breaks open the chakra and that is 36 tantra called Hrud(heart— Anahata) Guhya Tantra.Subha Agama Panchaka is part of Srividya. The five panchakas a tantra called Gupta tantra has mentioned Nitya shodashas, Nitya Tripurasundari, Nitya kameshwari,nitya nitya, bhagamalini, nityaklina, nitya bherunda, mahawajreshwari, roudri, nilapataka, vijaya, sarvamangala, jwalamalini. Lakshmidhara is telling us Kali, tara, tripurasundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Dhumavati, Matangi, Chinamasta, Bhagalamukhi, tripurabhiaravi, Kamalatmika.Chandayogishwari (laghu syama,triputa in srividya context).Uttaramanaya krama. 64 tantras are 64 yoginis. Chanting procedure and Nivedyam( offerings to the Lord) : If one chants this verse 1000 times each day for 45 days, offering, honey, milk and fruits as prasadam, it is said that one would be able get the attraction of everything. Note: The articles written are the extracts from daily online Jnana Yajna conducted by ‘Atmanandanatha’ on Soundarya Lahari |
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