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TANTRAS: THREE KRANTAS
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their rites and Mantras. (6) The lower face revealed Devatāsthāna, Asana, Yantra, Māla, Naivedya, Balidāna, Sadhana, Purashcharana and Mantrasiddhi. It is called Ishānāmnāya.
According to Niruttara Tantra the Pūrvāmnāya and Dakshinamnaya rites are for Pashu sādhakas. The Pashchimāmnaya is for Pashu and Vīra, the Uttrarāmnāya is for Vīra and Divya and the Urddhvāmnāya is for Divya. There are four Samprada yas amongst the Shāktas viz. Kerala, Káshmira Gauda and Vilása. In each of these there are Paddhatis such as Shuddha, Gupta and Ugra. There is variance of Devatās and rituals. The connection between these Sampradayas and Amnāyas is shown in the following verse.
ऊर्धाम्नायः केरल: स्यात् काश्मीरः पश्चिमो भवेत् ॥६॥ बिलासाख्यो वैष्णवाख्यो दक्षिणाम्नाय एव च । पूर्वे चैतन्य आख्यातस्तूत्तरे गौड एव च ॥ ६८ ॥
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THREE KRĀNTAS There are again three Krāntas-geographical divisions of India viz, Vishnu Krānta, Ratha Krānta and As'va Krānta being respectively the North-Eastern, North-Western and Southern divisions of India each of which has a separate set of 64 Tantras.
THREE MATAS There are three main Matas viz, Kādi, Hadi and Kahādi. The first has Kālī as the Devatā, the second Tripurasundari and the third Tārā i. e. Nīlasarasvati, Gauda Sampradāya considers Kādi the highest Mata, whilst Käshmira and Kerala worship Tripurā and Tārā. Out of 56 Deshas 18 follow Gauda extending from Nepala to Kalinga and 19 follow Kerala extending from Vindhyāchala to the Southern sea and the remaining Deshas Kāshmira Sampradāya.
SEVEN TĀNTRIK ACHĀRAS According to Kulārnava Tantra there are seven Achāras viz, Veda, Vaishnava, Shaiva, Dakshina, Vāma, Siddhānta and Kaula. The first four are considered Pashváchāra. In the fifth and the sixth, a gra
