Comparative Study of Mantrashastra

SR No.: 006575
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publication Year: 1944
Total Pages: 376
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, L000, & L020
File Size: 21 MB

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APPENDICES: SRI CAKRESVARI
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Sri Cakreśvari is a Sāsanadevī (the deity presiding over the fold) being the attendant deity of Sri Rșabhadeva the first Tirthankara, so the other 23 Sāsanadevis are her companion-deities. She being one of the deities presiding over Sūrimantra, Panca paramești Mantra and Siddhacakrayantra, the other presiding deities thereof are her allied deities. Besides the deities usually shown in the Yantra of a deity viz. 16 Vidyādevīs, 10 Dikpālas, 9 Grahas and Kșetrapāla,* Sri, Hri, Dhști, Kirti, Buddhi and Lakşmi are shown in her Yantra in the collection of the writer as her Angadevatās. 64 Yoginis and 52 Viras and 8 Bhairavas are the usual attendants of a Devi as can be seen from Bhagvati-Mandala given at pp. 207 to 209, Acāradinakara. Sri Siddhacakrayantra mentions Jaya, Vijaya, Jayanti, Aparajitā, Irml Mohā, Stambha and Andhā as the eight attendant deities and Pūrņabhadra, Mānībhadra, Kapila and Pingala as four Viras and Sri Vimalesvaradeva as one of the principal presiding deities. This will furnish sufficient information as to Sri Cakreśvari's 'Parivāra'.
APPENDICES 22 and 23 Both the hymns of Sri Cakreśvari in the Appendices 22 and 23 show her "Vahana' to be the eagle and describe her distinguishing symbol viz. the discus as wielded by her. The second hymn suggests that she wields discuses in her two hands and states that with the other two she holds a lotus and a fruit.
The hymn in Appendix 22 is by the famous Mantrika Achārya Sri Jindattasūri whose life we have already described-see pp. 214-216 nte. * We have already made our remarks as to the authorship of the
* At page 181 Ācāradinakara Vol. II are gives several current names of Kșetrapāla viz. Kalamegha, Meghanāda etc. and he is described to be of 5 colours namely KȚşņa (black), Gaura (white) Kāñcana (golden) Dhūsara (dusky) and Kapila (variegated). * In his hymn 'Siggham avaharau viggham' he invokes Sri Cakreśvari thus:--
"चक्केसरि चक्रधरा विहिपहरिउछिन्त्रकंधरा धणियं । सिवसरणलग्गसंघस्स सम्बहा हरउ विग्घाणि ||"