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TV JE now come to the work proper. It is entitled Sri Bhairava Padmā
VY vati Kalpa as it deals principally with Mantras of Bhairavi Padmavati,* 'Kalpa' is explained by the commentator as Mantravāda-samüha or a collection of Mantras. We have already stated that it deals with the Māntric worship of Sri Padmavatī, an attendant deity of Sri Pārsvanātha. There are ten chapters in this work. The first chapter describes the high qualifications necessary for a Sadhaka. The second chapter deals with Nyāsas+ and Sakalikarana or the protective rite and the rite corresponding to Bhūtasuddhi and Dhyāna (v. 12). It also describes the method to ascertain whether a particular Mantra is favourable to the Sadhaka or otherwise. The third chapter deals with the mode of worship of the deity. The methods for the achievement of the sixfold Māntric object (Şatkarma) are first described and the different Māntric Pallavas, Vinyāsas, Postures, Mudrās, rosaries, modes of telling beads,
* Ch. I v. 3 identifies Padmavati with Totală, Tvarità, Nityā, Tripurā, Kāmasādhini and Tripurabhairavi. Nityās are sixteen, Tripurasundari being Mahānitya. Tvarită is the eighth Nitya and Kämasādhini is perhaps Kameśvari Nitya-see Nitya Şodaśikārņava I, p. 26, vy. 26–30. Tripura has twelve 'Bhedas' i. e. variant forms-see jñānārņavatantra XII, p. 39 ff. Uddhărakośa Tantra (p. 6 a) gives the twelve names including Bhairavi “fager at faa fagan afturae
चामुंडा नारसिंही च ऐंद्री हैमवतीश्वरी ॥ मृडानी वारुणी दुर्गा महा त्रिपुरसुन्दरी।
देव्या द्वादशनामानि प्रोक्तान्येतानि शूलिना।। Tripurābhairavi is one of the names of Tripurasundari- see jñānārņavatntra VI Pašala. This explains why Padmavati is styled Bhairavi Padmavati and this work Bhairava Padmavati Kalpa. There is no doubt that the author indentifies Sri Padmavati with Śri Vidyă alias Şodasi. According to Niruttara Tantra Sundari and Bhairavi belong to Srikula. For different forms of Padmăvati mentioned here, see Vidyānuśăsana, Samuddeśa IV, vv. 2 to 6 in Padmāsādhana. For identification of Tară with Padmavati see Sadhanamālā vol. II p. 594 and of various deities with Padmāvati see appendix 5 v. 20, as also p. 63 ante. + Note the use of the five clauses of Pancaparamești Mantra for the purpose.
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