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Bali or oblation which is a Mantra of Padmavati. It is " ॐ पद्मे पद्मे महापद्मे "(See Nāradīyamahāpurāņa Adh. 85, vv. 133-134). Note the Prakrit dative inflection of Padmavati which shows the Jain origin of the Mantra as the Jains used only Präkrit in the beginning. The fourth chapter describes twelve Yantras or diagrams for achieving different objects. The fifth chapter sets forth Yantras for accomplishing Stambhana i. e. stopping or paralysing persons and their activities and passing successfully through various ordeals. One of these Yantras relates to Vārtāli alias Vārāhi who is a Vidya allied to Sri Vidya and is known as Dandini.* It is meant for stopping motion, paralysing an army or the tongue of a rival debater or appeasing an angry person. A Prakrit Mantra invoking the 1st Tirthankara Sri Rṣabha referred to in v. 8 and set forth verbatim in the commentary thereon is a part of this Yantra. This establishes the connection of Sri Rṣabha with Mantravāda. We may also note that the commentary on v. 4 gives a Prakrit Mantra eulogizing Pancaparameşți Mantra which is said to stop water and fire and to ward off great calamities caused by an enemy, epidemic, a thief or the king. Mantra of Ucchista Candālinī (Anga-Vidya of Raja-Matangi or Rāja Syamala who is again a Vidya allied to Sri Vidya) given in v. 12 as part of the diagram for successfully facing various ordeals shows the popularity that Mätanga Mantras had already attained. The sixth chapter gives Yantras and Mantras for attracting and fascinating women. Śrī Ambikā (whom the author perhaps identifies with Nityaklinna as appears from her Mantra) Kṛṣṇa-Matangini, Nityaklinnā (the 3rd Nitya), Padmavati and Katyāyani (a Vidya allied to Sri Vidyā) are invoked for the purpose in the various diagrams described in this chapter. The seventh chapter describes Yantras and Mantras for controlling and making others amenable to the will of or subser
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Bahvṛcopanişat identifies Sodasi alias Srividya with various deities as follows:" या भाव्यते सैषा षोडशी श्रीविद्या पञ्चदशाक्षरी श्रीमहात्रिपुरसुन्दरी बालाम्बिकेति बगलेति वा मातङ्गी स्वयंवर कल्याणीति भुवनेश्वरीति चामुण्डेति चण्डेति वाराहीति तिरस्करिणीति राजमातङ्गीति वा शुकश्यामलात लघुइयालेति वा अश्वारूढेति वा प्रत्यङ्गिरा धूमावती सावित्री गायत्री सरस्वती ब्रह्मानन्दकलेति ॥ "
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