Book Title: Comparative and Critical Study of Mantrashastra
Author(s): Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri, K V Abhayankar
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
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TANTRIK SADHANA: PURIFICATION OF THE 'FIVE'
PURIFICATION OF THE "FIVE "
The purificatory rites are five and are preliminary to actual worship. In the Kulāmava Tantra (VI Ullasa vv. 16-22 ) it is said:
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"O Devi so long as a Sàdhaka does not carry out the five forms of purification, how can be perform worship of a Devată? These are purification of self (Atmashuddhi) of place (Sthanashuddhi), of Mantra (Mantrashuddhi) of articles for worship (Dravyashuddhi), and of Devată (Devashuddhi). Worship wi.hout purification of the five is intended only for abhichāra.
सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा नित्यं सर्वराजदर्शकरी । यथा मुक्ताफलमयी तथा स्फटिकनिर्मिता ॥ रुद्राक्षमालिका मोक्षे सर्वसंपत् समृद्धिदा । प्रवालमाला वश्ये तु सर्वकार्यार्थसाधिका ॥ माणिक्यमाला फलदा साम्राज्यफलदायिनी ।
"1. Purification of the self of the Sadhaka consists of proper bathing, purification of the elements (Bhütashuddhi), breath-exercises (Pranayama), and so forth, and Nyasa of six parts of the body (Shadanganyasa), and all other forms of Nyasa.
पुत्रजीवकमालातु विद्यालक्ष्मीप्रदा सताम् ॥ पद्माक्षमाळया लक्ष्मीर्जायते च महती परा ।
रक्तचन्दनमाला तु सर्वभोगप्रदायिनी ॥ ज्ञानार्णवे १७ पटले श्रो० ७-१०
Compare Verse 11 Adhikāra III, Sri Bhairava Padmavati Kalpa. Mantra -Mahodadhi, XXV Taranga describes the different rosaries, and different fingers of the hand to be used in counting beads of the rosary, in accordance with the different objects to be achieved:
शंखजा पद्मयीजोत्था निवारिष्टफलोद्भवा ।
प्रेतदन्तभवा वा हरदोत्था खरदंतजा || ४० ॥ जपमालाः कमाज्ज्ञेयाः शांतिमुख्येषु कर्मसु । मध्यमायां स्थित मालां ज्येष्ठेनावर्तयेत्सुधीः ॥४१॥ शान्तौ वश्ये तथा पुष्टौ भोगमोक्षार्थके जपे ।
अनामांगुष्ठयोगेन स्तंभनादौ जपेत्सुधीः ॥ ४२ ॥
तर्जन्यंगुष्ठयोगेन द्वेषोचाटनयोः पुनः ।
कनिष्ठांगुष्ठसंयोगान्मारणे प्रजपेत्सुधीः ॥४३॥
The beads of a rosary for an auspicious or approved object may be 108, 54 or 27 and should be 15 in case of an unapprovable object (Abhichāra)
