Sambodhi 1983 Vol 12

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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is the Kamyasakti the ruler of desire and fulfils desire. The Sakti division is the will power-the supreme energy and is in the form of Siva.94 Again each group repiesents specific divine powers, such as File, Sun and the Moon. These three groups represent, the three states of waking, dreaming and dieamless sleep-yiśw, Taijasa and piajna and willpower, power of knowledge and powct of action. In essence, thuis Manta is said to comprise all the fundamental truths of the Universe This is considered as a very powerful Ifantia and recitation of this is sure to vield results. It is said that the man who has been 101tiated to this Mantra has no more 1ebuth.95 This pañcadasākşani is known as either Hadi oc Kadı, on the basis of beginning letter of the Mantra. It is said that Hadi is followed by Lopărudra and Kadı path is followed by Hayagriva, Agastya, and Dürvasa. For the very highly advanced and miliated. a. sixteenth letter is added, and it is called Sodasākşari. This sixteenth letter is kept very secret and not openly stated.
The Paths of Yoga and Japa Sadhanā are purely internal type of worship. The mind cannot remain steady on, what is formless (amürta). Therefore a form is accepted as aid to meditation Form is also of two kinds-gloss and subtle. The grossest form is pictorial that which is with hands. feet and so forth. Subtle foun is the diagram which is also called the body of Mantras. The well known Snyantra or Sicakra is adopted for the worslijp of Tripura or Lalita Details of Śricakra are given in Vāmakesvra Tantra, Tantrarāja,Saundaryalahari, Saubhagya Vardhani and Lakşmidhara. 2 o
The 'Sriyantra is composed of nine triangles and Cakras, one within the other until the central point oi Bindu is ieached. The names of the nine Cakras are Bhūpura, sixton petals, eight petals, first set of foui - teen angles, second set of ten inner angles, third sel of ten angles within these, fourth set of eight angles within these, three angles within these and the point or Bindu. In each of the nine Cakras the Gooddess Tripurasundart is worshipped in its centre under one of her nine names united with the Padukamantra of seven letters. These nine Cakras are also called Trilok yamohana, Sarvašaparipūraka, Sarva Samk şobhana, sarvasaubhag) a dây. aka, Sarvärtha Sadhaka, Sarvaraksäkara, Sarvarogahara, Sarvasiddhipradaand Sarränandamaya, on account of the main functions.97 These nine Cakras also represent creation (systi). maintenance (Sthiti) and absorption (Samhāra).98 In the middle of this Sricakra there are nine triangles. The five triangles with their apexes pointing downwards are indicative of Sakti elements and four with their apexes pointing upwards are of Śiva. But Laksmidhara, mentions that according to Kaulas four triangles ponting downwards are of Siva and the five triangles pointing upwards