Book Title: Comparative and Critical Study of Mantrashastra
Author(s): Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri, K V Abhayankar
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
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ॐ पद्म पद्मे महापद्मे
Bali or oblation which is a Mantra of Padmavati. It is " "(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 Pancaparamesți 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 Ucchiṣṭa Candalini (Anga-Vidya of Raja-Matangi or Raja Syamalā 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 Matanga Mantras had already attained. The sixth chapter gives Yantras and Mantras for attracting and fascinating women. Sri Ambika (whom the author perhaps identifies with Nityaklinna as appears from her Mantra) Kṛṣṇa-Matangini, Nityaklinnā (the 3rd Nitya), Padmavati and Katyāyanī (a Vidya allied to Sri Vidya) 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
Bahvṛcopaniṣat identifies Sodasi alias Srividya with various deities as follows:" या भाव्यते सैषा पोडशी श्रीविद्या पञ्चदशाक्षरी श्रीमहात्रिपुरसुन्दरी बालाम्बिकेति बगलेति वा मातङ्गी स्वयंवर कल्याणीति भुवनेश्वरीति चामुण्डेति चण्डेति वाराहीति तिरस्करिणीति राजमातङ्गीति वा शुकश्यामलेति वा लघुश्यामलेति वा अश्वारूढेति वा प्रत्यङ्गिरा धूमावती सावित्री गायत्री सरस्वती ब्रह्मानन्दकलेति ॥ "
