15 Nityā Devīs according to Tantrarājatantra (source Mike Magee)

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"The chakra of the letters of the alphabet is based upon time and so is identical with the sidereal zodiac." - Tantraraja Tantra The Nityas or Eternities of...

15 Nityā Devīs according to Tantrarājatantra (source Mike Magee)

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9. Kulasundarī (ऌं / ḷṁ)

Her vidya-mantra is given as Aim Hrim Shrim Aim Klim Sauh Kulasundari Nitya Shri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah.

She has twelve arms and six faces, says the Tantraraja. In her right hands she holds coral mala (rosary), lotus, a gem-studded pitcher, drinking cip, lemon and displays the exposition mudra. Her left hands hold book, red lotus, golden pen, garland of gems, conch shell with the last showing the boon mudra, according to the same tantra. Around her are hostes of Kinnaras, Yakshas, Devas and Gandharvas.

The letters of the vidya Aim Klim Sauh comprise the Tripura bulb which is the united state of knower, knowledge and object of knowledge; the three humours of Vata, Kapha and Sleshma; and Fire, Sun and the Moon. According to the DS (chapter 48), Kulasundari is identical with Bala and placed in the Eastern lion-seat.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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10. Nityā (ॡं / ḹṁ)

The Kalpasutra's version of Nitya Nitya's mantra runs Ha Sa Ka La Ra Daim Ha Sa Ka La Ra Dim Ha Sa Ka La Ra Dauh Nitya Nitya Shri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah.

The Tantraraja describes her as like the dawn sun, ruling the Shaktis of the bodily dhatus (Dakini, Shakini, Rakini &c), dressed in red clothes and wearing rubies. She has three eyes and 12 arms and holds in her hands noose, white lotus, sugar cane bow, shield, trident, and favour mudra, goad, book, flowering arrows, sword, skull, mudra dispelling fear.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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11. Nilapatākā (एं / eṁ)

Her name means Sapphire Banner and her mantra is Aim Hrim Shrim Phrem Strum Krom Am Klim Aim Blum Nityamadadrave Hum Phrem Hrim Em Nilapataka Nitya Shri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah.

The Tantraraja says that she is nila (sapphire) in hue with five faces and ten arms, wearing red clothes and beautiful gems. Her left hands show noose, banner, shield, horn bow, and the mudra granting gifts. Her right hands show goad, dart, sword, arrows and the mudra banishing fear. She sits on a lotus surrounded by hordes of Shaktis like her. She rules the Yakshinis and the 64 Chetakas and has an uncanny collection of siddhis or magical powers to grant to her sadhaka or sadhika including a sword unbeatable in battle (Khadga siddhi), Treasure, the power to see through walls (Anjana), the ability to travel miles in an instant (Paduka Siddhi) and lots, lots more.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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12. Vijayā (ऐं / aiṁ)

She brings victory in battle and success in buying and selling, hence her name, Victorious.

According to Nityotsava, her vidya mantra is Aim Hrim Shrim Bha Ma Ra Ya Aum Aim Vijaya Nitya Shri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah. According to the DS she has one head and 10 arms and wears a garland of human skulls but the dhyana or meditation image in the Tantraraja differs from this. There she has five heads and 10 arms which hold conch, noose, shield, bow, white lily, discus, goad, arrows and lemon.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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13. Sarvamaṅgalā (ओं / oṁ)

Her name means "all auspicious" and her vidya mantra is Aim Hrim Shrim Svaum Om Sarvamangala Nitya Shri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah. She has two arms and one head, sits on her lotus yantra and has eyes which represent the sun and the moon, while she smiles sweetly. In her right hand she holds a citron and with the left shows the boon-giving mudra. All her 76 attendants surround her, they are solar, lunar and fiery.

She rules over the kalas (parts or digits) of the sun (12), the moon (16) and fire (10). This numbers 38 and her attendants are doubled because each is with her consort.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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14. Jvālāmālinī (औं / auṁ)

Her name means "garlanded with flames" and her mantra, according to Tantrarajatantra, is Om namo bhagavati Jvalamalini devadevi sarvabhutasamharakarike jatavedasi jvalanti jvala jvala prajvala prajvala Hrim Hrim Hum Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Jvalamalini Hum Phat Svaha.

As the Nitya of flame, she is surrounded by Shaktis, each of whom resembles her and she herself has a body of flaming fire, with six faces and 12 arms. Each of her faces, each with three eyes, smile sweetly.

Her 12 hands hold noose, goad, arrow, mace, tortoise, spear, flame and she shows two mudras - granting boons and dispelling fear.

The DS gives a different yantra to the Tantraraja, with one of the mandalas having forty rather than 32 petals.

The Shaktis and her description also show variants. She is described as sitting on a lion-seat, and holds different weapons which include the damaru drum and a jar of wine.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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15. Citrā (अं / aṁ)

The last Nitya in the cycle is Chitra, whose mantra is Aim Hrim Shrim Ckaum Am Chitra Nitya Shri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah. Her name means variegated and she wears a silk garment of different colours, has four arms, one head and holds noose, goad, and shows the gestures granting boons and dispelling fears.

Source: http://www.shivashakti.com/nitya.htm

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16. Mahānityā (अः / aḥ)

Sagar

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JyothiViswanadham

Hi ,

It is mentioned that Nitya Devi's are product of Elements and Guna

So, What is mapping of it?
Kameshwari == space * sattva ?

Like that..

Can some one share some light on it

Many thanks in advance

Adikeshava

JyothiViswanadham Yes, they are related to the expanding qualities of the 'five great elements.' It is a bit complicated and requires a solid understanding of how the tattvas unfold in reality according to the nondual Śaiva traditions. Unfortunately, the exact correlations between the tattvas (and their preceding tanmātra qualities) and the Nityākalā devīs are not given in the texts as far as I've seen, but the general idea is that the tattvas flow from one another and the previous tattvas are the cause of the following ones--gathering qualities as they 'cascade' throughout reality. As an example, concerning the five principal elements, the so-called lowest tattva, earth "pṛthvī" would contain all five qualities of the tanmātras. If I manage to find the exact correlations between the devīs and the qualities of the pañcamahābhūtas, I will let you know. Śrī gurubhyo namaḥ

SteveHora-Vedic-Astrologer

Adikeshava

The tithis 15 are classified into 5 pancha boothas. That way the boothas or elements are mapped Tithi Devis inside the Shir Chakra.

https://stevehora.com/articles/tithi-information/

https://www.quora.com/profile/Steve-Hora

Adikeshava

SteveHora-Vedic-Astrologer @JyothiViswanadham yes, the organizing principle is based on vyāpaka (pervasion). For details on how these goddesses relate to the Pañcamahābhūtas, see Cidvilāsastava Verse 22

The following chart provides the exact correlations and has been provided in the notes to verse 22 of the Cidvilāsastava- a foundational Śrīvidyā text on the esoteric contemplation of ritual which is available open-access.

SteveHora-Vedic-Astrologer

Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Poorna are mapped to Pratipat and so on.

And in turn Nanda etc are mapped to Pancha Boothas.

Saraswati

Why is it that there is a difference in the sequence of the Nitya Devis in Krishna Paksha in different schools?

Sometimes Krishna Pratipada is associated with Kameshwari, just like in Shukla Pratipada, and all the Nitya Devis are associated with the same tithis as in Shukla Paksha (Kameshwari to Jwalamalini in both Shukla and Krishna Paksha).

Others teach the reverse sequence in Krishna Paksha, starting with Jwalamalini on Krishna Pratipada and going backwards to kameshwari on Krishna Chatrudashi.

I have been researching this for a while and trying to figuer out which scriptures this comes from and which one makes more sense practically.

Does anyone have some insights into this issue?

SteveHora-Vedic-Astrologer

Saraswati

As per Shri Chakra's tithi Devis, each Devi return back to Surya, and all become one on Pournima. And they go away as waxing of Chandra starts.

So the naming is same from Amavasya and Pournima starting, as from Kameshwari.

In the temple of Lalitha Ambhika in ThiruMeeyachur, the above sequence is followed, and in the drawings of tithi Devi's also there.

NiusS

I found on a blog which lunar phases correspond to each Nitya Devis, are these correct?

Because I found two.

The first is:Lunar Phases and Nitya Goddesses (Including Tripura Sundari)

From New Moon (Amavasya) to Full Moon (Poornima) - Shukla Paksha

1. Amavasya (New Moon) - Chitra (Chidroopa)

2. Pratipada (First Day) - Jwalamalini

3. Dwitiya (Second Day) - Sarvamangala

4. Tritiya (Third Day) - Vijaya

5. Chaturthi (Fourth Day) - Neelapataka

6. Panchami (Fifth Day) - Nitya

7. Shashti (Sixth Day) - Kulasundari

8. Saptami (Seventh Day) - Tvarita

9. Ashtami (Eighth Day) - Tvarita

10. Navami (Ninth Day) - Shivaduti (Roudri)

11. Dashami (Tenth Day) - Vahnivasini

12. Ekadashi (Eleventh Day) - Bherunda

13. Dwadashi (Twelfth Day) - Nityaklinna

14. Trayodashi (Thirteenth Day) - Bhagamalini

15. Chaturdashi (Fourteenth Day) - Kameshwari

16. Poornima (Full Moon) - Maha Tripura Sundari

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From Full Moon (Poornima) to New Moon (Amavasya) - Krishna Paksha

1. Poornima (Full Moon) - Maha Tripura Sundari

2. Pratipada (First Day) - Kameshwari

3. Dwitiya (Second Day) - Bhagamalini

4. Tritiya (Third Day) - Nityaklinna

5. Chaturthi (Fourth Day) - Bherunda

6. Panchami (Fifth Day) - Vahnivasini

7. Shashti (Sixth Day) - Shivaduti (Roudri)

8. Saptami (Seventh Day) - Tvarita

9. Ashtami (Eighth Day) - Tvarita

10. Navami (Ninth Day) - Kulasundari

11. Dashami (Tenth Day) - Nitya

12. Ekadashi (Eleventh Day) - Neelapataka

13. Dwadashi (Twelfth Day) - Vijaya

14. Trayodashi (Thirteenth Day) - Sarvamangala

15. Chaturdashi (Fourteenth Day) - Jwalamalini

16. Amavasya (New Moon) - Chitra (Chidroopa)

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Note:

This version includes Maha Tripura Sundari as the goddess associated with the Full Moon (Poornima), as stated in the source. The remaining 15 Nityas are correctly matched to their respective lunar phases.

And the second one it's:

Lunar Phases and Nitya Goddesses (Excluding Tripura Sundari)

From New Moon (Amavasya) to Full Moon (Poornima) - Shukla Paksha

1. Amavasya (New Moon) - Chitra (Chidroopa)

2. Pratipada (First Day) - Jwalamalini

3. Dwitiya (Second Day) - Sarvamangala

4. Tritiya (Third Day) - Vijaya

5. Chaturthi (Fourth Day) - Neelapataka

6. Panchami (Fifth Day) - Nitya

7. Shashti (Sixth Day) - Kulasundari

8. Saptami (Seventh Day) - Tvarita

9. Ashtami (Eighth Day) - Tvarita

10. Navami (Ninth Day) - Shivaduti (Roudri)

11. Dashami (Tenth Day) - Vahnivasini

12. Ekadashi (Eleventh Day) - Bherunda

13. Dwadashi (Twelfth Day) - Nityaklinna

14. Trayodashi (Thirteenth Day) - Bhagamalini

15. Chaturdashi (Fourteenth Day) - Kameshwari

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From Full Moon (Poornima) to New Moon (Amavasya) - Krishna Paksha

1. Poornima (Full Moon) - Kameshwari

2. Pratipada (First Day) - Bhagamalini

3. Dwitiya (Second Day) - Nityaklinna

4. Tritiya (Third Day) - Bherunda

5. Chaturthi (Fourth Day) - Vahnivasini

6. Panchami (Fifth Day) - Shivaduti (Roudri)

7. Shashti (Sixth Day) - Tvarita

8. Saptami (Seventh Day) - Tvarita

9. Ashtami (Eighth Day) - Kulasundari

10. Navami (Ninth Day) - Nitya

11. Dashami (Tenth Day) - Neelapataka

12. Ekadashi (Eleventh Day) - Vijaya

13. Dwadashi (Twelfth Day) - Sarvamangala

14. Trayodashi (Thirteenth Day) - Jwalamalini

15. Chaturdashi (Fourteenth Day) - Chitra (Chidroopa)

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Note:

This version excludes Maha Tripura Sundari, as her lunar phase is described as invisible to humans, according to the source text. The remaining 15 Nityas are correctly assigned to their respective lunar phases.

So which of the two is correct?

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