[Dhāraṇā 31] VERSE 54 स्वदेहे जगतो वापि सूक्ष्मसूक्ष्मतराणि च । तत्त्वानि यान्ति निलयं ध्यात्वान्ते व्यज्यते परा ॥ svadehe jagato vāpi sūkṣmasūkṣmatarāṇi ca / tattvāni yānti nilayaṁ dhyātvānte vyajyat...

Śrī Aśvārūḍhāmbā is the Pratyaṅga deity of Srī Lalitāmbikā, created from Her noose. She is the twenty-third raśmimālā mantra. She is seated on a horse called Aparājitā - undefeated. In Lalitopākhyānā,...

Śrī Annapūrṇambā is the upāṅga deity of Śrī Lalitāmbikā found as the twenty-second mantra. She is also worshiped in pañca pañcikā devatās in kamadhugā pañcaka, as the last kamadhugā ambā. In anuttarām...

Namaste. Can anyone please let me know in Navavaran pooja vishesha Argya consecration process why Ginger is used. Ans secondly ..do we need to have separate 2 vessel for vishesha Argya..one as Karna k...

Like many other traditions of India, the Tantric tradition also describes mokṣa or liberation as the final goal of the human life. It is essentially necessary for all people seeking liberation to avoid...

The great way isn't difficult for those who are unattached to their preferences. Let go of longing and aversion, and everything will be clear. When you cling to a hairbreadth of distinction, heaven an...

Śarabha murti is one of the sixty-four forms of Lord Śiva, which is a combination of animals, bird, and the human body, Ākāśa Bhairava Kalpa is a text on the methods of worship of this form. The follo...

Gandharvarāja Mantra One of the main rituals of a Srīvidyopāsaka is the chanting of the Rasmimāla mantras encoded in the Paraśurāma Kalpa Sūtra, which are 37 in number, beginning with Gāyatri mantra a...

Guru - The preceptor ‘Ga’ is īśvara tattva as seen from the mapping of syllables to thirty-six tattvas, and ‘u’- jñana śakti, thus the human form of Lord with the power of knowledge is seen in this sy...

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Our scriptures declare that there are different levels of joy experienced by an individual. The joy experienced in seeing an object of desire is called ‘Moda’, on possession, the joy is named ‘Āmoda' ...

Spirituality is a wonder by itself; there are many paths to realize this reality. All these paths have been revealed at someplace and some time to the sages/prophets by the Divine. Indian spirituality...

Image source: Sarah Tomlinson The principle maṇḍala of a major Tantric tradition is a sacred cosmogram.1 There the divine beings of that tradition which populate the universe and the metaphysical and ...

Supplication to the guru ~ Poornananda Natha Saraswathi Praying to the guru is not necessarily a matter of chanting mantras or reading a supplication composed by others. The real prayer, on the relati...

Drawing Śrī Yantra freehand with Sarah Tomlinson In this video, Sarah Tomlinson teaches a freehand drawing of Śrī Cakra, a method that was taught to her by Guruji Amritananda.

The teachings of Kashmir Shaïvism are one of the foundation stones of the Śrī Vidyā tradition. Also referred to as the ‘doctrine of Direct Recognition’ (pratyabhijñā) or the ‘Yoga of supreme identity’...

While going through Guruji’s old materials we came across an unfinished typed manuscript titled “Sudhā Syandinī Bhāśyam” which contains Guruji’s commentary on the first 260 names of Lalitā Sahasranāma...

Therefore worship him, worship his feet, cherish the sandals which house his feet, the pādukā. Just as the essence of Speech is there below in the basic centre, mūlādhāra, just as the lowest in the ru...

The three primary modes of cosmogony are sṛṭṣi (emanation) sthiti (sustenance), and saṃhāra (dissolution). They are often spoken of as creation, preservation, and destruction and are popularly known i...