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Source: Semantic Scholar: The Brahmayāmalatantra (dissertation)

Yāgapaṭala (यागपटल) refers to the “chapter on the (nine) pantheons (of the Brahmayāmala)” according to the Brahmayāmalatantra (or Picumata), an early 6th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—[Cf. Yāgavidhi]—Several sections of the text teach the basic yāgas or mantra-deity pantheons of the Brahmayāmala and their associated rites (yāgavidhi/vidhāna). The Nine Yāgas, pantheons centered upon each deity, in turn, of the core maṇḍala—Bhairava (-Bhairavī), the Four Devīs, and Four Dūtīs—are listed by name in the opening of Brahmayāmala III. These have their configurations specified in Brahmayāmala XIII, the “chapter on the Nine Pantheons” (nava-yāgapaṭala). Gṛhayāga, or the worship performed in a shrine utilizing the Nine Pantheons, appears to be the normative form of daily worship.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Partial matches: Yaga, Patala.

Ends with: Navayagapatala.

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