Varahi Tantra (English Study)
by Roberta Pamio | 2014 | 29,726 words
This English essay studies the Varahi Tantra and introduces the reader to the literature and philosophy of the Shakta Tradition to which this text belongs. These Shakta Tantras are doctrines where the Mother Goddess is conceived as the Supreme deity who is immanent and transcendental at the same time. The Varahitantra (lit. the "Doctrine of th...
Chapter 23 - Prayoga (the application of the Sādhanā of a deity)
This chapter opens with a discussion about prayoga, the "application" of the sādhanā of a deity for specific purpose.
Verses 1-23 describe the puraścaraṇa,[1] which is said to be necessary before any prayoga.
Verses 24-65 speak about the ṣaṭkarmas, which are śānti (pacification), vaśya (subjugation), stambhana (immobilization), vidveṣa (causing dissention), uccāṭana (erradication) and māraṇa (liquidation).
Verses 66-76 exlain about the balidāna.
Verses 77-110 give the rules for śavasādhanā.
Verses 111-158 speak about kumārīpūja.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
These verses are present at the beginning of the ninth chapter of the Parātantra and in the twenty-fifth chapter of the Vārāhī Tantra (vv.78-120).