In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described.
The Divine Mother is the soul of all Tantras.
A mantra is the Bija Aksharam in verbal form and a Yantra is the pictorial representation of the mantra.
It is through mantra recitation the devotee worships the deity. On the other hand, Tantra is the methodology to worship the deity through yantra.
There are many types of tantras. When there are problems in corroborating a yantra, there should be other ways to handle such problems. The Tantras are used for this; to get all the benefits from the deity through the yantras, without any interpretation.
To handle the human body in such smoother way, the Tantric method is apt. Yogis use these tantras to control the needs of the body and to develop methods to meditate upon Supreme Self.
The Divine Mother who knows this universe thoroughly, is behind all these tantras. She handles all tantras well.
A proper way to worship the Divine Mother is by the use of tantra. To get the benefits of such in worships, one needs to use the tantras in proper manner. Tantras safeguard the devotees from any deficiencies in his worshipping method. The tantric methods are said to have been given by Lord Shiva to the Divine Mother.
The worship of Divine Mother is the goal of all Tantric practices. All paths that are laid down in sastras merge in Her, just as rivers merge in ocean. Meditation on Her form, from head to toe, is the easiest Tantric method.
24 different tantric methods are
described as part of meditation on the Divine Mother’s body.
They are as follows:
1.
Kanika as Her feet.
2.
Yogaja as Her heels.
3.
Karana and Prasrta as Her toes.
4.
Ajita as Her knees.
5.
Dipta as her thighs.
6.
Amsuma as her back.
7.
Suprabheda as Her navel.
8.
Vijaya as Her stomach.
9.
Nisvasa as Her heart.
10.
Svayambhuva as Her bosom.
11.
Anala as Her three eyes.
12.
Viragama as Her throat.
13.
Ruru as Her ears.
14.
Makuta as Her crown.
15.
Vipula as Her arms.
16.
Candrajnana as Her chest.
17.
Bimba as Her face.
18.
Prodgita as Her tongue.
19.
Lalitha as Her cheeks
20.
Siddha as Her forehead.
21.
Santana as Her earrings.
22.
Kirana as Her gems.
23.
Vatula as Her garnaments.
24. All other tantras as hair in Her body.
Sri Vidya Devi - Tantra Sadhana
C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 17 August 2020.
References:
1. The Thousand Names
of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San
Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon
2. Shri Lalitha
Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies,
Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.
3. The Lalitha
Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam,
Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by
Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.
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