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The Beginning
Buddha Jayanthi! Full Moonday in the month of May.
Midsummer! The land locked city baked at 45o C in the Sun the whole
day, is trying to cool itself in the reflected Sunlight.
The cool,
comfortable and consoling moonlight, in vain. The oppressive heat,
coupled with the pollution from the vehicle exhausts is suffocating. I
sat up in the bed, unable to sleep. The room was filled with moon
light. The cool air..butThe water body hereby, unable to quench
the thirst of the people, is trying to cool the air, in a loosing battle with
the heat. The air was polluted with the stench from the foul. Oh! God
grumbled the earth. In response the skies granted and then it
happened!
Tatillatha (Sanskrit word) The clarion call, of the onset of Monsoon.
Cutting across the skies from one end to the other end of the earth.
Curving like a rainbow, traveling at a high speed, illuminating every
thing along the path, paling the moonlight, reaching beyond the
horizon.
My mind filled with joy! Never before I knew such a joy!
realisation dawned like the lightning itself.

Prologue
World is people.
People of different kinds of nature and
capability. Some are gifted. Some acquire the ability to be distinct.
Some, more fortunate are born with the ability to excel and retain the
same through out their life. Of all these who is great? The obvious
answer the noble. Noble are those with all the superlative capability
still remain humble, Spartan and selfless un-attachment. They are
with us. One among the normal people. Yet distinct in their altruistic
temperament. They live, breathe and work for the good of humanity.
For, simplicity leads to selflessness, this inturn leads to giving and this
is the outcome of Spartan living. These are manifestations of a pure,
unfettered soul. Who live, within us untouched by the world outside.
If you are in the know of such person one is blessed. For, that person
is a face in the crowd. To spot that face is difficult.

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It was my good fortune, I came to know, that face in the crowd,
so special, is Prahlada Sastry Nishtala. About whom any thing said in
praise is like holding a torch to the Sun. But I decided to do just that.
I want to tell the world that here is a great person who gave to the
people around the peace they sought, the solace they required, the
guidance they begged for, yet remained humble and self effacing. He
is the darling of the Goddess Sri Lalitha, who led him by hand and built
a home for herself: an abode of her choice and made him her
representative. Through him she listens to the people in distress and
reaches out to them with love and affection.

First Experience
Prahlad!
Sastry!
He is falling!
Some body hold him
What hit him?
He will fall off the step
Did he not eat? Is he unwell?
Mom! Come fast
A melee of tongues, Running feet! Nothing could stop him. He fell of
the step, unconscious. His father came running. Carried him inside.
The doctor arrived. He examined the eleven year old kid, carefully and
thoroughly and declared Nothing is wrong No cause for worry! He
will be alright soon. Tomorrow we will test him for Malaria possibly
and left.
Next day he was down with high temperature. The doctor as
promised tested him for Malaria and diagnosed & put him an Quinine.
The Quinine treatment did more damage than good. It dulled
the photographic memory of the boy. The doctor did not know

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neither about his wrong diagnosis nor the effect. It was not Malaria.
Infact it was not any physical syndrome that caused the fall or the
fever.
It was beyond the reach of the ordinary instruments.
Something unfathomable and in explicable. For the little boy it was
the first of its kind. He could not withstand the impact of the
experience, nor the suddenness with which it hit. He was fully shaken.
He was afraid. He could not explain it in words.

Sastry took sometime to recover. But not able to forget the

experience. By nature he is a quiet boy. Not particularly interested in
the games of the boys of his age. He silently sat in the verandah
steps watching his friends play. Only once he tried to join in but hurt
himself so he quit. He is spectator, lost in his own reveries, or the
romantic, fanciful dreaming world.
He would suddenly hear the
melodious notes of flute played by a maestro. He looks around for the
musician and finds the smiling image of Krishna with his peacock
feather head gear in the leaves of a tree in front of him. He would
declare to his friends There did you see? Krishna! Lord Krishna! His
friends would laugh it off. They called him the Dreamer, absent
minded Prof. Only his sister a few years elder, believed him. She felt
her brother is some one special. How innocently true!
After a few days Surya Lakshmi neared her brother and asked
him.
Why did you fall like that day, dear?
I do not know sister!
Did anyone push you? she was concerned.
No! It just happened! Suddenly I felt the world around me is turning
at a high speed like a spinning wheel, a whirlpool. Every thing was
losing its shape. A big spool of light! and I feel
While you are falling did you see anything clearly or did you hear any
thing?
Not sure. But I heard or not I went traveling into the sky. There
were so many beautiful places. I visited them at the high speed of the
whirlpool!.

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You did not contact Malaria. It is the revelation that you got which
scared you. So, the fever. The experience is too high for the little
mind of my kid brother she declared fondly.
Sister! Why do I get so many doubts?
What doubts?
So many! Constantly I am .. grumbled the kid.
You are what?
I keep inquiring people about these. But none give me a satisfactory
or convincing reply
What type. Ask I will try she readied herself.
How did this world came existence?
God created it
Why?
He loves us all so he made it!
Why does he love us? Does he know us?
Yes!
How? But where is He? Where does He live?
Suryalakshmis wisdom stopped here. She has no answer How? I do
not know. Only the elders will know the answer. She evaled.
But they are not explaining
Just now your said they know
But.. She stalled.
I want to know where God is? Why did He create this world? If He
created it why does not He enjoy it. Why cannot we see Him? How
are you or anybody is sure that it is Him who created this world. If so
why do not I get a clear cut answer?

Oh! God! You have too many questions. Many may not even know
their existence. Do not bother people with the Questions they cannot
answer She chided the little brother.
But I always have them in my mind bothering me Sastrys
helplessness.
Dear! Listen to me. Do not bother your little mind looking for
answers. Concentrate on your studies. excel, earn well, live a happy
and comfortable life she counseled.

The roots
1934! A year in the first millennium. But for the family of
Nishtala, a small middle class family in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh, it has a special day to remember. 26th September, The elder
son of the family was born to Nishtala Narasimha Rao and Smt
Lakshmi Narasamma. Their first child was a girl, Suryalakshmi. After
four years gap the boy was born. The sister was thrilled at having
somebody to play with. She was very fond of the stories from the epic
Bhagavatha, the story of the Lord Vishnu and his incarnations.
Particularly as a child she liked the child devotee of the Lord, Prahlada.
As soon as she saw her brother she called him as Prahlada which
stuck as his name.
Nistala Narasimha Rao was a Gandhian. Though he never took
part in the freedom struggle of India directly, he believed in the
principles of Gandhian thought, namely Swadeshi; self reliance and
the simplicity in every walk of life. Not much of worldly needs. He ran
his photographic studio on these lines. Though not highly educated he
earned enough to run his small family. His Gandhian attire bespoke
his life style. His studio at Visakhapatnam has trained many a budding
photography.
Under such guidance naturally, Sastry along with his brother and
sister also turned out to be highly principled and exemplary
individuals.
From the beginning Sastry was considered a special child. He is
quiet and calm. Always in an inquisitive mood. His mind used to pop

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up questions which he went asking the elders to clarify. The root
cause of the creation and the creator are not the questions everybody
can answer. So he was bothered about where to go to get the
answers. That made him an introspect and introvert; and unlike the
other children of his age. He used to sit quietly all by himself, lost in
thought; at those times he used to hear extraordinary noises, music,
flute notes. There were so engrossing and endearing he used to be
carried away by them. He used to feel that he is traveling on the
clouds into unknown luminous worlds.
Sometimes he will here
percussions of the jingle bells, or the temple bells which makes him
feel like dancing. All these experiences which he could not fathom
made him concentrate. In trying to understand the phenomena he
developed a photographic memory. This helped him in his later years
to achieve the goals set by the life with uncanny ease.
The atmosphere in the home and his friendship and kinship with
his sister made him read the epics

frame a very early age of 8. He could reach the tip of the tongue to
the tip of the nose and held it. This particular mudra in yogic
terminology is called Khechari

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Sastrys father died at the age of 55. Then the boy was 15 years
old.
As the elder son of the family he had to take over the
responsibility of the family along with personal and his brothers
education. Even though he topped in the 12th standard and got
admission at Kharagpur IIT, he could not attend the interview for want
of funds. So he decided to graduate from the Andhra University
locally, and did Post Graduation from the same University in Nuclear
Physics.
His personal disappointment made him fulfill his brothers dream
to become an engineer (a professional degree) though with lot of
difficulty and financial problems, he had to wade through.
The point of introspection was the various voices and the
beautiful image of associated with the musical notes, remained with
him for a lot of time. He was unable to explain or explicit his feelings.
So that his questions will be clarified. At the end he decided to
postpone his quest, to a later period and plunge himself into studies
which was his primary concern at that age. Infact that was the advice
his sister gave him at an early age.

From his school days he was constantly thinking about the

religious rites, religions and the believes associated with it. The
question, doubts he expressed with people around did not get any
satisfactory explanations or he was not convinced with the given

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explanations. To add to this he was experiencing the visions. He
wanted to find out why? But of no avail. Probably he would have been
successful in this if he had proper guide or Guru who would be able to
understand him. Pout then it did not happen. So when he decided to
postpone this spiritual journey. It was a correct decision. It gave him
a breathing space and more ahead with his normal day routine. He
wanted to get to the root of all his quest but the life decided for him to
chook his route. Thus his journey of the material world started.
Though, with an inward and introspective companion to keep
company.
The family was not really rich on the normal standards. Every
expense has to be rated and weighed for its purposefulness and be
prioraritised.
When a rupee had to be spent on recreation the
alternative use of the same must be considered before expending. All
these and the family trait of span tan simplicity formed the strong
points of Sastrys personality.
Doubt forms the basis of deeper perception. A doubt gives you
an opportunity to study more and get an in-depth knowledge of the
subject. As the

study deeper the clarification from this realisation and command on

the subject. These are the steps of progressive study and knowledge
acquisition.

Recently when Sastrys visited our house, we had the

opportunity to discuss with him on this subject of spiritual quest The
spiritual high, as I may put it, is very difficult to understand and put it
in words. These who have these experiences prefer to keep it to
themselves or sahom these quietly. The inquisitive people feel
restless when no answer comes their way. Sometimes one feels is
there any thing in this so called spiritual high? Yes? Or no? Probably
No! or nothing is! That may be the answer. Nothing is!
At a different level of understanding the world around, the
moving all pervading living or non living, seen and unseen is not it.
May be that is its natural state of existence.
To come to this
realisation of the real state of the world is what we could say is
spirituality!
To quote an incidence Paramhamsa Yoganand once asked his
guru Sri Yukteswaragiri when will I be able to see God?
The Guru smiled You have already seen him!
The explanation to this reply could be The nameless, shapeless,
brilliance one perceives beyond the blackhole is God! This revelation is
the ultimate realisation!

Through the ages, from time immemorial the inquisitive mind

(Jignasa) was led through a line of thought which progressively over
time and perseverance of the thought process led him to the
understanding of the God. The Almighty and this existence. This was
the process of education called Rishi Sampradaya (way of the seer).

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Along the way this particular way of refining the mind. Although
thought and more thought an analytical reason was lost. The reasons
were unknown probably it needed more concentration and demanded
more involvement.
This led to a routine way of learning not
understanding the real meaning of the process which further
deteriorated overtime to routine practice of the ritual. This ritualistic
learning did not focus on understanding but the process of practice of
the method.
Blind folded people were led to follow a rite
unquestioning. If any one raises their voice it was smothered by the
elders as unnecessary or unruliness. The mind was smothered with a
rile or methodology formally called belief or say religion. This is the
beginning of the fall of the learning. People started to learn for a
living. To ekk their living they started to learn professionalism or
professional techniques.
Sastry was victim of this professional learning techniques when
his inquisitiveness was smothered

by the elders as untimely and unworldly.

He was interested in the Stars, moon, Sun, the Clouds, water
and everything in the nature. He was amazed at the way all these
work with precision and perfection tirelessly keeping the time

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maintaining a unbreakable balance in and amongst themselves,
create, kill and destroy recreate. These were the questions that
dogged him from childhood. His choice of the subject Nuclear Physics
for his post graduation and further Ph.D. com be termed as an
uncanny choice, to find these answers for them how far he was
successful in this endeavour makes an interesting study of his life.
Since the subject deals with life on the earth at a subatomic level.
This made the first slip towards his goal.
Philosophic approach to the understanding of the universe and
its functioning is highly IQ based. That is, it is like a journey into the
truths and depths of the universe through observation, analysis and
hypothesis.
Sciences approach to the same is through
experimentation, inference and proof. This needs the labs equipment
and data processing.
When both are combined the result is
phenomenal as proved by the progress in Sastrys life. The scientific
approach may lead to

Different results warranted and unwarranted useful or destructive.

The final result or outcome can be or may be used for good or
destruction of the life on the earth. It is dependent on the mind set of
the user. But the philosophic deductive logic of the vedantic method is
always, almost, useful for the uplift and constructive and positive.

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This is the only way for the humanity to cleanse, change and move
forward peacefully. Sastry was blessed to have both the methodology
working for him.
When he joined Andhra University at Visakhapatnam, the
Nuclear Physics Department was headed by Prof. Swami Gnanananda.
A sanyasi by choice and scientist by nature and education. Then PM of
India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was supposed to have requested him to
take up this Professorship.
Prof.
Swami Gnanananda was born Kshetriya (The warrior
caste). He got his Doctorate from a German University. He was
educated at the Oxford University. After all this he decided to give up
every thing and went to Himalayas. He practiced Yoga for eighteen
long years. It was said he could keep himself warm by his yogic
powers in those icy mountains. His power was such that others sitting
with him also get the effect and keep warm. He returned to the
normal life after eighteen years as

Sri Gnanananda. He was nick named 1008 Gnanananda whatever his

methods to reach this level of yogic excellence and who his Guru way,
is not clearly known. But he was renowned for his powers and study
of Kundalini Yoga (The serpent power harnessing). He was 65 years
old when he joined the University Department. Attired in Orange

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robes or white robes he was the Prof. Nistala Prahlada Sastry studied
under. The department was newly commissioned and the students
strength was just three besides Sastry.
There was Bhagavatula
Nageswara Rao and Kandula Sitarama Sastry.
On one of his visits to the Professors quarters which was a small
hut (parnasala) Sastrys interest was held by a picture of two great
snakes twisted in a spiral around a bunch of lotus flowers. He asked
his professor about the symbolism of that picture this professor
impressed by his inquisitiveness smiled and said so you are interested
in these also! Well, it is interesting but it is not the right time to know
more about this. The future will give you more information as and
when the time is ripe. Do not worry!
His student was no ordinary. The professor was no ordinary
teacher. The enlightened teachers proximity helped the inquisitive
student immensely. The natural bent of the student to the spiritual
way of life led to the discussions with

professor. These discussions coupled with the chosen subject helped

Sastry to some what understand his state of mind. The likeness
between Science and the creation was awesome. The chosen subject
became more closer to his heart. The association with the well learned
maverick teacher seemed to have started his journey to the world

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beyond. Mind and body in sync with the learning seemed to have set
offer a luminous path.
After completing his studies at the University Sastry got married
Smt Annapoorna. The same year he got employment at Tata Institute
of Fundamental Sciences for monthly salary of Rs. 175/- He moved to
Bombay with family. The year was 1956. Till 1977 he was immersed
in his job, study research and other routine. He got three children.
When he was with TIFR, Homi Baba was the Head of the
Institution.
He was abo heading the Bhaba Institute of Atomic
Research. Sastry was very active during his 21 to 22 years of stay at
TIFR Bombay. He worked as various subjects like Nuclear Physics,
Solid State Physics, Material Sciences, Solid State Electronics and the
like. He along with Prof. Ramanathan was working on Solid State of
Electronics. They developed a technology

to develop integrated circuits in chips. Which was later transferred to

Bharat Electronics Corporation, Bangalore for the production of the
chips.
He later got interested in computer designing.
Using
Integrated circuits in chips he designed 8 bit processor. Using TTL

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chips he designed Floating Desk Calculator. His Ph.D. thesis was on
Nuclear Gama Resonance on Mossabaner Effect. He got his Doctorate
from Bombay University.
He grew with TIFR and in his 20 odd years of service saw the
formation of Bhaba Atomic Energy Corporation, Themba Rocket
Launching Station, ISRO and Electronic Corporation of India as the
projects of TIFR.
In the year 1979 while working for project in the Air Defence
project his mind started questioning him, about the constructive
prospect of the project and his involvement in the project. He was
very uncomfortable about the research he has to do for the project,
for, the success means more destructive weaponry, in there. That was
the time his life took a turn due to an amazing experience.

The Second Experience

During seventies Sastry was located in Bombay. But his job took
him to various places visiting and attending and formulating about
various projects or of Industries.

On one such job he went to Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. He was

to discuss the mini computer project with ECIL. After the days work

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he was restless, struggled to get some sleep but in vain. He decided
to go on a stroll. It was 5 A.M. In the morning the roads were empty.
The day was just breaking. The twilight was soothing; with cool
breeze calming his body & soul. Sastry started to walk. After
sometime he came to a stop looking in wonder and happiness at a
white marble structure, which he recognized as a temple. It was
situated a top of hillock called Nanbat Pahad. He located steps going
up The Hillock. He started to climb. After sometime he came to a
temple of Hanuman. Suddenly, he was remanded of the Hanuman
temple in his hometown, Visakhapatnam. He remembered his regular
visits to that temple. After praying at that temple he proceeded
further upwards. For a long long time nearly 35 years he never visited
any temple. But here he was in a hurry to visit the deity. His stroll
became a jog. Entering the temple which was sparsely populated with
devotees he saw some old-man prostrating at the feet of God.
Involuntarily he also prostrated in obeyance and closed his eyes. Then
it happed!! He felt all over his body a lightness. He was filled with an
explicable joy which traveled through his body like an electric current.
He was

In a trace. In that state he was Balaji! The reigning God of that

temple. He felt a transfer of energy from him. He saw Balaji in two
forms. One of Bala (Goddess Sri Lalitha) and Balaji (The God
Venkateswara). Like his first experience at Eleven years of age seems
to recur again. He felt the whole world was reeling about him and he

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become a part of the whirlpool. He was one pervading about the
world. He was feeling aghast! What is this? What is happening to
me? Is it happening? Or am I dreaming about it? He was trying to
catch his breadth! Then the deity returned as Venkateswara. He heard
as someone was whispering in his ears. I am Bala! I am Balaji! I came
to visit you! As this whisper ended he saw that the God raised his
hand. From that raised hand a ray of light emanated and touched
Sastry between the eyes. As it reached him, Sastry was in an
immense joy and started to recite slokas from the Upanishads with
ease. How long it lasted he did not know. By the time he came to the
temple premises was empty except one or two late comers. He slowly
lifted himself went into sanctum and completed the rituals of the
temple visit turned back came down the steps on to the road below.
The journey of the spiritual has started

The experience made him rethink his life style to be precise. He

started to retrospect about the job he has been pushed, namely the
Department of Defence. Why? Why am I in this not definitely
constructive field? This question bothered him so much, it came in
the way of the research he was doing. He felt he was in the wrong

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path This defence jobs are not for Brahmins. This is the way of the
Kshatriyas (The warrior caste) something in me is stirring. It is
beckoning me where? But I should not ignore the call. Probably I am
in for something extraordinary. I must probe deep into this no more
hesitation nor..? He decided. After reaching this decision he felt
comfortable. Where he returned to Bombay he went back to his job &
daily routine. When ever he wanted to put into practice the thought
he was not sure where to start frame or how.

The Spiritual Leads

In Bombay he has a friend called Radha Krishna Murthy. He has

a collection of the books he was being led on. So he went to his home
and started reading them. He was engaging Radha Krishna also in the
discussion.
Amongst various readings he chanced upon the
Upanishad Esa. To his surprise he found the first sloka in this
Upanishad is the one he heard in his trance at the Birla Mandir,
Hyderabad. Since then on he got interested in the Upanishad and the
books on Indian Philosophy. Balaji (Lord Venkateswara)
(Telugu script - Eesavasya vindham sarvam yathkincha Jagatyaam
Jagat)

Became his spiritual, unseen Guru. Sastry felt he was being led by the
Lord on an extensive spiritual tone of the Great Indian classics,
philosophy and the thought. Like the seers he was taught through
transmission of the knowledge. He felt he was one cloud nine,
traveling like the rainbow, along the bright lit paths of awareness.

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Sastry decided to start to meditate, in the hope of getting the

transcending feeling and the inexplicable voices he used to hear in his
childhood. In his childhood they meant nothing, now he feels that
there is some message which he is not able to receive but asked to
receive, so the effort. His effort was fruitful. To his happiness he
heard them again. They have always been with him he felt. He knew
by then he is the favoured one of the Goddess Lalitha. She is leading
him by hand. He did not leave her side.
Previous to all this he was not a regular ritualist. He believed in
God. But no more than that. Now after all the experiences he got into
a routine of regular chanting of the Goddess praise Namavali (The
thousand names of Lalitha) Sahasra namavali, and the Khadgamala
(The power chant in praise of the Goddess and her various forms
taken to help the good and threw out the evil in the human beings).
Through all this his scientific mind was restless. His approach to
all these was more logical and knowledge seeking in to the depths

of the life and its meaning. Whatever his approach the routine
continued his visions were more often in occurrence.
He will sit up in meditation at the early morning hours of 2 AM.
As soon as 10 15 minutes he will hear the temple bells continuously.

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He feel a sense of peace and calm comfort. Two days it was only the
bells, one the third day he experienced on altogether different feeling.
After the temple bells he got transcended into a state of in explicable
void. Suddenly there was a volcanic eruption of great brilliance. The
radiant light mass broke into pieces revealed stars, planets and the
like. The whole process felt like the birth of new star. In that state of
trance he saw embedded in the radiance. Transcript in Sanskrit.
There were many slokas but he remembered only one that he read at
the Birla temple. The first one in Esavasopanishad.
(Telugu script Eesavasya vindham sarvam yathkincha Jagatyaam Jagat!
Thena tyakthena Bhumjidha Magnathah kasya swid dhanam!)
The God is all pervading. In every at one of this changing world
the god insides. One has to live with ones own selflessness. He
should never want that which is not his.
After this Sastry came to. He felt afraid. He was doubtful about
the procedure and practice of meditation. May be, he felt, he is
getting into a world which he can, not fat hone. A simpleton who is
minding his own business, may be transgressing into other area which
is not for him. It may lead to some danger which with be harmful. If

it is and if I am hurt how will my family, my wife and children live.

Who will take care of them. They are my primary responsibility. I
cannot experiment on myself to the detriment of the primary

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responsibility.
meditation.

Thinking so he decided to put a stop to this

He could hold on to this decision for one week. His mind & body
was asking for more of the experience. He started rethinking. Why
should I stop! Yes; I got this great feeling of fear coupled with
happiness.
True! I was shaken.
But I am alive
he thought
positively. Let me go through it again, if it happens and see the
outcome. Possibly it may not happen. If so let me see how far I can
go. What do I loose? He decided to meditate.
For two three days nothing happened. The third day again he
started to feel the volcanic eruption effects. It started like a small
comfortable feeling. It started at the base of the spinal cord, as a
small tickling sensation and traveling upwards. As it traveled there
was a soothing feeling; like the vibrations of the musical melody. As it
reached the novel he started lights. Voiced coloured lights bright and
radiant. The vibrations traveled further up toward the heart. There he
felt tempestuous feeling. He was getting scared. He felt as if he was
sitting on the mouth of a volcano and lava is trying to spill out. The
heat vibrations were disconcerting. He was looking for something to
latch on.
He remembered his child hood prayers of Goddess
Saraswathi.
(Telugu script
Saraswathi Namastubhyam varade kamarupini
Vidyarambham karishyami siddhirbhavathume sadha!
Padma patra visalakshi padma kesara varnini
Nityam padmalayam Devi!)

He reached with the prayer to Saraswathi for help. To his solace she
appeared with all her splendor smiling in front of him.

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She told him : Do not be worried or afraid. This is an experience of

unique nature. Please take in!
No! I am unable to hold on to this for long. Please help me extricate
myself from this. Only you can do this.
I know it is difficult. But nothing to be afraid of. Whenever in this
state of fear of unique communion think of me. I will be with you and
steer you clear of your fear and helplessness.

Since then on Sastry continued with his meditations. As the

time progressed the communion because less and less fearful more
and more enjoyable and creative. Artistic presentations of universal
bodies in all their grace and glory was always formed part and parcel
of these communions. He started enjoying and engrossed in these
experiences. Once in a while he felt that the Goddess is beckoning
him to follow Her. As she led him by hand the visions were beautiful.
He could see as she walked at her feet lotuses spreading out to protect
Her beautiful tender feet. Over the clouds into the clouds on to the
varied coloured rainbows she led him. Into the unknown worlds; into
the previous births and through the great literature of ancient wisdom.
Sastry passed through in his meditation led by hand by the Goddess
Saraswathi Herself.

After these enviable or exclusive experiences Sastry had an

other physical experience. Whenever he visited the University or other
library he felt any of the classics he opened, felt very familiar and read
through. At this stage the scientist in himself a little small. The

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scientific mind started to accept the fact that there is something
beyond the reach of the logical mind. Some thing that is not totally
explainable by logic or experimentation nor deductive logic inference.
That knowledge attainable through meditation and reaching out the
Omniscient by prayer and perseverance and obeyance.
The transcendental trips through meditation made him realize
his strengths and weaknesses through births and re births. Ever
loving, all knowing all pervading power of the universal mother
bestowed him with the knowledge he did not sought but weeded in his
future endeavours. She named him Hladini. She is the positive
force of Lord Krishna, who is commonly known as Radha. He felt one
with Her. At times he used to feel that way but for a split second time.
He came proficient and favoured disciple of the Goddess. He told him
his education received through Her, made him Saraswathi. A group
of the highly learned sanyasis one called, referred as Saraswathi she
explained.

Her
Mentally!

suggestion

was

obvious,

Denunciative.

Telugu script
Koupeena vantham Khalu Bhagya vantham

He

obliged!

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Meeting with Guru

During this period of divine bliss Sastry visited his paternal aunt
Mrs. Annapurna. She was at Visakhapatnam. During conversations
she came to know of his experiences and process of meditation. She
was of the opinion that such deep mental exercises should be under
the surveillance of accomplished Guru. She wanted him to look for
one and follow his advice. Her own guru was accomplished but he is a
stickler to procedure and disciplined following of rules and regulations.
This may be difficult for Sastry to follow. Hence she was hesitant. At
that time her cousin Sri G. Subrahmaniam visited her. He said that he
knows one at Anakapalli. This per was in the practice of the vedic rites
like tapas and chanting the lords name (Japam), since eight years of
age and a maestro in these ways. He was 60 years. Sastry declined a
personal visit immediately. But he asked his uncle Subrahmaniam if
he would carry a questionnaire to his guru.
Depending on the
response from him for these questions if necessary he would meet
with him otherwise he does not want to disturb the old sage.
The following were the questions he has been in quest for
answers. Is there a difference between the visions and the imagery
mind conjoiners? Are they just wistful imagination or really happen?
Are they conjoined up? Or involuntary? Are they an entry into the
unknown world?
Or they dream like sequences of inner
consciousness? What is the difference between sleep and trance? How
different a trance is different from death?
Along with these questions he wrote about the list of books he
read looking for answer and also about the various communion like
experiences he had been having.
When the yogi at Anakapalli went through the papers he wanted
to meet the person concerned face to face. Reluctantly Sastry made
the visit. On meeting with the yogi Sastry was sort of restlessly
enquired will you explain these questions. Yogi wanted him to come
again at 4 AM next day.

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Next day when he meet the Yogi at 4 AM. Yogi wanted to know
if Sastry would accept some Upadesham (Granting the disciple with a
particular mantra for chant).
Sastry was not ready for that I came to clarify my doubts.
I wont answer your questions but I want to give you the
upadesham insisted the Yogi.
Sastry was in dilemma. He could not say yes

For he does not know what it involves. He did not want say no
for there the yogi may clam up without further dialogue. He was
desperate to get answers.
Will they be useful to me or will it bring harm?.

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They will not harm you. It is all for your good.
But I cannot promise to a regular chanting of these, if that is
necessary I would rather not accept.
That is up to you. But then I will not insist. The very fact I have
decided to give upadesham means I am accepting you as my
responsibility. Said the Yogi. For this type of transmission of the
mantra from guru to the disciple means, it involves, the guru is a
responsible mistuner with the disciple. Any short comings with the
disciple has to be born by the guru and corrective procedure to be
followed by the guru for the good will of the disciple.
With this assurance; Sastry accepted the Yogis proposal and had
the Upadesham.
This is human manifestation of the energy transfer he had at
Balaji temple at Hyderabad.
The Yogi, Swaprakasananda, gave him nine mantras at the
same sitting. They are Maha Ganapathi, Subrahmanya, Chandi,
Dattatreya, Prasada Panchakshari, Bala Tripua, Guru and
Sowbhagya Vidya.

After the Upadesham Sastry wanted to know the procedure to

follow in the recitation and other essential formalities of the chanting.
Like time, place, no. of recitations per day and how long to practice
etc.
The Yogi replied saying Nothing is binding on you. I wanted to
teach you these mantras and I did. If you feel like you do otherwise

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do not. Neither way it is alright you are not like others nothing is
binding you.
If suppose I get doubts in this regard, can I write to you?
You will not need to write to me your doubts will be answered on their
own. They will be clarify by themselves. The chanting of these
mantras will give you the power to seek and clarify within yourself.
He returned to Bombay along with to this daily routine. The
mantras because a pout. He had a picture of Ma Santoshi (an
incarnation of Goddess Sri Lalitha). In that picture she holds a sword
in her hand. Sastry used to concentrate on that Sword while doing
that chant. As the chant proceeds he will feel that sword is a leh and
goddess is offering it to him with a smile. She taught him how to go
about the prayer. She taught him to understand the prayer. She
taught him that prayer and the prayed are one and the same. She
taught him various ways of prayers methodology and the specifically
Sri Suktam (in praise of the Goddess), Purusha Suktam (in praise of
the Lord) under Her tutorage he became adept in all these rites and
ritualistic prayer methods.

In Bombay there is a Yoga centre since many years it was a

centre of learning in Yoga asanas for the maintenance and health of a
supple body; also the other yoga practices that of the mental and
spiritual development of the human beings. Mr. Krishna Moorthy was
very active in the goings on this centre called Yogasakthi. He used
to organize get together. Lectures by renowned spiritual personalities

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and yogis of higher order to benefit the members of this centre. Once
during such get togethers Sastry met with Mr. Moorthy. Instantly
Krishna Moorthy took a liking to Sastry and started to take special
interest in him. He asked Sastry to give lectures at the centre and
take interest in the centres activities. Sastry obliged willingly and
took to visiting the place often whenever time available.
The puja and prayer activities at the centre were very elaborate
and long drawn.
Sastry was not sure whether people, though
interested and religious could afford the time for every one is
employed at various places for their living. So he developed a shorter,
more precise version of prayer procedure after a thorough and detailed
study of various manuscripts. These prayer meetings and yagnas
were conducted not only in Bombay but at various other places out
side Bombay. On one such occasion at Kolluru at Mookambika temple
(other incarnation of Goddess) on the final day of the yagna Sastry
attended with his wife. At this purnahuthi (final offering to the
Goddess) Sastry and his wife were given the Deeksha. The final

acceptance by the Guru, as a qualified disciple who can transfer or

bestow more disciples with spiritual initiation. He was given the title
Amritananda Natha Saraswathi later his disciples made it Guruji.

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After this he visited his guru Swaprakasananda at Anakapalli and
informed him of the same. Now he sprinkled some water on Sastrys
head and said he also accepts him as arrived. Now Sastry is caught
between two teachers. One gave him free hand in every thing he did,
the other constrained him in procedural rituals.
According to Hindu philosophy a man (human) evolves spiritually
through births and rebirths. The good and bad effects of the previous
births is carried forward as Karmic residues which will influence
his/ones behaviour in the present birth. Accordingly, the ritualistic
procedural methods and methodology, called the Kaula Acharam has
already been over in Sastrys previous births. Now it is only the
mental process that gives him the visions and the power to receive the
communion, is happening for Sastry.
Accordingly or befittingly
Sastrys entanglement with Krishna Murthy weaned out gradually. He
settled with Swaprakasananda tutelage.
He totally surrendered
himself to the chosen Guru Swaprakasananda.
But he always
remained respectful to Krishna Murthy for the awareness his teachings
has given.

Zambia Sojourn
On the job front also there were changes happening.
His
restlessness about the Defence research project was one such. At that

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time he was selected and offered professorship at Lusaka University,
Zambia. Sastry immediately accepted. He was sent to Zambia on a
sponsorship from the TIFR. He went to teach Nuclear Physics at the
University. He was accompanied by his family.
The sojourn at the University Was two years. During his stay in
this foreign land he made many friends, mostly like minded people.
Sastry was all in all Dhyanavastita Tatgatena manas. He continued
with his prayers, chanting sessions. There also he used to puja of
Navavarana (Goddess Sri Lalithas abode and her entourage) more
clearly explained in the later chapters. Where ever there is this type
of congregations he used to attend judiciously along with his family.
He became a very regular with those groups. At these congregations
he made acquaintance with Prof. Vijay Haran, Ramanathan and Bala
Subrahmaniam.
Indians have a peculiar trait once they leave the motherland in
quest of better living they became very homesick. Develop a held
instinct.
Grouping into religious, cultural and literature groups.
Everybody starts to look for their roots, as they are never at home on
the foreign soil nor accepted by the new land people as their own. In
this process they become more and more inclined to celebrating which
they

Never would have given a second thought at home. The regionalism is

lost and everyone becomes a true Indian and want to represent India
in all its glory and grace. So usually the visitors from India feel highly
satisfied that their people never forgot the homeland. This was the
case even with the Indian settlers in Zambia. There were many
families who fall in their cultural shock treatment. So it was a weekly

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affair to have a religious congregation. Whoever is slightly learned,
they were given full respect. In such situation a real learned person
like Nishtala was a boon. Bala Subrahmaniam was responsible for
this. He took Sastry to all these congregations in the beginning and
introduced him to the people of the group.
Under Sastrys guidance or supervision the recitations and
chanting which was haphazard, became regularized and took more
organized way. The intonation and pronunciation of the Sanskrit
words was clearly executed under his guidance. He used to explain
the meaning of the words and correct the pronunciation. So they have
taken him like fish to water. He became the chief advisor in the
prayer meetings. His word was respected with awe. To cite a small
example, there was a Gujarati family. Their daughters marriage was
fixed. The family wanted to perform the marriage in the Hindu way.
There was no purohit/pundit to solomnise the marriage thus. They
approached Sastry. Sastry was taken a back. He explained to them
that he cannot do that. Since he does not know abc of the marriage
solomnisation. But the family of the both Bride & Bridegroom insisted
on his priest. Do solomnise with what you know

He had to oblige. While he chanted Lalitha the marriage was

performed. Both families felt happy. The couple felt blessed. Such
was the state of affairs.
In an other incident the faith in Sastry was again evident in all
its essence. Gujaratis are by far very pious people. They have a puja

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room in their houses as a necessarily as kitchen. One of the family at
Lukasa University town went a little far. They have allotted a room
and more than that same area attached to the puja rituals. They
almost made it like a temples sanctorum. Sanctorum with their daily
ritualistic puja offerings. People used to visit it like they do a temple.
One of the devotees commented it would be ideal to have a stone
statue instead of a picture or photograph for people to pray, like in the
temple.
Every body liked the idea.
But there is a catch. The
consecration of the Deitys idol is necessary. No one knows the
procedure and the associated puja with it. They approached Sastry.
He refused saying he is just a believer in God, nothing more than that.
The vedic way of consecration of the Deitys idol is not his forte. But
the people insisted. The Deity involved here is Sri Lalitha. So it
should be Sastrys job only. Relenting, he went to meditate to find a
solution. The unnerving faith of people and the Goddesss grace
solved the problem. In his meditation he was communicated the
whole procedure along with related Mantravidhi by the Goddess Her
self. The consecration was performed at an appointed time.

The place of worship at the Gujaratis home became the temple.

Even today the Deity is worshiped by the Indian community, in all its
glory at Cafuway city Zambia.
Prof. Bala Subrahmaniam had a friend by name Vijay Haran. He
is a native of Sri Lanka, and a Tamilian. He was an Architect by

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profession. At a very young age he was given a Mantra by a
sanyasin. She made him repeat and recite the mantra sincerely and
faithfully. The sanyasin herself was a disciple of Swami Sivananda.
Vijay Haran, by virtue of practice of the mantra became highly pious.
He wanted to follow the Sakteya puja method which will elevate him to
a higher level of spirituality. He was in search of a teacher who will
help him in this pursuit. People in general are very much afraid of
sakteya approach of worship for the associated belief of power of
Goddess Sakti. If not practiced in the proper way it may result in the
destructive force rather than positive help. Also, non Brahmins are,
sort of, out of bounds for the practice. It is supposed to be a rightfully
belonged to Brahmins. Saying thus many people were dissuading
Vijay Haran. But he was persistant in his search. He was almost
loosing hope of fulfilling his desire when he met Sastry through Prof.
Bala Subrahmaniam. He on hearing about the various activities of
Sastry in spreading the awareness and practice of the puja &
methodology and the Bhajans organized, enquired with Subrahmaniam

Would it be possible for Sastry to teach him what he wanted. Mr.

Subrahmaniam replied in the positive, so they set out to meet Sastry.
He also told Vijay Haran about his own experience. My wife went to
India for the same reason to Kanchipuram and met the presiding
Swami or Peethadhipati Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi. But the
swami told her that he is not her guru.
Her Gurus name is

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Amritananda Natha Saraswathi (that is Sastry) and resides in Africa.
So she came back and received the mantropadesham at Africa.
Vijay Haran was excited.
But he was doubtful about the
objection by way of caste. He expressed his doubt to the professor.
He smiled and said that should not be a problem! Since Sastry never
enquire, about the caste.
Whoever shows interest.
He will
encourage.
Shall we go to meet him tomorrow?
Why not?
That was in the month of Navarathri festivals. During Navarathri
Goddess Lalitha is worshiped in all Her different incarnations for nine
days. Each day signifies one Avatar. On the fifty day of festival they
met Sastry and he readily agreed to do the necessary and gave him
the upadesham. At long lost Vijay Harans dream came true and he
felt blessed. Now he leads a spiritual life of high order in U.S.A.

His stay at the University of Lusaka was successful both in

material and spiritual gains. He was paid a very high salary and the
perks attached to it were also liberal. His status in the society was
noble, as professor. On the spiritual side apart from the communal
and priesthood activities his personal growth was also highly
satisfying. His meditation most often resulted in communions and

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visions. He became seer like under the able, meaningful, purposeful
guidance of the Goddess. He became restless to spread Her word,
whatever he learnt from her to as many people as were interested.
During all these activity he always felt that his purpose in life is more
related to the spread of Her word & good will than earning money and
mundane living. But he was unsure about how his duty to his family
can be relinquished just like that. Their was not rich family without a
salary they will have difficulty to cope with day today routine. Children
are still young and education was not completed. Other wise richness
does not carry any weight when it comes to living. Whenever he felt
that the Goddess is beckoning him to Her feet, he used to argue with
Her mentally what about my family responsibility in this world? What
would happen to my wife and children?
He felt that the Goddess was smiling indulgently. You fool? Are
you the care taker? It is my family. I am the Mother. I am the
provider. You are also a beneficiary. None else.

Between you and the worldly duties I am torn. I am not able to do

justice to anything. This is not fair on your part. He would plead with
the Goddess. But the happiness sand the bliss that was bestowed on
him through the communions is some thing he can not but cherish in
all its glory. He could not give up either.

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By the end of the term at Zambia he was more and more tilting
towards the spiritual life. About 1980 he came back to Bombay to his
sponsor company. The final decision to quit the job came in a
dramatic way. On his return he was again assigned to the research
wing of Air Defence. This was not to his liking. He was not given
choice. All his requests to be posted in a different department fell on
deaf ears. Basic disinterest in the job coupled with his instinctive
disinterest in the life as such made him to arrive at a decision which
was to change his life totally. It is a total U turn. So he discussed
with his wife. She was not one to argue her husbands decisions.
Whatever, wherever I am with you is her stand. She was sure that
he will not do anything that is against the good of the family. That
was very responsive, yet, constructive weight on the decision to be
made. That of quitting the job and live with whatever money so far
earned or not earned. With the silent & tacit support given by his wife
he decided to resign and go back to his native place, Vizag. He was
Forty Seven years old and it was 1981.

The money he received as his retirement benefits he apportioned

in to five lots. One to each of his children, one portion for him & his
wife and the fifth one was for the Goddess. Thus settled the finance
he was relieved. What happened was more than coincidence. When
he was a small kid bothering people with his questionnaire that never
got a proper satisfactory answers vexed he decided to quit the

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enquiring to put a stop to the inquisitive mind. He went to mundane
living taking a oath mentally not to get into the spiritual enquiry till he
is past 45 or 47. The turn of events and they falling in place and
pulling him totally (completely) into spiritual has happened at 47 years
of age. Such was the power of his childish decision, precise to the dot.
Now, he is on a regular routine of a different kind. Mostly
chanting of Sri Lalithas names, puja, and related activity. In India
though Durga is worshipped; to do the worship from home was not
done. Since Durga, Lalitha or any of the incarnations of the Goddess
is truly and fully associated with lot of energy and power. She has
taken different forms to vanquish evil powers the danavas. So to do
the worship at home should be meticulous and carefully carried out.
Any slip ups would be punished the Her wrath. So many people would
prefer to worship Her at the temple rather. Even the chanting of Her
glory is done in groups at the temple premises. In their innocence
they forget that

God is not only omniscient. He/she is all pervading love. Man is not
infallible. He will be pardoned for small sins. Bu then it takes a strong
mind to believe this and trust implicitly. Someone has to bad. All
cannot be leaders. Once in a while the nature throws up such leaders.
Sastry and his family could be called as such leaders. The regular
chanting of Lalitha at his house by one and all gave people some

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courage to join them. Later organize the same groups prayers at
their own homes. Slowly it caught on with people mostly ladies of the
house, who have more time on hand felt spending in prayers will add
value to their free time. They were convinced by Sastry anytime one
thinks of God in the night time to pray. Not necessarily a fixed or
appropriate time. There is nothing in appropriate in prayer. It is the
mind set, pure and since that is important. The sense of subtle
surrender is all that is needed to think of God and pray to Him/Her.
The absolute surrender is bliss In one such blissful state Sastry
heard the Goddess saying Where is my house? I need a house to
stay. He was taken a back.
Your House?
Yes! You better construct one for me.
A house for you to stay? How? I do not have a house for myself. A
house for you? I am broke. I cannot promise nor afford to promise.

If you build one for me it would become yours too she smiled.
That may be true. But how? Was the big question.
You will see was the confident and cajoling answer.

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On one his meditative prayers he saw the model of the
House/Temple. It has many storeys. Angular periphery with the
different Idols of various avatars of the Goddess. This he recognized is
the Manidwepam. The abode of Goddess Sri Lalitha as described in
the Sri Lalitha chants. He kept recalling the vision again and again
and felt very happy, it was unbelievable vision of a temple. He had
never before visited any such temple. It is so unique in its shape, size
and the detail. It got etched in his mind so permanently he decided to
make a model of the temple in wood. He called a carpenter to whom
he explained the design so that the miniature temple could be made in
wood. The carpenter, under Sastrys super vision created the wooden
model. Thus the preliminaries were finished. The finals are awaited.

Sagaragiri Fort
Visakhapatnam is located on the western side of Bay of Bengal.
A part of the land with small hillocks jettisons in to the Bay of Bengal.
This from above, on the birds eye view looks like the Dolphins Nose.
So the place is called Dolphins Nose. This incidentally is a part of the
natural harbour of Visakhapatnam Coast.
The Hillock is called
Sagargiri (Sagaram in Sanskrit means Sea and Giri means
Hill/Hillock). A top this hillock there is a temple of Goddess Durga. To
this temple the sea temple model will be carried to be consecrated.
This was the bidding of the Goddess.
********************************
The wooden model should be carried with reverence on the head
in accompaniment of the 108 people mostly ladies, chanting Lalitha.
The procession should walk all the way up the temple barefoot upon
reaching the Durga temple, the model should be placed on the temple
premises and the appropriate puja and offerenings should be made.
Till then the chanting should be continued.
Sastry decided to carryout Her order. They decided on a specific
date. The procession should start at the most flawless time of the
day. That is 6 A.M. This particular time is called Abhijith (Na = Nil
Prijith = flaw) Lagnum. To start on that day and time will result in the
successful completion of the job undertaken. All the preliminary
preparation was done. 108 ladies have been informed and agreed to
accompany Sastry on his trek to the hillock top temple; as prescribed.

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Some offering to be made to the Goddess after the consecration was
to be prepared at home with utmost care and cleanliness. Sastrys
sister and his wife were to prepare it. On the eve of the set day.
The clear skies suddenly become clouded with dark clouds and
all too suddenly the skies opened out and started to rain. It was
torrential unwarned and untimely. The power was off. The work had
to go on. No body knew. How? But God wills no obstruction is too
big to cross. Ideal flow and the undaunted move on.
Suryalakshmi is resourceful. She made a live torch and in the
torch light set out to finish the cooking of the offerings. Sastrys wife
helped her. The ladies and the people to accompany the procession
felt it may be wise to postpone the trek. But Sastry said it has to be
on schedule and nothing stops the trek. He kept the wooden model in
the rain outside. It got a washed in the rain water for 15 to 20
minutes. After sometime the rain stopped as it started all a sudden.
Every body was relieved. The procession started on schedule at 6
A.M. The trumpet sound alerted the people who were heart broken at
the cloud burst.
The hurriedly to join the procession chanting
Lalitha.

With the accompaniment of Band and the people procession

proceeded along reaching the beach. There they got in to boats and
alighted at the foot of the Sagaragiri further they proceeded on foot to
climb the hillock and reached the temple of Durga. All along the
chanting of Lalitha continued non stop. On reaching the temple
Sastry sat on the Goddess mount, the Lion carved in stone. The
model of the proposed temple was still held atop his head. Ms.

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Suryalakshmi offered camphor lit in a plate (Aarati) and broke a
coconut. Only then Sastry came down and placed the model down.
Puja was performed elaborately and the sweet meat prepared at home
by the family was offered. Later on this was distributed around as
pout of the token of the blessing the Goddess.
Afterwards they came down the hillock and went home satisfied.
Leaving the model of the proposed temple at the temple premises.
After wards one of the trust members of the Durga temple visited the
temple. He was surprised to see the model left behind. He enquired
with the chief priest who narrated the happenings of the previous
occasion. The trust member asked the priest that model be returned
to the owners. Since the puja was over. Accordingly the priest
informed Sastry who too kit back.

He told his wife on her query may be they do not deserve the
unique piece referring to the temple authorities.
After this for six, seven months nothing happened.
Then
onwards the voices started in his meditation. The Goddess was
goading him to take up the construction. He was helpless. He pleaded

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with the Goddess I do not have the money, nor the where with all of
the construction. If you wish, you may have to make it happen.
I am the One! You are only a medium. Do as bid!
What should be done?
You perform the Devi Yagna (An Yagna is a long puja offered to a
particular deity to attain a particular wish at the end of which offerings
are made in the name of the deity into the fire; which is supposed to
carry the offerings and reach them to the particular God/Goddess)
But I am not. He protested.
I know but carry on that is my bidding was Her reply.
He decided to learn more about the procedures of the Yagna.
But this involves lot of expenditure, time and people power. He did
not know where to start. First of all he need to find out who can
perform the Yagna guide him in this Endeavour. Not all can be
proficient in this line. His argument about the family responsibility was
brushed aside by the Goddess with a protective gesture, adopted. He
had no other way but go about as directed by Her. He took to it
willingly.

At the village Parvathipuram a man named Krishnayagi was

supposed to be proficient in this sort of Yagna performance. He was
the Lead and founder of Surya petham at Parvathipuram. So Sastry
visited the person and explained his need of the homam.

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Krishnayagi readily agreed to perform the yagna. He explained

to Sastry the necessary accompaniment to the main event: the Yagna
offerings, which would be carried out by the priests (Ritwiks) and
himself.
There should be group chanting of Lalitha; Vishnu
Sahasranama and puja of the Goddess with Red turmeric (kumkum).
This particular puja should be performed by married ladies whose
husbands are alive. This should be done regularly every day as long
as the yagna is performed.
At this juncture Sastry intervened saying why only ladies with
their husbands alive, why not widows.
That is not done! Not agreed by the code of the set rules.
Set rules! Code! who created these codes who set the rules? Sastry
phoophooed. When some body has every thing why do they want
more those who are having nots. Pray for having what they do not
have. When the husbands are with them and life is hunky downy
there is no need to load them with more of the same. One should
allow the hour nots to pray at least so that in their next births they will
be more blessed. Was Sastrys stand.

Krishnayagi stood his ground saying if that is so and you insist

the widows participation in the kumkum archana. I can not cooperate with you in this project.
Sastry returned home, unrelented. He started to wonder what
would happen. How will this project go on. All these procedural

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strictures, money, place and other mammoth needs of the project. He
felt it is beyond his capacity. He resigned himself to let it happen as
and when it happens. But, he was wanting to obey the Goddess too!
He was clueless.
One afternoon Krishnayagi stood at his doorstep, smiling. Sastry
was pleasantly surprised and invited him in cordially.
After the
preliminaries Krishnayagi said You won! Your will is very strong and
powerful. The Goddess appeared in my dream and chided me about
my stand on widows. She told me that my ideas are unorthodox and
stick in the mud mind set. I should do what you want me to do and
comply every way. So here I am! Let us start. Priests will be there I
will manage and over see the process; you arrange the rest. Start the
plan and execution right away.
Thus started! First thing to select is venue. It should be large
enough to contain the congregation and also the Yagnasala (place
where the Yagna proper will be). Must have water supply other
essential amenities and away from the crowd but reachable by the
participants and the audience.

Visakhapatnam is the abode of Lord Laxmi Narasimhas famous

temple, at the Hillock Simhachalam. It is a very old temple built a
few hundreds of years ago. The temple is managed by a trust which
carries out, amongst the temple maintenance; regular puja & offerings
at the temple, it also takes up many philanthropic works in and around
the city and also outside the city. One such activities was construction

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of big and accommodate halls to perform religious as well as mundane
activities like marriages, thread ceremonies and the like. They are
called Kalyana mantapam (Marriage Pandals). The hall in question
was the one located at the Jagadamba centre, arrayed in the city. The
construction was just and the inauguration awaited.
Sastry
approached the temple trustees. He explained to them the purpose on
his shoulders and the urgency of the situation. The trustees felt to
perform the Devi Yagnam at the venue is a perfect way to
inaugurate the hall. So they readily agreed to loan the mantapam.
Thus settled he moved on the next step. This was 1983 April 27th.
Since the yagnam is to appropriate Devi, they wanted to install
an idol of the Goddess. The idol has to be made to fit the occasion.
He was undecided whether to get the sculptor to make one or look
around for one already available.
Sometimes at the most unusual places the most valuable things
will be located. Like the old books stops containing the rarest of rare
classics.

Exactly the same thing happened to Sastry. At the cinemas a movies

by name Raja Rajeswari Mahatyam (Mahatyam = greatness) was

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running to full houses. The Theater proprietor to attract more and
more audience installed an idol of Goddess at this theater. A regular
carriphar lit flame of fragrance accompanied by mantra, aarati and
puja was conducted everybody. The movie just concluded its run.
The idol remained at the cinema idle. On knowing this Sastry visited
the cinema hall manager and the idol therein. It was a fairly large idol
and a graceful sculpture. He requested the proprietor to loan him the
idol, for the auspicious purpose on hand. The proprietor felt honored
by the request and readily agreed to the proposal. Happily, Sastry and
his wife put the idol in a rickshaw (A three wheeler man handled
vehicle). On their journey to the mandap. As they preceded some
shehnai and nadaswaram (wind instruments of music) also
accompanied them. He and his wife were pleasantly surprised at this
and thanked the God for its grace. With little touch ups the idol was
installed.
Thus everything arranged Sastry was ready for the
performance, the titanic project.
It started on 27th April 1983 and continued for fifteen days non
stop and with no disturbance. The whole city of Visakhapatnam went
agog with devotion, more than a lakh people visited and prayed and
offered abeyance at the feet of the Goddess. It was a collective
celebration but the expenditure was foot by Sastry.

The rituals starts at the break of dawn say by 5 A.M. and

continues into late in the evening. It covered many rites. Some
special rites were conducted by only Sastry couple.
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necessary accompanying rites were conducted by the select groups.
These include the Vedic chants, Devi praise chant, The red turmeric
puja, and Navavarana puja. With all this the mandapam echoed a
sentiment that was reminiscent of the seers and Naimisaranya.
After the chanting of Lalitha 18 ladies were honoured in the
classic method and offered obeyance. These 18 ladies, infact were
representatives of 18 presiding deities of the 18 Shakti Peethas. (A
Sakthi Peetham is a place where Goddess Shakti revealed herself on
her own to people who were blessed by her. Remained stay put to the
request of the same to protect, help and bless the people of the
Earth). Small kids who are under puberty were also treated with
respect and honour. Every one is an incarnation of Goddess herself.
She is with us and amongst us. So no one should be ill-treated or
chased away. That was the rule that was followed at the Yagna site.
After all there events, they will have meals and restart for the second
half of the day.
Along with the religious rituals. There were cultural shows,
Pravachanas (Lectures by the wise men), dance and music
performances to keep people in the mood of the hour. At 12th hour
there will be 360 wick candle lit offering to the Goddess to announce
the close of the day.

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On the third day of the fifteen day yagna a significant thing
happened. A man by name Putrevu Baburao owned a few acres of
cashew nut plantation. The plantation was located 20 miles away from
Vizag. He attended the yagnam like many like him. He felt so
happy and in return he wanted to do something. He approached
Sastry with offer of donation. He would like Sastry to accept 3 acres
of the Cashew plantation in the name of God. This was in the village
Narlapadu. Sastry was hesitant saying the land so far away from the
city would be difficult for any kind of activity. But Baburao was
insistant. He suggested a visit to the place before declining the offer.
I would rather you accept right away. Thus he received the land in
the name of God. He had no idea that it is the beginning of a great
future. The seed was sown the plant will grow to give shade and
protection to many that came under it.
After the fifteen days, the 16th day was the day of farewell. The
whole city turned up to bid farewell to the Goddess so endearingly held
to their before. They took the idol in a procession along with 18
sacred pots (kalasam) representing 18 sakthi sthals, to immerse in the
vast expanse of water; the Sea. Everyone followed the idol barefoot

To the sea shore. Men formed a human chain, holding hands, to stop
the highly emotional women wanting to go into the sea along with the
Goddess. After the emotions subsided, the idols immersion in the sea.
They waited for the idol to completely submerge in the water. It
popped three times as if she is also heart broken to part with her

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devotees and finally disappeared into the sea. People left the seashore with heavy heart. Then Sastry couple took a dip in the sea
denoting the end of the yagnam. This dip is called the Avabrith
snanam (Bond relieving bath). They walked back to the pandal and
did farewell puja concluding the great job that was well done.
The expenditure turned out to be Rs.70, 000/-. But donations in
the way of offerings to the Goddess was Rs.73, 000/-. Thanking the
God for keeping the promise he deposited the money in then account
with the bank.
The venue shifts to the cashew groove in Narlapadu, out skirts.
The place is called Dongalamarri Sitaramapuram later came to be
known as Devipuram.

Devipuram

The divine choice of people to represent. There in this world is

unique. The chosen ones are more often the people who never even
follow day routine rituals or traditional customs. Be the hunter who
turned the best of poet Valmiki; or the Kannappa the girijan who
became the greatest devotee of Lord Shiva who blessed him with His
darshan (manifestation of Lord in material form)

Such was the case with Prahlada Sastry becoming the Guru
Amritananda Natha Saraswathi. He was guided by the Goddess to
such creation excellence as to make a whole city/puram in Her name.
The land that was donated by the Putrevu Brothers is about 20 miles
from Visakhapatnam. When Sastry first visited the place he was

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disheartened about the wisdom of the acceptance. The area concerned
was a small wood with plants grown in thickets and wild groups. They
are practically useless and the soil is a type of virgin forest. The land
has to be cleared and made habitable for anything of value to happen.
On his regular weekly visits to the place and survey there on Sastry
found it is sparsely inhabited by the cowherds or shepherds who
roamed the area with their herds. The occasional human being is a
passer by on a bicycle who is head of the village or a landlord of the
small village nearby. The foot trail was so narrow and beset with
stones and thorny growth. Incessantly Sastry roamed the place week
after week. Every weekend looking at the landscape that is very harsh.
He was not sure what he was looking for. But he was relent less in his
pursuit of the area. He was infact searching for a place to sit and
meditate so that he could fathone the purpose of the Goddesss gift.
Up the hill, down the road over the ridges, along with paths he roamed
week after week.

He would arrive early in the morning trek the land in one direction or
the other and go back to the city by evening. On one of these aims
less walks he went up a hillock one day. There he saw some thing of
interest. It was ditch feet wide and six feet deep. It was triangular. At
the bottom of the ditch was pure crystal clear water. There was a

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structure in there which was like the female ejenitals; also there was a
Sivalinga (God Siva idol as represented in the symbolic way). He was
happy to see water he collected some in his hands drank on the
spring. It was sweet and tasteful. He was happy about the discovery
and decided to thank God for this. He washed his feet with the water
and sat down on the rocks to meditate along with Lalitha chant. He
started to feel vibrations of special nature. He gradually went into a
state of sub consciousness. His mind started on a time travel into past
deeper and deeper. 250 or more years into past. There he saw with his
minds eye an yagna being performed to the accompaniment of
Samaveda chant. This is an unique type, different from other types
of yagnas. Here the stress is on the notes and its pitch. As the Rishis
performed the yagna in the Yagnakunda (the central fire place of
offering) the Goddess appeared as Nadabindu Kaladhari. As it
appeared the whole universe lever berated with an echo proclaiming.
I am the power! I am the originator! I am the birthplace of the

Universe! I am Universal Mother! Sastry was shaken. Even in that

subliminal state the revelation was beyond limits.

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The oracle continue to say I am here as Ananda Bhairavi! I am
birth centre of the Universe! I am here to help creation! Along with
Lord Shiva I help to create and sustain life! We are here to help you
all. This is Kamakhya Base!
I am the happy state of the mother Bhairavi here as
Kamakhya! Shiva is here as the care taker. So this place, with His
natural presence, is very special and auspicious. The shape of this
ditch, triangular is as seen in Adhara chakra, inggestive of the
universal birth place. You build a temple to the chief care taker of this
place, Lord Shiva, atop the hillock. The water in this ditch has alchemic
powers. I am here to bless you all with success bestow you all with
love.
She further instructed him (Sastry) to dig deep in the ditch to
locate the panchaloha (Five metal alloys) Sri Chakra (symbolic
image of Goddess abode). Which he should install with due ritual and
respect, at the sanctum of the future temple to be built atop the hill.
As modeled in the form of Sri Chakra. She further instructed him to
create the images of the different presiding deities as per the
descriptines in the scriptures. They must be life like both in
measurement and appearance. They will be feminine structure and as
and when necessary. I will give you the descriptines of these images.
They are all to be surrounding the central idol of Sri

Raja Rajeswari installed at the central point of the Sri Chakra!

Sarvejana sukhino Bhavatu! (This is a blessing in the scriptures
meaning let them be happiness to one all).

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Coming out of the transient state, Sastry did as instructed
digging in the ditch, he found the precious panchaloha Sri Chakra.
He decided to build the Shiva temple atop the hillock with the money
deposited in the Goddess trust Account. On completion he requested
his sister Smt. Suryalakshmi to be the chief priest of the temple and
carry on the daily puja and other rituals. She, Suryalakshmi to her
credit was very happy and started to live alone at the lonely foreign
place. She never felt alone or fear. She spent her time house keeping
the temple premises; or surveying the nearby surrounding or
stargazing and feeling elated for the job entrusted to her. Strange are
the ways of the people blessed by the divine!
On one such night a little girl approached her. She was in her
skirt and blouse, smiling Are you afraid to be alone! she teased
Suryalakshmi. The old lady replied with the same casualness You are
with me. We are two! Not alone.
That is right. I am with you. She replied.
All the same! Who are you? Why are you here? Suryalakshmi asked.
I am me! I came to be with you to give you company. The little girl
smiled in reply.
Fine! So I am your company! You are my company!
No! I am your company! Infact I give company to one and all.
So be it! Suryalakshmi smiled.

In the morning Suryalakshmi looked for the little kid. She saw her
walking towards the Sri Meru temple site. The temple is not yet built,
preparations were on. She called to the girl to wait for her. But the girl
continued her walk without turning back. The old lady followed her.

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She saw her clearly, when the girl stopped at the temple site. The girl
was dark coloured but extremely beautiful and graceful without any
ornaments on her body. For a minute she felt very happy. Uttered to
herself Shyama (the dark skinned). The next minute the girl
disappeared, not to be seen any more. The old lady could not search
much, due to the thickest surrounding the temple site. That weekend
when Sastry came to visit his sister; she narrated the whole
experience, finally she asked who could that be?
Who else? The Goddess Herself! was the instant reply. Smt.
Suryalakshmi stay at the Shiva temple was peppered with many such
happy incidents, which she translated to herself as the Goddess
presence to alleviated loneliness and fear. Blessed soul!

Sri Meru
Narapadu, the sleepy hamlet man Visakhapatnam, woke up to a
frenzied activity. It got up shaking off its shimber, stretching and
yawning to a bright future. To the dawn of fame and culture. To
become the famous centre of religious favour.

A feverish activity of building future shrine has started with the initial
preparations of the statue sculpture. It all started with the arrival of
Sri Gopalachari, a sculptor of renown, from Kuppam. He was invited
by Sastry to sculpt the statues of the presiding deities of

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Khadgamala as per the visions he received from the Goddess
Herself. He was meticulous about the details to dot. He was always
with the sculptor to make sure that no deviations of any sort be made
in the process. This necessitated his constant presence at the site. So
Sastry decided to shift bag and baggage to Narapadu. A small
thatched hut was prepared for his residence. He moved into it with the
family. Before the shift he was a bit worried about the education and
marriages of his children. But the projection hand was none pressing
and made him leave everything to the grace of the God and move on.
Goddess kept her promise! So to say!
The Mulavirat (The main deity was brought from Thirupathi.
This is Sahasrakshi Sri Raja Rajeswari was sculpted by a sculptor,
netranandam.
All in all the presiding deities of the Khadgamala are 108 in no.
and are all female forms, life like and highly graceful. Apart from the
visions, Sastry depended on the descriptions of these deities in
Soundaryalahari of Sri Sankaracharya and Lalitha Sahasranama
Stotra. It was a long dawn

laborious process. It took; start to finish, about 11 years completing

the construction and installation of the statues. All though this period
his wife Annapurna took care of the family with love and perseverance.

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She gave least resistance to Sastrys move to shift to building site, into
the hut. She understood his fervene and devotion and stood like pillar
of support in everything he did.
The village was so desolate there were no houses nearby nor
any human habitat. The whole area around was a sort of bushy jungle.
Nobody to look forward to incase of emergency nor a shop to depend
on for ration. Every thing of the daily supply has to come from
Visakhapatnam. The occasional human, was somebody passing by on
the foot track made by the cowherd. The add to all there was this fear
of snakes and robbers (sounds like a game) but she took it like a game
and played it well too. To be rewarded profusely by the Goddess
Lalitha. Now she is the mother to many of Sastrys disciples. The
universal mother incarnate. The Goddess never leaves the side of Her
chosen ones!
After
started. It
which was
meticulous

the statues were made the construction of the temple has

was to be made according the mode, the wooden model
sanctified at Sagaragiri Durga temple. This means again
care to be taken to create the 44 angles and nine avaranas

There should not be over lapping nor over shadowing of any part by
any other part. They have to be clearly formed the mathematical
precision to be maintained. This means super vision with care.

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On October 1983 the foundation stone was laid for the temple.
This again was a unique occurrence. No temple of this sort was built
any where in the world. The temple on the lines of Sri Chakra model
is called Manidwepa or Chintamani Griha the abode of Goddess as
described in the scriptures. Now a poor scientist, poor in the material
possessions, was chosen to become the rich spiritual ambassador by
the Goddess. He has to carry on the orders of the Great one. But the
materialisation needs material riches. He was at a loss as to where to
look for this. His small apportioned money from his retirement benefit
for these activities was spent on the building of the Siva temple on the
Hillock at the village. Now he was penniless.
Here again the hand of God the Varada Hasta was with him.
During his sojourn at Zambia, Sastry made his presence felt at the
religious gatherings of the place. He was already Amritananda Swami
who can bestow people with the Mantropadesha. Many of the Indians
who were interested in pursuing a religious and

devotional life received the Mantropadesham from him. They latee

on prospered in their life and were ready to donate for the cause. They
not only did donate, they helped raise on more funds from the others.

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So the money problem was taken care of by such devotees like Vijay
Haran and the others.
Mr. Vijay Haran, as described in the earlier pages was one
among first few who was blessed by the mantra by Sastry, at Zambia
(University of Lusaka). He later on moved to United States of America
and spread the Saakta bhavana among Indians there. He insisted on
his guru to make a visit. He wanted the others to benefit from the
lectures and the religious ambiance that follows his guru wherever he
went. On his insistence Sastry made a visit to United States of America
along with his wife. As expected by Vijay Haran, he made the impact
on the people he meets there and many took the Manthropadesham.
The disciples increased.
At the same time Sastry met Devi Parvathi who later became an
important or so to say special devotee of Goddess Lalitha by birth. She
was very much into Indian philosophy and its far reaching ambiance.
She took Bala Mantra from Shri Shringeri Swamiji and changed her
name. An Indian name, Parvathi. She was well versed in Saakteya and
Vedic literature. Devoted herself to learning and Vedic way of life and
living. She learnt

Sanskrit to get the diction of the slokas correct. She learnt the puja
offering in the Vedic way, and her recital of the slokas and chanting of
Mantra was flawless. Be it Lalitha or Vishnu Sahasranama or any

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other ritual related cantitation was effort less and meticulous. She was
into it whole hearted by and the presentations were sincere and clear.
She was the chief priest at the Shri Raja Rajeswari temple at
Strasburg, Newyork. This temple was built by the American devotees
of Shri Shringeri Swami.
When Sastry, along with disciples visited this temple, during his
visit he met with Devi Parvathi. They spent sometime together
discussing conversing about their common interest. One of the people
who accompanied Sastry was Vijay Haran. He was awed by the beauty
and ambiance of the Rajeswari temple. When everybody went back to
their routine chores, the rich tabala player and Architect carried a wish
with him in his heart of heart. To serve at temple like this would be all
I would need to make my life worth while. Strange are the ways of
the mind!
The chance acquaintance was to bond firmly through the
common cause that is the building of Sri Meru temple at Narlapadu.
After his return to India many changes took place in Sastrys life which
resulted in his litanie project of building the Sri Meru temple and the
hamlet around it the Devipuram.

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Sometime later, Devi Parvathi called Sastry at Visakhapatnam.

She has renounced world and she wanted to handover the temple at
Strausburg, Newyork to someone who would be interested and
capable. She asked him if he can find a successor for her. Sastry
promised to help. When he asked Vijay Haran about this he was too
happy to accept the responsibility if Sastry finds him capable. Readily
both of them agreed and Devi Parvathi became free to help good
causes. All these occurred while Sastry was working with TIFR. After
retirement/resignation also he kept touch with all the friends and
disciples he made during his visit of U.S.A and sojourn at Lusaka
University.
Coming to the present the temple and the development of the
area around is not a small project. The man assigned by the Goddess
to do this is a person with simple means of living and high
responsibilities. His greatest qualification is his simplicity and the
family support. The lady of the house Smt. Annapurna was his
greatest asset. She never questioned his decisions nor pressurized him
for anything. She lived with him as one with him while at the
beginning of their stay at Narlapadu, now Devipuram. They were not
having any electricity power supply. Living on candle lamps or oil
tamps was imperative. She took it easy and carried on as happily as
she was in the A/c powered houses of Bombay and Lusaka. Such was
her patience and perseverance of purpose. In that small house
everything went as normal as ever, including the

Festivals, celebrations and Satsang meetings.

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One such occasion Sastrys friend Mr. Nageswara Rao who works
with State Electricity Board offered a promise. If he, who was childless
after many years of marriage, is blessed with father hood, he would
electrify Devipuram free of cost. Sastry smiled and said As she
wishes!. To his surprise Nageswara Rao sired three daughters; in
exchange he kept his promise. One of the hurdles surpassed both for
the family and for the township.
The temple construction started in October 1986 on the tenth
day of Aswayuja, i.e. Vijay Dasami the day of success of Goddess over
evil; the day Rama killed Ravana. The most auspicious day, the
foundation stone was laid. It was originally to be carried out by Sri
Dronamraju Satyanarayana. But since he could not arrive on the day,
by the auspicious time set for the reasons unavoidable, M/s Sudharani
replaced him. She became the luckiest of both.
The foundation stone laying for the temple is done in an
elaborate process. First they would place a Matsya yantra (copper
plate with the symbolic representation of the Matsyavatara) which
would be first placed in the small pit over that the model of Sri Chakra
Meru will be placed before all this was carried out, the previous day
these would by chanting of Gayathri mantra by the ritwiks (the
Brahmins entrusted, empowered to carry out the process) would sit
around and chant Gayathri.

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As everything that was happening in his life this time also, there
was an aura of spiritual fervor and divine intervention. The Gayathri
mantra the most powerful yet most easy to recite was to be chanted
for over 1000 times minimum before the consecration of the Sri
Chakra to be laid in the pit over the Matsya yantra. Sastry sat
down to do the Japam (that is chanting). But before the
commencement he had vision of Goddess instructing him, to do
Gayathri over two crore times. Sastry was at a loss. He was
constrained by the time. Overnight he has to do the chanting and
finish it before the auspicious time set for the installation. He had to
obey for it is Goddess bidding. He resigned himself and set forth to do
as bid.
There she was! In all her grace! Smiling with Her beautiful lotus
petal like eyes (Padmanetri). She told him to sit and watch. As he
watched in his trance: there appeared the macrocosm of Universe. The
huge Sri Chakra formation occupying everything visible in the
Universe. All in all Sri Chakra only! Nothing else! Sitting on the 108
points of the macrocosm were the rishis, 1000 at each point, chanting
Gayathri melodiously, the Nada created by the chants pervading the
Universe in an unique Sabda. The power of the Mantra entering the
mind & body of the Universe creating a wave like deep roar. There was
only one Nada, the not distinguishable Nirvikalpa vibration firing the
utmost centers of the spirit creating Satchitananda bhava (total
consciousness along with blissful happiness) invigorating, changing the
mind with inexplicable bliss. As the day downed the set no. of two
crore chant finished and the whole macrocosm disappeared along
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Opened his eyes to see a small Panchaloha Sri Chakra in front of him
as originally set forth. Sastrys joy was boundless.
Panchaloha (Murthy) Statue: Hindu pooja idols are made out of an
alloy like mixture of five metals, namely: Brass; copper; bell metal;
gold and silver. Usually there are the idols that are kept in the
sanctum sanctorum along with the Mulavirat (The main idol) and
given the shodasopacharam along with it. On occasions like Rata yatra
these are taken out in procession. So they are also called the utsava
murthy (procession idols).
The Sri Chakra which was powered by the two crore Gayathri
chant as was Her wish, was laid at the temple site on October 1983. It
was the tenth day of Aswayuja month, the most auspicious.
This achievement is no less than any described in the classics. In
one such case Sri Mata appeared to Sri Maha Sambhu after the Devi
Yagna was completed. Here the Goddess appeared to Her chosen
devotee Sastry before the yagna (chant) and directed him in the
process. Since she wanted to create a place where she can
communicate with Her children and relieve their pain and problems.
That was the wish Sastry expressed to Her when she was in
conversation with Sastry during Her visions. He expressed a wish to
share his experience with one and all. He wanted every one to benefit
by Her presence in the place. She decided to grant Sastry. This
benevolent wish at Devipuram. Thus the construction started. It took
eleven years to complete the project. If it were a normal residence of
the same proportions, probably, it would have taken less than two
years. But it is not. Many things have to be taken care of, precision,
puja and the sculptures above all the public appeal.

The man entrusted with the task is not just an ordinary human
being with six foot personality. He is a man of higher genre with a lofty

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and chosen presence bestowed with the power and grace of the
Goddess. The worldly material support came from Her devotees all
over the world.
The temple is constructed on the model of Sri Chakra. It has 108
presiding deities of Khadgamala. Out of the 108 idols which were
meticulously moulded, sculpted, carved as per the visions Sastry
received in his Dhyanam; so were moulded in cement and concrete,
rest of 18 were moulded Panchaloha idols. Out of there 70 were
placed in outer circle of Earthpuram, 10 were in the next circle and
10 were in the inner circle of the Earthpuram of Sri Chakra. The 18
metal idols were placed in the Astadalapadma. The third circle of the
Sri Chakra. In the sanctum sanctorum at the centre of Bindu was Sri
Sahasrakshi Raja Rajeswari, pure stone sculpture by the sculptor
Netranandam.
Care was taken to recreate the three dimensional Sri Chakra,
(temple facade). All the 108 angles were placed in such a way. So that
one will not come in the way of the other or overlap the one below.
The whole temple was 108 feet long 108 feet broad and 54 feet tall.
The building was three storied and finally in the centre was the
sanctum sanctorum (Bindu sthanam)

Before going into details of the Sri Chakra and further; a few
doubts have to be clarified. The author feels it is her duty to quell the

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doubts raised by the people as per sculptures of Khadgamala deities.
Before we go further to comment on this subject let me recall the
circumstances which led to the project temple construction Devipuram.
Sastrys visions which were constant and more frequently dotted
with requests of the place to house the Goddess were bogging him
down. His financial condition apart his capabilities to take on such a
marathon task was doubtful to him. He was not ready to take up a
project that he may have to abandon for any reason. He was unsure
about the acceptance of the materialization of the visions as described
to him by the Goddess. But she was insistant when man proposes God
disposes! When God proposes!? Man has to become the tool as
always he is more so he is the chosen one and more specifically so for
a project of Her choice. The Goddess understood his hesitation and set
forth to explain to him in Her unique way; and prepare him for the
proposals whole hearted execution.
In 1983 on receiving a land for the temple construction after the
yagna, successful completion Sastry made many visits to the land to
assess the suitability of the place. The thickly, bushy land with no
habitation and also not really approachable by the common man; was
in front of him. He wondered what is it that the place holds that
attracted the attention and acceptance of the Goddess. He set forth to
find out. If became a regular habit with him to go over there every
weekend and

Roam the place on foot. The ore he roamed more he felt futile. He was
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time. Then it happened one day! It was a Saturday Sastry set forth on
foot among the bushes his trek. When he reached the out skirts of
Narapadu he felt a sensation. It was a positive signal. He saw a hillock
and climbed it. There he saw a nine feet wide, six feet deep water
hole. It is natural spring. Triangular in shape but it was more like
female genitals (Yoni). There was the Siva Linga above that was
again the triangular yoni. It was a stunning visual. Highly unexpected
yet clear and carved like. The water in the spring was sweet and thirst
quenching. After washing himself he sat there chanting Lalitha. Lo!
Behold! He was shaken by the positive vibrations all through his
chanting. The vibrations of a very higher order he thought there on
must be something great about this place. His thought preceded the
trance he went into. He lost his sense of the external world. Lost in
there he traveled back in time 25 years. So much was happening at
the place. Many Rishis (saints) were conducting yagas on the
Samaveda way. A specific way, where in the Samaveda is chanted in a
melodious tune and tone which should be set in the right notes and
pitch. Any discrepancy in the note or tone will be prohibited. The yaga
was going against the back drop of musical Samaveda chant. It was
an audio treat pervading the whole Universe. The sabda mode of the
nada was exhilarating, enticing and engulfing. The effect is
inexplicable happiness that is satisfying and elevating at the same
time. He was in that state of pure bliss!

Then he saw in front of him the Mother in all Her radiance glowing like
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stood up in reverence folding his hands. She smiled and announced
Herself I am Kamakya! I am Kamakya! the word resonated through
the Universe. He stood stunned but all ears.
So many centuries ago these yogis were here. They were my
devotees. They prayed to me, this place is holy. Here there was
regular chant of the Vedas; regular yaga offerings to propiate the
Gods. It was a day to day affair. The whole thing stopped over the
ages. Those were the days when a heightened religious atmosphere
was prevailing here. You yourself witnessed it now. The sakti, who is
Pranavatmika (Uam Kara rupa), and was known as Kamakya; who
is A` kara; Au` Kara; and rides half moon Anuswara is known as
Shringara Kamakala, that is Me! Sakti in Her Nada state joins the
Siva who is static then creation happens. From that great union one
born The Sun, The Moon, The Fire Siva; Vishnu and Brahma also the
Maruts (Vayris) and other prakritis. I am the creative power of the
Universe. I am the place of creation; I am the Yoni swaroopa of the
Universe. These things I will be explaining to you time and again.
Right now you listen to me carefully. The Yoni and the Shiva Linga in
the triangle is the place where Kamakhya is seated is the place of
worship. You have to establish to the world. There on that small hillock
you make Shivas abode. He is the

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The disciple looked at the place pointed by Her. There he saw a
great illumination. There she spoke you make a temple in the form
of Sri Chakra or Manidwepa you install the presiding deities of
Khadgamala as per the text. Now you have the idea of the shape of
the temple and the idols there on so saying she stopped.
He was feeling a sense of peaceful calm a kin to bliss. He waited.
There appeared the luminescent shape of Manidwepa like Sri Chakra.
At the tip is the Bindu-sthanam the abode of Sri Sahasrakshi at
various lower levels the 108 Sthree Sakthis of Khadgamala deities.
The beauty was unparalleled and grace beyond human concept. He
was thrilled; excited and dumb founded with the happiness that
followed the vision.
Now, tell me! Are you able to get an impression of this beyond
doubt; and can you recall she asked.
But..
Yes! They are naked. Is that your question? There are the energy
centers. Energy does not be clothed.
But we are showing the energy in the human form. Form needs.
His doubt
The child is born with a form. But it is not clothed. Clothing is a later,
but a social need. No society exists in the creation. Creation is truth.
Creation is of a Dharma. Nothing more binds it Kamakhya said. She
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Installation of these deities is with a purpose. That is to make one
aware of the power within, develop it further to strength their own
personality and move forward in the right direction. How a covered
Sakthi be absorbed or identified. These are such powers so they do
not need the cover (A Na-achaditane). These are the naked truths.
Once the truth is covered it causes to be clear.
But the material world may not accept this.
They will! They soon will! For, people come to the temple to pray in
times of need and distress. They came to relieve themselves of the
pain, and the painful experiences. To realize their dreams to fulfill their
wants. When they come to this place, with all their selfish, worldly
needs they shall be rewarded. They will be blessed. Once this
happens, time and again people will start believing in the power of the
God. The Almighty, all pervading and all surtaing power. Once that
happens they will not look at these idols as Moorthis but powers; Rest
is ignored. She said.
But in the beginning there will be great objection His hesitation.
Every good deed or bad deed has that state of resistance. That is part
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But why the female form His next question.

Sakthi is Mother! The Universal Mother! She is the seat of all
pervading love. She takes all forms as per the need of the hour. The
most lovable Mata will take the form of Mahishasura mardini when
she needs to eradicate the evil power of the Rakshasas (Rajoguna
puritha) and dissolute the erring. Even while this dissolution is on she
remains the loving Mother who is chiding the erring son/child so that
erred will be protected from the child and the child itself from the
childs own mischief. This is to stop the further suffering of the erring
and the erred. So the power/energy symbols/centres are of female
form.
He bowed to Her in reverence. He then decided to carry on the
project resting every thing in Her hands. As expected the question was
raised why the nude forms. They are still on even after 15 years. But
Sastrys reply is only one. Please try to pray with concentration and
your wish will be fulfilled. Nobody who came here with pain or problem
on hand have left empty handed. Such in the power of the prayer.
Now is the time to express my view point. On this subject of
Nude sculptures. If someone went about creating nude sculpture out of
curiosity it is understandably, vulgarity of expression. But here is a
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and enlightened individual; whose main interest is to help the

humanity in self realisation and selfless need to alleviate the pain and
suffering in the society. End justifies the means, they say. It is very
true in this instance. It is not personal erotic satisfaction that Sastry
was seeking. But a forceful altruistic purpose. This purpose must be
having an irrepressible support and guidance that is divine. Otherwise
why would an individual with high education and higher status in life
would leave everything to build a temple single handedly going
through object poverty and loneliness. Only the person whose needs
are simple and principles are high. Spartan simplicity and elevation of
purpose marks altruist from the common man.
As Aurobindo says All the living creatures feel satisfied with the
food they get except humans. He needs to get what he wants rather
than what he gets to be happy.
This perservence to reach beyond the daily bread what
demarcates the man from the other living creatures. Among these
Sastryji is one in million who strived to fulfill the bidding of the
Goddess. He cannot be doing this project for his personal gratification.
He was beyond the conception of the ordinary. But there to think the
way their cultural upbringing is one of the prerogatives of the human
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Again to make a point of observation; it is not uncommon to
have nude sculptures in the temples. Khajuraho is famous for the
depiction of Kamasutras in stone sculpture. If it is denigrating, then
the creation itself is so for these are the rules of creative act. Every
coin has two sides. Depending on the eye of the perceiver it is used.
For those who understand the purpose of the same is the way of
instruction used in the ancient times. The art of love and romance and
creative activity. That is Godliness in itself.
Uam Devyahkagra Aasith! Saiva jagadhanda Masrujat!
Kamakalethi Vignayath! Srungara Kakethi Vignayathe!
But, there is the other temples the idols are fully clothed? Are
they not powerful? Will that mean any thing different? Yes! It is
different, in the fact, in the temples; there would be the idol in the
sanctum sanctorum which is set on an empowered Yantra which is
the actual power centre. The idol is the point of concentration in the
puja of the deity for the devotee. That is how it is even in Devipuram
temple of the Sahasrakshi. The idol is fully covered with clothed and
jewelry.
The Khadgamala presiding deities are the power centres which
are in the Universe occupying the position in the macrocosm of the
Srichakra in the cosmos as also in side our body in the Microcosm of
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In our daily life we come across different forms of the female power,
which is basically material in its instinctive nature. The Goddess in Her
revelation has created the different angles of this female energy giving
them a shape and name. So that, Her devotee will have a clear picture
of Her nature and the duties she has; as the Supreme Power that
guides the Universe.
To show the beauty of this creative energy without any inhibition
is the meaning of the nude figurines of the temple. Not only that,
human beings are born naked and depart naked. Their whole journey
in this world is a single handed fight for survival. They are always all
the time, alone is in the group or otherwise. This is the natural state of
the mankind.
The motive behind the temple construction is not one of selfish
gains. It is to spread spirituality and good will among the people. The
devotees who visit the temple with a wish on their lips should be
happy to have a place to pour their heart out and get the relief in
response to it. It is this blissful atmosphere that is to be enjoyed, this
serene ambience of the temple that is more important than the shape,
size of the God or Goddess or the dress and the make up thereon. It is
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Talking about a movie. This is not a cinema, this is a sacred place of
worship and the people who come to visit here are not looking for
entertainment or a fashion update. They are here to enrich their mind
power, the essence of life meaning. Their concern should be the
ambience and the serenity of the place not otherwise. They are here to
develop an immense happiness and lofty ideologue rather than pitch
their tongues. The concentration should be on the prayer not one the
player. This place, Devipuram is inspired by the spiritual elevation of
the individual concerned. He was led by hand by the Goddess Herself
to do a certain duty, that is the temple construction. He did as he was
given instruction. The whole structure, faade was described and
visualized by a higher force beyond the reach of the Human intellect.
This is the directing force. The product is human workmanship. So do
not point a finger at the modify of the figurines but develop an out
look beyond the material world of appearances which clouds once
vision. But reach the clear conscience of pure thought and mature
understanding through prayer and purity of the thought. This approach
will make one understand that these are not Gods or figurines. These
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Which are responsible for the functioning of the human system with
regularity beyond the material controls. These are Navavarana
God/Goddess that create, maintain and regulate the human mind &
body at the same time and give it the individuality that boasts of. This,
in essence is what is explained to Amritananda (Sastryji) by the
Goddess Kamakya.

The Consecretion
In 1993, Eleven years after the foundation was laid the
consecration was performed. Before this in a ceremony, that was
described as a small affair, but lasted eleven days, the installation of
the Goddess was performed in 1990, June 4th at the Bindu Sthanam.
After this the other presiding deities of Khadgamala (109 figurines)
was carried out.
Even though the starting was hesitant, the work progressed
without break for the long period of Eleven years. Money came from
various parts of the world; collected, donated by the disciples of Guru
Amritananda. They believed in the project and stood by him in
everyway; manual support; financial support. The moral support came
from the conviction of the Guruji and trust bestowed on him the
Goddess.
On one of his dialogues with the goddess Guruji was exhilarated
by the happiness and the communion he received he told Her Mother!
I want to share this ecstasy with my people.
That is the reason I want you to build this place Devipuram
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In his own words the power of the presiding deities is such that
any body who has a wish in fulfill he needs to sit in front of the
appropriate Sakti rupine and pray in total concentration for a few
minutes. That is all that is needed Total concentration! The wish will
be fulfilled.
For a person who never had been ritualistic about the religious
sentiment, his belief in the prayer is very high. His ritualistic methods
started with the visions he was bestowed by the Goddess. So he
believe, it is not ritual that is important it is the total surrender and the
belief that, the world created by God, is pure and flawless. To maintain
this state of affair is the first duty of the humanity. Like the pure mind
of the child which is so because of his blissful ignorance; the grown up
adult should also maintain. This is mature and deeper due to
experience and understanding the person develops through the life.
This gives a dignity beyond the bounds of human intellect which
conveys through the behaviour and personality of the person
concerned. Such people will be chosen by God to spread peace and
good will amongst mankind. No amount of negation and resistance will
help to deny the divine presence. This is what happened with Prahlada
Sastry. N.
The all pervading presence of God is unquestionable. But to
know the presence of God one has to look within. This is what is
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Thou art Me This is what the upasana (puja/prayer) tells you to

know. This all that is to be know. Once this is realized ones education
is completed. Just literacy is not education. In the olden days when the
written word is not known people still were educated. The education
that leads to self realisation is the education necessary for the Rishis.
They, through a series of thought process found the meaning of the
word Thou art Me, I am one with thee Brahman (Yekamava
Dvithiya Brahma!) This is called the Sri Vidya. To understand the
meaning of this Mantra is Brahma Vidya. The ultimate education.
This is what the wise Rishis and seekers go for. This is what the
education the Goddess imparts on Her disciples. It is she the Guru of
all Gurus; knower of all that is to be known; ultimate target of all that
is knowledge. She is the reason, cause and executor f the creation.
She is the universal Mother. Like wise she is the dissoluter (Laya
karini). So she is called or referred as Nilaya She is present in the
Lalitha Sahasranama in the subtle form; in Sri Chakra as the
(geometric) line and angles, in Sri Vidya as mantra (word and
pronunciation). In Devipuram she is there in all Her grace and Blissful
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Any learning needs a Guru (master/ trainer). Particularly if it is

related to yoga and sadhana. Sadhana is nothing but a regular
practice to achieve a goal. Be it a foot ball goal or any other aimed
target aimed at. Here in this particular context it is the ultimate goal,
that is God; Realisation of self. In this case where it is Sri Chakra
upasana (prayer) Guru is an all in all necessary medium to help the
Sadhaka to proceed in the right process and in the right targeted
approach.
Sri Guru Ssarwa saranabhoota sakti
Since it is so the choice of the Guru is the most difficult task.
Since he is not in anyway different from the Sri Chakra itself. He is
the embodiment of the Nine layered (Navaavarana) Sri Chakra. He will
be able to enlighten the Sadhaka in realizing the potential of Mantra;
Energy created by the mantra and the capabilities of the Mantra. He is
three folded or ideated in three forms. Subtle, casual and gross forms.
In one body we carry Nine great Gurus. The Nine points which
can be demarcated as subtle, casual and gross. Out of the Nine
openings of the body (Navaradhana). Two ears and speech can be
termed as subtle Guru, two eyes and the genital opening as casual
guru and Two nostrils and the tongue as gross guru.
The Sushamma Nadi which is the basic Nadi of all these starts
from the Muladhara chakra (travels up to) extends up to the Head.
Since the Muladhara holds all the ten das of all these Indriyas, the
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The Supreme power. That is the dynamic power (Chetana Sakti)
spreads to all Indriyas and help them or causes them to operate. The
power sauce of all that is work, workforce. That is the Supreme power
none other than the Para Sakti. When one pray in obeyance to this, or
these Gurus the Supreme power that is helps us to be what we are. It
becomes the power behind the life that is ones own. It is necessary to
know and understand this inherent, immanent power with in ourselves
is the lifes goal of any human being. It is in this realisation process
one precedes in the right path led by the right guru to reach the
ultimate goal, God. The purpose of creating a place where this type of
necessary guidance can be received is the idea behind the building the
Sri Meru temple at Devipuram. A lofty goal indeed!
Amritananda a scientist by training and education. It is this
scientific approach is applied in all his doings. Even the religious view
point is an expression of his scientific approach. It is in this way he
refuses to do any thing that is against the morality and good will of the
society. His main aim in building this temple Sri Meru or Manidweepa
is to reach out to the need of both spiritual otherwise and create
awareness in them that through prayer and practice. They could
alleviate the elevate themselves. Hence, the creation of the
Khadgamala figurines as he has seen in his vision. But this does not
necessarily mean that this is the only way. That is never canvassed
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very effective and instantaneous relief is achieved through this. He is

of opinion only those who believe n this method could come there and
practice as per the method. There is no compulsion of any sort from
him. Those of his devotees or disciples who went through process were
successful and happy, and vouch for the effectiveness of the principle
and the process. They all fell they all belong to one family that of Sri
Rajarajeswari and go about living happily, with the group or
otherwise. They are all adopt in conducting the ritualistic Homa
(offering to the God through fire) Chandi yaga, Navaavarana puja and
the like. They do not change rare things in these days monetary mind
set.
Amritananda also is freely mingling with the devotee groups
unlike the other Gurus. He does sit on a pedestal a few feet away from
the devotees or disciples. He is one among them, one with them. This
informal friendly happy approach is infectious.
Khadgamala is a garland of Mantra flowers. (Mala literally means
garland) through these Khadgamala chant one offers a garland of
flowers to the goddess. She is return gives a power which helps the
devotee to lead a life pure, fearless, happy life. Guruji keeps chanting
Lalitha and Khadgamala in all his wakeful hours. In his visions he
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He held aloft toward the sky. That is all the dream. In the dream state
itself he felt a power transfer from the Khadgam in to him; Like
Chatrapati Sivaji got a sword from the goddess Tuljabhavani after
many days of chanting Khadgamala. The sword here symbolic to the
power that is necessary to fight evil. Power centre that takes care of
the people and eradicate the evil. The sword is like the scalpel of
surgeon, at once hunting yet helping to quell the pain and give relief in
the process. Khadgamala is power. A power does not have a body or
shape. Here he created the figurines so that the devotee could
concentrate while at prayer. They are the points of concentration.
Any debate about the nudity of the figurines against this back
ground is silly and unwarranted.
The prayer on the devotees lips should be to remove the evil
that covers the Avidya (ignorance) so that one becomes Vignani (wise
man) by knowing that is to be known.

Kamakhya
Kamarupini Vikhyatha Harikshetre sanathini
Yoni mudra trikhandesi mase mase vidharmatha!
The place where the genitals of sati have fallen has become a
Swayambhu Sakti. This place is in Assam, India nearly 7 Km away
from Gauhati. The locals call the hillock as Kamakhya after the deity.
The locals believe every year the deity have the mensturation on
Ashada Shukla Navami to Ekadasi when the water taken a red hue.
(Ninth day to Eleventh day of the first half of the Ashada month the
temple is closed as she is mensturation)
Listen! She continued, Here I am residing with Ananda Bhairava
(Shiva in his happy mood). As I am happy I want to bless the
devotees to the same happiness. So many centuries ago there was
celebrations and happy rejoicing in this place of worship with yagnas,
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This place is that way invigorating to the people who visited here. It
gave the devotees a religious pervour and filled their minds with total
and Supreme blissful consciousness (Child Ananda paripurna
prakasam). This sanctimonious place had to be made into the place of
religious place of worship and it has to be you! You carry the took of
reinventing this place. Guruji was all ears The social scene is highly
polluted now. Many have become slaves of the materialism which
takes than away from self realisation. They are like the creator who
fell in love with his own creation.
The act of union in love as the root of creation has become
ridiculed out of lust/passion since the divinity of the love is lost in the
temporary act of satisfying the momentary need (Indriya prakopam)
so as the atheist looks at it with a sneer; when stringara (loving for
love sake) is mentioned any where in any other context. All these
misconceptions, greed and the false hood is making life miserable for
him. Because of this (vain put on) behaviour he is loosing peace of find
hence happiness. This, so called right social behaviour, is causing him
so much of unease and unpleasantness. All this should change. Before
these irritants degrade him further he should be taught or reminded of
the easy comfortable generine way of life. So that he can be happy
and have enough time to think beyond self. Reach out to those use
fortunate to help himself.
The institution of marriage can be taken as an example. People
through generations and time immemorial has believed in it but with a
difference. These marriages of love one sanctified religious duties
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not binding on the couple. It was a way of life; now it is one act of
loveless life. It is time people should understand the beauty and
comfort of co-existence to bring children who are happy, well behaved
and self satisfied and altruistic. It is the need of the hour.
Shringara (Shring = peak; horn; ara = half, nasal sound
producing, half moon shaped notion of zero u; also an angle corner) is
nothing but the preparation or getting ready for the union of the
couple in love. Also decorating one self in the most beautiful appealing
way. (What the present generation calls it makeup) In the ancient love
it is one of the sixty four arts of life (chatushasti kalas) one should
know for happy living that is successful. Now a day the word is
translated as lust alternative which is demeaning the art to its lowest
degree.
Shringara is known in the ancient literature as Kamakala it aides
on the horns of A Kara, U Kara, ma Kara of one shabda. It resides
in the muladhara chakra coming down the Sushamna nadi as this
Vaikhari Shabda. Through this its ideated on the earth. This type of a
planned out creation and its exotic execution is the beautiful and
ecstatic.
In the human body Muladhara is the seat of creation.
From the Supreme void the Supreme Consciousness
(Chicchaleti) ideates itself as Sun and Moon energy and the Fire
energy and enters the human body through Sushamna. The
Muladhara works through the South Pole on the Earth, and in solar
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Wherein each petal represents one Veda; or four sides of the Earth.
Here, in this square Earth in its Bija form rides an elephant holding an
infant in her lap. This infant is nothing but Lord Shiva Himself. Here we
are called Batuka. The Elephant is Iravat the ride of Indra Iravat
means lightning. When two heavy clouds rub against each other
lightning is generation. This is nothing but the inherent electrical
discharge. Thus the Iravat represent the imminent seed of the Earth.
The Muladhara is also seat of Swayabhu in Linga rupa (self
created phallus). This is again the in the red form. This is the
subliminal aura first presented itself from the homogenous
consciousness (Para Sakthi). The static energy of the Lord Ishwara.
The Shiva Linga of the lore. He is self crated. But He creates all. This
is the truth of life. This is also the duality of the creation too.
At Kamakya (The Devipuram) the presentation that appeared
was this. The six feet deep water hole with the Shivalinga and the
Triangular shape that surrounded it confirms the fact that it is the
Muldhara centre representation. Here the Devi appeared as Universal
creation, the Universal Mother (Yoni), Universal father (Linga). The
seat of all creation (Viswa Yoni).
Hence, there is no place for lust at this place. There exists only
controlled behaviour that is divine. Shringara control in the love play is
something a commoner would not understand. This is an oxymoron.
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When this happens, the materialistic approach takes a back seat. The
love is expressed and experienced in a controlled manner. This
conservation means more energy. This energy in the body that is in
the Muldhara centre travels upward through the Sushamna Nadi
toward Visuddhi chakra where it transform into positive energy,
Kinetic energy which further travels upward toward Sahasrara where
it becomes the light energy which emanate, as a Halo, or aural
emanation which is pleasant and energizing light energy.
Visukra prana harana Varahi Virya vandhitha Lalitha Sahasranama
The above mantra explains the concept fully. This concept is
explained with the description of the Lalitha congratulating Varahi
one of Her Commander-in-Chiefs. Killing the Bhandasura in the war.
Visukra and Vishanga are the commanders of the Bhandasura like two
arms of him. While they were invincible they were also sin feet. They
create sinful behaviour with their influence on the human mind.
Visukra misleads people in the potency of their sexuality and leads
them to prostitutions and other acts of lust. Vishanga aids him in these
transgression. Varahi killed these two by controlling the human
sexual behaviour and directing it in the direction of Visudhi chakra
and Sahasrara chakra. In the process the human being received the
conserved potential of the Sukra (male semen) energy and evolved to
a higher level.
All this Kamakhya explained to Guru Amritananda in Her graceful
way. Receiving the wisdom of such vision is very difficult. To retain
and absorb the essence is time and energy consuming which happened
to Guruji. It took him years to accept himself as one the Goddess has
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doubtful about his ability. Being of humble nature he was not sure to
carry the project to the finish. To add to this there is fear of the
society. What would be their reaction? How will it affect the day to day
living of his family? Family is my responsibility first and foremost. But
Goddesss bidding cannot be dishonored.
She has answer to this dilemma too. She explained The
humanity is in need of direction. They need a leader to lead them into
the righteous path. I am here with this explicit purpose. I am happily
residing at this place with Bhairava, as Ananda Bhairavi. I need a tool
to fulfill the job. You are the tool. I want you to take up this job. I will
be with you. I know the society will come at you ridiculing,
unbelieving, criticizing you, your methodology and the very concept.
Since it is not explicit. They want an explanation from you. They are
hard to convince. They may feel betrayed, they may get angry with
you and they may try to punish you. Put you behind bars or even
terminate you? But why are you afraid? These are all the actions one
has to face to carry out a good deed. Are you afraid of getting behind
bars? But you are already encaged by Buddhi, Ahamkara and Ego? Are
you afraid of death? But this is not your first birth nor the last one.
You were born before you will be born later. One more death how does
it mater? Be brave and enterprising. Take the job and be my tool. I
will lead you! Come with me! We shall work together. This place will
soon become a religious citadel!

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With this assurance from the goddess Guruji decided to say

Yes. But he was not sure, She told Guruji further You build a
Gurupetha (place of worship) here at the place where you have seen
the water hole. Here I reside as Kamakhya. On the hillock you make
a temple for the Universal father Shiva (Ishwara). The place where
you can see a bright light you build Sri Meru Mandir. This is your
took. Physically you are spiritually, divinely mine. She told him many
more things which are not for us to reveal. But one point that is of
most important is the uproar the project created against Guruji;
unprecedented and unwarranted. Guruji gave me permissions to put
forth the facts as they are; nothing more. The comments are my own.
At the Kamakhya Peetham; Kalavahana pooja is performed.
These are done for the well being of the couples. The couple in
question will be involved in the pooja process. These are the process
that must be carried out by those people who are highly self controlled
and wise. So only Guruji takes up these poojas. For the basic necessity
of the process is there is no place for lust.
Almost all Gurujis disciples have gone through this process. No
outward behaviour nor irreverence and blasptiemy about the
atmosphere. Infact after this Kalavahana has been carried out the
couples felt elevated. They feel there is a remarkable change in their
out look towards life at large; and self in particular. Some people even
report they have achieved a higher level of social & financial status. All
this does not encourage any casual approach toward the pooja
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who are willing will be encouraged.
As far as the author is concerned neither she is for it or against
it. She believes in freedom of expression. All roads leads to God.
Everyone has a right to choose their own path. She is impressed by
the benevolent, friendly, selfless, self erasing Spartan personality of
Guruji. She developed a respect toward him and his way of living; this
made her take up the task of explaining to those opposing the Gurujis
Kaula method of pooja process in all its purity and gracefulness.
Shringara in Sanskrit is a collective word like crowd, people
audience etc. It covers living, loving creation and also many more
things. It is named as one of the 64 arts in the ancient Indian culture.
It means preparation both mental and physical, presentation,
ambience, loving, atmosphere time and approach towards the art of
creation. The Goddess is called Shringara Lahari. When one looks at
the statue of venues one feels a high level of happiness which is
inexplicable so is the case with the Shringara. For want of better
world/an equivalent word in English. I prefer to use the same Sanskrit
word. It is colloquially used to refer cannal need; which it is not.
The ancient Indian literature has many examples to the contrary.
When Swayanmbhu Manu wanted to marry off his daughter
Devahuti, to the prajapati Kardama who was very old with white
beard and hair tangledness. But Devahuti was given to him, after a
prolonged persuasion, by her father. Convincing him for the marriage.
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Where he continued his penance. She took care of his needs and kept
the house. She took good care of the Ashram. Never once she
complained. In reward Kardama wanted to give her happiness. When
he decided to this. He changed himself into a good looking youth
created people to help his wife in her chores. Created beautiful houses,
with chariots to move around the city, Vimanas to fly in the air. He
gave Devahuti nine options of his appearance and set about to give
her marital bliss. She mothered nine girls and many children; and
Kapila the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. When we read this we
understand the meaning of Shringara. It is all in all of living and
loving.
The best example that is most misinterpreted and misquoted in
the Atheist circles, is Krishnas rasa leela.
The life of modern times has become highly vain. For reasons
unknown many a time people like to hide their real feelings. The
behaviour is modulated to suit the occasions; not withstanding, the
real feelings. This may be the reasons why the relationships have
become superficial. In such circumstances the love and understanding
between the husband and wife, also became stressful. The relationship
remained the same but the love is lost. The interaction between them
has become a momentary need of the hour. Sanctity of the romance is
lost, replaced by mechanical reaction to ones need. Such mechanical
transaction breeds distance and disrespect. The sanctity with which
man and woman are bound through marriage ritual have become a
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Which neither respects themselves nor the others. Such a generations
contribution to the morality to society is nil. The social justice that is
due to the society is next to nothing. Street wise smartness is
applauded selflessness and magnanimity is ridiculed. Automatically the
word love has become synonymous to lust. This is the time the society
needs to be taught the meaning of Shringara in its fullest sense. What
bother example can there be than Krishnas Rasalila.
As described in the 10th chapter of Sri Maha Bhagavatha (Purana
expostulating the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu). Krishna was centre
of the play that was played on the banks of River Yamuna, in a glade
called Brindavan with lots of shade giving trees and green pastures.
The time is night of full moon day in the month of Kartika
(appropriately in the month of Oct Nov). The moon lit green pastures
Krishna in his splendor wacky a head band adorned with the peacock
feather. Playing the flute, silence broken by the melodious tunes of the
flute beckoning the Gopikas (the milk maids of the village) who come
running to be with him in all their splendour with flowers and fruits to
offer him. They play through the night with each Gopika with her own
friend Krishna. Here is the beauty of the Rasalila. Gopikas are many
Krishna one. But they are in their devotion have felt him. Near them.
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Angana Mangana manthare Madhavo! Madhavam Madhavam Anthare
Mangana!!
Yithha
kalpithe
mandalo
madhyago!
Sanjanov
Venuna
devakinandanam!!
To explain the Krishna and Gopika tattwa one more fact must be
clarified.
In the human body at the neck part there is the Visuddhi
Centre (Lotus). This Lotus is 16 petaled. Where the Sadhaka, here the
Gopika reaches to this Visuddhi centre through his Sadhana, his/her
power (prajna) expands multifold. It spreads and reaches all around
like the skies. The skies are the place where there is continuous silent
vibrations of the subtle sound (Nada). It is like dying down vibratory
reminisand resonance of the bell. These when it is resonating in the
skies as aural in its nature. These vibrations when they reach the
static Siva in the Bindu sthana of the Sri Chakra, causes vibratiny.
The colour of this bright luminescent light in blue. That blue colour
belongs to the flute of Krishna. He is the Paramatma.
This blue is that of ash grey blue. This blue is the colour of 16
petaled Visuddhi centre (Lotus); which is again Akasa tattwa. If
one joins each petal of Visuddhi lotus with thousand petaled
Sahasrara, the result is 16 thousand lines. Each one represents one
Gopika and the Sahasrara is the centre of Supreme power (Ishwara)
here in Sri Krishna. This is in essence the Rasalila. When sadhaka
reaches Sahasrara his soul and mind dances with joy and abandon
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In the same way Kaula tantra way of Sri Chakra pooja

methodology (Upasana) is pure. People who engage in foul mouthing,
villainous thoughts and behaviour; wasting time in endless gossip;
who are Atheists, who follow the caste discrimination and sinful people
are not welcome here, at the Kaula Tantropasana. Only those who
are in the pursuit of Atmabrahman and pure hearts are welcome. In
other places like Kamakhya off Guahati, Tibet and some other
countries it is rumored there may be other type of Upasana; but not
sure. The power of the Chakropasana tantra is such that if misused it
may do more harm than good. That may be the reason for the
diffident commoner keeps away from it. Even though Sri Adishankara
set forth to explain the upasana of Sri Vidya and Sri Chakra pooja
methodology it took quite same time to become popular.
Dakshinachara followers may be the reason for the delay. But the
Kaulachara upasana method gave them a confidence to get over
their fears. Since it explained to them that it is both materialistic and
spiritual at the same time. Everyone can do it for their own good. Thus
for Samayachara followers the Guru is Dhakshina Moorthy; for the
Kaulachara followers the Guru is Dattatreya.
At Devipuram Kamakhya Peetham the Tantropasana followed
is of Divyabhava sadhana (The ultimate happiness) because of this
the atmosphere at the temple is scene, peaceful and energizing.
First time when Sastry was blessed by the Goddess, she
appeared to him as a sixteen year old beautiful maiden with a Grau
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This world he was dumb founded and stood transfixed. She smiled at
him and beckoned him to do the necessary pooja to the guest of
honour, Herself.
There is nothing here! Not a drop of water! What do I offer to
you he questioned Her. As he was completing his sentence there was
sudden cloud burst! With that water he gave Her Argyam (Water to
drink) Padhyam (Water to wash Her feet) and did the pooja process.
She was pleased! He was satisfied choked with happiness.
The grace and Her aura filled the Universe. The beautiful of Her
smile and Her Attire is beyond the cognigence of the normal human
mind. It was so bright it felt the Universe draws its light from the
radiance emanated. She accepted Gurujis offerings and took his hand
in Her hand. The rain continued. They walked together in the rain. One
leading, the other in a trance. Jivatma and Paramatma together they
came down the hillock and moved towards the Sri Meru temple
(future temple).
Just like one who is walking in sleep, not knowing where and
how Sastryji walked with Her. He has no identity of his own. It has
become one with Her. He is Her! She is him! He is insignificant
miniscule in the hands of the Great Power that is. The Supreme Leader
taking him into the Luminescent worlds one by one. He was praying to
Her. Please! I would like to be with you! A part of you! One with you!
The happiness this blissful state which mine is all I want. Nothing else
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Your tenderness! Your kindness! They are drenching me in a torrent

of Amrit. This is what I want! How can you be so benevolent to me.
This is beyond every thing I expected! This is what I live for! For
without life I can not experience this. This experience I want to
treasure for many lives that one my future. Please Mother! Let me!
His physical being became none existent. His mind and soul were
dancing with in explicable joy! He was conversing with Her. They
reached the Sri Meru temple site. There, as he observed in his
transcendental happy state; she left him slowly, gradually and silently.
As he was standing there in awe. She like a lightning, en lightning
every thing around disappeared. She gone! But the experience lived
with him.
The Kamakhya guru Peetham is the centre of all that one needs
to aspire for. It is the place where people in pain get relief. Those in
want get what they desire. The place is the Kalpatam (The tree that
fulfills all the wishes) of the Earthlings.

Mani Dwepam Sri Chakra

All human beings ultimate desire is to reach God. To attain
salvation. For this different people adopt different methods but all lead
to one point, God! The knowledge that every thing is God created and
in every one/ every living thing God resides. This knowledge that says
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Devotee of Devi declares that he is God! This realisation Aham
Brahmasmi is Sri Vidya. Both are same. But a little or subtle
difference in the knowledge method and methodology.
Sri Vidyopasana (Sri Vidya = Goddess Sakti) is also called as
Sakteyam (Sakti puja). This has a prayer methodology that can be
followed by everyone and anyone. There is no limitation nor
differenciation as to who the devotee or Sadhaka is! Or which caste
creed, place country he/she belongs. That makes it easy and simple
for the individual to adopt and become Sadhaka. It has an Universal
appeal.
Every devotional procedure prescribes to a particular
predetermined path of ascent. This is the Tantra part of the prayer.
The point of concentration is called the Yantra part; final the
manifested word to chant is the Mantra part of the devotional prayer.
Sri Chakra is the point of concentration in the Devi upasana; the
Nava varana (Nava = Nine, Avarana = Veil/steps) puja is the
Tantra; Shodasi (Shodasi = 16 lettered word/sentence) is the
Mantra. All in all Lalitha (the thousand names of Goddess Devi) is the
mantra that is the comprehensive chant that includes all three stages
of the Devi upasana. It is the mantra of the Yantra of the Tantra
of the prayer in question.
Sri Chakra is the ultimate Yantra the Nava varana puja is the
ultimate prayer method. They are unequalled and unique. The unique
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Sri Chakra is it has Bijakshara (seed letter) nor it has a particular
Deity to concentrate on; nor any specification. It is by itself highly
powerful and sacred at once. In the upasana of the Sri Chakra no
name of any Deity was uttered. The mantra gives (Shodasi) no
reference to any Deity such that no images of any, other than the Sri
Chakra is done.
This is not human made. None was or can be credited to its
creation. It is there in the Universe. In the Universe as macrocosm in
the human body as the microcosm. Such that when a devotee is doing
the upasana of Sri Chakra he/she is praying on themselves in other
words he/she is doing on effort less attempt to realize. One self in the
process realize God within the Universe.
How this Unique yantra is realized? There are various
explanations given as to its birth or ideation so to say or more
precisely to the realisation of its existence, the ultimate ideation.
It is said that a great soul, Vedpurush by name Adharva
visioned this in the Universe and for the good will of the humanity,
since all the visionaries (Darshaniks) ultimate aim is well being of
humanity, he explained it to the other as a gift to the mankind.
In the Brahmanda Purana (saga); story of the birth of the
Universe; concept of time related subjects were given. Recording to
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is in response to the prayers of troubled and terrorized Devas to the
Goddess to relieve them of the torturous supremacy of Bhandasura,
the Danava (Rakshas). In response Goddess Parasakti (The Supreme
Power) asked them to conduct an Yagna (Ceremonial offerings to
propiate the Goddess through fire). For this a place of celestial fire
(Chitagni) was need. For this they were asked reclaim the land by
drying up one of the four oceans. Thus created land was used to lit the
yagnasthal and fire was lit. Devas offered the parts of their body and
conducted the Yagnam. From this great celestial fire; in the fire place
there appeared the Goddess in the form of Sri Chakra. Then she set
about to fulfill the purpose of Her emanation; i.e. to kill Bhandasura.
This she completed when she ideated in the celestial fire (Chithagni),
the purana describes Her thus:
Kotisurya Prathikasam chandrakoti seethalam
Thanmadhyatha samudhbhurcha Krakara manupam!
Thasmadrutho Mahadevi mudhayarka samaprabham!
Even though she came out such a magnificent fire Her Brilliance
equivalent to a thousand Suns, nullified the brilliance of the fire in the
fire place. Even though she was so bright Her demeanor was as cool as
that of a million moons. Her aura was a red as the morning Sun light.
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Another account gives a different version as to the birth of Sri
Chakra. According to this version, Parvathi the co-Lord of Shiva was
concerned about the different methods of approach to be followed by
the mankind to achieve separate goals. That keeps them engaged in
dilemma as to which one to go for; on a priority. So she spoke to Lord
Shiva as to what is the way to help the mankind so that one method is
be all end all of them. Which is all inclusive, all giving and at the same
time easy to follow. In response to this benevolent approach Lord
Shiva explained to Her this omniscient, omni present, all powerful at
the same time easy way of approach. That is Sri Chakra and
upasana through Sri Vidya.
Whatever may be the reason or way it was gifted to the
mankind. It is, and remains the ultimate Yantra and ultimate
upasana (prayer/puja).
Sri Chakra is the macrocosm. It is microcosm. It is Atomic
structure. It is the cause of creation. It is the geometrical figure of the
Universe. It is not an imagined or theorized structure. It is self
created. It has identity that is based on highly intricate mathematical
and methodological approach to solve the problem of the Universal life
forms. It explains the deepest of deep secrets of life and its varied
nature. Sadhaka will not be able to get a more complete vehicle to
clear his/her questioning minds dilemma. That is the reason why Sri
Chakra is called the ultimate Supreme power house and the Sri
Vidya upasana an independent approach to reach there and
understand the intricacies of its existence and meaning. At the same
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leading to real consciousness of Supreme bliss and happiness
(satchitananda pradayini).
When it comes to the root of the point, that is life, everything in
the Universe is created by the union (Sam yoga) of Shiva (Lord
Ishwara) Sakti (the Goddess). The Universal Parents (Adhi Deva and
Adhi Sakti). The omni presence of Sri Chakra in the Universe, in the
human body and also in the Atomic structure makes one wonder. What
is it? Is it a scientific explanation of life? Or spiritual? The Science and
the discoveries are still at the base level of (Pancha bhutas) five
elements? So it can be only spiritual beyond the physical approach.
No one, No one who ever experienced the great experience of
actually feeling its presence ever been able to explain or describe it to
the commoner the Divinity of this phenomenon explicitly. They were
knew about the subject as to how and what it is like to feel its
presence nor the ecstasy of those higher reaches of understanding and
happy states. But they were trying in an indirect way to hint at it. The
puranas (18), The Upanishats (1008+), the Mythologicals, the Sastras
(various) make a reference in a subtle way and point at it as the
ultimate goal of human existence. They told in the form of stories,
folklore so that it would register in the minds of people and carried
forward in to next generations to word of mouth. That create, an
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This inquisitiveness is/forms the basis of further study, learning or
approach to know more and more. Since the story telling is a word of
mouth process and the stories by themselves are secretive about his
point and made only a veiled reference, the validity of the point is
questioned by the new world. It brushes them away as the out come
of a fertile imagination of story teller usually an elderly person. But the
fact remains even fertile imagination needs a seed of thought. There
seeds one picked up by the great souls (sadhakas) and through
studies and cognitive inquires results in the learning of those
Mahatmas. One such great soul is the Guru of Paramahamsa
Yogananda Sri Yukteswara Giri Yogananda. He affirmatively
pronounced about the experiences of Heavens, their greatness and
their rich experience.
John Bunyan in his saga The pilgrims progress refers and in
details describes the Heaven, its rich feeling, Gods, Divinity and the
successful Sadhakas experience about them.
This Blissful state of happiness can be achieved only when man
gets detached from the material mind set and dwells into spirituality
with abandon. Sri Vidya Upasana is one such which at once, both
detaching from the bonds and connects with the world beyond in slow,
steady process. While this happens the human mind feels a sense
richness due to elevation of purpose and understanding it so
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The process is gradual so that the Sadhaka is able to absorb the

feeling of the revelation and develops a Universal love, grows out of
the selfish interests which restricts ones out look; towards mankind.
The main reason being in Sri Chakra Upasana one does not dwell
upon any particular deity. One dwells on the macro and microcosm of
the Universe and the human body. That means he is moving toward
self realisation. The microcosm is with in himself. His search is with in.
He turns inwards looking for it. The first step of self realisation.
Thenavarandra Rupo deha
In any prayer methodology described in the Hindu mythology,
there is a pre-requisite. That is when the prayer proceedings start the
devotee is required to invoke the deity/ or the point of concentration,
into ones self (Nyasam). A kind becoming one with the prayed. In Sri
Chakra Upasana automatically it is there within oneself all he needs to
connect with it and the one with in the Universe. A state of union with
the Universe at once. This is easy and difficult at the same time. For
the sadhaka should have reached a level of competence to receive the
power of Universe without getting adversely affected. So the presence
and guidance of Guru who is competent to transfer his ability to the
disciple is necessary. Adhi Shankaras great poem Soundarya Lahiri
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For Sri Chakra the lines, angles, the triangle are all arranged in a
methodical way. None of the lines nor the angles can be separated nor
they are separable. The central point is the Bindu which is above and
independently placed. Even though the representation of the Sri
Chakra is single dimensional, one should visualize it as it is in a three
dimensional way. So the position of Bindu is higher and in the centre
not connected to any of the lines or angles. This is the Bindu (Para),
the seat of Universal womb (Viswa Yoni) the seat of the Goddess.
Where she reigns Supreme, like a priceless diamond and in blissful
ultimate happiness. The ultimate consciousness (Satchitananda). Sri
Chakra Tripura Tapinopanishat is described.
Thus :

Bindu Trikona Vasukona Dhasarayugme

Manvasra Nagadhala Shodasa patrayuktham
Vrutha Thrayantha Dharani sadana Thrayancha
Sri Chakra raja vudhitham para devathaya

In Sankaras Soundarya lahiri: Thus :

Charibhi Sri kantaika Siva yuvathibhi panchbhirapi
Prabhinna bhissambhorna vabhirapi mula prakruthibhi
Chathu schatwarimsa Dwasu kalasratrivalaya
Trirekhabhi saaradham tavasrana kona parinathah
Oh! My Mother! With Four Rudras, Five Shiva Saktis, nine basic
Prakritis and eight petalled, 16 petalled circle and three circles this Sri
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In the centre petal succession the arrangement of these angles
and the lines are thus:
The first or outer most is Earth or Dharani sadan.
Second (inner to the first) is the 16 petalled lotus/Chakra.
Inner to the third is the 8 petalled lotus/Chakra.
Inner to the fourth is Manvasra.
Inner to the fifth is Bahirdaram (Outer Chakra)
Inner to the sixth is Antardasaram (Inner Chakra)
Inner to the seventh is Vasu konam (Triangle)
Inner to the eighth is Triangle (Trikonam)
Inner to the ninth and in the centre is Bindu.
The first outermost chakra consists of three layered with four
openings (breaks in the lines) they are called the door ways. They
represent the four directions of the Earth (East, West, North, and
South). This outer circle or Chakra is a square. The three lines
represent three worlds. Heaven, Earth and Hell (Bhoo, Bhuva and
Swarlokas). The tree circles also represent the three gunas Satwa
(calm and peaceful), Rajo (powerful or restless) and Tamo (ignorant or
dark) gunas. The 16 petalled chakra represents the lunar phases.
From day one to 15 the full moon or no moon day (thithis). The 8
petalled Chakra represents. The five elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air
and Ether) mind (Manas), Buddhi (mind), Ahamkara (ego).

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Out of the Nine Triangles that are inner to 8 petalled
Chakra/Lotus four have their vertex (Vertex (Mathematical): The point
on a geometrical figure furthest from the base. Astronomically it
means the point on the celestial sphere towards which, or from which
a star appear to move) facing upwards (Urdhwa), they are called the
Shiva Angles. The other five triangles have their vertex facing
downwards (Adhomukha), they are called the Sakti Angles. All in all
the nine triangles represent the Goddess Para Sakti (The Supreme).
They the nine Chakras are the nine avaranas (veils) have their own
presiding deities residing on (in) them. They have been described in
detail in the Bhavana Upanishad.
In brief:
The first avarana that is Dharanipuram (Earth circle), is the
residence of the 10 types of powers (Siddhis) Anima, Lagima,
Mahima, Isatwa, Vasitwa, Prakamya, Bhukthi, Iccha, Prapthi,
Sarvakama, 8 types of Matrukas and other 10 Mudra deities all
together 28 of them.
The Second that of 16 petalled (Chakra) avarana. They are 16
deities who does not reveal themselves unless for a cause. They are
called the Hidden Deities (Gupta)
In the third reside more deeper (Gupthatara) eight Deities on all
eight petals of the circle/Lotus.
The fourth circle/Avarana is 14 angled and it is the seat of 14
Yoginis of traditional yore (Sampradhaya yogini).
The fifth circle is the seat of as name indicates 10 angled and
seats 10 Saktis (power). The same is the case sixth with 10th circle.
Ten angles and ten Deities.
The seventh circle in of eight angles and is called Vasukonam. It
is seat of Deities of speech eight in numbers.
The eighth circle is a triangle and it is most important circle. This
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Who are yoginis and not reveal themselves unless evoked. The last is
the Bindu. There 15 daily Deities (Each representing a day of lunar
stage. Lalitha the presiding Deity is the 16th or Shodasi (which in
Sanskrit means 16th).
All these presiding Deities / Saktis of the various nine circles one
called the Khadgamala Deities. They direct, lead and organize the
systematic functioning of the day to day affairs of the human body
also the natural occurrences like planetary movement, Sunrise,
Sunset; the time, space, and the seasonal change, infact everything
that happens in the Universe. They are the omnipotent administrators
of the Universe as a whole human beings in specific.
This description is seen in the Lalitha 18 slokas starting from
Vudyadh bhanu sahasrabha to Nakhadhithi samachchanna
namajjitha thamoguna describe the Sri Chakras structure in a
technical terminology. The lower, middle and upper parts of the
structural aspect.
The meaning full structural magnum opus the Sri Chakra is much
more interesting and awe inspiring. The basic structural angles (9 in
all) one differentiated into Shiva and Sakti angles.
The five Sakti angles that represent the five physical
components of the human body are Skin (Twak), blood (Ashrik) meat,
mind the tendous (muscles) and finally bones (Asthi). They are also
referred to Yonis (birth centers). They have a presiding deity each that
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the functioning. They are Vanuea, Jyeshta, Roudri, Ambika and
Pashyanthi. Here Vanea is the Universal mother (Sakti represent)
Jyeshta is the most auspicious of the Sakti; Roudri is the health and
well being and benevolent incarnate; Ambika controls the complete
analytical intelligence and Prudence (ref page 329 Saivasiddantha
Somabham) Pashyanthi is the ideation power.
All these five angles have the vertex facing down or inverted
triangles. Each triangle has three points. Thus there are fifteen points
(Bindu). The centre is one point. Ideated here is Devi by name Sada
which is a constant (Druva). The fifteen points are the different stages
(States). These are referred to represent the 16 stages of lunar
stages. The sixteenth the full moon/no moon stage. Alternatively they
are referred to represent 16 powers of the material (gross) body of the
human being. They are senses (5), sensory organs (5), elements (5)
and the mind (1) 16 in all.
The four triangles which have the vertex pointing upward
(Vrdhwa) are called the Siva angles. They represent bone marrow,
semen, breath, life (jeevam). Also they represent the four stages of
the word. Para (Vibration), Pashyanthi (nada), Madhyama (sabda) and
vaikhari (word).
Bodiless consciousness (Jiva pragna, atmam) ideates it self
inform stages. These are the four stages of word (vaikari). They are
the four triangles.
The first one has three points nada (the vibratory sabda stage),
Bindu (the point), bija (the seed). The other three triangles represent
wish (Itcha), knowledge (Jnana), action (Kriya) saktis. These four
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Also known to represent Maya (the veil), Maheswara (Ishwara),
Suddha
Vidya
(real
learning/knowledge),
Sadasiva
(Ever
auspiciousness). These are the four divine capabilities.
Human body needs, other than the nine basic continent
elements, 44 other important materials to run the machine called
human body. These are represented by the 44 angles of the Sri
Chakra. These are also part of the nine triangles. These nine triangles
interlock with each other to form a single central point the
Bindusthana. The inter locking nine triangles are responsible for the
nine veils (Navavarana) that are an integral part of the Sri Chakra.
The cognitive Bindusthana is the seat of the divine womb (Universal
birth place) (Viswayoni).
The central triangle of the nine triangles is the inner most or
eighth chakra/circle of the Sri Chakra. This is the all powerful, all
giving (Sarva Siddhi prada). Here the total presiding deities work in
coordination with the Goddess and termed as inner consciousness
(Antaryami). The collective consciousness.
The three points on this omniscient collective consciouness
(prajna) are subtle (unuttered, unideated), mahathu (power, Sakti)
Ahamkara (Ego state). The unideated, kinetic sakti is peaceful and
subtle state; (Satwagunatmika); Power Mahathu is Rajastatwa and
Ahamkara is ignorance (Tamognna) represents. The nine triangles are
collectively known as Tripura the Bindu is Mahatripura as the seat of
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The nine triangles are representive of the individual creation

(microcosm) while the five senses, five sense organs, five elements
mind are representive of Goddess; same way Maya, Suddha Vidya,
Maheswara and Sadasiva represent Siva Saktis. These are
collectively responsible for the creation of the Universe. (Kamikagama
Tantra) (Macrocosm)
The central point in the 8th Chakra/circle of the Sri Chakra is
the most important point of this Magnumopus. This is seated in the
central triangle which has three points which are represented by the
first and last letters of the Sanskrit alphabet namely A (Aa) and Ha ( )
and the zero (purna) letters. They together form the ward Aham. This
is the soul of this triangle. As a word (Vaikhari) it is the mantra of the
Sri Chakra. The centre is the Bindu which is Para. This is the seat of
the undiffierentiated, nameless, shapeless, hallowed light. This is the
birth place (Yoni) of the entire Universe, word (Vaikari). It forms the
(Pragnana Ghana) undifferentiated consciousness; such that it is the
cansative seed (matruka) of the nine avaranas (Veils) and also the
Mantra in its four forms of Nada (para), Sabda (Pashyanthi) word
(Madhyama) and the spoken word (Vaikari). Thus it carries the
different names like the Rytam (female seed), Jiva (soul),
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The Supreme infinite consciousness (Antaryami) before creation
held the seed of creation. This is called creative Saktis (Itchcha). It is
in seed form. This seed is also called the Sakti i.e. Itchcha Sakti. This
Brahman playing through maya created itself into a triangle. These
contain the ideating bases of word, Para, Pashyanti, Vaikhari. They are
also called Vakbhava, Kamaraja and Sakti.
The points of the Triangle surrounding the Para Bindu are
variously called as representive of Moon (Chandra), Sun (Surya) and
Fire (Agni); Satwa (peaceful), Rajo (action), Tama (ignorance);
Itchcha (idea), Jnana (Knowledge), Kriya Sakti (power); Brahma
(Creation), Vishnu (maintaining) and Shiva (dissolution); Lakshmi,
Saraswathi and Parvathi (three goddess); Triputi Jnana (knowledge),
Jnathru (knower), Jneyam (knowable) and so on.
The collective consciousness in the macrocosm is Kamakhya. The
Bindu is static energy (Shiva Sakti) while the triangle enclosing it is
Mahatripura Sundari. This is also called Sri Raja Rajeswari (The kinetic
energy).
The creative power is basically Shiva. The second being the
triangle (womb) occupant Pashyanthi. This is the subtle sound
energy which is Nada Rupatonakam) (energy of the vibratory sound).
From this nada arises all the sabda. This is the Pranava Nada the
Omkara.
In the book Sarada Tilaka this is described as Kundalini. This is
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Of ideation energy (Itchcha Sakti), consciousness (Jnana Sakti) and

the active energy (Kriya Sakti). It further says it is Kundalini, the
hallowed light energy (Chitrupini) also. From this vibratory energy
(Para Sakti) arises the sabda which was in a latent state in the Para
Bindu. This takes the final form of word, through casual (Pasyanti)
gross (Madhyama) and ideated (sabda) stages. This is the root of all
letters and forms the garland of letters (Varnamala) from Aa to Ha.
According to Kaula tantra (Kaula way of prayer methodology)
the Para un differential sabda is in Muladhara Chakra, Pashyanthi and
Madhyama (the casual and subtle; nada and sabda) are in Anahata
Chakra and Vaikhari (the word) is in the neck region of the Human
body.
According to Kamakala vilasa book, the para is in Sahasrara
Chakra, Pashyanthi in Muladhara Chakra, Madhyama in Anahata
Chakra and Vaikhari in Visuddhi Chakra. This makes us understand
that the word in its vibratory state is ideated in the Sahasrara itself or
when it finally reaches Sahasrara it becomes the undifferentiated air
and dissolution in the Para Bindu.
In any case the four stages of the word (Vaikhari) formation
indicate the creation happening in four stages. Paramatma. The
undifferentiated consciousness has four feet of these three are
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Visible individuals occurred.
Padhosya viswa bhuthani tripadha syamruthamdhivi
Tripadhurgya vudwaitpurushah padhosyeha bhavatpunah
The nine spaces (Avaranas) in the Sri Chakra are denoting the
nine iduses/chakras referred to in Kundalini yoga. They are usually
numbered as six (shat chakras) but there are three more lesser
(Sushma) circles are names as Muladhara, Swadhishtana, Manipura,
Anahata, Visuddhi, Ajna, Mahasunya, Lalana or lambikagra and
Sahasrara. In the Sahasrara they are present in a micro level. Nine
energy centres. They are
Rohini or Bodhini -

This controls Buddhi (intelligence)

Nada

This controls the Sabda (sound)

Nadanta

Unheardable sound / Resonance control

Samana

Happy and awareness control

Unmana

Minds dissolution control

Chandra mandala
&
Beyond everything timeless, limitless, great
Artha Chandra mandala
void state.

To comprehend the discussion of this chapter, the chapter dealt

with Sri Chakras structure as visualized by the Rishis or visionaries.
It is present in the Universe as macrocosm and in the human body a
microcosm. It has nine puras or avaranas each one with a specific
number of triangles, petals, structure of its own presided by deities
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Bindu is the seat of Mula Prakriti (Supreme consciousness) with Shiva
as the static energy. This contains the seeds of all forms life/non life
carried from previous ideations. Those impressions carried by the
seeds when the lost dissolution happened. The creation starts when
the Shivas state energy starts the kinetic energy of the Mula prakriti
through the Supreme aura energy. Since the Bindu is said to be
encompassed Universal womb (Viswayoni) the vibrations that happen
here ideates into matter through a process of forming subtle, casual
and gross formations and finally the mater is created. The Bindu is a
collective seed of all energy. That is represented with the triangle
points carrying fire (Agni), light (Sun), and the sound (Moon) energy.
Thus the universal womb is the Goddess which initiating creation puts
the material form on the earth with its impressions formed from the
previous birth. The Bindu that is Chit (Real). All knowing, all caring one
helps the soul to become aware of its presence and helps in reaching
Him and dissolute into Him finally. So the death of a material body is
not end of human being it is the beginning of his self realisation,
selfless state that is one with Divinity. It is the beginning of process of
evolution.
Sri Chakra represents 14 worlds (7 above the Earth & 6 below
the Earth) with it 14 angles. The Upasana of Sri Chakra helps
Humans to achieve the higher worlds. Since it is present in our body it
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about this is an endless journey, for any amount of explaining falls
short of complete account. One should feel by a process of Upasana
under the prevalence of a competent Guru to reach the blissful
consciousness (Satchitananda) that is Goddess chitdrupini, Para Sakti.

Kundalini Six Chakras/Lotuses

During the dissolutions all life forms become dissolved in the
Brahman. These dissolved forms carry impressions of the previous
birth (Vasanas) in their seed. For, the Hindu philosophy believes in
births & re-births. According to this philosophy nothing is created a
new it is a repetition of the pre-existent matter. Only a different form
shape or life as per the rewards of the Karmic impressions. These
seeds that are present in the undifferentiated, Omni present,
Omniscient all pervading Brahman (Hiranya garba), Antaryami by a
process of ideation by the Supreme power i.e. creates itself as matter.
So the Paramatma/Antaryami/Brahman/Hiranya garba is called the
Karana Bindu (Karana Beeja/seed). The vibrations lead to subtle
casual and gross bodies/matter. This Karana Bindu is present in the
Mooladhara Chakra in the human body. This is called Kundalini. The
sakti that is present in the Universe (macrocosm) is called Maha
Kundalini, to differentiate from that in human body (microcosm).
Through a Sadhana (Persuasive practice) the sadhaka arouses the
Kundalini from its silent in active (Sushupti) state and makes it move
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Toward the Sahasrara lotus. Through its travel the Energy breaks
through five more major chakras Swadhistana, Manipura,
Anahata, Visuddhi and Ajna Lotuses to reach the ultimate
Sahasrara as a bright, lumini scene. Thus the Jivatma in the body
gets liberated from the material body and merges with the infinite,
timeless, immensable, undestructable and unique Universal power.
The Supreme blissful consciousness (Satchitananda).
This whole process of awakening, travel and merging is
explained by Dattatreya (In the Hindu Mythology He is the incarnation
of the Triune Siva, Vishnu, Brahma in a single form born as the son of
Atri and Anasurya the Rishi couple). In the mild upasana way, that of
Sri Vidya (prayer method) was explained by Sri Adi Sankara (again
incarnation of Lord Shiva). The whole process either way is not many
way an offering to any particular deity perse. It is awareness, of the
power with in communion with the power in the Universe that carry
out and control the day to day living process of human body at a micro
level; the Universe with all its planetary system, five elements, time
and nature with its regular changes and everything living on the earth;
at a macro level. So it is like seeing and recognizing ones self in the
mirror.
The process goes on whether one is aware or not since it is so
created. When one becomes aware of it the mirror throws up the
image, only when you stand in front of it. This power is inside the body
as a latent energy. For the sadhaka seeking to know it; this becomes
the mine of delightful knowledge, great energy sources and finally the
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To know more about this unusual play of the Supreme power is
an awe inspiring exercise. The deeper one goes the unfathomable its
surprises. One bows to the Supreme power in total surrender.
The backbone that starts as skull in the head continues through.
The body to the awal region as vertebral column. The scientific
terminology calls it backbone and the spiritual terminology names it
Merudanda (Meru strong, Danda column). The references to this
Merudanda are many. Some say refer to it as the Veena of Goddess
Saraswathi. The goddess of learning and knowledge; some feel it is
the flute of Lord Krishna. With it seven points of spirituality in the
likeness of 7 holes in the flute. Whatever be it; it remains the most
important part of the human body as it gives the support to the whole
body. The seven points are the points through which energy
permeates into the body to perform the biological and physiological
process of the body; that is called the life processes.
In an ascending order the seven spiritual points are: at the
Anal/groin region is Muladhara chakra. At the cervical region above
the Muladhara is Swadhistana. Above this and around the naval
region is Manipura. Above this and around the cardiac region is
Anahata. Above this and around the neck region is Visuddha.
Above this and around the forehead region at the centre of the
eyebrows is Aajna Chakra.
Finally the brain region or cerebral region is the seat of Sadhana
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Muladhara Chakra/Lotus
As the name indicates it is the base of the backbone or
Merudanda. This is the centre of the ideated material worlds creation
(Bhoutika Sristi). In the Universe, the axis on which earth rotates on
itself and going round the Sun, is the backbone of the Earth. This is
commonly known as Polaris axis and takes its central rotating point
in the South Pole. The Anahata chakra in the human body can be
taken as its Sun Since it forms a connecting and balancing point.
Also it is highly luminescent. This is explained / in detail in the coming
chapters. The point of interest now, is to know more about as to how
the Kundalini energy works through the Merudanda and its
activation and arousal by the puja process called Sri Vidyopasana or
Sri Chakra upasana.
The undifferentiated Supreme Power that is Moola Prakriti
when it is about to create the matter from the subtle and casual
ideation it descends down to Mooladhara through Sushamna nadi.
One end of the Sushamna is Muladhara Chakra. This is also called
the Gateway of Brahman (Brahma Dwara) or Brahma knot (Brahma
Grandhi). Brahma one of the triune of Supreme power associated /
entrusted with creation of matter creator.
The Mooladhara Chakra is a four petalled lotus. This is red in
colour. These four petals are supposed to be the four faces of God
Brahma (The Creator). They are seed (Bija) Kshetra, water (jalam)
and season (ritu). We can take it that they represent the fom basics
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The male semen (Bija); The Womb of female (Kshetra) the land to
sow; The vaginal fluids (jalam) as water and the fertility period as ritu
(time of ovum delivery).
There is a four angled (square) chakra that is the place where
the Earths seed (Dhara bija) is seated on an Elephant with a baby on
her lap. This is four arms.
In the context of Universe it is explained thus. The Universe has
three types of energies that work in tandem. They are (Sun) the light
energy (Pragnamaya); (Moon) the energy of Power (Saktimaya); and
the (Earth) water energy (Drayamaya). Sun revolves round Earth (The
ancient concept where the Earth is the Centre of Universe) in a circular
way. The path of which is the Mooladhara Chakra. In Hindu
mythology Suns chariot has only one wheel, as explained above). The
Earth sits in the centre with eight arms (Shulas or spears). Earth glows
in amber colour. This means the time has started ticking even before
the creation started. The movement of Sun and moon in relation to
Earth creates the day, night, months, years etc. The four angled
chakra represents the four stages of the day (24 hours) i.e. Sunrise;
midday; Sunset; midnight. These indicate the movement of Sun and
are helpful to the creative activity.
The eight spears of the Earth seed (Dhara bija) are the eight
directions of the Earth namely (East, West, North, South, and the four
relative corners).
The Elephant, the seat of Earth seed (Dhara Bija) is white in
colour and luminescent. This is called Iravat when two clouds rub
against each other they produce light energy that is lightning. The
lightning is harbinger of rain. The rain is most important for the seed
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That is in the lap of Earth seed is called Batuka (The Brahmanda
purana dealing with birth, time and the concepts of past, present
and future its calculation on the cosmic calendar).
Another explanation given is the kid is Brahma himself (The
creative part of triune of Trimurthi). This concept is more clearly
understandable when one takes the Earth seed (Dhara bija) as the
womb (Yoni). The Universal Yoni (Viswa Yoni). Seat of creation let is
be creation on the earth or cosmic creation human or planetary
creation.
The four angles of the square are variously described as four
Vedas; which are the store house of every knowledge; another
concept says they are the faces of the Lord Brahma the all knowing;
creator of life and beyond.
Sun is the light energy (Pragna maya) Moon is the power
(Saktimaya). He is the lord of the world of the departed souls
(Pitruloka). The growth and development of the child is the womb
takes place during the Moonlight phase of the day. He carries the
directions of the earlier departed souls (one can understand this
concept when we remember that creation is a repetition of the
previous births which are embedded in the Sakti as impressions
carried forward during previous dissolution).
After this square there is a triangle in this Mooldhara Chakra. In
this there resides an aerial energy (Vayu) by name Kandarpa (In the
mythology of India this name is one of the names of Eros/Manmadha).
Above this aerial form rests a clear and clear Golden coloured
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In His hair and this triangle has the vertex facing down words. He is
the pioneer of all that is born, subtle is self created. The triangles
three points represent the birth (life form ideation), born (the actual
body) and creator (the life giver). The self created Shiva is in the form
of egg (round without variation) and He is worshiped as
Hiranyagarbha. This is nameless and shapeless denoting Shivas
natural state.
Above this there is a net work of fibrils with a fire passage way.
Through this passage the energy flows/travels from below in an
ascending manner. This flow is called Akasa Ganga. This travels to
all six lotuses through Sushamna Nadi. The energy that helps in the
cell division and growth of the cell protoplasm is called Soma. This is
derived from the Moon energy. (Sa + Uma = Soma). Here Shiva is in
Divine form of Sakti and Shiva. With flow of the Akasa Ganga and half
moon in His hair ornately held. Thus Soma is the combined energy of
Shivas luminescent and Saktis veil (Maya).
So in short in every human being in the Mooldhara Chakra three
energies are in force Aerial Kandarpa Bija (seed) self created
Swayambhu in divine form of Shiva and Sakti. Sun, Moon and the
power of departed souls (Pitru devatalu) help in the process of creation
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In the Universe of space the Mooladhara Chakra is pivotal in
Earth related matter formation; In the man or other life bodies in the
formation and development cell structure and growth.
The creation is done in four stages by the Goddess. 1.Sleep
State (Nidra state). 2. Dream State (Swapna). 3. Awakened State
(Jagruthi) 4.Total awakening (Arounsed state).
Saasanasane abhi thasma Dviradajayathah
- Purusha Suktham
Meaning in the inert forms or non living forms or the inorganic
forms like minerals, the divine energy is in a sleepy state (static,
imminent). In the plants, it is in the inherent (Supta). The life
activities are present but sense organy or senses are not openly
visible. In the animals the awakened state of energy is present. Here
the senses and sense organy are present but they are not able to
express explicitly. They have a mind but this also acts in reaction but
not on its own. The fourth total awareness/consciousness that is seen
in human beings. This is the natural state of humans. They have
senses, sense organs, mind and ego state which are active in the
action way.
These four states are the three and half coils of Kundalini. The
four the total awakened or aroused state is a half coil with the hood
raised (Kundalini is represented as a huge snake coiled in three coils
and a hood raised half coil. This is also called as serpent power)
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The three coils represent material form, the life with in and life
energy. Thus the human being develops and identity of its own
independent of Gods luminescence. He starts feeling himself as an
entity I. This is what helps in the growth and development of the
cells and cell material.
The other representation is Earth revolving round the Sun;
rotating on its own and Moon going round the Earth. By rotating on its
own axis Earth helps in creating the material for the material world
creation. Moons revolving round the Earth helps in the development of
mind and the sensory organs. The Suns energy that is received by the
Earth in its revolving round Sun is the energy source for the
functioning of the sense and the creations thus.
Along with this happens the clarity in the eight directions; four
important points/times of the 24 hour day.
Now the meaning of the raised hood or the half coil. It is the
Divine energy that is present in the human beings. The Kundalini as
explained can be thus likened to the sleeping. Reclining posture of
Narayana (Yoga Nidra of Lord Vishnu). This is the integrating
Antaryami or Omni present divine energy connecting the human soul
with the divine super power. The sadhaka by his upasana process
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Travel upward to reach Sahasrara and merge with the divine luminous
soul. That is Moksha (ultimate goal).
The four coils (or 3 + ) represent the Nada Brahma Swarupas
four stages. Para (Supreme), Pasyanti (subtle), Madhyama (Casual),
Vaikhari (Gross) forms of Nada.
Of the four feet of the Supreme consciousness. Three are raised
upward reaching the higher worlds. Only one foot descended onto the
Earth to create the material world. The upper worlds were created by
the subtle and casual stages; the Earth forms needed the form or
material or matter. This is the expression, word, or Vaikhari.
Padhosya Viswabhuthani, tripadhasyamrutham divi,
Tripadhurdwa Vudaithurrushah padhosyeha bhavathupnah
When the child is born the first indication of life is the wailing of
the child. While in the womb the connection with the God, mental, is
maintained. His appearance on the Earth reverse it. Then the soul of
the new born, becomes lost. He feels afraid and rest less will fear and
he wails. When the natal connection is cut the child becomes new
born. He comes a new person and his physical activities start. When
the body smiles in his sleep people say he is seeing God so he is
happy. But the research, if any, on this line says that God. He sees in
none other than his mother; so the first word (Vaikhari) is Ma!
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His first subtle sound is that of Aham, the individual identity: first
word Mother! The human has taken birth or created in the material
form.
The presiding Deity in the Mooladhara chakra is Dakini. The
controller of the creation on the Earth. She is one of the various forms
of Goddess! She is Kundalini Sakti.
When the Sun rays pass through prism, they disperse into seven
colours. The last of the colour spectrum is Red, most prominent. That
is what happens when the Sun rays pass through ethereal layer of the
atmosphere in the morning at an angle. So the see wise colour is Red.
Gradually turns to yellow and white. The Red colour appears even
before the Sun. This dawn, is called Ushas. Dakini who is presiding
deity of the Mooladhara is red in colour; and by similarity of colour and
the purpose (that is the piostal place of creation) is also called Ushas:
also it is called Mothers lap (Matarishwaim). By the combined power
(Sakti) of light energy (Suns) power energy (Moons) water energy
(Earth) and the Air energys ideation (Kandarpa) the creation happens.
The three powers Prana (Air) Sakti (physical energy of Agni) and
the matter (body) are also variously denote. Bhoo (Earth), Bhuvah
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Consciousness (Alman) to help in the metabolic and physical activities
of the human body, it is necessary that these three worlds (Bhoo,
Bhuvah, Suvah) must coordinate in perfection. Any imperfection will
have a halting or impairing effect on the human body.
The Kandarpa in the triangle helps in the formation and control
the appearance and mental abilities through the three gunas
(natures), Satwa (calm and peaceful disposition), Rajos (aggressive
and active), Tamas (laid back and lazy disposition). This triangle is
called Tripura (Three towns).
The Sushamna Nade which passes through the backbone from
the Sahasrara to Adhara chakra has a very fine fibrillarcanal passing
through it. This fire tubule is called Chitrini. This is the conductor of
the electrical energy. This is the undifferentiated, Sakti. (Aryaktam)
The Supreme consciousness (Moola prakriti). This is the most
luminiscent energy. The flow of this luminiscent energy causes un
audible vibrations (spandana). This vibration originated from the light
energy which is ultra sound when becomes audible (nada) is like the
humming of the mouth (Bhramara nadam). This when ideates into
sabda is Pranava (Uam). This is the pivotal force of creation.
Before the creation there was great void (Soonyam) and
darkness. The undifferentiated light or luminescence (which cannot be
visible or blinding) is described as Para (Supreme Energy) by the
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This is the Solar energy. The Solar energy that became concentrated
mass of light during the dissolution becomes visible light by the power
of the Supreme celestial luminescence (Chit Sakti). Some of the
unnulted or revenants of masses of the solar mater have become the
planets. This process of Universe creation and the planetary formation
is controlled by the star in the Sagittarius constalation in the space.
This is the Mooladhara of the cosmic macrocosm. The star is called
Moola (Indian astrology Moola = root / pivotal). From this
Mooladhara of the macrocosm. The solar families (Sourya mandala),
minerals, materials are created. Also this star Moola helps in the
degradation of Atoms into molecules and further micro electrically
changed ions. The space, This Star is the cause of the atomic and
cellular coordination in the microcosm that is human body. Otherwise
the shape and structure would not have been possible. This powerful
effect of this star is Dakini.
Madam Blavatsky in her book Secret Doctrine points out, the
gaps in the undifferentiated Supreme consciousness nest power
dispersal caused the formation of the matter, thus creation. Even the
planets are also formed thus. Metabolic process and physical
phenomena and spatial laws are all differently named as deities in
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Earth takes 365 days to go round the Sun (year). To rotate on
its own axis. 24 hours/day. This rotating Earth going round the Sun is
calculated in the time phraseology into lour, days, weeks, months and
years. In this rotation and revolving process of the Earth changes its
position in relation to Sun. This in turn effects its position on the solar
system and the distance from the Moon. This causes the lunar
changes / phases. The moon going round the rotating takes
approximately 28 to 30 days. So in the month either the moon is
nearer the Earth that is full moon half of the month or moves away
from the Earth that would be the no moon half of the month. Sukla
paksha (white, moonlit half) Krishna Paksha (dark, less moon light
half). Each day of the 15 days is given an identity by the Indian
Astrology., it is called the Tithi (Date to precise). This is the way the
wheel of time is formed and calculated. This also started along with
creation of the matter on the Earth. Thus the undifferentiated Supreme
consciousness differentiated itself into various forms and senses
sensitivity and takes care of their birth, existence and dissolution
process. This happens both in micro level and macro level. This is the
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Ideating to become many from its singleness (Eka mevaneka). The

Bija state (seed state) of the macrocosm is Brahmanda (mega seed),
microcosm is pindanda (mini seed). Once it becomes many its variety
is endless, invincible, innumerable and unfathomable.

Swathistana Chakra/Lotus
Above the Mooldhara chakra and below the ribcage is the
region of Swathistana chakra. This is a six petalled lotus. The five
elements and the mind, or the six major feelings of the Human beings,
passion (karma), Anger (Krodha), Greed (lobha), want (moha),
arrogance (Mada), jealosy (Matsarya) are represented by the six
petalled of this Lotus.
Even though the overall energy that is present in the form of
Kundalini is same, that is Supreme consciousness (chithagni) in every
chakra. One of Her many various energy forms takes more control.
Like in Mooladhara where it is the Earth seed (Dhara Bija). Here it is
Etherial energy form, called Rakini. It is the Prana Sakti. Since it is
this energy all the six chakras draw their power from this main source.
That is why it is described as
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In this place the six differentiations is determined. In the body of

the Human being the male characteristics are attributed to solar
energy. The female characteristics to Lunar energy and the
matter/material body to the Earth energy. Here is the Swathistana
the growth of the being occurs. It draws the energy from the Prana
Sakti that is the presiding deity/force.

In the space, after the dissolution, the first visible mass of

energy is the Sun. He was in that static solid state of the Supreme
power. When the vibrations of ideation started and Sun was formed
the small bits and pieces of energy that remained in the space as
ruminants took the shape of different planets like Mars, Saturn, Venus,
Neptune and others. These emanated light energy which occupied the
void as an ethereal energy. Thus formed the skies as the first layer f
enveloping the space between the planets. This is the ethereal layer
that that is called the sky. This draws energy from its source as the
light and heat energy. This is the Prana from the Sun. This enters the
feel the existence. The feeling of Me I or ego. That makes him stand
apart from the originator (Supreme). This all pervading Supreme
Kinetic energy is the solar space is the Swathistana chakra in the
macrocosm. This gives support for the development of life forms on
the Earth. From the Sun light energy plants absorb the life power and
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And Human being get their food and growth is supported. Thus it is
this Swathistana which is Prana Sakti. That is pervading the skies
is the kinetic state of the Super consciousness (Chit Sakti). Like in the
human body, this occupies the central place in the Universe. This
emanates its life energy (Prana Sakti) and holds the life being on the
Earth. This is responsible for maintaining the body temperature
constant. The Prana Sakti reaches the Earths life through Moon. (It is
a known fact that the growth & development of human / life forms
take place at the night).
The presiding deity Rakini is Blue in colour and very luminiscent.
It is fully armed and bedecked with most previous jewellery.
Lord Vishnu resides in the skies (Etherial) as its energy form.
Rakini in this representative (anema). Nothing in this world dies. It
only takes a different form. The external appearance gets erased but
not life. The external material body is formed of the five elements
when the Prana leaves this body it perishes and reunites with the five
elements. From the same five elements it reforms as and when
necessary. This happens through the moulds/impressions that the
previous body carried. This is a ocean. The space that is enveloping
the Earth is blue and is called the primordial mass ocean.
The Rakini is said to be jeweled and armed. These are nothing
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for the formation / creation of the varied life forms on the Earth and
the space. They are Prana, Apana, vyana, udana and samana
Saktis (these are the different names given to the ethereal forms in
the body that help in the metabolic activities in the life form).
The jewellery is nothing but the light, luminescence, planets,
stars and the milky way meteors, the comets, the zodiac systems and
many such astral characteristics that allure amaze and stun.
The Rakini is also responsible for the various types of desires
and need that the human / life forms feel. The Kundalini moves in
this Swathistana Chakra as passion/karma. When the sadhaka by his
sadhana able to control this passion and channelise this upward to
ward the Visuddhi lotus and further into Sahasrara this very
desire/passion (karma) becomes his power, his hallowed luminescence
and energies the sadhaka.
The bija (seed) that was laid (formed) in Mooladhara grows to
become the seedling nursed by the Prana Sakti in the Swathistana
Chakra.

Manipura Chakra/Lotus
In the naval region there is a ten petalled lotus/Chakra. This is
Manipura chakra. Here there is the fire called Vaiswanara which is
like the Sun light. This Vaiswanara is in a triangle guarded by three
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The naval is the centre of static and magnetic electrical impulses
both negative and positive changes. This is the solar plexus. This dark
grey coloured like the cumulus cloud. Like the sky carrying the clouds
to rain, this place is the centre of water in the body. The fire that is
present in this place helps to balance the distribution and flow of all
liquids, juices and water in the body. In the cosmos the whether, cloud
formation, the atmospheric humidity is controlled by this Manipura of
the macrocosm. The whole process & management is under control of
Gandarver (half God/Minor God) called Soma. This is described in the
Vedas where water is referred as Apas.
In the Manipura chakra, the fire vaiswanara helps in the
digestion and absorption of the food that was taken by the human
being. Thus He is the one responsible to provide the body with the
necessary minerals and salts that help in the development of the cells
and cell material. The fire that is present in the water is nothing but
electrical energy or luminescence. Thus in the plants this energy helps
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Solar energy through the rain water and also from the Moon and the
Earth. So that these three energy sources help the growth of the plant
into a full fledged plant. The energy is incorporated into the food that
is prepared by the plants. This inturn reaches the human body through
the food that is taken in either through vegetarian or animal meat.
The triangle in the chakra represents birth, growth and death.
This triangle is that (Janana, jivana, marana) formed by the three
chakras Mooldhara, Swathistana, Manipura. The three Swastikas are
representing development (Rriddhi), Good will (Shreyas) and Austerity
(Subh).
This chakra in the Universe is responsible for the rotation of the
Earth, thus responsible for the movement of time and inversely for the
creation. The seasonal changes are brought about by the position of
the Zodiac groups in the sky in relation to the Earth. Thus the inverse
relationship to the act of creation.
For example it is said under the influence of Aries constellation
grass and related cereal plants are formed; the effect of Taurus is on
the formation of medicinal plants, food grains and gardens. Leo
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The forest growth; Cancers effect is on the rain; Virgo is controlling

the River, streams formation their flow; Scorpios effect is on the
wells and such water bodies. The effect of Pisces is more on ponds,
tanks and seas (Serpent power).
After these in animate forms are formed under the influence of
the same Zodiac signs effected the animal creation. Pisces fishes
another aquatic form. Cancer crabs, shrimps etc; Scorpio
Scorpions, snakes, birds; Capricorn Crocodiles; Alligators and whale
etc. This happened after many many million years later to the
inanimate forms formation.
After many more million years the goats, sheep, cows, buffaloes,
lions, tigers, cats, donkeys and the related animals were created.
There is 84 lakhs of these different species; variety under the influence
of Gemini is the sex determination.
After many million years under the influence of Gemini; Virgo;
Libra; Sagittarius the Human being were created (serpent power).
Since they are formed under these constellations effect, the stars and
planets of the Universe do effect the feelings and actions of the living
beings; mostly prominently the human beings. The affects are
transitory, that is they came and go. But there are on, they are
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The fire Vaiswanara in the Manipura Chakra is incarnation of

Rudra (the powerful angry form of Lord Shiva). In the space, He
occupies the void. The power waves of Rudra traverse the space. The
Indian Mythology describes these power waves as Pramatha ganas
(the Troup of Lord Shiva). Science describes/identifies them as the
powerful light radiation of the electro magnetic rays namely X-rays,
Laser rays and so on. These rays have a capacity to destroy or
dissociate the matter into its original form of atoms, minerals and
molecules. In the Indian mythology Lord Shiva is described as
responsible for the dissolution of the matter. His attire is animal skin
and His body is smeared with Ash from the burnt matter, He resides in
the smashana. The allegory is clear. It indicates that the atomic
structure is Lord Shiva Himself. His energy is atomic energy and
electro magnetic energy waves are formed by the Atomic structured
fission. The Sun is centre of such fission and His light and Heat energy
causes from the constant process of atomic fission. In the Indian
Mythology Sun is the concentrated luminescent form of Rudras power
energy (tejas). In the Vedas, Sun is worshipped for his omni presence
and His benevolence that descends on to the Earth as light and Heat
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The Centre, Nucleus, n the atom is Sun and the sub atomic particles
the planets, their revolving routes are the planetary paths. That is the
micro level solar family is the atomic structure.
The Suns powerful rays are responsible for the atomic fission.
Here Sun is synonymous to Rudra, Lord Shiva incarnates. In the
normal sense Rudra is layakara (Dissolution causing). But in the
deeper sense He by his presence in the Manipura as Suns energy
burns the desires, fears, passion and angst in the human beings and
helps them in their journey to become one with the Supreme power,
that is God.
This happens thus; In the Agna Chakra the one present in the
centre of Eyebrows and the point of the nose, (Bhrukuti) there is a
bright light that helps in the process of burning of all the above
mentioned. This is the third eye of the Lord Shiva.
The destruction all these happens by the development of other
positive feelings like love for the humanity; this is possible only there
is knowledge and analytical learning and understanding all living
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Of thought and action one could develop an Inner eye. (Antar
netra/Divya chakshu) which elevates the human mind and thought and
opens out all the doors to a Universal love and one ness. This results
in the removal of all fears and makes place for the kindness,
understanding sympathy and synopsis. This is the state that the
sadhaka aspires to reach, where nothing is dependent or independent
of God. This in short is the dissolution that Rudra does. He destroys
the materialistic outlook and develops a Universal tenderness and
peace beyond description.
When this happens the semen power as it is diverted upward
from Swathistana Chakra to Manipura and Anahata chakra it
becomes the Universal love. In the Visuddhi chakra transforms into
powerful realisation and as it reaches Sahasrara it becomes the
pleasant and bright luminescent aura. Since Rudra helps the sadhaka
(human being) to attain this state of oneness with the immortal or
immortality. He is Mrityunjaya (Conqueror of death).
Mr. G.S. Arandale in his book You says death means a
gateway to a new and better world. That is it is the first step to
change. There is no death in this world; it is only a change into a new
form/shape. For example there will be leaf fall in the winter as the
spring arrives new buds are formed at the same place to make a new
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Anahata Chakra/Lotus
This is Hexagonal and twelve petalled lotus in the Cardiac region
of the body. This is like the Kalpataru (The benevolent tree of the
Nandana vana Garden of Eden of the heavens) where this lotus gets
aroused or awakened in the heart of the human being he has reached
the road to heavens (Divine path).
This Hexagonal is formed by two triangles placed one above the
other. One of the triangles with its vertex facing downward. The other
triangle with the vertex facing upwards. One of them is called the
triangle of joy (Ananda tricona). The other is called the triangle of
ecstasy (Avesa tricona).
When the downward pointing triangle attains an equivalence
with the lower lotuses namely Mooladhara, Swathistana and
Manipura; the animal instincts of the human beings gets erased and
give place to love and affection. The person who has arrived at the
stage he absorbs this equivalence into himself (takes to heart). Thus
he is able to develop an altruistic, pure, happy universal love. This
helps in the development of Universality, Goodwill, wellness appeal to
one and all. He becomes inclined toward benevolence moving away
from selfishness. He becomes elevated in his thinking and reaches out.
Those who has, rather the sadhaka who has these qualities can be said
he has arrived at this stage of his sadhana. He becomes more
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More under Aanding. Once this awakening occurs he becomes pure,
genuine, truthful to oneself and others kind and peaceful and for
giving. So to say the first step to become a complete man and further,
to reach to God. This gives the sadhaka the capability to receive the
power of the other three chakras/lotuses above the Anahata namely
Visuddhi, Agna and Sahasrara. He becomes prudent to receive
the knowledge he will be bestowed upon.
The Element that is in this chakra is Air (vayu). The divine
presence here is called Hamsa. This is where the breadth happens.
The power that acts to make it happens is Hamsa. When we breathe
in a sound so is felt, when the air is let out the sound is Ham.
Together they form as breadth; Soham when Soham is said in regular
succession it hears like Hamsa. Vice verse; so the human being
whether he is aware or not is depending on this, for life. So this is the
unuttered, unintended Japa (Ajapa japa). The life is this, when
breathing stops life departs. The Hamsa (Prana) has flown away. The
divine swan is also called Hamsa. Andhra Pradesh may be in other
parts of India the elderly refers/announces the death as the Hamsa
has flown away or the Bird has departed.
The twelve petals of this lotus represents the twelve months of
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In the summer water evaporates from the earth and it comes back as
rain in rainy season. When Sun sets in the west (for the Easterners).
He rises for the Westerners. That way the death is only transitory and
for the better. It is a process of evolution. A process of reform. The
dead matter becomes the part of the five elements to reform into a
new form/life. Hence death is not the end it is the beginning. It is
dissolution not eradication, change, recycling, evolution.
The presiding deity of Manipura chakra is Lakini. She is
attired in golden yellow and she is black. The glowing bright black. She
controls the rotation of Earth thus helps in the formation of day and
night. She is responsible for the Earths atmosphere. The changes
where in. So she is the nature. She controls the material creation.
Flowering, fruition, water flow in the rivers and streams. The
beautification of the Highlands with Ravines and peaks decoration of
these lands with gardens and flowers, trees. She with her grace
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In this six months the Sun will be in the tropic of the Capricorn
(Makara Raasi Zodiac sign) and six months the Sun will be in the
tropic of Cancer (Cancer, the constellation) when the Sun is in tropic of
Capricorn it is Uttarayana (north side of the Earths equator). When
the Sun is in the tropic of cancer it is Dakshinayana (Southern side of
the equator). In India the Sun ness is during Uttarayana (between Jan
to June). So the evaporation of water takes place during this period
allegorically Sun takes in water during this period and gives back it as
rain during the Dakshinayana (July Dec). This is a seen as re
energing of water by the Sun. When the recharged (Prana Sakti) water
is absorbed by the Earth or fills the rivers and streams and fields the
like forms are invigorated and reborn. The nature blooms and the
fields are filled with food and new life.
These phases Uttarayana and Dakshinayana are described in the
mythology as inhalation and exhalation of the Sun. That is His
breathing. They day and night are described as Earths breathing.
In the human beings the Ajapa japa (the breathing) happens
through day and night and 24 hours of the day. Approximately 21000
times this mantra Soham is chanted silently, involuntarily in all three
worlds. The three worlds that are described here are world of Human
being (Earth), world of departed Souls (Pitruloka), this is the Moon;
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heavens (Visvedevata world). These people are able to wander all over
the Universe namely Aditi, Kashypa and others.
Kashypa represents the skies. He is the centre of Solar family.
Inversely He is Sun Himself. Around this great luminescence is an
atmosphere which is like a mist, the Etherial layers. This is the Air
(Vayu) of Anahata Chakra/Lotus.
God lives in the hearts of Human being. That means in the
Anahata Chakra resides God. So the feeling of love is Universal or
dispassionate. The presiding deity of this Anahata Chakra is Kakini.
She is the goddess of feelings (rasas). In the classics nine different
instructive feelings are described (Nava rasas) namely Shringara
(romantic love), Hasya (Joviality), Karuna (kindness), Bhayanaka
(fearful), Veera (chivelry), Adbuta (amazement), Soka ((tearful),
Bibhatsa (Adhore) and Shanta (calm and peaceful). These feelings are
felt instinctively because of the presence of the deity Kakini.
Anahata Chakras position it self is indicative of its effect on the
human beings goal. One sets heart about their goals. Heart is place of
Anahata Chakra. In this chakra resides Shiva as an Arrow. Arrow
means (alternatively) the goal. Here on this Banalinga is Ujmini
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Highly brilliant and principal. Their life goals take turn toward
realisation and selfless service to the fellow living things. In the
Universe the Sun with his brilliant radiation helps each and every thing
he towhees without discrimination. He is the Ujmani in the Anahata
chakra of the macrocosm the Universe. He, the Ujmani illuminates the
place he resides as well as the life of the sadhaka. This is the power of
solar energy magnetism. This is the magnetic force that holds the
planets in their path steadily. Many many solar systems, known and
unknown work on this electro magnetic principle of mutual attraction.

Visuddhi Chakra/Lotus
The very nonee indicates it is the most pure. This is place of
mind (thought). It is in the neck region opposite to the Thyriod gland
and on the backbone. Smoky grey coloured. It is representative of the
sky (akasa) of the five elements (Etherial). It sits on a white elephant.
Ideation of the material world happens in the enlightened path.
This is also called Shukla Paksha (The full moon period of the fifteen
days of the month). The dissolution, of the matter into the total
consciousness (Infinite, Supreme consciousness) happens in the
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Visuddhi Centre is of 16 petalled lotus. Since it is seat of the

Etherial element, the sound and the Swara (sound with a limited or
specific Octave). Swara also means a letter of the Alphabet. A to Zero.
These give the rest of the letters a specific sound. They are also called
Pranas. They are the prana of the other set of letters. Each petal of
this lotus carry one Swara. The sixteen petals represents the 15 days
of each day of the Paksha (half). She, the Goddess is the full moon or
the not visible on the no moon day. The fifteen phases of moon. She is
(Prathi panmukya rakantha thidhi mandala pujitha). The moon prays
to Her chanting a name of the phase. (One per day) or thidhi. The no
moon day represents the state of dissolution; full moon day represents
the ideation.
The 16 petals represent the 16 notes of the music. The
permutation and combination of these 16 notes (swaras) gives raise
the countless number of ragas which form the pivotal base of musical
world. The 16 notes are names as: Pranava (Uam), Udgita, Humphat;
Vashat; Swatha; Swaha; Namah; Amrit; Shadja (sa); Vrishabha (Ri);
Gandhara (Ga); Madhyama (Ma); Panchama (Pa); Dhaivata (Da);
Nishada (Ni).
As the description clarifies it is this Visuddhi chakra that is centre
of the vibration to ideate sound (Sabda). Through stages of nada
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Visuddhi chakra is the Etherial in nature. So pervades like the
skies in a glowing icy blue colour. Ham is the bija of this chakra. In
the human body it is the place where the Atma (bodiless
consciousness) presence is felt. Atma is felt in the mind. The feeling I
is felt in the thought not physically in the body. When the mind grows
beyond the material world and its trappings, the heart becomes free
from anxieties. When the expectation is not there, whatever is
achieved or received makes one happy and content. When the
contentment is the prime feeling there is no place for pain and disdain
or disappointment. This state is blissful. This is the truth of living. This
is a illumination of the mind, thought or very process of thinking.
Hence the brightness that sooths not dazzles. Cools not excite; calms
not agitate.
The mind, the thought is originally in the cosmos. It was
restricted by the Maya (the selfishness). The path is thus restrained
or constrained. But the mind of sadhaka who reached the Visuddhi
chakra through his sadhana, is liberated. It is on the royal path. The
right royal path of self realisation. So his mind relaxes. He grows into a
fruitful, happy successful individual in his body & mind. The
selflessness erases the selfishness (ego layer) and his love pervades
like the Etherial layer all over beyond the world, into the Universe and
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When the mind reaches this state it becomes the place where it
started. That is it becomes the Akasha (Ether). Only then it can
receive the knowledge of the cosmos creation. That is the birth nature
of the solar system planets, stars and their properties and the like.
That means the Visuddhi chakra in the microcosm is nothing
but the Akasha (Etherial layer) like a top the earth rotates on its own
on a singular axis which joins the north and south poles. This axel is
called the Polar Axis. This is the backbone of the Earth. This was
discussed in full detail in the previous chapters. (In Ramayana when
the Sagaras sag went searching for the sacrificial horse. They enter
the Earths belly by digging the Earth. When they reached the deepest
part they found a huge mammoth of an elephant holding the Earth on
its tusks. This elephant is called the Virupaksha. Aksha is axis). The
visionaries say this earth is held by a circular icy white Akasha (ham)
elephant. Thus corroborating the puramic story/description. This is
nothing but the imaginary polaris axis described by the scientists of
modern era.
In the Visuddhi chakra Shiva accompaniment of Devi Parvathi.
She is sitting in His lap on the left side. He has ten arms. He has five
heads. Here Shiva represents mind. When the sadhaka reaches to this
state of self realisation His mind is fully set on Her. It could hold Her in
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of Shiva are the five elements. The ten arms are the ten stages of
spiritual development of the sadhaka to reach God. They are the five
elements, mind, intelligence (buddhi), ego (ahamkara), prakriti
(nature), Purusha (Supreme Consciousness) all together ten stages. In
the human body there are eleven natural activities (pravruthi). They
are five sense organs, five senses and mind. Shiva is supposed to be
having eleven natural forms. They are called the Ekadasa Rudras
(eleven Shivas). These eleven corroborates with the eleven natural
activities of the human beings. Shiva is also called Sadapurva (One
who has no past that means always present).
Sakini is the presiding deity of this Visuddhi chakra. A armed and
with four weapons. The four weapons are Pasam (whip/rope). Abhaya
(Hand held upwards with open fingers denoting the kindness of the
Goddess toward one and all). Ankusa (the prod) and Mudra (This again
a hand signaling ever presence of Goddess protection. Here the hand
is held facing the feet with the open finger. Indicating her feet the
ultimate ever present lost resort.)
The Sakini with her Ham Prija power removes all the ties of the
sadhaka with the world that is he develops detachment to the material
world. The punishments that must be received for the actions good &
bad is the prodding that the sadhaka receives from the Goddess. Thus
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Thus freed he reaches the lotus feet of the Supreme power to be in
Her protection. Varadabhaya Pradata (The Protector).
Sakini is symbol of the unwavering mind. In Her four hands
there are four arrows. These are four stage of the word ideation. Para,
Pashyanthi, Madhyama and Vaikhari. (These were clearly explained in
the previous chapters.) The different symbolic letters that are in the
six chakras at this Visuddhi chakra, which is in the neck, become
words to express the feelings.
For the sadhaka who has attained a state of total self control this
Sakini is the gateway to the ultimate goal; the nirwana (moksha).
Mind is in its own place can make a heaven of hell and hell of heaven
John Milton Paradise Lost. That is very clearly explains the statement
that this Visuddhi chakras presiding deity Sakini, mind control, is the
Gateway to ones own destiny. Here after the detachment the freed
mind of the sadhaka is crystal clear and strong. The mind and
intelligence (Buddhi) become one unison. The paradox is even at the
stage sadhaka has some wants; which by virtue are not selfish but for
the goodwill of humanity.
By the time the sadhaka reaches this stage the progress of his
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The final goal, is in full throttle. Here he ceases to be a common
among the common He has rise above this world. His life is dedicated
to the goodwill of the humanity. He links for them. All the duality is
lost only the unique feeling of oneness leads him to a sense of
responsibility to the truth and utterance of truth and nothing but truth.
To know what one does not know; or know that he does not know is
the real knowledge. To search and find out what it does not know is
what the scientists are good at. That very reason they can also be
called in a way Yogis/sadhakas.
The set idea of a Yogi in the world/society is one who has left his
family, wears saffron clothes not bothered about where he eats or
what he eats nor about his lodging. This need not be the case. The
need of the Yogis detachment is not of his personal cleanliness nor the
appearance it is the detachment from the material needs and
sensitivities and inward look; spiritual outlook. He need not give up his
responsibilities but give up the outcome expectation. Sri Krishna in his
preachings to Arjuna says Do you duty leave the rest to Me.
Karma syevadhikarste ma faledhu kadhachana
With discipline and selfless approach to every out, or duty one
must live a life of detached but dutiful life. By being truthful to oneself
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Humanity at large one develops into a total individual. The right way
to live and achieve the peace and quiet of lifes fruit is Spartan.
Simplicity and elevation of purpose. Through this approach they may
even be able to erase their past karma effect.

Agna Chakra/Lotus
Dhyanavastitha Dgathena manasa pasyanthi yogino
When the sadhaka reaches this chakra he will be in a state as
described in the above sloka. Here is this chakra there is a two
petalled lotus. The two petals represent the meditation and meditated
upon.
This chakra is located at the centre of two eyebrows Bhrukuti
(Base of the nose). This is precisely between the two ductless glands
that are at the back of the skull thin the brain. The pineal gland and
the pitutory gland. These are controlled by this chakra. These gland
produce hormones. The presiding deity of this important yet micro
chakra is Hakini. She is residing on a white lotus attired in white
clothes and aura of white light. She has six arms. Each with a weapon
which are not violent but powerful. She has in Her hands Book, a chain
of beads, a skull damaru (A hand held permission musical instrument
made of thin, animal skin) and the one hand held upwards palms
facing away from nee (Abhaya). The other hand fingers facing
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has one single triangle. In the centre of this triangle is Pranava symbol
(Uam) with a half moon and a dot on it. Inside the Pranava symbol is
the nadi Chitrini or Brhamanadi which has traveled from the lower part
of the body through Sushamna Nadi.
Uam Devihyekagre aseeth saina jagadhanda masrujatha
Kamakalethi vijnayathe, srungara kalethi vajnayathe
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Bruhadopanishath

The dot in the Pranava symbol has a Hydraulic sound (that which
is created/hidden in the water). The sadhaka who is blessed by the
guru dissolute his mind in this great kinetic energy. Thus releaving
himself from all his bodily attachments. Thus he is liberated. As he is
unbound he pervades the Universe. The sadhaka when reaches this
state of unbound free state of mind can hold himself in that place as
long as he wants. Thus he will be able to here the Pranava Nada
(Uam) of the breath (The silent sound of Ajapa Japa). This makes him
aware of Gods presence in him and the unity in the diversity of the
Supreme Consciousness. This realisation makes him one with the God.
This Agna chakra is the centre of meditation. This two petalled
lotus is meditator and meditated upon. Sun and Sunlight. Singer and
song. The Supreme Consciousness and bodiless consciousness. Love
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And goal. This is how it can be described. The meditation is not simple
meditation but the total union (Ikyatha).
This union with the Supreme Consciousness is described as
Vaishnavism or Shiva Yogam. Only in the Agna chakra this type of
union possible for by there the sadhaka is already liberated and on the
divine path. The endless brilliance that is like a end less ocean is
symbolic of Ocean of the milk (Ksheera samudra) and the antratma is
Lakshmi Narayana. Alternately the white cool pleasant brilliant light is
the Kailash and the Supremo is Shiva with His cohort Parvathi. This
Agna chakra is pure sacred and brilliant, this is also called Susubhra
(meticulously clean).
The sadhaka who could reach to this chakra will be highly
knowledgeable. As the Hakini, the presiding deity has armaments
books; He will be able to understand the deeper meaning of the
knowledge and be able to express himself both in signs (Mudras) and
also through nada (dhamaru). Hakini is the mine of all that is
knowledge. She indicates that the thought of the living beings is Her;
as the skull indicates; and the row of beads is indicates of Her
intention to improve the concentration of the human mind. The
presence of Brahmanadi (Chitrini) is indicative of the presence of
creative fibres presence and it awakens the sadhakas mind to a
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At this stage the mind is at a micro level of awareness, with in
the process of Egoless ness. That is to say beginning of the higher
level of divinity/divine life.
The lotus is heterogamous. That is having both male and female
characteristics. This is because the originator (Moola prakriti) that
descended to the Mooladhara chakra to carryout the creation and
ideation process disengaging from Purushas (Shiva). This Kundalini
sakti after the creative process or when it feels the ideation is over
travels upwards to the Sahasrara to reunite with the energy of
Purusha. On its way it rests in the Agna chakra. Thus it becomes
heterogamous. This togetherness, in the material world is the union of
the married couple (man & woman).
On the spiritual level this is the process of generation of
Pranava Nada (Uam). The Pranavam is a combination of A, U and
Am of the swaras. The half moon on the head is half anuswara (
)
with a nasal sound and high resonant vibration. This with its triangle of
A, U and AM is the evolved Kamakala. This is of three notes and
hence shringara (three half moons or angles. This is the incarnation of
the Goddess as Kamakala.
Uam Devi hrukagre aseeth saivajagadhanda srujitha
Kamkaleji vijnayathe srungara kakethi vijnayathe
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Bruhyavopanishath

The union of man and woman after marriage is called union of Shiva
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Even before the gender differentiation was clear or appreciated
there were Lakshmi Narayanan, Shiva Sakti. Even though they are the
undifferiated consciousness of Supreme power. Human beings for their
own convenience of points of concentration (Sagnnopasana) they gave
it a shape name and a structure. He who created this material world
from himself illuminates this life through His own radiance. By His
omni presence and Inner aura (Antaryami). This is the cause, effect
and the differentiation and the ego state. The reunion of bodiless
consciousness with the Supreme consciousness has been explained
through the previous discourse.
The sadhaka by the time he reaches the Agna chakra will be in
control of the all things in the creation, since he will be able to acquire
certain divine power. For example the Maharishis (great saints) could
influence, the normal human minds, with an inclination toward
spirituality, to think in the interest common good will, good deeds and
helpful nature. They could by their unusal power of transportation
could travel by will to any place, in the air; were the pain of the
wounded people/ living beings; worldless communication (telepathy)
vehicle less transportation (tele transport) walk on water or burning
embers are also possible. Through not necessarily exhibited. It is said
one sitting in the Himalayas could instigate a person, not well versed
in the subject given, to write books with authenticity. This is a process
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The Agna chakra is the originator of triangle. It is filled with
Pranava nada (Uam). This is the Para (static and vibratory nada). The
soul is enriched with an aura that is generated from the nada. This is
chit (Consciousness), chinmayi (Para). This is Aham.
The cycle of life and death is the Soham of the soul. This Ajapa
japa is the Para (the static nada) when the sadhaka concentrates on
the breath, there is the dissolution of mind and intelligence (Buddhi)
forming one pivotal point, that is the Uam (Pranava). The sound of
ocean, this is the static energy of the nada. From this sparks the
divine powers. This is the manifestation of Kundalini Sakti, Lalitha. The
sadhaka who reaches this state in his sadhana is omnipotent.

Sahasrara Chakra/Lotus
This lotus is in the head, at the end of Sushamna nadi. This is
pointing downward. The garland of letters is all there in this chakra.
The Moon here is in his full brilliance. He is spotless. He lumen of the
Moon has a triangle. This triangle has a deep void. This void is the
Bindu, undifferentiated unfathomable and endless. In this resides
Shiva. He is Hiranyagarbha. Paramatma, sixteen phased. This great
lotus holds the energy that is Kundalini. The Kundalini is the seat of
the half moon shaped ultimate light (Nirwana kala). This ultimate light
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This is the acestere, above and beyond to the human imagination,
unveiled luminescent light energy of the Shiva. The Mokshapada. The
Shivapada. The state of dissolution is Nirwana. Here the matter looses
its shape smell and differentiation and becomes one with the Supreme
power. When the ideation starts by the Goddess the creation starts.
This is the act of Mahanirwana kala which fills the ideated beings with
life energy (Prana Sakti). The presiding deity here is Yakini. This is the
state of boundless forever happy state. (Nityananda)
Here Kundalini Energy is in state of non ideation (Visarga). This
kundalini has nine mini chakra within each other. First Bindu or lunar
land, half Moon, Rodini (the soundless nada); Nada (The vibration).
This is the dissolution energy, Nadanta or Mahanada (resonance) Sakti
(The energy of the sound) Vyapika (all pervading nada), Samana (the
equalizer), Unmana (the inter nalisa). These are meditated upon as
the Navavarana (queils/spaces) of the Sri chakra.
According to the prayer methodology (Tantra) the human body
also has Nine chakras/centres. Over and above the six chakras
Mooladhara, Swadhishtana, Manipura, Anahata, Visuddhi and Agna.
Seventh Sahasrara. The other two are Mahanada or Mahasunya.
This is located below the Sahasrara and above Agna. The ninth one is
called Lambika or Lalana. This one is located at the proglottis and
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(at the base of the tongue and above the aesophagical region). All
these nine chakras or centres are enroute to Sahasrara centre. These
are formed during the developmental stages of the human body
incorporated in the back bone.
The Bindu in the Sahasrara is the united state of Nada and
ideation; the union of static and kinetic energy; Shiva and Sakti;
dissolution of all mater and energy. Above this is the state beyond all
conceptual
understanding.
Endless,
shapeless,
nameless
unfathomable. This full yet void is variously called cosmos, space,
deep space, black hole, The Cosmic fire, cosmic luminescence,
Antaratma, Hirnyagarbha and many more names for the nameless.
Sudhasagara, Manidwepa the seat of Goddess.
When once the sadhaka reaches this state he ceases to be
reborn. He becomes one with the Universe. This beyond the three
known states. (Sushupti, Swapna and Jagriti). He reached a blissful
state of no return; Kaivalya pada.
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The Knots
We learnt so far about the Sri Chakra structure, the Kundalini
with it seven/nine centres in the body. Now about the knots. There are
three important knots. Brahma Knot, Vishnu Knot and Rudra Knot. A
Knot is the kinetic form of energy. This cannot be seen by the naked
eye but is responsible for the flow of life in the body. The basic life
energy of the Universe king with the unit, that is living individual.
(Human animal or plant). They are more clearly noticeable in Human
being for the human being is endowed with expression in the form of
word, a mind that can think and intelligence (Buddhi) that can explain
a mood or state of the particular reaction to the stimulus (sensitivity).
These work from Mooladhara Chakra to Agna Chakra.

Brahma Knots
This one controls the moods that occur between or along
Mooladhara centre and Swadhistana centre. They are 118 numbers.
These are related to creation. In all living things and the minerals the
creation happens through these chakras. The presiding deities are
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This has the seed (Bija) of the creation. The conscientious sensitivity
(Chit kala) is the form of sabda bija which influence the mind into
ignorant ways (Avidya) which in effect causes the ego (Jiva branthi).
Because of this develops a feeling of separate identity from the
Supreme consciousness (Paramatma). The thought is affected by this
ego and shouts thinking in terms of Me, Mine. That is selfishness.
This selfishness is responsible for the change in the Universal outlook.
He becomes from Viswa (Universe) to Jiva (individual). Now it is
Brahma Knot, when the individual through sadhana gets elevated to
those higher levels of awareness as to be able to realize the pure
consciousness, this ego state is erased or Brahma knot opens up. The
clear and radiant conscientiousness (chit kala) starts traveling upwards
to the higher levels. This is possible only through Divine blessing.
The erasing of ego state is opening of Brahma Knot.
The Brahma Knot works through 118 moods to help the creation
of the material body, its growth formation and upkeep, through
metabolic activity.

Vishnu Knots
This is present amidst Manipura and Anahata centres
chakras. This is the seat of passion (Kamaraja bija). The presiding
deities are Lord Krishna and His consort Lakshmi. The brilliant, radiant
and luminous energy (tejas) in the life (Prana), mind (manomaya) and
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(Vijnana maya) is in a state of stream (swapna neither sleep not

awake a mid way of semi sleep or deep sleep). This is the state of
duality and paradoxical dilemma. The reality and the image; infinite
and finite states coexistence. Nothing is as it is. Ego state of Me &
mine and the selfless conscious state negating it. This state can be
resolved only by the realisation of the Super consciousness Supreme
power and its omni potential. This realisation has started in the
opening of Brahma Knot and continues further to a more clear
identification with the Supremo. The Vishnu knot opening is the
reaching beyond the dilemma state and getting nearer to the subtle
body state and under standing. That the bodiless consciousness is only
a part of the super consciousness not separate from it.
The Goddess insides in the Anahata centre as the kinetic electro
magnetic impulse. (Para nadi, Nadi = Electrical impulse). There is a
direct connection with the Anahata centre to the Sahasrara through
the electrical impulse. The bija of the Anahata centre is air (vayu).
There 106 modes that work through this Vishnu knot. This material
body, the visible world is untrue only the undisputable truth is the
super consciousness (Paramatma). This realisation not as heard as
statement but felt through the mind and Buddhi liberates the sadhaka
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Such liberated sadhaka through deep sense of thoughts. Analytical
ability, coupled with the blessings of Guru would be able to realize that
both subtle as well as material world bodies are like dreams. Such that
they are not him. This realisation elevates him above the breathing,
thinking and prudent knowledge seeking world. When this happens the
sadhaka will be able to hear the divine music like the Gopikas in the
Brindavanam. This is the Vishnu knot opening.

Rudra Knots
This is in the near about of Visuddhi and Agna centres but
exactly between the brows, that means inside the Agna centre. Even
when the sadhaka has elevated himself. He is still in a confused
stated. He feels that the real nature of the Supreme Consciousness is
clear yet not clear. Near yet so far. But he tries to hold on to this
ethereal, wavering thought gives him such happiness as one gets
seeing himself in the mirror. He enjoys the beauty of the selfless self
and feels the Soham in his hearts of hearts. He is in a state of half
sleep and half dreamy. He sees but not able to grasp. But this he
enjoys for he is in an explicable happiness state. A trance like blissful
state. He is calm peaceful and all loving but still holds on the
remenants of (Rajoguna) actions. The thought that I should grasp this
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(In musical notes the pitch of each Swara (Sa, Re, Ga, and so on) has
three stages between each note. Thus one that is almost the next note
Re that almost sound like Ga is called Gandhara (Ga) cheeta
Rishabha. This is a pitch that is nearby to Ga than Re). Now the
sadhaka is nearer to Satwaguna than Rajoguna with traces of
Rajoguna (Action) in a predominant. Satwaguna (peaceful, calm state)
Kalushita (polluted, diluted as case may be) Satwaguna pradhana.
The gross body, that is visible material body has many aspects.
The subtle body indicators, 24 aspects of feelings or natural instincts,
five centres, three knots etc. references (Samgna). These are gross so
incapable of the 52 letters the first letter Aa and the last letter Ha with
the zero (Purnanuswara) 0 together form the word or mantra
Aham. This is the mantra of the human soul (atma mantra). These
two letter hold the complete cosmos or Universal sounds (Sabda
Brahma) between these (The permutation and combination of the 52
letters make the language literature) In the Sahasrara the Goddess is
in Bindurupa is all pervading and omniscient. The prudent knowledge
of Her presence is (Rudra grandhi). Opening of the Rudra Knot. In the
Rudra knot she is the luminescent. Transcendetal light energy. The
sadhaka who is able to open out (Rudra knot) and enter this final state
of realisation ices this energy as the cool, conforting peaceful
luminescence between the eyebrows or Agna centre. He arrived at the
feet of Chitkala. Chitramayi, Chitra rupini. A point of ultimate bliss
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Nadi
(Static and Kinetic electro magnetic negative and positive
impulses)
In the human body, the central point is naval. Below this naval
region is Solar plexus. This is the centre of all electrically changed (+
and -) impulses. These are the transmitters of the impulses to the
various parts of the body, i.e. ionic transmission excluding, or not
counting Ida, Sushamna, Pingala that traverse the backbone through
and on either side from Mooladhara to Sahasrara which are
described as representing, Moon, Fire, Sun aspects in the body. There
are 72000 nadis in the body of human being, so says Bhutasudhi
Tantra. There are 360 rays in a circle forming 360 half angles. Total
720. for convenience of expression 0 is taken as base number to
count the countless angles and rays in the micro level. The numerable
number thus arrived in 72000. This is the energy variation that are
acting in the Solar space. Earth rotates on an axis of 360 degree
angle, going round the Sun on a path of 360 degree circle for 360 days
to complete once round. Thus it takes one year which has 12 months
each month having 30 days. A healthy human being life span is 100
such years. So the number 100. The energy that supports the human
life for these years is given to him in the form of light rays that is the
72000 light rays. (720 x 100). This works or received in the 7 centres
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7 different forms of energy bands/groups.
In the human body the most active impulses working are 3300
in no. of these 1001 are more important. Of these again 30 are most
important. These most important control the functioning of the body in
groups. Thus 3300 nadis have become 33 groups. These are the
important Nadi centres each one is controlled by a deity, the presiding
deity (33 in no. again). These 33 are; 12 Suns (Dwadas Aditya). These
are 12 layers of consciousness; 11 Rudras (Ekadasa Rudra). These are
11 vibrations; 8 vas us (Astavasuvu) these are the 8 Gods of
materialization; two Aswini Devas (the twins) presiding over the dual
functions; All together 33.
Besides these 33, there are 14 special nadis; which control the
bowel movement, kidney functioning; the genital process and related;
nerve functioning are under the control of these special nadis.
The most explicable impulse that is the wine of honey (Amrit) is
the one that connects Anahata chakra with Sahasrara centre.
Of the Ida and Pingala, the Moon & Sun energy transmitters are
the ones we have already discussed, work along with Sushamna (the
neutral) nadi. These two are on either side of Sushamna which
passes through the backbone cavity (through the spinal that pass
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Of these two one is positively changed the other is negatively changed
as explained earlier. Ida is one the left side of the Sushamna nadi.
This is called the (path to the pitruloka world of departed souls) or
Pitru Yana. This has control of the mind or controls the mind.
Pingala nadi is on the right side of the Sushmna nadi. This is
called Devayana (the path to the heavens/devaloka). This is under
the control of soul. Integrity, altruistic tender and good will of
humanity form the core of this nadi. All these good intentions and
mature behaviour is the product of the functioning of the Pingala nadi,
which is also called the Sun nadi (Surya nadi).
Sushmna nadi arises from the centre of the eye brows travels
upwards into the brain from there takes a down ward turn to travel to
Mooladhara. Ida and Pingala nadis start from left and right eye
brows travel upward to the brain where they join the course of
Sushmna. The place where these three joins together is called Triveni
Sangamam. (Tri Three; Veni - flow; Sangamam Union). They are
even called Yamuna, Saraswathi and Ganga rivers and the triveni
sangamam as their caughence
Ida is water aspect (Jalatmak) pingala (tejasatmak) light aspect.
To balance these into one useful force is called Yoga. The sadhaka
concentrates, while sadhana on the central point between the brows.
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This is the place of divine thought (Daiva bhava centre). This is the
East side of the our body. Sun is the force of awakening (Chaithanya).
This is the I in the human body. (Prana, or ego) when one / sadhaka
concentrates on the central point between the brows and meditates,
the realisation of Aham dawns. This is the Sunrise of our body
related Aham Brahmasmi.
The knots opening and the Nadi responses are related. When
the impulses (Nadi) charges are balanced and under control, the
opening of knots is possible. Once this happens, the goal, the ultimate
point of no return is reached.

Sakteyam Kaula Tantra

The word Tantra arouses a sense of misgiving in people. Many
believe it is a shortest; not preferable, to prayer process. That is not
true. The mis concept is because of the ritualistic approach of prayer.
The atheist believes it is a way of attracting attention. The rituals are
seen with a cynical way as wanton procedures, cruel and improbable
rites to impress. The unway and illiterates trusting devotees. But this
is not true it is a method not a conspiratorial actions. This is an
accepted age old process of sadhana; (Agama vidhana). This set
method postulated and followed the creation, its cause and effect is
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And establish its vedic authenticity and base they arrived at a process
of prayer methodology which is appropriate for a given
cause/deity/need. This is done over a discussions of the absorbed
values and observed understanding. Hence the Tantric is not a can
man but well versed, educated vedic scholar of higher standing. Not a
mean person a non grata. This Agama is branch of spiritual education.
These processes are of two types. One is Shiva doctrine; the other
Sakti doctrine. The Sakti doctrine of Sakteyam as commonly called, is
more of material world i.e. It deals with getting over the elemental
fears and conquest of the material world dissatisfaction. But it is a way
of Devi Upasana, thus away of salvation.
This upasana is of three steps. The three things necessary for
this are Yantra (The point of concentration and puja idol) Mantra
(The energized sabda) and finally Tantra (the prayer methodology).
Thasyathe vistaryathe jnanam anena yithi thantram
Mans one that expands or increases the knowledge and understanding
is Tantra.
The Tatwa (nature: as in nature of salt) defines the spiritual
doctrines. Spiritual vibrations that is subtle nada that is ideated to
become the gross word, is Mantra. When Tatwa and mantra came
together is Tantra they help to reach the higher levels of spiritual
development. In the modern world these Tantric incartation reach out
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All roads lead to the same place. All these varied forms of
Tantra actually nothing but vedic sadhana process. Infact some of
the Tantric rituals made the vedic rituals more easy to follow and
perform. Thus this is not different from Hindu prayer methodology nor
independent of Hinduism. It is part and parcel of vedic culture. Infact
an important part.
Nasyah Pantha mukti hethuriha mutra sukhapthaye
Yatha thantro chitha margo mokshayatha sukhayathe
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Maha Nirwana Tantra

Sadhaka experiences very valuable and notable experiences at

every stage and state of Tantric upasana, also reaps good results it.
The Goddess loves Her devotees: she is there for the devotees
always. She says that I do not reside Kailasa nor in Vaikunta. My
residence is the heart of my devotee.
Naham thirdhena Kailasena Vaikunte vasakarhichith
Vasami thanthu madh znani hrudhayembho mathyathe
The giving principle in the Tantra is the Adwaita doctrine of
Vedanta. It shows a new brilliant world infront of us. Those who
cannot understand Tantra do not understand Hinduism.
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Arthur Avalon.

The varied and large no. of tantric procedures create a sense of non
belief and misconception. As many of them are pro-rata self discount
(self styled temporary conjured). These types of the Tantra popularize
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Rise to doubt and mistrust. These five types of Tantra sadhakas
namely Sakta (of Goddess), Shaiva (of Shiva), Vaishnav (of Vishnu),
Sourya (of Sun) and Ganapathya (of Ganapathi) of the five elements.
There 500 different tantras. Each one for a particular cause/need.
Sakteya 66, Saiveya 32 & Vaishanva 75 and so on.
These are different sub sects of Tantric upasana: Upatantra;
Yamala; Damara, Samhita and so on. Buddism and Jainism also have
different Tantras. They helped the popularity of the tantric ways of
prayer.
Tantra is peaceful, calm way of proffering (Satwik): Yamala is
action oriented (Rajoguna), Damara is (Tamoguna) laid back slow and
dull. There are variation in the Yamala that is the action oriented
Tantra (Rajoguna). They are Tantra Yamala; Skanda yamala (Skanda
is God Kumara Swami). Brahma Yamala (Lord Brahma related). Rudra
Yamala (of Rudra). Thus all in all eight variations. These are
expostulated by Asta Bhairava.
According to Kaula kala vilasa there are 64 tantras. Most of the
them preach Vama chara. Some are mixed variations. Of these
Chandra Kala Astakam; Chandra Kala; Kuleswara, Bhuvaneswara are
popular. Besides these eight there are more popular Subhagama
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Vasista; Sanaka; Sanandana; Sanat Kumara and suka samhita
(proposed by the Maharishis of the same name as the Tantras,
probably)
The 64 Sakti Tantra are supposed to be associated with the 64
arts (Chatushasti kalas). These are mostly sharpen the inner most,
deep rooted minute mental powers of the sadhaka and give him the
unusual, magical, capabilities. These also help to awaken the Sakti in
Mooladhara chakra. These procedures are called the Kaula gamas
(Agama is way/method of prayer procedure).
The ultimate goal is, as always the salvation; to reach the
Goddess. Who is omni present; Karunya Moorthy (benevolence
incarnate) who is cause and effect of all creation; the individual and
the collective consciousness; the finite and infinite. The daily routine of
any human being. Though appears as mundane, is infact, a part of the
souls search for the Super consciousness. This routine living when
organized and principled forms a prayer one offers to giver. This is
sadhana.

Sakti Upasana
(Prayer to the Goddess)
There is a frequent reference to the Sakti, in the spiritual and
philosophy literature Sakti, the all knowing, all powerful, all pervading.
Is this all or is there more to know? Ofcourse there is no end to the
knowledge to the inquisitive minds. Who is it/he/she? How does
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Her/His/It residence? What is the way to reach there? Many why?

What? When? How? Whence? Thence? Since we are Sakteyam we shall
the super power, as She. Since there is no structure shape. We give
the shape and structure as we want to see Her. Since there is no
name, specific we can call Her by any name we want? Lalitha, Durga,
Parvathi, Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Kali, Chandika, Uma, parameswari and
so on. A sadhaka or a devotee envisages a personality that one like or
respect and give a name to it. The Goddess takes that form and name
and appear to the devotee to the happiness and satisfaction of the
devotee. Like water, like air, like the earth, like the ether, like the fire
takes the form of the container. Here it is the mind of the devotee that
shapes and names!.
The upasana of the Goddess. What is the method? When to
perform? What is the all then tecity? Where it was first described? The
list is endless. The Devi upasana as it is followed is first described in
Rigveda (the first of the four Vedas). The Devisuktam (Ode is praise of
Goddess) is the proof. It is thus the most ancient. Here is Rigveda, the
Goddess is referred by name Aditi in Rigveda. Aditi is lumini scent
world (Duloka). She is the Etherial sky (Anthariksha). She is the
mother, father and children. She is the numerable no. of devas. She is
the creator and she is the created. The whole Universe is Aditi. Aditi
literally means boundless, bountiful, endless all pervading, infinite.
Diti means finite. Aditi (Not Diti) infinite. Diti is born from
Aditi. The Rigveda Sukta says thus. I am the Rudras, Vasus, Aditi as
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Other innumerable Devas. Indra, Agni, Varuna, Aswini twins all are my
different forms. I am the power of all these. I maintain all the living
beings and life forms giving them the Soma Rasa (life juice) as Soma
(Sanskrit Sa + Uma Soma). I am the finite. I am the infinite. I am
individual. I am the collective. I pervade all the worlds. I am the
source of all creation but I am independent of all ercation. I am the
Supremo.
This description of form in Her own words tells all. It gives us the
unfathomable nature of Her. She is beyond all imagination and
perception. She union with static (Jada). Shiva causes the material
world creation. She is the five elements. She is the knowledge and she
is the ignorance. She is Vedas. The cycle of birth & death and the
ultimate union is also Her. The evolution change is Her. The blissful
Supreme consciousness in Her. She is with us, above us beside us,
within us, without us. Breath and breathing all in all everything.
Aditi and Diti also symbolize luminescence and darkness.
According to A.C. Clayton Aditi is a personification of light as the
cause of the Universe. In Devi Saptasati (700 names and forms of
Devi). Diti is described as the holder of Darkness thus Night. She is
described as Kalaratri (Kala Black, Ratri night). Maharatri (Great
darkness). Aditi is the symbol of luminescence. These dual opposing
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Kali in the Tantric worship. The god of wrath and god of love is one
Aurobindo Ghosh.
The Goddess referred as Sakti is a trance of ideation (Itchcha)
cause (Kriya), knowledge (Jnana) energies. She is great cosmic power.
At the same time Blissfully happy state (Sat chit Ananda) of the
consciousness.
Nishedha vyapara roopasakti
The creation happens when the (negative energy) Shivani (the
positive energy) Shiva come together. Like a circuit of energy transfer
up formed and pursuit out as light energy.
Tantra accept both the mild (Sowmya) energetic (Roudra) forms
of the goddess accepting the two forms the two faces of the same
concept.
Kali : This incarnation of the Goddess is most ferocious, violent
both in appearance and power. She is pitch black in colour. She fond
of blood. She wears a row of human skull as garland. She will be seen
as standing on / dancing on the human corpse with a bellowing
guffaw. Those who want to acquire exorcist capabilities or practice
exorcism are supposed to be worshipping this violent, ferocious
looking power form. But it is not true! She was there from the
beginning of the Universe. She is the time. Before the creation the
Universe was a great void engulfed in Darkness. Nothing was ideated.
It was all one undifferentiated infinite darkness. This is KALI. The
super power of darkness. (A great sense of visualization! Visualizing
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Sangama Tantra, chapter on planets and stars (Tara Khanda)
describes this unique form of Goddess their:
Thavarupam Mahakalo Jagatsamhara karaka!
Maha samhara samaye kalam Sarvam grasishyathi!
That time is in the form of : (Visualising time the dissoluter of All!)
Kalanath Sarvabhuthanam Mahakalah Prakrithah
Mahakalasya kalanath Twamadhya Kalakaparah:
You have dissolved unto yourself. The great dissoluter of all.
Mahakala, you have become the first dissolutive energy so you are
Kali.
This explains the first concept. That before the creation there
was a great void of pitch darkness. This by virtue of its capacity holds
all that is power, bija (seed) and the beginning. Thus she is the
beginning and she is the salvation (One gets dissolved into).
Fire, (Agni) is described as the visible form of the Super
consciousness (Paramatma). He has seven tongues (not the
languages, but the physical tongue)
Kali Karalicha Manojavacha sulohithacha sudhamravarna!
Spulingini viswarupinicha devileraya mana yithi saptajihva!!
These are the seven tongues of Agni! Wanting to lick all is
nothing but the fire (Agni) with these seven flames of tongue. (Fire is
the incinerator of the nature; suggestively kali is, also but the
cosmos).
Some are of the opinion. She, Kali, is the tune form of Diti and
Aditi.
In the East, accepted symbol is a womdu nude with flowing hari,
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Seems in colour to be black, four handed, two hands in the act of
blessing and two holding a knife and a bleeding head respectively,
garlanded with skulls and dancing with protruding tongue, standing on
the prostrate figure of a man with all ashesYes. This image so
fearful to the western mind, is perhaps dearer than any other to the
heart of India --- Sister Nivedita.
When one of the multitudinous crowds asked Sri Rama Krishna
Why is Kali black in colour?
He smiled with affection You are seeing Her from far. Go
nearer! You see that she is not black. Infact she has no colour (Great
message beautifully expressed).
Pure water, from far appear coloured black but nearer you are
colour less it becomes. The blue colour, blue-green colour, dark blue
colour of the sea/ocean are but reflections. The more clean a mirror
the more etched the reflection!
She is naked and dark like the thunder cloud (kalamegham).
She is dark, for she, who is Herself beyond mind and speech, which
reduces all things into the worldly nothing ness, which void (Shunya)
of all which we know; which at the same time the all (Purna) which is
the light and peace - John Woodroffe (Arthers Avalon) in garland of
letters.
She is naked being clothed in space alone (Digambari) because
the great power is unlimited; further she is in herself beyond Maya
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She stands upon the white corpse like body of Shiva. He is
White because he is illuminating transcendental aspect of
consciousness. He is inert, because he is changeless aspect of the
Supreme and she is apparently the changing aspect of the same. (John
Worroffe Garland of letters).
Shiva is the transcendental aspect of the power and she
unlimited aspect of energy. Kali is about all senses of Maya. So she is
black. For black is a neutral colour and has all colours in it. The great
resource of visible colours.
Vaishnavites call and worship Sakti as Lakshmi; others as
Radha; Shaivites as Uma (Parvathi). Buddists as Tara (All branches of
Buddism. Kala chakra, Vajra, Sahaja, Mahayana).
The tantric form of this great Sakti is Sakteyam. There are
nine different methods of the same. They are 1. Vidya 2. Sakti 3.
Shiva 4. Ganesh 5. Chandra 6. Swayambhuva 7. China 8 Bouddna 9.
Vedic. They are further variations. Kerala, Kashmira, Gowda and
Vishala. The further variations of each are Purva (East) Paschim
(West), Dakshina (South), Uttara (North), Oordha (of the skies)
Pathala (nether). Further ramification into Divya, Kaula, Vama
sadhanas.
Kerala traditions mostly followed in Kerala and other Southern
states of India. Kahsmira Tantric tradition is followed from Kashmir to
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Gowda tradition is followed in Assam to Sindhu. Visala is most widely
followed tradition of this tantric form. This is used in the rest of India
and in many countries outside India.
In Kerala tradition Goddess is worshiped as Tara, Nila and
Saraswathi. In Kashmiri tradition she is Tripura Sundari; Gowdas
tradition calls Her as Kali. While the Visala tradition worship all forms
of Goddess. Sakteyam does not belong to one caste, religion or status
of society. It belongs to all and its tradition is for anybody who wants
to worship the Goddess.
The Sakteya tradition, be it any branch or variation propounds,
transcending the six Chakras in the Human body. The Upanishads
namely, Tripura tapini, Seetha, Devi; Sowbagya Lakshmi; Saraswathi;
Bhavani; Bahriveha, Annapurna, Savithri are mainly discuss and after
to Sakthi. Many of other commonly known Upanishads make a
reference to Sakti.
Of all these Tripura Tapinyopanishat is of importance to our
discussion; as it enumerates in detail, in five chapters, the Sri chakra
and its Upasana details.
It is in five parts. In the first part the theme is Gayathri mantra
and its meaning explained in detail. Second chapter deal with the
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The third part explains the Yogamudra Khechari and Kamakala
chakra. Their significance and worship method and the outcome. The
fourth chapter propounds the vocal recitation (Vagiswara Gayathri of
Gayathri Mantra and says it will result in the attainment of wine of
nectar (Amritatwa prapti). The last and final chapter is of significance,
in the sense, it authenticates the Adwaita philosophy of Sri Sankara
the Esa vasopanishads mantra Purnamadah Purnamidah. The
mantra goes thus
Navikodho nachotpathirnabadho nachasadhakah!
Namumushurna vaiyuktha yityasha paramardhathah!
There is no birth and death cycle, nor attachment detachment,
nor the salvation seeking nor the sought. This is the Truth.
Whatever may be the no. or variations in the different forms of
Sakti Tantra practicer, the most commonly and popularly used form of
worship are basically three. They are Samaya, Dakshina, and
Kaula methods.
Samaya method of worship puts the sadhaka through rigorous
and strict conditional yoga practices. While Dakshina method is
mild on the sadhaka. His main approach is to forget the duality and
the multiplicity of the divine forms. In every deity a Dashinachara
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The Kaula chara is the third way. There are many misconcepts
about this method of worship. Many do not understand even the
Lalitha, the most commonly, and daily chanted by the ladies of their
households or in group gatherings there is a reference to this accepted
method of worship. Even Lord Hayagriva the profounder of Lalitha
accepted this practice Lalitha is nothing but the worship mode
(Tantric method) of Gayathri. Because of the misconcept even in the
regular Lalitha chanters; it is seen as something that should be
avoided as far as possible. But it is not so. Before we arrive at any
decision one should understand completely what is (Is with a stress)
Kaula method means.
Basically, it is believed as an independent way of worship. But it
is a mixture of all three Samaya, Dakshina, Kaula methods in parts
that is.
This is an integrating way of Mantra dissolution/layam of mind
and Buddhi into oneness devotion (Bakthi) and knowledge (Jnanam).
This is propounded through a thorough understanding of the wellness
giving five methods (Subhagama Panchaka) of the great Rishis.
Sanaka, Sanandana, Samat Kumara, Vasista and Suka Samhita.
In this method sadhaka worships the incorporated Siva & Sakti
powers of the Sri Chakra. His first step is to identify and recognize.
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The prayer is mainly and uniquely method. There is less of external
puja manifestation in actions. It is purely spiritual and internal
devotional prayer. Puja action (external) is avoidable and optional but
not condemned. (It is more spiritual than action oriented Antaryaga
inner purification/offering). This is infact the best practice in any
prayer. This type of prayer practice is explained in detail in the
Bhavana Upanishad. In the Kaula practice the sadhaka forgets his
identity (I) and surrenders to the Goddess and feels one with the
Goddess.
About 1000 years ago a great soul by name Abhinava Gupta
has popularized this tantric method. He is a great visionary, a wizard
and man of the letters. He is a spiritualist (Vedanthi) of highest order.
He wrote many books; most of them were lost overtime but a few that
remained are most authentic and books of reference even today. They
are Trika, Kaula, Pratyabhijna, Spanda, Krama and others. The above
named books real with the popular Tantric methodology. One of these
is Kaula method.
Now, to know more about Kaula and the meaning of the word
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The concept of Shiva is called Kula (Akula being one of the
names of Shiva, the Lord). Akula (Akula with short A first letter) is
Sakti concept. Together they are Kaula (Samyukta concept).
One of the meanings of the word Kula is body, being.
Kuralayam in Sanskrit means Earth. The body has the nectar of the
Gods (Amrit). It is known as Kulamrit. The holder or the place of this
Kulamrit (container so to say) is the Sahasrara chakra. The
Amritsthan.
There is another concept namely Triputi. The Tantric aspect of
knowledge, that is knower, known and knowable is collectively called
(Jnatru), (Jnana), (Jncyam), Triputi or Kulam (group).
Meyamatra mithi kulam The measurable or measure is Kulam
Mooladhara dhikam Shatchkram kulamithi smrutham
The six centres in the Vayusamhitha Kamakala vilasam body
together are called Kulam (group).
The food dependent (food for the body) people/human body
have become dull and lost their brightness. To alleviate and brighter
them of better worlds is the purpose of Kulatantric method.
-

Maha Nirwana Tantra 9:12

Khidhyamthe samsaya, Sarvekshayamthe papasamsayah

Dhahyamthe karmajalani kuladharma nishevanath
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Sakteyam accepts Adwaita philosophy, but it does not agree with
the concept of Maya (meaning that all visible worlds is an unreal as
the images in the dream). According to them the world exists for living
being who are part of the infinite real existing power. Since it exists
world also exists the power is the keeper of the world. The world bows
to Him. Except this concept of existentialism, Sakteyam complies with
the Adwaita philosophy of Sri Sanakara.
Sakaropi nirakara, mayaya bahuripini
-

Maha nirwana thantram

The amazing capacity of the Formlessness is to exist in many

forms by the Maya or magical capability.
The world is created because of the previous births impressions
(vasanas) carried forward through dissolution. This is the belief that is
prominent of Sakteya philosophy.
This world is created by the Goddess. It is the brilliance of the
Sakti that ideated into shape and form i.e. creation. The Shiva is
luminescence Sakti is the form (Vimarsa). Siva and Sakti are not
separate. They are one Shiva has Sakti in Him. He is the dissolute
ideation. He has no death. He has the whole Universe in Him. So He
can created Himself or He can take form on His own (Swayambhu
Sakti). This is His innate capability. So the Sakta Tantra says
Sivasakthi samayogath jayathe srushti kalpana They together create,
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To ideat into different forms from the Union of Siva & Sakthi is
creation.
Saiva charachara makhilam janayathi jagadetha dapisamharathayithi
Sayeva rupam Sakthi rahasyo
- Bhaskara Bashyam
Knowledge and ignorance are two aspects of the Goddess. It is
ignorance that creates the attachments. Knowledge makes him
capable to detach. Here the knowledge means not the worldly
knowledge but the spiritual consciousness. The former of Shiva
aspects the later is Sakti concept. According to Sakteya form of
thought (Tripura Rahasyam). The realisation and reaching the all
pervading and omnipotent presence of the Goddess is the ultimate
goal of living. But Human being, being what they are, and what they
are engulfed and entrenched in the Maya, the veil of ignorance; the
mind is full of worldly wants, problems and passions. To liberate from
the hitches of ignorance Human beings seek solace and support of the
infinite. This is worship.
The worship, according to Devi Bhashya is of two types
external (Samkhya way), internal (Jnana way). The external karmic or
the methodological way is of two types. The Vedic and Tantric.
Dwividha mama puja syadbahyam khyam thara pichah
Bahyampi dwividha proktha vaideki thantriki thadha!
The Vedic method is long, slow and steady process. It
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The tantric way is faster and instantaneous strange it may sound but
this is possible because of the sadhaka is total involvement in the
process. Here, the sadhaka tries to concentrate all his mind and body
powers into the prayer process. He diverts them all towards the one
great power source of all his energies and feels the Goddesses
presence in that source of power. This affect is to bring about
dissolution of his minimal powers into the great power that he feels
the presence in himself. So the result is immediate. But this process is
not easy to execute, it needs a demanding, unwavering concentration.
No mistake about it. This tantric prayer process is accepted by the
Lord Hayagreeva in that He refers to the Goddess as Kaula marga
tatpara sevitha (one who is worshiped in the Kaula marga) in the
Lalitha. Thus it is not a short cut of the mean people but practiced
way of the serious sadhaka.
Suka and Vamadeva method suggested is also the same type.
Both the Rishis are liberated souls. But the prayer methodology
suggested by Suka Maharishi is faster like the birds flight. That of
Vamadeva Maharishi is slow steady like the train of ants but sure and
successful one.
In any case all these methods are propounded after a detailed
and in-depth study of human being mental and psychological
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the intricacies of the working of human psyche.
To understand the infinite and its unique powers is the real
knowledge (Vidya). That is final goal of all types of worship. The
Adwaita followers believe in the concept of Maya and denounces the
visible, sensitive world goes into a state of delieniation, delinking
himself from this and follows the path of God alone, with single
minded concentration. But the Tantric who believes in the reality of
existing world goes about his liberation process by gradually
controlling him and his material needs; seeing the infinite in
everything and anything around Him and within himself. Accepting the
Universality of the super power and consciousness and tries to
because one with it in a unique, unwavered concentration and realistic
process.
Sri Adi Sanakara is called the torch bearer of the field of Tantra
as well as Adviata. For he was the one who propounded the divine
nature of Shiva and Sakti in his favour, literary work Soundarya
lahari song a ode to the most exotically beautiful. He gave a new out
look toward Tantric puja. It becomes the most popular, potent method
of Sakti puja method.

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Bahujanamarjithaih punyah thapodhana druvapavruthaih
Ksheena ghanam sadhakanam kulachare mathivarbairavaih
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Maha Nirwana thantram

Kulacharam vinadevi kalao sidhirna jayathe

Thasmath sarva prayatnena sadhakayath kuladhanah
Sarva dharmoth math kalauth parodharmona vidyathe

Maha Nirwana thantram

Acharam kuladharmasya jivonmuktho bhavennarah

Maha Nirwana thantram

Also other books like Parasurama Kalpasutra, Kularmava

Tantra also refers to the Kulachara in a positive way. It is said even
Bhagavan Krishna and Maharishi Vasista of the puranas are also Sakti
upasana sadhakas. They felt happy in the process. Radha the eternal
lover of Sri Krishna is supposed to be his Hladini (one who gives
happiness) Sakti.
Why all these methodology, procedures and supporting or non
supplying stands. May be a question that should be cleared so that the
people who follow and those who doubt and are skeptic about will be
satisfied about the positive effect of the Tantric prayer method.
The world is full of duality. Every positive aspect has a negative
aspect to it. Like light and darkness; night and day; etc. In such a
world to choose the right path to be always happy and peaceful is very
difficult. Some leading light, some helping hand some guiding force is
all the human being seeks. This is what, in a selfish way, in essence is
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Every process needs procedure. A procedure nothing but a planned

way of moving forward. So that any unwanted or unwarranted hurdles
can be surmounted with ease. This what prayer and worship does to
humanity. It gives a strength of mind and etiquette in behaviour and
life and living. So that while helping himself one can help the
community he lives in. Voluntarily or involuntarily he would be
spreading wellness and altruism and strength of life approach. The
spirituality that is under lying quality of the human beings comes to
the fore and makes him a perfect human being. The one unique quality
of mankind is he has a thinking mind and spatial approach to a
problem. This makes him superior living or ganism at the same time
interferes with his growth and development. Thus he becomes the
problem and the solution; hurdle and the pathway. Again duality. This
gives him a wavering mind, which interferes with the five elements
trying to control, capture and direct. That is what makes him use fire
to cook, to pray as God on one side and torch other living or nonliving,
Earth atmosphere. This negative tendency has to be curbed so that he
would not spoil his own chances of survival. Here is the reason why a
method is necessary. Which helps him divert his energy potential for
the goodwill of his fellow humans and make the planet Earth a heaven
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This is the endeavour of all great souls, seers and the visionaries. So
they created literature of highest order to teach, guide and channel the
potential of human being to a spiritual awakening. Before he goes
searching the meanings and the truths of the Universal phenomena he
must look inward to recognize the inner self. This is meditation. Man
is more than what he can know about himself. Unity in diversity is
the plan of Nature.
This inward bound soul searching is the first step toward the
realisation process. By which he understands the Unity in diversity.
The Sakti Upasana is Sri Vidya. This Sri Vidya by virtue of its
method of recognizing and allogery (Nyasa) makes him to take the
first step towards the understanding of creation and creativity, creative
power and human individual are one and the same. This gives a great
feeling of happiness and an Universal outlook which again leads him to
deeper soul searching journey. This in essence is Sakti upasana. This
is through modes. One animal instinct, action mode and final divine
feeling.
The beginner on the journey of divine path is more like a sheep
in the herd. He goes with the crowd. He feels that he should follow in
the ritual activity that is apparent to him easily in the others. So goes
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The Vedic, Shaiva and Vaishnava procedures. By a process of habitual
and routine practice and chanting he, the face in crowd, is drawn into
the first step of spiritual journey. He starts seeing the world with a
different eye. His routine procedural chanting does not give him
satisfaction. He seeks more and more clarity in his thought which leads
him to further study, research and soul search. This takes him to
Dakshina and Vamachara practices which insists on concentration
unwavering elevation of purpose. Any time the concentration is lost his
abilities so far developed will be a burden on his mind which will be a
bane unless contained. Otherwise it leads him to disaster. There are
many such cases in the history of mankind, which has chronicled such
peoples distress and downfall. The unwavering soul searching single
minded sadhaka reaches on to the path of divine. He, the sadhaka at
this stage is one who can control his instincts and the impulses at will.
Fully self controlled and self crasing. In search of a way of furthering
his search for the dissolution of mind and buddhi in to the oneness,
that is blissful Supreme consciousness. In Lalitha the text, The
Goddess was described as Shadwatita Swarupini. One who is beyond
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She is beyond all these six Upasana techniques. The sadhaka who has
reached a state of mind which is unwavering, blissfully passionless,
detached and uniquely serious deep minded is said to be in a state of
bliss. Now he can be called a Kaula. The Kaula state his highest level
of awareness. Now he can be called the member of Gurukula
hierarchy. This is the meaning of Kaulam or Kaula chara. At this
stage he is one among the people around but above and unique
among them. Also he does not belong to this world.
Acharam kuldharmasya jeevanmuktho narah
Sarvachara paribrashta Kaulacharam Samasrayeth
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Aryokthi

One who has practiced the Kaulachra becomes relieved of all

earthy attachments, when a sadhaka is not happy with any of the
other practices he will be practicing Kaula chara.
Kaulachara paribrashta raravam narakam prajeth say the
Jnani. When he fails to comply fully with Kaula and fails at it he will
be going to the deepest of Hell, hence he Raurava (one of the nether
worlds)
To the Kaulachara sadhaka the most venerable is Mooladhara
centre. This according to the Kaula tradition is the seat of Goddess
Para. Mooladhara and Swathistana Chakras are the important
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Four are evolved from these two; according to their belief. They
etch/embellish the centre most triangle of the Sri Chakra or the
triangle form of female genitals on the dried palm leaves or copper
plates and perform pooja of these and woman. These are external
rituals. Not the internalized. The Mooldhara centre and the group are
the worship idols and Kundalini arousal is the salvation they seek.
Jnanarnava enumerates 12 leaders or pioneers in this line of
Kaula Sakti worship. They are Manu (the first law maker known);
Moon; Kubera (the celestial treasurer); Lopamudra (wife of Agasthya);
Manmadha (the Kama incarnate); Agasthya (The great Rishi of Vedic
literature); Fire (Agni); Sun; Indra (The ruler of Heaven) Kumara
Swami (Son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi); Iswara (The Siva Himself)
and Durvasa (The Maharishi, supposed to be brain child of Shiva).
These twelve have purported the twelve types of Sakteya Tantra that
is practiced in the world.
Kutarnava Tantra; Kamikagama Tantra; Parasurama Kalpa
and other books say, the union of Shiva and Sakti is responsible for
the creation. To reach this unique place and the dissolution into this
oneness is the sadhana of the sadhaka. That sadhana is Sri Vidya.
They uphold the greatness of Kaula chara method. Whatever be the
method, every one of them preaches detachment and dispassionate
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This Sri Vidya is practiced by the Devas, the Munis and the
human beings. There are three methods (probably there is difference
in the rigorousness of the practice among the three). They are
Divyaugha (of the Deva practice), Siddhaugha (of the Munis), and
Manavaugha (of the human beings). Brahma and others like him are
the examples for the first one; Sanaka and others of his cadre are
example for the second; finally of the third variety is Gowda and his
like. The belief is that the sadhakas body is the abode and the
meditation place for the great maharishis.
About Kaulachara and Sakti sadhana; the great authority in
Kundalini study Sir John Woodroffe says; They (Tantras) have really
open before me a flood of new light.. I find in them not only a great
and subtle philosophy, but many of the missing links in the
development of the different system of the Hindu philosophy, which I
could not discover before but which I have been seeking for, for some
years past.I really feel I have discovered a new world. Much of the
mist and happiness has now been cleared away.
A failure to appreciate its (the tantras) real significance renders
our understanding of the ancient spiritual knowledge shallow and
superficial says Mr. P.G. Bakshi. According to Sir John Woodroffe
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Hindu philosophy properly.
All this to point that Kaula is not non vedic practice. Saktam,
Tantra and Kaula all there try to help people to be on the right path
toward self realisation and awareness of the powers beyond the world
and also of the nature around. It helps them to fulfill their wishes. The
Lord Shiva while explaining these to Goddess Parvathi says this vedic
methods are the only way for the Human beings to reach the feet of
the Super power, namely Kaivalya pada.
The Meru Tantra which is famous as the fifth Veda says that
the Tantra are part and parcel of the Vedas. Kaulachara is described as
the fifth stage in the life of Human being. (After the childhood, youth,
married life and the renunciation (vanaprastha). These tantras are
adopted from Brahmanas (a branch of Vedic texts). So it is more
appropriate to study the tantras along with Brahmanas is the view held
by Swami Vivekananda.
There many Tantra variations. Some of them are authentic. They
are the reason for the peoples misconception and misunderstanding.
People are afraid to practice and follow the tantric methodology for
they believe the rigors of the tantric procedures and if failed the
punishments there on so it is better not to attempt rather than be
punished and depressed. This is no way responsible or prove that the
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Sadhana is wrong. It is the sadhaka who is at fault. One has to pass
through tests to achieve higher levels. Unless tested how can there be
judgment or result. To face the odds is part and parcel of progress.
Keep faith in the Goddess that is the Giver through sincerity of the
word, action and thought. One would be able to progress toward the
goal of the ones choice.

Sakteyam Physics
(Study of matter and its properties)
Sri Vidyopasana is the worship method of Sri Chakra. Sri
Chakra is the geometrical figure of the Universe. This in the human
body is in micro level (the microcosm). In the atom it is the atomic
structure and the motion of the atomic ions (the electrically changed
particles) round the atomic nuclear. In all these the principle is same.
Electromagnetic forces and attractions between the materials.
In this world the five elements, that is Earth, water, fire, air and
the ethereal atmosphere has a capacity to change its natural states
and get into one another is physical state or get absorbed and
embedded into one another and re-enter their own state as the need
or changes in the atmosphere occur. For example the Solar energy
absorbed by the plants. Changes into food and get embedded in the
plant as fire energy in the wood for future use, in seed, for future
growth. The physical state of water, the fluid state, on absorbing the
fire energy (on heating) changes into air (vapour) solidifies on cooling
into ice which on heating converts back to fluid state that is the
original state of water. All this explains the fact that the five elements
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Different by observation and analysis. Coupled with comprehensive
research into the depths of the subject. Scientist have been able to
arrive at the discover of materials which they named as metals and
non metals. Starting with Hydrogen to Uranium they gave them names
and classified into groups. Through all this they found that these 92
materials have one thing in common at the micro level. That is atomic
structure. A central nuclears revolving round it in a definite or bit finer
particles which does not change their orbit like in the solar system
where the Sun is revolved around by the planets in a fix orbit which is
not changed. They whole of this system is floating in the cosmos
loosely but firmly. What is it that maintains or controls this statuesque.
They found that it is the electro magnetic and gravitational forces of
the object mentioned. They also found the basic atomic structure is
that of Hyrogen all the other 92 metals and non metals atomic
structure is an evolved variation of this structure. They further studied
the atomic structure has a central nuclears which is neutral. The
orbiting particles are electrically changed. Those that are positively
charged are called protons and those negatively changed electrons.
The magnetic field that is formed due to their attraction to each other
is the force that keeps them in their orbits and the controller is the
nucleus. Like the Sun in the solar system and other objects in the
Universe also follow this rule.
Now the question arises as to how this whole structural
phenomena is put in place and by whom? Did it happen on its own
accidental or promoted by some unseen force, of higher power. Hindu
mythology as well as philosophy feels it is this force that controls,
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Phenomena is God. The power that has two faces that of Sakti the
Kinetic, active negative electrical change and Shiva the static inactive
but store house of all energy, positively charged. It is their union that
brings about the creation. The same macro cosmos is put in the
human body as a microcosm that is the Sri Chakra which is the
devining force of all living beings. This Sakti is the Goddess, who is the
power centre. Shiva and Sakti are not independent of each other.
Shiva expresses through Sakti as creation. She after propounding the
Vedas and set the regulations and the rules for the peaceful,
comfortable existence of the worlds that are created has taken up the
function of protecting them from destructive forces. So she came out
the Cosmic fire (Chidagni) as Sri Mata. The Prakriti to reside in the
human beings as Kundalini energy.
In the words of Prof. B. L. Acharya The matter of physics, it
appears, comes very close to the Prakriti of the Sankhya and Sakti
schools of Vedanta of Indian philosophy.
The Sakti that we are referring to here is not one type of energy.
It is a collective form of Ichcha (ideation), Jnana (knowledge) and
Kriya (the action). The Ichcha Sakti rests during dissolution. So it is
powerful yogic energy. During the process of creation this takes active
interest and is responsible for the active, and sadhana of the human
and other living organism then it is the (ohoga) vibrant power which
gives the living organism their vim and vigour; and sense of good will
and altruistic temperament dot. At this stage she becomes the charged
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When we look at the size and structure of the different aspects of the
matter, so far appeared in our discussion of the matter and its
properties we find a steady decline in the size and visibility to the
naked eye from human body to, sense orgasm to, life energy to, mind
to, buddhi and arrive at the soul which is invisible and can be called as
bodiless consciousness. Same way in the cosmos. The Sun, planets,
energy charged particles, and finally the tom with its subatomic
particles an structure. But, all of these do exist; and is necessarily for
the existence of the life on the Earth and the Universe at large. The
pivotal force of energy source is still less visible and the
comprehension is more a feeling and faith than the sense of vision and
touch. It is the centre. It has everything in itself, embedded in a state
of impressions, vibrations. The huge bunyan tree that spreads across a
few acres of land with branches, roots leaves and strong stem; and
gives shelter, house and host many living creatures helping them to
protect themselves from the vagaries of the elements, has its
beginning in a seed. The seed which is so small and so light that can
be carried away by the wind to far of places; carries in it such vitality
that can sprout at the touch of smallest of small amount of water that
is available in the crevices of rocks; or the mud, like the dust, that is
on the surface of rocks. This minute seed carries all the impressions
and data for the production of that huge structure that can live for
hundreds of years. The seed has taken the information from the
mother plant at the true of dissociation from the mother plant. The
force that makes it happen is whether we recognize or not is what we
can call the Mother, the Universal Mother God. The explicable, beyond
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But great and wonderful sense of happiness.
The scientific studies with their toddler steps, and its infancy
could come up with such great discoveries and theories; what they can
come up with further growth and advancement of technology would
definitely be amazing and astounding.
The physical studies and their capacities are limited. But the
spiritual knowledge level and scope of its reach is unlimited and
endless. The sadhaka who sets his heart and soul on the realisation of
the God can reach out beyond the physical matter and can see the
God in his own heart and keep Him there. This is possible only through
spirituality and the strength of concentration, meditation through
chanting with unwavering faith in Him. (Most of the information that is
given in this chapter is sourced from the book Sarva Siddhantha
Sourabham (Siva Sakteya Siddhanta)).

Panchatattwa
Panchatattwa vinapuja abhicharayakalpathe!
Neshta siddhirsa vetthasya vignastanya padhe padhe!
Madhyam mamsam thadha mastyam mudra mydhunecha
Sakti puja vidhanadye panchatatwam prakrithitham
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Maha Nirvana Thantram

In the Tantric way of worship all the power (Sakti) is seen as the
power of Goddess. The various forms of energy (Sakti) are seen as/or
depicted as the incarnations of Her. They are idolized (given form) in
the female form and name. But in reality there is no form nor the
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The above mentioned slokas from the book the Maharnava

Tantra refers to the worship method in which the five offerings,
during the course of worship are mandatory without these offerings
the worship is incomplete, not fruitful. These are: Wine (Madhyam),
Meat (Mamsam), fish (matsyam) self control and the feast (mudra)
union (maithunam). As it can be observed that all the five offerings
start with Ma (the Sanskrit word) so they are called the
Panchatattwa or Pancha makara (where pancha in Sanskrit means
five).
The Kaula method of worship is considered as the most
esteemed way of Sakti worship. Some of the rituals of this method a
sense of fear arising out of misconception. Such that people started to
believe they have certain rituals which are not really comfortable for
the ladies nor for the lesser enlightened. So they would rather avoid
than because the feeling of the commoner.
The Kundalini which is usually identified with the vayus nerve is
not a woman but a nerve; although this nerve may be described as a
beautiful goddess with whom sadhaka either converse or seek union
says Sri Binoytosh Bhattacharya in his book Sakti sangama Tantra.
Also some of the rituals that the tantra prescribes like the
Panchatattwa puts the common man in dilemma. That is because
these rituals which are part and parcel of the puja, that is performed in
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Guidance and scrutiny have become points of rituals and
misrepresented in the hands of selfish, self proclaimed illiterate
people. For example the Kaula chara is a process of awakening the
Kundalini through prayer and knowledgeable guided worship. In the
hands of kapalicas and digambaras (nude sadhus) tantric magicians
(Kshipanikas) lost its austerity and became a process of sorcery and a
weapon to create fear and terror in the peoples mind. These people,
the above mentioned worshiper start off as real sadhakas but along
the way they loose tantric of the original goal and go astray. They are
not strong enough mentally to retain and cleared the power of
awakened Kundalini such that they fall miserably and drag the
followers along with to the dark depths of ignorance and sett
destruction. The cult worshipers, the Kapalikas, introduced the worship
of corpses in the cemeteries and residing in the cemetery and the cruel
animal offerings have created a terror beyond redemption in the minds
of people. This lead to the mistrust in the Kaula chara methodology in
the minds of common man.
Adi Sankaras meeting with the Kapalicas on his journey to
spread the Advaita concept, and winning them to more peaceful and
right way of Kundalini awakening, is heard as another story to be
taken with a pinch of salt, according to the common man who is
scared and out of his sense of reality. That is effect the degraded self
proclaimed sadhakas have made on the people at large. Sorry state of
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Adhikara vibhedhena pasubahalyathah priye!
Kulacharochitham dharmam gupyardham Kadhitham kvachith!
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2:22 Maha Nirvana Thantram

Human beings are basically ignorant and their no. is high, that is
why the Kulachara method is kept under wraps. For the
Panchatattwa is mostly misunderstood or misinterpreted; says Lord
Shiva to his consort Parvathi while explaining to Her about the Kaula.
Mahanirvana Tantra is an essay of IA chapters and contains
2517 slokas; presented as a conversation between the Lord Shiva and
His wife Devi Parvathi. In this He answers all Her quarries in detail
pertaining to Tattwik sadhana and success through the process. The
answers are like a detailed analysis for the comprehension of the
humanity so as to remove all doubts regarding the sadhana. This is
ultimate namely Panchamottasa (the delight of Panchatattva) there
is the detached account of the practice and offerings and meaning of
Panchatattva.
According to this account: The sadhaka with total surrender to
the Goddess pay respects to Her. Concentrate on Her Lotus feet it in
nuditation of those beautiful feet and set forth to the worship. He
should offer Her the first flower namely Non violence (Ahimsa)
practiced (Trikarana suddhi) in mind action and word (Mano vakkaya
kamana). As the puja progresses he should offer, in the behaviour the
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Flower offering. Kindness, act of pardon and the knowledge (Daya,

Kshama and Jnana) form the 3rd, 4th and 5th flower of offer,
Ahimsa pradhama pushpam, pusha yindriya nigraham
Dhaya kshama jnana pushpam pancha pushamthathah parah
Yithi panchadalaih pushpaih bhavarupaih prapujayeth
What a beautiful offering!! All one needs to offer Her is being self
controlled; and kind benevolent and learned all this automatically
make him non violent. But, why then the question of animal offerings?
How did they come into practice. Possibly the explanation or
understanding of the concept either by the practitioner or the sadhaka
has slipped some where along the line. An analysis of the various
explanations given as to the meaning of Pancha Tattwa, shows that
the suggestive way of the Vedic expression, and the thesaurus like
autotypes of the Sanskrit words must have been responsible for the
misinterpretation. All in all, it is the illiteracy of the people, as a whole,
is the problem. Each mantra or sloka has a superficial meaning and a
deeper meaning. Many so called literates stop at the superficial
meaning and misrepresent the concept. Quite often lead people astray
even from the normal sense of understanding. This is what happened
with the Pancha Tattwa bhao ya (explanation). It needs a pure mind
and clear thought to reach at hue correct meaning; as the 2:22 sloka
of Mahanirvana Tantra suggests the people house more animal
instincts than normal and so the actual meaning of any truth is lost for
want of clarity in understanding.
The Pancha Tattvopasana is of three types, good (Uttama),
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The first type of Upasana requires the sadhaka to recognize
those circumstances / qualities that would cause downfall; and use the
same to over come and achieve success. Self control and self discipline
about wants, passions and the like is the path to success. Most often
the short coming of these qualities digress the human being from his
right path.
The second type takes an alternative suggestion for every
offering that to be made during upasana. For eg: coconut milk
replaces the wine; ginger replaces the meat and so on.
The third type never uses any external supplements. It is all
Yoga sadhana through a specific yogic methods that are suggested
by the Guru.
One meaning for the wine drinking (Madyapanam) is: To reach
the Kundalini to Sahasrara by holding/controlling breadth. When
this happens there will be release of wine nectar (Amrit) and the
sadhaka drinks at this spring to his hearts content. This is the
(madyam) wine that was meant. When one can reach the inner nose
by the lip of the tongue, they can drink this wine of nectar (Amrit).
This particular yogic posture is called Khechari. Those who drink this
Amrit in Khechari posture will not feel hunger or thirst (Amritananda of
Devipuram is supposed to have this habit to the distress of his mother,
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Eating.)
Na madyam madhavimadyam madyam sakti rasospodhanam
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32:25 sakti sangama thantra

The spiritual energy that generates through the devotional and

trust is God is the wine of nectar that way referred to.
About meat eating there is deeper meaning as explained here in
this sloka:
Karmaarma pasunahva thva jnana khadgenacheswari!
Eswari! (another name of Parvathi) through knowledge one
should slay the animal instincts in one self (like the attachments and
impression makers) and offer to the God.
Mind is highly restless and keeps flitting from one thought to the
other like the fish. Through this restlessness it causes desires,
through that attachments and further actions which result in carrying
forward the results of the actions. So when once the mind is kept
unwaveringly concentrated upon the Goddess and offer it totally to Her
one has offered the fish to Her.
manominam truthiyecha hatwa samkalpa vasanah
Controlling the tongue and eating minimally and self control
regarding the other senses is the offering of Mudra. The Yoga
sadhana
Finally the fifth offering is Union (Maithuna). The Yogi or sadhaka
should be constantly chanting the word Soham. This unuttered chant
through breath (the Ajapa japa) together gives the sadhaka a sense of
bliss. This bliss will lead him to a higher level of inexplicable blissful
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This state of blissful endless consciousness state of oneness with the

super consciousness is the final offering the sadhaka makes to the
Goddess. The total unconditional surrender at the great Lotus feel of
the luminescent hallowed greatness loosing the finite to the infinite
bliss is the (Maiduna) union.
Many more reference to this type of inner meaning of the Pancha
Tattwa are given by many great books like the following:
Yadhukatham param braham nirvikaram nirajanam
Tasmin pramadhanam jnanam thasmadyam prakrithatham
Means : The knowledge of the Brahman is the wine
Kulakundalini saktirdehinam, dehadharinim
Thaya sivasya samyogam maidhunam prakirthitham
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Vijaya Thantram

Means to reach a state of bliss by awakening the kundalini in

oneself and taking it to a final union of Siva and Sakti is the union
(Maithunam) to be offered to the Goddess.
Masabdananthe rasangyeya
Thadhamsanana priya sadhayo,
sadhakah

Bashreyeddevi
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yevamamsa

Agamasara thantram

The sadhaka should drink the happiness that comes from

uttering my name in chanting is the wine he should be drinking as the
holy wine and the meat he eats as the holy food.
Ganga yamuna yormadye mastyadhov charathah nadha
Thovmastya bhishraya yodhastu bhavanmastya sadhakah
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Agamasara Thantram

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The sadhaka is one who eats the constantly flowing like the fish in
water, between the Ida & pingala and the Sushamna Nadis the energy
of the Kundalini is the fish offering that he should make to you, Devi!
These are only a few there are many such extremely beautiful
yogic excellences that are explained as the Panchatattva offerings to
be made to the Goddess by the sadhaka. The menial meanings that
are superficial and spread by Wanton people is the reason for the
misconcepts of the Kaula achara.
The writers of Kularnava tantra and questions those Wanton
people thus: if being drunk or womanizing and meat eating is all that
is necessary to attain the ultimate salvation. There would hardly be
any normal human beings on the face of earth. Everyone would have
attained the bliss and Earth would have been emptied of Human
habitation.
Knowledge is wine and to come out of the animal instincts is the
animal slaying that is necessary which is possible only through
discipline, self control total surrender and concentrated effort to
maintain these qualities, all in all the selflessness.
According to John Woodroff desire is the goat; Anger is the
buffalo; Greed is the cat; passion is the sheep; Jealousy is the camel.
Finally man is the arrogance (Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Matsarya
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Getting rid of or overcoming them is the slaying that is offered to God.
It is clearly laid down that the panchatattva is for the Veera
(Rajoguna) and not for Pasu and or Divya (Tamas or Satwik). He has
to concentrate what are usually regarded as impure and repulsive
substances and functions and learn to look upon them as
manifestations of Divinity.
And in the final stage which is Kaula the sadhaka pursues the
path of renunciation to its conclusion and realizes Brahman which is
termed as Kula in the Sakta system.
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To reach this stage of sadhana the sadhaka should follow a

designated stages of sadhana says Kularnava Tantra. It enumerates
seven steps namely good will (Shubetchcha). Analysis and enquiry
(Vicharana) body mind integration/co-ordination (Tanu manasa)
endurance and resilience (Satwapathi) detached mind (Asam sakti),
understanding of the finite (Padartha Bhavana). The state beyond the
states namely Jagrit, Swapna, Sushupthi (Turiyam). At every stage he
should integrate Veda, Vaishanv, Shaiva, Dakshina, Vama Siddhanta
with Kaula methods of worship. It says Vama method is superior to
Dakshina which superior to Shaiva which inturn is superior to Vaishna
methods.
Of these seven Vedic, Vaishanv and Shaivic steps are for the
animal instinct clearing; while Dakshina and Vama steps are for the
Veera bhava; and the final Siddantha and Kaula are the divinity steps.
The first five steps need the guidance and constant observation of the
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When they have arrived at a stage where the sadhaka is beyond al

attachments. This stage starts by the end of Vama chara step. So in a
way Vama becomes a part of Kaula chara.
In the first step of sadhana, Vedic step the sadhakas main
concern is to keep his body and mind clean and clear. In the second
step, the Vaishnav he develops devotion. In Shaiva step he yeaning
to improve and acquire more and more knowledge when he reaches
the fourth stage that is Dakshina his concentration is to retain and
practice what he has earned so far and this gives him a mind that does
not want anything for himself but like to detach from all binding ties
and he enters into a state of peaceful renunciation. At this stage he
enters into the fifth stage end and beginning of the sixth stage. Where
the worldly concerns may be just nominal or none. This is the stage
his control passion will be at a testing stage. His concern with the
female be it his own wife may also lead him to down fall, unless it is
restrained. The stage is when the difference between passion and
compassion attachment and detached action comes clear because he
is able to analytically and knowledgeably make the differentiation and
choice. This prudent behaviour takes him nearer toward the seventh
stage of Kaula, or he is ready to impart his knowledge to his disciples
and guide them on the path he has traveled. He becomes one of the
Gurukula parampara (Heirarchy).
There are various interpretations of the Panchatattva. The
Agamasara gives one version; The Sakti Sangama tantra gives
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Eshwara and Sadasiva. Whatever may be the name and interpretations
all give an inner, deeper meaning to the subject not a superficial
meaning that lead people astray. So in this light a thoroughly
knowledgeable Gurus guidance makes all the difference to set the
sadhaka on the right path. Infact the Veera bhava sadhaka is
instructed to remain passive about the differentiation between
cleanliness and soiled; or corrupted and purity. That means he should
be above all since he himself is pure of mind which accepts every thing
as created by the God.
A true follower of this cult cannot, therefore entertain any other
attitude except that of pure and unsoiled affection of a child towards,
its mother is regard to all individuals of the fair sex. Says the editor
of Vedhanta Kesari.
The father of the all creation, the Ruler of the Universe Shiva is
the male; Kundalini Sakti is the female. To bring about the union of
these two is the prime concern of the sadhaka when this is his aim,
goal the very thought is so blissful and magnanimous he has no time
for any other thought, nor misconcepts.
The integration of body, mind magical and spiritual thought with
the Divine feelings lead to a postulation of Tantra. This is what that
helps in the research toward the understanding of the truth. This is the
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The effect of the word on the atmosphere is the Mantra. It is the
Sabda Brahman. It emanates in four stages from the soundlessness as
vibrations in the Super consciousness (Para) ideates itself as a specific
sound (Pasyanthi), forms into a word (Madyama) spoken out as
uttered sound (Vaikari). The three stages of this are internal and
soundless. Only the fourth stage has a sound. This is the word. Para is
the goddess; Pasyanthi and Madhyama are two stages of Nada and
Vaikhari the Bija. In other words Para is the Kundalini Sakti that is in
the body, Pasyanthi is the Itchcha (ideation) Nada Madhyama is the
knowledge of the Nada as Sabda, Vaikhari is the action of the spoken
word Rudra Sakti.
The original word is the Akara, Ukara and Makara forming into
Aum the Pranava Sabda are the four stages of the word. Para,
Pasyanthi, Madhyama and Vaikhari. This forms the mandatory part of
the mantra without this word renedius helpless.
Mantharam tharaya theethi mantram
Mananaathrayathe yasmath mantra mityabhi dhiyathe
The protector of the one who chants is called Mantra.
A mantra is a collective form of a set of words. There are seven
Crores of Mantra may be more. They are grouped into three varieties
Sowmya (soft or calming), Ushna (invigorating or action originating)
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As observed in the discussion that the Mantra has an effect on
the impulses. The Sastra says it is related to the impulses in the body.
In the previous chapter it was clearly explained about the couriers of
positive and negative electrically charged impulses through the spinal
cord the nadis, Ida and Pingala and the central nadi Sushmna passing
through the Lumen of backbone. The vibratory beginnings of the
letters (the basic units of word and mantra). Starting from A to Aah
are related to Ida nadi, the letters starting from Ka to Ma are related
Pingala nadi and remaining letters from Ya to Ksha are related to
Sushmna nadi. Thus the letters accordingly controlled or presided
upon or carry the negative or positive or neutral charges of the nadi
they belong. Thus the presiding deities of the nadi becomes the
presiding deity of the letter that they are Sun, Moon and fire. Those
that are related to Ida nadi as their presiding deity is Moon and the
charge is negative so the letters are soft (Soumya). Those that are
related to the Pingala nadi with their presiding deity Sun and the
positive charge are the (Ushana) active and agitating. Those that are
related to the Sushmna are pervading (vyapaka) as their presiding
deity is fire and their charge neutral. So the Mantras effect is related
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They have in them. When a mantra is chosen to achieve a particular

end the choice of the mantra should be with the words that has the
particular effect. Only then the chanting or japa would be successful to
ones hearts content. In choosing the mantra the guidance of the
precedent guru would be useful and warranted.
The Mantra has eight goals / aims namely pasya, akarshan
(attract), Mohana (entice), Vidweshana (hatred) Stambana (free or
stun), Marana (distruction), Uchchatana (pronounce). Apyayana
(endearing). These are useful to achieve the physical passions or
needs. They are not only give spiritual satisfaction but also achieve
material gains.
There are five types of mantras. They are Yekakshari (single
letters). The Pranava is the best example. This single lettered mantra
is called Pinda (embryonic), two lettered mantra is called Kartari
(scissors). Three to a lettered mantra is called Bija (seed); 10 to 20
lettered mantra is called Mantra secret beyond 20 and more lettered
is called Mala The Garland.
Mantra is power; they can be used to give life or to take life. The
power of mantra is such that it will create a vibration so powerful
unless prepared it can shake the mind and body. While the guru give,
the mantra deeksha to the disciple, unless he is both mentally and
physically strong and ready to receive, the disciple may even swoon
and fall senseless. The science of mantra is extremely powerful.
When the goddess is prayed using a particular Mantra it is called
Vidya; god is prayed its called Mantra. A mantra is chosen for these
words it certain and also for the effect it produces. The Mantra is
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The presiding deity of that Mantra in their mind & heart. This
generates an inexplicable power in the sadhaka and that inturn gives
him capable of achieving the aim that he targeted at.
These Mantras that have the Bija Ksharas in the words that form
the mantra are more powerful. In the six chakras in our body. There
are some Bijakshara pertaining to the chakra during the chanting of
the mantra whenever the bijakshara is pronounced they activate the
impulses of that are related in that particular chakra. That creates a
relative power vibration which inturn gives the sadhaka the power
related. This is the secret of the working of the Mantra. This is possible
only when there is a sincerity in the sadhana.
The goddess is the power centre, infact she is the Power. All the
meanings, all the mantras and all the deities there an reside in our
body. As in this body resides Devi. When the upasana through the
mantra is done under the guidance of a guru and with utmost
concentration this eradicates the lowly uncivilized unwanted
sensibilities and arouse a host of well meaning sensibilities. So that the
mind can envision in itself the presence of the super blissful
consciousness.
The relationship between the meaning and the Nadopasana is
the same between the mantra and the presiding deity. We pray to the
deity by chanting the mantra means we awaken the goddess is us.
Usually the mantra is for a good cause. But the alternate use is
also of common occurrence. This reflects the state of mind of the
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Fire is useful to cook food. It can be used to burn.
Mantra is the science of thought says John woodroff. Mantra
has a special, unique place in the sadhana. This is specifically a power
that is practiced only by Indians. This is a great creation of word
combination and rhythmic pronunciation. A language, a science related
to the Sabda Brahma. Our body, every part of the body is a power
base. To each base, centre there is a mantra to awaken and activate
the power charge. Using this method of invoking and invigorating; the
ailments, or ailing parts of the body can be cured of ailments. Other
than the six chakras or centres commonly known there are 49 micro
centres in the body each with a Bijakshara of its own from the garland
of letters. When the mantra having these Bijakshara is chanted with
an invocation these centres get recharged and help cure the ailments
of that particular centre pervade. Thus the mantra japa like yoga
practice is helpful to get and retain good health of both body and
mind.
700 slokas of Bhagavadgita, 700 of the Devi Saptasati, Sri
Sukta, Purusha Sukta, Aditya Hridaya, the thousand name chant of
Vishnu, are all mantras. The greatest of all is the Lalitha that was
given to the world with good will of mankind in the heart by
Hayagreeva (one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu). First to Agasthya
Maharishi. The Gayathri, Shodasi Mantra, Panchadasi Mantra these are
all the greatest mantras that will do good to the sadhaka immensely.
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A whole chapter deals with the curative mantras that cures heart
ailments. This chapter is Mahasara. Of all the books that recount the
nature, the method and methodology of the mantra upasana, the book
Sarada Tilaka stands out with its readership and popularity as a
reference book.
Of all the mantras the Pranava mantra Uam is the single letter,
easy to chant through the day in all stages of life. The most peaceful,
energizer Soham is the unuttered mantra of the life giver, the
involuntarily chanted mantra. The breadth itself. Aham is the soul
mantra (Atma Mantra) the consciousness itself. All the Bijaksharas are
two uttered mantras but the chanting method should be learnt from an
appropriate Guru for the proper chanting method. (Prajna Vilasam)
The tantras are postulated through a thorough study of the various
mantras and their effect on a particular centre of the body, for an
effective and lasting use of by the sadhaka. Vedas are the mantras, for
every occasion and every need. Forever a guide to the mankind.
According to the book Sarada Tilaka the Kundalini Sakti is the
Sabda Brahma in the Human body or cosmos at huge. The vibrant
resonance of the electrical quivering that we hear when we close our
ears, from within, is the three & half spiral that resides in Mooladhara
Chakra, Kundalini flow upward and down ward through the tubular
tubules in the Sushumna nadi. It is the life energy (Prana Sakti) that is
Pranava Nadi (Uam). From this resonance comes the vibrations (nada)

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From the vibrations the resistance (Niro Dhaka) from this the half
nasal sound (Arthender ) from this the Bindu. From Bindu the Para,
Pasyanthi, Madyama and Vaikhari are the way the Sabda Brahma
formation.
There is a saying in Telugu You cannot pluck fruit with Mantra
chant. But that may not be, the mantra can definitely give you idea
how to pluck the fruit (Problem solving). It can give you good health
both mental and physical. In these days of hard competition and
success need. It is necessary for those in the race and for those
watching from the stands and also for those who could not get into the
race there is lot of accumulated pressure. This keeps mounting unless
curbed. The distress factor of stress is it will lead to depression which
further deepens the stress a vicious spiral indeed. All these problems
arise for the youth in any generation want more than they can hold
and want those that are not achievable. In the process they are not
able to enjoy what they have in the platter. This imbalance or self
destructive process is bane on the youth. The Mantra japa de-stresses
and invigorates. So that the thought is clear which inturn makes the
need clear. Achievement possible and all is well that end well. Once
the thought is balance, the life settles down to a balanced existence.
This gives more satisfaction and enjoyable free time. This free time
must become the investment for a better future. Use the spare time to
better your soul and body, no ailment touch you. Trust, faith and
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The mantra has six components. One the presiding deity, the
Bija (Seed) pivotal point or the secret (Kilakam), energy
(Sakti)/power, the rhythm in which it should read/chanted
(Chandassu) and finally the person ideated the mantra (Rishi). If the
set rhythm is followed with the deity praised or ode on whom the
mantra, in our inner eye the mantra becomes the most effective tool
to reach the infinite.

Lalitha
Sri Vidhyam jagatham dhathri Sargastithi layeswarim!
Namami Lalitham nityam Maha Tripura Sundareem!!
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Invocation prayer of in praise of Sri Lalitha

Shree Bhaskara Raya

Starts his day or the lecture or his explanation of the meanings of the
Sri Lalithas 1000 names that are regularly chanted by her devotees.
These were given to the world by Lord Hayagreeva (an incarnation of
Lord Vishnu) in response to the request by Maharishi Agasthya. These
are the greatest gift from the Lord to the humanity. These help people
relieve the pain, problems, hurdles of life on the Earth and reach
beyond the worldly emptiness. Great one the ways of God. In this
communion the Lord describes Her incarnation, cause; the beauty the
method and Her various deeds of the magnanimity. The graceful
goddess appears before the devotee in all Her grandeur and beauty
and radiating. Brilliance as the devotee prays to Her chanting the 1000
names of with unwavering concentration, as if in trance and bestows
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The descent of the Goddess in to this world as Sri Lalitha Devi,
and the circumstance that led to Her appearance in the form, the
purpose of Her arrival and the other forms. She has taken to vanquish
the assure all these make a engrossing study. The way, the manner it
was described the poetic rhythm in which it was narrated and the form
of the mantra that was recitable by one and all make much more
excellent experience. It flows from the Lord like a rushing stream, like
a cool breeze, like the rays of morning Sun, like the peaceful feeling of
deep sleep and like nothing else. It is Lalitha! It touches the heart
open even those who do not understand the meaning like a feather
touch, of flower, of the softness of the babys feet and palms on the
mother. She is the Mother, she is the child! She is the giver. She takes
our prayer as an offering. That is Lalitha! The Goddess!
The story that happened before Her emergence as Lalitha is :
Sati the wife of Iswara is the daughter of Daksha prajapathi. She is an
uninvited guest at the yagna of her father. She went to attend the
yagna, in spite of her husbands caution. He said that an uninvited
guest will be treated with distain, also since her father decided her not
to attend by not extending on invitation, she should refrain. The lady
as She is, Sati wanted her parents home and she does not need an
invitation to do so. As Iswara has cautioned she was ill treated and she
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She self immolates in the yogic fire of her body. On hearing this
Iswara becomes angry the Rudra and pull down everything except his
wifes corpse he sets forth to destroy everything in the Universe. This
was stopped by Lord Vishnu who cuts the body of Sati into pieces
using his Sudarshan (the disc) Chakra. The body parts of Sati have
fallen at various places on the Earth (Bharat Bhumi) which have
become the Sakti centres (Sakti Peetha). Iswara left the yagasala
dejected and in deep sorrow of his beloved death retired to Himalayas
and went into Yoga Samadhi (Deep trance like (tapas) penance).
Sati reborn as Parvathi, the daughter of Menaka and Himavantha
(Himalayas in human form). Starts pine fox Shiva as her Husband.
She sets forth to do penance on the Himalayas attending on the Lord
Shiva. She lived on air not even eating any solid food or even leaves
so she came to be known as Aparna (Parna = leaf).
Devas in need of some warrior to kill the Asura called Tarakasura
approach Brahma, the creator for help. He pronounces that Tarakasura
will be killed by the son of Shiva and Parvathi. Devas need to bring
about the union of Shiva and Parvathi send the venus of Indian
mythology, Manmadha to entice Shiva. He becomes target of Shivas
ire and gets burnt to ashes by the powerful third eye of Shiva. Later;
in spite of the Manmadhas eradication, the marriage of Shiva and
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Relief of the Devas, the boy born of the empowered by the blessings of
his parents, and the power of all Devas kills Tarakasura.
Beside this story, there is some other story was happening. From
the ashes of Manmadha rose an Asura, Bhandasura. The most valiant
& cruelty personified. He has 30 sons, 12 commanders and two
brothers Visukra and Vishanga with the combined competence he
set for to conquer the third worlds and was successful. Now he
established his supremacy over the Devas. Now they have this
problem, new on their hands. They approached the Goddess Parasakti,
with folded hands. She asked them to dry up on the Oceans. Out of
the fom Oceans and build a fire alter (Homagunda) and perform
Yagna. By the end of the yagna she will come to help them. As
instructed and endowed with the Sri Vidya mantra they set forth to
do as bid. As promised the Goddess appeared from the fire place in al
Her grace and Brilliance like the Sri Chakra and set forth to help them
with their fight with Bhandasura (Deva Karya samudyuta).
She has 16 ministers, 12 commanders and Shyamala is the
prime minister. All Her ministers and commandos are Women.
Commander in chief is Varahi. Sampatkari is incharge of Elephant
parade; the team of horses is under Aswaruda. Thus well prepared she
sets forth to talk to Bhandasura for peaceful settlement. The most
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Not ready to accept peace for war. So the war started the Goddess
was aboard the Sri Chakra, with all Her 16 ministers in their
appropriate places on the Chakra helping. Her in every way. She with
Her brilliance and valour eradicated Bhandasura along with all his
retime of the ministers, commanders and also his two brothers and 30
sons. After the war she became the graceful all pervading, all for
giving Lalitha, the protector of the worlds. The Devas praised Her in
happiness with thousand names and the invincible force that is Para.
The story as given in mythology on outset is a war between
Devas and Asuras with the God, all powerful on the side of Devas. The
victory of good over bad. But when we try to understand and look
deep into the suggested meaning. The kingdom of Devi Lalitha is our
own body. The Asuras are the ignorant and uninformed mind of the
human beings which is full of wrong thoughts and darkness pervaded.
The Chakra Raja radharudha is the Kundalini on the Sri Chakra or
the solar energy that is the energizer of all that is energy and living.
So she is on the solar chariot like the solar rays, energy. This is the
Anahata chakra where the nada emanates most melodious tunes; like
the temple bells, musical notes, flute notes or anklets. This is where
Shymalamba resides. She along with Varahi at Ajna centre (Kiri chakra
in the Lalitha) who is the kinetic energy of Lalitha as the commander
in chief of Her army killed, Bhandasuras two brothers Visukra and
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And lead them astray and lustful activities. The Kirichakra is Ajna
chakra in the body. Shymala Devi killed Vishanga the other brother
of Bhandasura. For this great act of valours the goddess was very
pleased with Her commander/ministers.
All the stories told to the Human being through the purana and
Itihasa (two types of) literary works of Indian mythology, long sagas
of story told pleasantly) is nothing but the way of conveying to the
mankind that the behaviour patterns to follow or avoid as the case
may be and feel happy, live peacefully. Through their good deeds they
can reach Her or through bad deeds loose whatever they gained be
lost forever.
The Goddess Lalitha is Omnipotent, All pervading energy of great
lumini scence. All the forms and names are given to Her by Her
devotes to feel Her presence with them. It is easy to concentrate on a
form rather than formless unique energy. This is accepted by the Vedic
literature and Upanishads (kaivalyopanishat). To help Her devotes Lord
Hayagreeva described a form, in itself extremely elegant, (lively and
bably) effervescent and endearing and beauty incarnate. She is the
Gayathri. The tantrics form.
Lo Kousya thithya lalithe Lalitha thenasochyathe
-

Padma Purana

She is beyond this worlds concept of beauty and tenderness; she is

above all the three gunas, she is the creator; She is the Romantic (one
who is affectionate and visionary at the same time). She is tender than
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When the passion and lust is controlled the energy thus saved
will be channelised to other metabolic activities and keeps the health
better is a scientifically approved or proved theory. This is women
helps to regulate the menu ration cycle which if properly used can
even be stopped. When necessary the cycle can be restarted by some
yogic practices is the belief worth following for a better and safe family
planning method.
The sages and the seers through their constant tapas or
observation of the nature and the atmosphere about found out many a
truths which one of help to the well being of the humanity. Instead of
putting them in a direct instructive, catalogue method, they have put
them in a much effective method, that of story telling. A story would
be of interest both for the teller and the listener. Also, the interest in
this will make the listener to concentrate on the detail and remember
for he would like to tell to save body else. Thus the retention is a
must. Effective way to propagate the findings. At the same time there
is a possibility of twisting of facts or misinterpretation. This is
unavailable. The other possible way is to put them in the form of
mantra that can be repeated with precision and devotion. This must
have been the case with the tantra as of any Vedic literature. So the
secrecy, brevity and suggestive language. Which lost its very purpose
in the hands of half wit, self declared Sadhu.
Sakti worship is of Universal practice. In all the Asian, African
and some European countries also the Sakteya method of worship is
reported. The virgin who is worshiped as Bhairavi in India. She is Isis
in Egypt; Isthar in Babylonia; Cybili in Fiji; Aphrodite in Greece;
Cyprus in Astartes; In Mexico She is Ish; in Africa Salambo; in Rome
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and in Asperia the Mother and in China Tie. Buddhists treat her as
mother of Gautham Buddha, i.e. Mayadevi. Muslims treat her as the
daughter of the prophet, by name Bibi Fatima; the lady of light. The
luminescent lady. (Ref : Sarva Siddhanta Saraney).
All this upholds the fact the Sakteya worship is not baseless.
Superstitious method. But deep rooted highly valued Vedic process of
worship of the Goddess. All roads lead to the final point, that is God.
Whatever path one chooses sincere effort and perseverance are
necessary traits that lead to success. The tantra is the faster method.

Mantra
The concise, meaningful, easy to repeat word, or few words are
a sentence written to a particular rhythm (Chandassu) is anode or a
prayer to a God/Goddess is called Mantra. This is a very unique
meditation technique specifically belongs to Indian Vedic literature.
Usually in the Sanskrit language, conveys a meaning of enormous
proportions turned to a musical rhythm, chanted in unison or alone,
silently or aloud it creates an ambience that is at once divine and
peaceful. It cures, calms, enlightens, enriches, explains and carries
one with it to lands of unknown worlds beyond the physical world;
resounding through the whole body and mind; and elevates to a
higher level of understanding, awareness, blissful state of
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The spoken word that has a capacity to carry over thoughts
across to others is what is called Mantra. The visionaries the seers
who were able to find solutions for the many problems and ills that ail
the society large, have put them in a form that can be a cure at the
same time a stepping stone to the divine path, that is the science of
Mantra.
The sound or Sabda has an unique but uncanny capacity to
affect the mind both positive and negative. One can hurt or heel with
words. Some of the sounds even break the glass with their intensity.
The very sound that is music can completely deafen the ears. All this
goes to say that the sound/word is a weapon that should be used with
discreation and caution. In Telugu there is a saying once the word is
out its reach is boundless. Hurting people with the word is considered
as move cruel than hurting with a weapon for the wound lasts long
unseen. Whether we know the language or not the sound waves carry
the express in across and relay the meaning. A curse is a spoken word
with anger and pain. Music is controlled orchestrated sound with a
feeling of joy. These non living objects living but dumb objects like
plants and animals do respond to the world sounds. For example the
growth of the plants can be controlled by music and smooth or harsh
talk. That is how a scientist by name Luther Burbank grow the largest
Patota in the world. His name permanently belongs to an area in
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So she is Lalitha.
Sobha vilaso madhuryam gambhiryam stairyam tejasi
Lalityantha thadhow dharya mityashta parushaguna
Yityabhi yuktha prasiddham Lalithatwam
-

Vijnula Abhiprayam

(Shobha) aura; (Vilasam) entyeing beauty and play fullness,

(Madhuryam) sweet temperament; both in talk and behaviour
(Gambhiryam) depth (Sthiryam) firmness of action (Tejas)
luminescent vibrancy (Lalityam) tenderness; and (Audaryam)
benevolence are the eight qualities put together makes the word
Lalitha or the various meanings of the word Lalitha. She is
combination of all these and at once beautiful and graceful and
powerful.
Dhanuraishravam Astranyapi kusumani thadhakhilam Lalithamithi
With Bow made of sugarcane stem, arrows of flowers great
qualities of highest order and beauty beyond this world, makes Her
Lalitha.
Tripura Sri Bhaskara Raya in his book Lalitha Sahasranama
Bhashya describes Lalitha is Tripura because she is the mother of,
creator of Trimurthi. Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra. She is existed before
the Trimurthis so she is Tripura. She is the three main nadis in the
human body. i.e. Ida, Pingala and the Sushmna. So she is the Tripura.
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So she is Tripura. Mind, Buddhi and Ego states i.e. she. So she is
Tripura. Also in Hindu mythology the no. three has a great
significance. For e.g.: Devatrio three Vedas (It is said that the four
Veda Adharvana Veda is of later period than Rig, Yaju and Sama
Vedas). Three Saktis (Itchcha, Jnana and Kriya) three worlds (Bhu,
Bhuvah, Swarloka) three riras, three Swaras (Sa, Pa, Sa) and so on.
She is the force behind all the so she is Tripura.
She is the Kundalini energy that resides in our bodies in the six
chakras. Maha Sakti Samanwitha. She is Kamakeli Tarangita. She
is the creator of the Universe and its dwellers desires (kama = desires)
it to happen and she makes it happen with the help of Shiva. The
Kamesa. This is the Maha Kama (Great Universe creative desire).
The other Kama (desire) is that of human beings. The desire of
the married couple to procreate. Simple and clear Grihastas desire.
(Grihastha kama) this is part of duties of the Grihasthi. This also called
worldly desire or Samsarika Kama.
With the help of Yoga sadhana, burning all the desires including
that of Grihasta doing duty as part of the yoga sadhana and not for
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Outcome. Concentrating on the awakening of the Kundalini energy
and reach it to the ultimate energy in the Sahasrara is the desire
(kama) of the sadhaka (yoga kama). These three desires (kama) are
beautifully explained in detail in the Lalitha.
The opening of the six chakras and the travel of the Kundalini
energy through the Sushmna nadi and the reaching Sahasrara and the
process of the achieve this stupendous marvel is clearly explained in
the Lalitha.
The gradual opening of the Sri Chakra bindu like a multi
petalled flower slowly and clearly like a spill over of the happiness out
of the union of Kundalini happens. This opening is in the form of a
triangle that engulfs or encompasses the Bindu. This side of the
triangle is the material state on the other side of the triangle is the
infinite state. Thus the triangle is like a gateway for the finite to reach
Infinite. This is the screen (Maya) that separates the finite from the
Infinite. The Yoni is the Viswayoni where the ideation occurs and the
finite gets separated from the whole. This concept is a very fine Yogic
concept which can be understood only by those attained the highest
level in sadhana (Dheera).
Thasya dheera: parijananthi Yonim
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Purusha Suktham

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She is the energy that decides the ideation. So she is (Ichcha)

Sri Matha. The Mother of the Universe. The Bindu is Her Prudent
House (Jnana Griha) the action is Her seat (Kriya petham).
The Lalitha is Her mantra form is represented in 15 letters
(Panchadasi). This is Her invisible but sabda form. For Mantra is sabda.
All these 15 letters represent the fifteen presiding deities of the days
(Nitya devata) one per day; the letters are the brief/innate
representation, in that is seed form. So they are called Bija Akshara.
16th letter represents the Goddess who is Dhriva kala, Maha Nitya,
Lalitha. The 15 are born of Her and they dissolute into Her.
Panchadasi, Shodasi, Tripura Sundari, and
different names of the Goddess, the One form.

Lalitha all are

In the Lalitha text that is regularly read as a part of the

Upasana has 180 slokas or mantra. All of these represent and explain
the Navavaranas of (9 centres) of the Sri Chakra that is in our body.
Accordingly every 20 slokas are one Avarana detailing.
So

1 20
24 - 40
41 60
61 80
81 100
101 120
121 140
141 160

The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The

first Avarana
second Avarana
third Avarana
fourth Avarana
Fifth Avarana
Sixth Avarana
Seventh Avarana
Eighty Avarana

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Finally

161 180

The Ninth Avarana (The Bindu Centre)

The Lalitha is a science by itself. It is a devotional song. The

spiritual invocation which creates an atmosphere of Ethereal quality
and explains the Infinite and finite relationship is the best prayer of all.
It is described as a continuous flow of the Beauty (lavanya) Grandeur
(Vaibhava),
Imagination
(Bhavana),
Happiness
(Ananda),
Kinetic/Dynamic
(Chaitanya)
Visual
Joy
(Salokya)
nearness
(Sameepya), Oneness (Sarupya), Salvation (Sayujya) these nine
stages of utmost inexplicable joy (Manidweepa Varnana I Pandu
Ranga Rao) and every stage represent a Avarana (9 of them) for the 9
Avarana. So the chanting of Lalitha is also amounts to Sri Chakra
Pooja.
She is nameless, formless, genderless, and limitless. She is a
Nada that can be heard through the Heart. She is the energy that can
be felt by the whole body. She is chinmayi (Real luminescence) that is
visible in the minds eye. She is the drop of Nectar of wine (Amrit).
She is the Universe. She is the Omniscient and Omnipresent beyond
this worlds Ethereal Beauty.
Swathaina devathaproktha Lalitha Viswavigraha
-

Bhavanopanishat

The Lalitha was first sung by the Vasinyadi Devatas in praise of

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Bhandasura. This was told to Maharishi Agasthya for he was blessed
by the Mother to receive it from the mouth of Hayagreeva. Agasthya
the ever altruist made it popular on the Earth through his wife
Lopamudra and other disciples. The greatest gift to the suffering
mankind. We bow to the great souls in all reverence and modesty.
Lalitha is also called Guna nika. In Lalitha there are 40
different, important yoga Upasana methods and details are there. To
go into details is the beyond the scope of this book. When we regularly
chant with concentration and devotion. We will be able to get the
benefits of all these yoga participation in spite of our ignorance about
their existence and practice. It is like taking a medicine for an ailment
one need not know the chemical composition of the medicine nor it is
process of working in eradicating the ailment. It still cures in spite of
us. All we need to do is take it as per the Doctors advice. Here we
chant, read or mediate as per the Gurus advice we reap the harvest,
the peace and comfort and solace that is the love of the God, the
Mother. It is the unwritten address of the Mother and the map to reach
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Guruji Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswathi

When one looks back the circumstances and the events that
followed, that transformed a sleepy nondescript un/non profitable.
Cashew grove into a place of worship and a township that is a
synonym to peace and serenity; a sense of awe and wonder at the
ways of the God and His chosen and blessed; sets in. The story of
Devipuram is one such when the Putrevu Brothers donated the land on
which the Devis temple and Devipuram stands, they knew very little
as to how they would become famous, forever written about, in the
annuls of history of India. Their act is nothing short of a Royal gesture
of honoring their nobles and poets. The Putrevu Brothers, on attending
the Sri Chakra yagam (the celestial offering) and felt so happy he
gave away the 3 acre land on which stood the cashew grove. He or his
family never or rarely visited this place since it is very desolate and
had no formal amenities. It is a place visited only by the cowherds to
graze their cattle. The small communications routes were hardly used
for they are foot trails. Such a place become every ones place for
picnics first and later for peace. When he was given the land, Guruji
did not know what to do with it. Nor how to make it better. All he
knew or trusted was, it was Goddess bid to do same thing about it and
build an abode for the Goddess that is a temple. It was she who chose
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was proved correct when he found the triangular formation like

the female genitals, and the swayambhu Shiva Linga and the water
that is like honey, he felt he understood why this desolate land was
chosen by Her next is history! The temple for God Shiva and the
temple for the Goddess Raja Rajeswari was built on the hillock. The
result of 11 years hard work, perseverance by the Guruji and his
disciples.
The temple architecture with the Sri Chakra, and the Kadgamala
deities figurines, and the Kaula chara practices of Kala vahana method
tantric pooja all came under severe criticism and skeptic perception.
All these and the circumstances the explanations and the heart burns
all discussed in detail in the previous chapters. In this, conclusive
chapter it is appropriate to say that there is no doubt about the
sincerity of the person concerned. His Endeavour to find methods of
helping the mankind to elevate itself, sociality, morally and spiritually.
The nude figurines are nothing but representations of the various
forms of power (energy variations given shape) to help people to
concentrate and get fulfillment of the needs or relieving their pains and
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In these days of selfish interests and competitive spirit a person
of high quality education and holding a lucrative and powerful position
in the society, leaves everything to help the people in need, of any
kind, and tries ways and means to fulfill this one aim in his life and the
family that implicitly believes in him and trust him with their full whole
hearted support is in itself rare occurrence. His success in this
Endeavour is phenomenal. He is truly unique!
I would give, like to give three reasons in support of the
structure form of the figurines of Kadgamala. Basically no body knows
nor any where it was described the form of these deities. It is only
from the visions he was bestowed by the goddess, that he got an idea
as to what the shape or form. He honed this idea from the descriptions
given in the Lalitha stotra and Adi Shankaras Soudarya Lahari can
ode to Goddess Durga.
Secondly the power is all pervading it is very difficult to limit it
through a vet. The un hounding power, that is energy is beyond the
reach of human conceptual ability. Beyond the Maya. It is
omnipresent and omnipotent. To cover to limit to control such source
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The energy that is the Goddess is the real thing. Real means
open. The naked truth they say when one tries to affirm a point. So
the truth when covered becomes hidden which is its unusual state. It
is transferable to others only when it is free from any hindrance. The
true power that is in the open pentrates the other objects and
illuminates. Hidden it remains within. So it is in the open. The
Kadgamala deities are power centres. But they are given shape for the
convenience of the devotees to concentrate otherwise the power in
fact the energy has neither form nor shape nor a name it has only
effect and influence. Like the God or it is the God.
Deho navaramdra roopah navachakra rupo Sri Chakrah
Now the Sri Chakra which is the cosmic form in the Universe as
macrocosm; in the human body microcosm and in the atom it forms
atomic structure. In all these forms it is the source of the ultimate
energy reservoir. This energy helps or the pivotal cause for the
functioning of the Universe and in the human body for the metabolic
activity and also for the containance of the body itself. The
Khadgamala deities are these power centres. The ode in praise of
these describes them as the presiding deities of various points of
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In the words of Guru Amritananda Natha Saraswathi We get our
energy to the various parts of the body distributed by the blood
circulation. Some way when the devotee sis in front of the deity of
his/her choice and pray with sincerity he gets the transfer of energy
through the electrical impulses carries (nadis) from the deity. You can
try you will realize yourself. Since there is no hindrance of any sort.
This is possible with in such short time. One becomes totally observed
and communion is possible.
Shiva in His Linga form is the energy representation. Even
though it is shapeless we see Maheswara in this formless form. There
are no veils here. But we do not hesitate to worship in this form.
Moreover we treat Him, in this form as Universal Father. In the say
way the triangle is representative of the Universal Mother.
This is the tradition purported by Dattatreya. It is the Satwik
method. By worshiping the naked energy representations with the
sincerity and perseverance and devotion one would be able to
eradicate the cruelty and evil influence with in him and reach a blissful
by beautiful state of happiness and joy.
Of all this talk about the nudity, I have to tell you a thing or two
about the origin of this type of pure worship. I am not the pioneer nor
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Of figurine sculpture. All most all the temples have the nude pictures
or sculpture on their walls. This is a tradition that is age old. These
figurines one as per the concept I was given by the Goddess, in the
visions. She bestowed upon me. All my effort in this building
construction is to provide a place and ambience for the people to
worship and pray. Do not be carried away by the unnecessary detail.
Concentrate on the Goddess and pray for the fulfillment of your
wishes. All that is conveyed by the Swayambhu Linga is You have
joy in you realize it. Do not look elsewhere.
The Kalavahana and Sri Chakra pooja are basically an
attempt to help the devotee to practice self control. Such that all the
energies that the male/female hormones channelised in such a way so
as to help him shake off all his short comings and sinful/non creative
thoughts towards one point that is self-realisation. This creates an
atmosphere within and without that is at once peaceful invigorating
and pleasant. In these days of high restlessness and uselessness this
type of channelising is very important to be balanced and equivalent;
which is the first step for the improved society. Guruji says This Sri
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The husband and wife relationship should be exemplary. In the
sense there must be mutual respect and understanding that helps to
establish an affectionate relationship. Those who has problem in their
marital life; if they feel the Kalavahana pooja will be helpful to
reestablish the lost field, they will be put through it. If the problem is
more complicated and needs an instant relief/solution also these
Tantric and Kalavahana process will be useful.
People, in general, are way of the Tantric method of worship.
Usually it is associated with occultism. But what many will not be
knowing is it is far from exorcism that is practiced at Devipuram. With
an altruist and highly principled and chosen person like the Guruji it is
impossible to expect anything but goodwill. And goodwill is what he
means! One is really lucky to receive the mantra from a person like
him. Many of his disciples vouch for it.
It is rumored that at the Kamakhya temple in Bengal, there is
the practice of animal offerings and Bhairavi chakra puja tantra. But
the author has no authentic information. But the ambiance at
Devipuram is one of blissful happiness. Here all the prayers are, the
methodology adopted is one of peaceful procedures. Those who come
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And carry with them the peace and blessings of Guruji and the
Goddess presiding. They return again and again to heave more of the
experience of blissful, joyous feeling.
Chotrapathi Shivaji (the warrior king of Maharastra) was blessed
by the Goddess Tulja Bhavani with a Sword that is made him
invincible and won many a battle for him. Infact it is called in the later
years as the Sword of Shivaji. This was given to him after a long
worship with the Khadgamala chant. This is invincible as long as it is
used for a good cause and re-establish good and peaceful values of
Indian warriors.
In the same way the Guruji got an experience when he was in
meditation, with the chant of Khadgamala on his lips. The goddess
appeared in front of him with a sword held aloft in Her hand. She gave
the sword to him. As he held it aloft it turned into a garland of flowers
and he felt a great energy transfer from that sword through the hand
that held it.
Many claim to have seen god. But these seers have never
explained nor described Him nor the experience more than that for
they cannot explicitly say so. The Upanishads, the Itihasa (long story
told with examples in short stories) the puranas (long poem with a
particular them) many chant verses all these and more classic & vedic
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Visions, nature and structure of God; and the experience there on.
They were so intricately woven in the reality weave it is very difficult
to get the meaning. This must be the reason for the various versions
of the same, as per the knowledge limitations of the reader or learner.
It needs a very high level of understanding, learning and clarity of
thought and approach to really get the perfect, so to say, meaning of
the subject. Such in depth knowledge is very rare now a day. Also
once one accepts the concept of God as nameless, formless,
omnipresent, omniscient power/energy one will be able to make a
form of their own, give a name of their own and concentrate on it to
meditate upon. Get the same blissful happiness as the seers of lore
had experienced if they could reach that state of ecstasy.
The next question that bothers the mankind is why there is this
creation? How did it happen and when? Many answers and finally not
know; not this; cannot be that; why bother? Live on! whether the
answers make sense or not; the are true in their sincerity. Out of all
these answers emerges one observation. That every body feels there
is something beyond the reach of the logical mind. Yet the Universe
works, exists and performs under the guidance of a power that is not
visible to the Physical eye but felt and seen by the inner eye which is a
combination of all the five. Senses and the sensibilities of the other
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The fact remains that the creator who ever created this world
made it highly systematic and everything happens with regular
precision and continuously again and again. Nobody could alter the
regularity of the day and night, the seasons; the Sunrise and Sunset
and so on. That means whoever is the creator may be He/She/It is
extremely powerful and clear of its purpose. We, the mankind are
groping to find the meaning and purpose. The duality in everything,
the good, bad distinctions the joy and pain etc seems to be two faces
of the same coin. But why? Why should it be thus. The unhappiness
and pain, difficulties could need not be created. Here the answer given
by the Indian philosophy of rebirth is very strong. According to this
concept of rebirth and death cycle it is seen that nothing is created
fresh. It is taken form from the previous existence. All the forms, that
are living moving or unmoving (trees) are the result of the previous
actions in the previous birth. The body that is apparent dies, but not
the soul and the actions both good and bad are carried as impressions
to the next birth. On this template the new body (physical) takes
shape. The impressions are carried in the Bindu that is the centre of
all that to be created, during dissolution. The omniscient power that
ideates the form and shape of the living beings uses this template to
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Yoga nidram yada vishnurjagatye karnavikruthe

Astirya sesha mabhajath kalvanthe Bhagavan prabhuh
Thadhadwnasukha ghokha vikhyathow madhukaitabhow
Vishnu karnamalodhubtha brahmana mudyathe!
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Devi Mahatyam

The Asuras Madhu and Kaitabha came out of the ear of the Lord
Vishnu who was in His Yoga Nidra (A state of trance like sleep state)
and try to kill Brahma who was meditating in His Lotus seat. Then He
prays to Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu wakes up from His
Yoganidra and eradicates both of the Asuras. The Brain of the these
two Asuras forms the basic material of the Earth. So the Earth is also
called Medini (of Brain). Thus happened the beginning of creation and
the formation of different types of living creatures.
There are many who were able to see God through meditation
or will power. But no body have given any char cut explanation to how
He looks or How they were able to see Him and so on. But the only
exception so far as our knowledge goes, is Sri Yukteswara giri. He is
the Guru of Parama Hamsa Yogananda. Yukteswara giri appears to
Sree Yogananda when eve the later is in distress over the loss of his
guru. Yogananda could even touch him and feel him to ascertain his
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Yukteswara giri describes to his disciple, the world he is presently
residing, He asks them to spread the information against his own (of
the disciples) disciples. This is like the Goddess appearing to Sri
Amritananda Natha Saraswathi and asking him to spread the message
of goodwill and telling him that she decided to stay on the Earth, at
Kamakhya to help the needy. To believe and understand that life and
death are but two stages of a long endless journey through time into
time infinite, this composite flow of dual purpose (life and death) as
real as one to another, is nothing but a comprehensive (or divine)
form of Shiva and Sakti. To know this and move in the right path not
digressing, unbound freedom, to reach God, into the infinite and
beyond, is Jnani. His is Yoga (Yoga means to acquire what is not easily
acquired).
This whole journey need not be at the cost of ones own duties
toward the family & society at large. It can be achieved through
regular sadhana remaining with the family God is the ultimate truth
but as long as one is alive life is also a reality. But the change for the
better and evolving is a natural phenomenon. These are the truths on
should accept whole heartedly and continue with the pursuit of the
ultimate truth. This is sadhana. At Devipuram this sadhana is taught,
for to grow beyond the mortality and be one with the immortal is the
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This realisation is self realisation. To know the You in yourself and
became one with it is the self actualization (Atma darshan).
The ideator is Tripura Sundari; the truth and innate and
imminent happiness is Shiva.
This divine form is the point of
concentration. The actuate point. The sadhana is the process to reach
the abode of this ultimate goal; The Truth. Everyday prayer should be
on the following twenty one points. The Hindu puja process is unique
in its methodology for it includes all the steps one takes to invite a
guest home and entertain and enjoy his/her company. They are called
the Shodasa Upacharas (16 steps of the guests treatment). Here we
suggest four more. They are the offerings to the Devi, the VVIP guest
whom we cherish. 1. Peaceful and truthful worship (puja); 2. Prudent
discrimination between good and bad (service); 3. Understanding the
all present divinity in the nature in and around us (special services); 4.
To recognize the unity in the diversity of life in the Universe (the
invitation/ welcome reception); 5. The capacity to realize the unity of
form and life (Her seating); 6. The Unity of Shiva and Sakti as the one
Divine form and the realisation as such (water to wash their feet
Padyam); 7. The blissful happy state of elation that is felt by such
realisation (Her glass of water); 8. The goal that is clear like crystal
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Feels is ones body and soul (Her first sip (Achamanam)); 10. The
ultimate bliss that is created in the body by such vibrations, realisation
in the mind (Her attire, offering (vasttram)); 11. The impulses that
percolate through the spinal cord, the meru danda or Brahma danda
caused by that imagination. The sacred thread (Yagnopaveetam); 12.
The selfless actions that are part of the fulfillment of the duties (Her
ornaments (Abhishekam)); 13. Un-wavering concentration in every
action (floral offering (pushpam)); 14. The impressions carried forward
from the previous births and mollification of the impressions, through
good deeds (the incense (dhoopam)); 15. The visions and the energy
emanations through this process (hold candles to Her (deepam)); 16.
The total control breathing (food offering (Naivedhyam)); 17. Raising
above the trigunas (satwa, rajas and tamas) (pan offering
(tambulam)); 18. Circulation of the life energy happens out of all
these, and pervades the body raising from mooladhara centre and
going round the body (going round Her in reverence (pradhakshina);
19. This inturn makes one realize that I is not real but exists as long
as the infinite kinetic energy resides in the body as soul (total
surrender (ahuti)); 21. That is the truth whatever happens. It is
indestructible and He/She is forever. Forever I meditate on you so.
The prayer is a vehicle that takes one to Her abode, beyond
these worlds. Devipuram is the place to sit and pray and Amritananda
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Cosmic Fire (Chitagni)

In the Brahmanda Purana (A classic deals with cosmos
(Brahmananda) there is a story that tells us about as to how the
Goddess has emerged out of the cosmic fire to help the Devas from
the cruelty of the Asura Bhandasura. When the Devas vexed and tired
of the Bhandasuras sinful behaviour and his irritating acts approached
the Goddess with a prayer on their lips and with in their mind that she
would eradicate the Asura and help them get back their peace on this.
She suggested that they create a cosmic fire (Homa kunda) and
perform the ultimate Yagnam (worship with offerings into the fire, for
a longtime usually limited by the appearance of the presiding deity. So
they decided to dry up one of the oceans (This has been explained in
the previous chapters, as a remainder in the Indian mythology there
are only four oceans not five as is now) and created a huge fire place
and fire therein, kept alit by their own body parts as offerings. After a
very very long period the Goddess appeared in the cosmic fire
(Chitagni) as a most beautiful, omniscient and peaceful yet ready for
the battle with the Asura. She was accompanied by the 16 ministers
(advisors on war fare) 12 commanders (executors and warriors).
Bhandasura is strong with 30 sons and 15 commanders. Bhandasura
has two brothers Visukra and Vishanga. Visukra created an obstacle
in stone which is called Jaya Vighna (one which obstructs any one to
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Varahi and Shymala informed Her of this obstacle. She with a smile
looked at Her husband Kameswara from this smile was born
Ganesha, The Vignaraja who can in mount any obstacle or eradicate
the obstacle for ever. He destroyed the Jaya vigna into smithereens
and thus its power. This helped Varahi and she killed Visukra.
Shymalamba killed Vishanga. The Goddess was happy with Her
ministers and praised them prepensely.
Visukra pranaharana Varahi Virya Vanditha
Mantrinyamba virachita vishanga vadha loshita (Lalitha)
The Bandasuras army did not keep quiet. They enraged started
to hurl the missiles. They did use biological war methods by spreading
viruses. She played the anti dotes and the anti air craft missiles like
a seasoned and powerful commander in chief. Then she set forth to kill
Bhandasura himself and the war continued.
The demonic and ignorant thoughts that bother mankind
severely. They are responsible for the various forms of imaginary
fears, and fuel the desires and make them in adequate to face the
world with this becomes very involved in protecting worldly wealth and
seek worldly pleasures. These stand in the way of his progress toward
the real goal that is self realisation. The benevolence of the Goddess is
the only possible way to resurrection. That is the alleged meaning of
this Bhandasura Samhara killing of the Bhandasura. She the guiding
light leads the emancipation of the mankind from its own clutches.
To proceed with the story told in the purana. She took upon
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Brothers and most of his army has been eradicated it was face to face
battle with the Rakshas for Her. Since he is endowed with the
blessings of the Brahma as a gift to his penance she needed to be
more powerfully armed. She used the missile that carried the power of
the Lord Kameswara Kameswara Astra. This is like the dissolutive
power house of energy. (May be equivalent of a megaton Hydrozen
bomb). Thus killing him with out trace. Her armory in full of arrows
and powerful missiles. She is the power Her self. The power of
knowledge, of war fare in this context; She by killing the Asura
released mankind from the iron grip of ignorance, void and the black
hole like darkness there on. That is the benevolence of the kindly
Goddess. Who rose to relieve the mankind from their own self inflicted
ignorance from the cosmic fire place in the form of Sri Chakrasani.
Sitting on Sri Chakra which is as Sanctimonious as Herself for she is
sitting on it. She is Sri Mata. The Mother.
Koti Suurya prathi kasam Chandrakoti Suseethalam
Thanmadyathah samudabhuh
Chakrakara anupamam thanmadyatho
Mahadevi udayaree samaprabham
The Devipuram construction is some what on these lines. She
wanted to help the mankind. She choose Her agent in Amritananda
Natha Saraswathi made him his worldly job (Artha = money) gave him
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And go about realizing the dream. She showed him where she is; How
to reach through a constant persuasion showed him the way, the path,
the money, the purpose, the power of persuasion, perseverance and
finally success. Promised to stay with him to help him in his endeavor
of purification and emboldening of the people their trust, their faith,
their needs their pain killer. The normal mundane professor of science
became the medium of communication of Her. She communicates to
Her devotees through this medium. Those who come to Devipuram
with their problems receive the cures in the form of yogic experiences.
While they are through the process they see their Guru Amritananda
Natha Saraswathi as a powerful energy mass of light energy (Maha
parkas) and feel communicated with the Goddess. They get the
initiation of Shodasi Mantra. From then on their world and their
understanding and relationship with the world changes for better.
Everybody is a new stepping day. They feel communion with Her. They
continue with their normal life all through this process and after ward
too. They are like adept Ritwiks learn the methodology of yoga
conducting; Ganesha Homam, Varahi and Shyamala upasana
procedures and so on. They are adept at all these endear themselves
with whomever they are with.

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Pathayava pathalestapa yavaa nikhilaloka samragni

Mathastava padha yugalam naham munchami naivamunchami

Further Readings in the Mantra, Tantra

and Sakteya Practices
The Hindu classic literature is replete with authentic books on
Sakti upasana and the sadhana. It is very difficult to enumerate all of
them in this book, because it is out of the scope of this book. But
mention must be made about a few, which are everybodys favorites.
That is many would like to read and follow/practice the methods given
in these books. They are to name a few out of them, are Chandi
Saptasati; Lalitha Sahasranama; Soundaryalahari; Maha Nirwana
Tantra; Sarada Tilakem etc.
Chandi Saptasati as name indicates has 700 slokas written in
praise of the Goddess (the Mother). This book is priceless, for the
sadhaka. It has 13 chapters. Each chapter is complete by itself. It is a
book which reveals in all its glory the omniscient, omni present, all
pervading aspect of Goddess Devi.
In the first chapter the slokas from 70 to 86 titled Brahma
Stuthi describes the above mentioned aspect in a beautiful verse and
amazing lucidity. For e.g. Brahma (one of the Trimuthys, the creator)
praises Her.
Maha Vidya, Maha Maya, Maha Metha, Maha Smritih!
Maha Mohacha Bhavathi, Maha Devi, Mahasuri!
Here he describes Her as Maha Asuri she is every thing. Both
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Sloka enumerates that quality. She is good x bad also. This is part of
the night prayer (Ratri Suktam) for the Tantric who is practicing the
yoga, this is refers to the Yoganidra Sakti (Sushapta energy of the
Devi). Latent energy aspect of Devi (the Tamoguna pradhana).
The sadhaka who has reached a state of self realisation is not
disturbed by the duality in the nature. He accepts it as the natural
state. He sees unity in diversity, and oneness in the duality. This
understanding of Her completeness in fact makes the sadhaka awe
struck with wonder and happiness. He is thrilled at this reality.
In the fourth chapter the Devas and their king Indra pay their
tributes to Devi. This part of the chapter that is ode to Devi has 25
slokas. This is soul stirring and full of worship/devotion. This is the ode
to the (incarnations) three forms of Devi after she defeated
Mahishasura and killed him. The completeness of this Devi stuti is such
that it is believed that part will be equivalent to studying the full 700
slokas.
The third devotional poetry in this book is in the 5th chapter. This
is Tantric Devi stuti. This highly popular devotional ode describes
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The four prayer that is commonly read is in the Eleventh chapter

of this book; that prayer is called Narayani Stotra.
All these four prayers are soulful and devotional and satisfying
for the sadhaka, and also the common when chanted for they are the
prayers of the Maha Devi. The most Benevolent.

Lalitha Sahasranama Stotra

This was supposed to have been given to Maharishi Agasthya by
Lord Hayagreeva Himself. This deals with Kundalini energy arousal,
the progressive and methodical opening process of the Six chakras in
the body; containing of the negative forces and channelising the
energy for the acquisition of the jnana and finally the self realisation.
This stotra describes the birth of Lalitha. Her various forms and the
Sri Chakra upasana and Lalitha in all Her graceful beauty, chanting
of this stotra as a regular basis will be beneficial in every way.

Soundaryalahari
The most lyrically written poetry of Adi Shankara; in praise of
the Goddess Parvathi, the consort of Shiva. He describes Her in all Her
various forms and the Beauty incarnate. She is described as
everything that is beautiful. Everything that is graceful, Everything
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Niagara fall continuous, Thunderous, lyrical, rhythmic and most

beautiful and of course musical like the waves of the Ocean. The first
40 slokas are called Anandalahari (the waves of happiness). The next
60 slokas are called Soundaryalahari (Waves of beauty). All in all
100 slokas of pure Honey; nectar of Gods the Amrit.

Mahanirvana Tantra
A worried Parvathi, the consort of Lord Shiva, about the
lawlessness and degradation of Values and morals in the human
society in kali yuga (the fourth yuga) approaches Shiva for a
redeeming way out. He in his own consoling way tells Her about the
methods and methodology of worship to be followed by those who
want redemption and solace from all that is sinful and painful, this is
Mahanirvana Tantra. A dialogue between the most admirable,
adorable couple of Hindu Mythology. This gives in detail of various
tatwik (philosophic) aspects of worship and also sadhana methods at
once explaining the way to the successful attainment of ultimate bliss,
the moksha (becoming one with the infinite and forever released from
the cycle of births and deaths and rebirths). This is a classic of
enormous proportion. Contains 14 chapters called Ullasas and told in
2517 slokas. This is the ultimate reference to the Sakteya sadhana. It
clear many of the doubts that are postulated by the common as well
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The most important part in this book is Brahma stuti. Lord
Brahma praising The Creator. It is 5 slokas called Pancharatnas (5
gems) chanting these five slokas everyday would beneficial both for
the body and mind, in the long run for the realisation of the Brahman
(Brahma gnana).
This book can be considered as an encyclopedia of all vedic
methods of worship procedures (Nigamagama Tantra). Duties of the
sadhaka, their detailed eligibilities to perform the particular tantra;
mantra and the yantra ways and their chanting procedures; the
various types of sadhakas, satwa (divya), rajos (veera), tamas (pasu)
bhavana forms of sadhaka and other related details as they are clearly
enumerated expostulated and explained.
When Devi questioned the Lord Shiva about the necessity of the
distinction between the Divya, Veera and pasu bhavana. Sadhana
when the whole world is mislead by the non vedic, interpreted
methods of worship; The Lord Shiva replies with an endearing smile
Vinahyagama Margena, Katounastigatih. Priye! My dear, in kaliyug
more than vedic mantras, the tantra ways of worship will be powerful
and give the mankind an instant relief and success. Since most of the
people in kaliyug will be more inclined toward the materialism (Pasu
Bhavana) and will not stop at any thing to gain the material riches
some of the more powerful tantric procedures are kept secret.
He further explains in kaliyug, the four differentiation of the
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Have one more caste (differentiation) that of Panchama (the fifth) this
is the outcome of the common worldly practice (Loukika Dharma). Out
of the four stages of human life; celibacy, marital life; retirement
(vana prastha) and denouncement (Sanyasa) only two will be
practiced in kaliyug i.e. Marital life and Sanyasa (denouncement).
Bahiramtharyadha kasam sarweshameva vastunam
Thadhaiva Khathi Sadroopohyatma Sakshi Swaroopavathu (129)
Na balyamsti vrudhatwam natmamno yavanamjanah
Sadaika roopaschinmathro vikarapari varjithah (130)
Says Shiva to Devi Parvathi and He says this is the only way to
attain the ultimate bliss.
Atma gnana midhah Devi patam mokshaka sadhanam (135)
Self realisation is only way to Divinity for every sadhaka, (human
being)
He praises the Kaula dharma
Kaula Dharmat arodhanma nastaiva kamalanane
He also explains the Bhairavi tatwa way of Chakra worship. He
calls the Sri Chakra as the Divine chakra. Selfless service and action
is the best way of worship. Other ways are like eating raw or half
baked food which is more harmful than useful. Maha Nirwana Tantra
looks down upon Idol worship. Raja Rama Mohan Roy the founder of
Brahma Samaj took the first three chapters of this great classic to set
forth the rules and regulations of the Brahma Samaj. He was guided
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It is notable that this is of importance for in his days the tantric
worship is looked down upon. He is following a great Tantric classic to
start a new of religious conduct is commendable. He was, as every
body know, was pioneer in feminism which later become a fad in the
western society. His feminism was more clear and useful fight for
emancipation of the woman.
In what ever way we see or which ever book we follow every
body who is altruistic and feel for the goodwill of the mankind, try to
help them to help themselves by guiding them in the path of divinity
and good health mental and physical. That is the main agenda of all
those great souls to whom we bow with reverence.
Amritananda Natha Saraswathi, one such soul, works from
Devipuram. He has many disciples who vouch for this. They all have
one thing to say in common. The experience and the guidance of the
Guru has made their day to day life more pleasant and enriched their
philosophical outlook and put them on the right path to reach the
Brahman.
Smt D. Lalitha, Smt S. Maha lakshmi, Smt P.V. Rao, Smt Janaki,
Vijaya Lakshmi, Kanaka Durga, Suneetha, Indra chudan, Samrajya
Lakshmi, Meena, Madhura, Prema and the spiritual son of the Guru
Vijaya Haran are few names & many more, in hundreds or thousands
of the disciples who found solace and comfort in being and practicing
what He taught.