Essay name: Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study)
Author:
Srider Basudevan Iyer
Affiliation: University of Mumbai / Sanskrit, University Department
This essay studies the history of Devi (the Goddess) in relation with worship using Tantra, Yantra and Mantra. The study explores the concept of the 'Female Principle' or Goddess, examining her role and significance in ancient Indian society.
Chapter 2 - The Maior Goddesses
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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chapter II Major goddesses 121 represented by her depiction wit a crown of fire on her head, hooded
serpents as umbrella, weapons in her hands, the protruding canine
teeth on her face etc... one more interesting point is she never
displays the abhaya-varada gesture.
尝补办蝉尘墨
Goddess Laksmi the icon of all that is prosperous, that is
charming and delighting has a great mass appeal. The different
relative entities as 艢r墨, Hr墨, Bh奴ti, are taken together for the purpose of
study to understand the goddess in her entirety.
Meaning.
The dictionary meaning of the word Lak峁i is fortune,
prosperity, wealth. It also means beauty, loveliness, grace, charm,
splendor, lusture. It further mentions it to be the name of the wife of
痴颈峁ａ箛耻.
In fact the goddess Laksmi is a combination of all the above
mentioned words either as meaning or as her attribute.
Derivation.
The derivative meaning of 尝补办蝉尘墨
187 is given in the tantras which is
as follows-
187 KVT ch. X
