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 Laksmi in Yantra. The Laksmi yantra is a condensed version of the goddess Laksmi. 啶多啶班啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啷�啶啶溹え啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ [艣谤墨濒补办峁墨辫奴箩补苍补测补苍迟谤补 ] 133 A yantra in its physical aspect stands for the cosmos
presided by the deity placed in the center and surrounded by other
deities who are subservient or helpful to the principal goddesses. In
the subtle aspect, the mantras particularly the seed mantras make it
alive and potent in the sense that the deity in the form of a yantra is
further reduced to the form of syllables. Below the second type of
Lak峁i yantra is given which is according to various works of
Tantra 199. Both the Yantra S, are enclosed within a gate of the
Bhupuram. Instead of triangles, these yantra s make use of lotuses in
their body.
199 BTS-I P.253, BTS-II P.1078
