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 4 - Worship and The Worshipper
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Worship & worshipper milk offered in homa L 11 Blue lotus
12 Subdues the 艢奴dras
Flower of banana Obtains wellbeing.
offered in homa
13 Pal膩艣a flower
Banned flowers.
Mantra siddhi.
359 Flowers before they are actually offered to the goddess, they should
be checked properly for the following - flowers should not be stale and
drooping, worn out due to lack of water, fallen on the ground, used up
flowers, bitten by insects, thorny flowers and the flowers which were
formerly smelt. Such type of flowers should not be offered.
The following leaves are considered to be specially sacred in the worship of
the goddess - the Tulasi, the Bilva leaf, the Damanaka, the Maravaka, Deva-
kalhar墨, also are the leaves of the Ap膩m膩rga, the G膩ndh膩r墨, the Nagavall墨,
the Durva grass and the flowers of the Ku艣a grass as well as the leaf of the
Agastya plant.
Indeed worship to the goddess should not be offered without flowers.
The goddess should be worshipped with some special flowers such as the
Arka flowers, with Mandara flowers, and similarly the Tagara flowers. Also
flowers other than the Lotus and Campaka should not be plucked in bud.
Flowers that have been plucked or taken when gone for bathing, that which
are stale, which had been begged for, which are black in colour, which have
bloomed naturally and fallen on the ground naturally. It also adds that
flowers without any discrimination be offered to the goddess what matters
ultimately is devotion.
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