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... By practising Pranayama for six months, man becomes talented in various branches of knowledge. This is spoken of as Sarasvata-prayoga in Saundaryalahari, in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth stanzas. Here [in sarasvataprayoga] the Goddess is pictured as clear and bright as autumnal full moon, adorned with crown and having four hands holding Abhaya and Varada (refuge and boon) mudras, and rosary and 85 book. Among the three kutas viz. Vagbhava, Kamaraja and Sakti kutas, Vagbhava is the first kuta for contemplation. contemplation in Vagbhavakuta enables one to have literacy. this form is the generally accepted one for Goddess Sarasvati, the Vagdevata (goddess of learning) this mode is called the In the rajasic aspect, She is having the Saravat aprayoga. complexion of rising sun. 86 He who contemplates such a form 87 As of the Goddess, can compose poems, replete with erotic sentiment and can also delight audience with speech. In tamasic aspect She is surrounded by Vasini and the other eight goddesses. By this contemplation, a devotee composes epic poems. people the eight goddesses viz. Vasini, Kamesvari, Modini, Vimala, Aruna, Jayini, Sarvesvari and Kaulini are representations of To some 84. ibid. IV, 45-47. 85. "Vame pustakadharinim abhayadam aksasrajam daksine..." L.S. 7. 86. Saundaryalahari 16. 87. ibid. 17.

- 343 alle 88 Hence an exemplifi- (1) 15 Vowels, (2) Kavarga (3) Cavarga (4) Tavarga (5) Tavarga, (6) Pavarga (7) Yavarga and (8) Savarga. cation of alphabets is also seen here. While doing Pranayama, if man sweats, it means, the performance is of a base type. If the body trembles, it means, the performance is of a middle type and if Utthana is the result (being active) it is of the supreme type. The performance of the supreme type of Pranayama should be conducted, so that the devotee may develop a good physique; he will be free from old-age diseases and will be able to acquire everything with his handsome 89 This is exaggerated in the eighteenth stanza of Saundaryalahari, form. as Madanaprayoga. A person who meditates the Goddess having the lustre of the rays of the rising sun, will captivate beauty queens including the celestial courtesans like Urvasi. Among the three activities of Jnana, Iccha and Kriya, this meditation belongs to Icchasakti. Among the four Purusarthas, this belongs to the third i. e. Kama. This is explained in Carcastava and Devipancastavi.91 88. Nityasodasikarnava I. 72-78. 89. Darsahnopanishad VI. 14-19. These verses are said to be useful for man to 90. "Ye cintay anty arup amandal amadhyavarti rupam tavamba navayavakapankapingam tesam sadaiva kusumayudhaban abhinnavaksasthala mrgadrsa vasaga bhavanti" Catuhsati 19. 91. "Ye sindkuraparagapunjapihitam tatteja sa dyamimam urvim capi vilInayavakarasa prastaramagnamiva pasyanti ksanamapyan anyamanasastesam anangajvara klanta tatra kurang asab kadrso vasyah bhavanti dhruvam." Devi-pancastavi 9.

-->> 344 attain the third Purusartha. crimson colour. The mode of Kamakaladhyana women is explained as follows: 92 The Goddess is said to be of for fascinating The devotee must meditate treating Her face as the Bindu the pair of breasts under it and half of Hara below that. This is the core of Srividya worship. Bindu the centre of Srividya worship is represented by Her face, the two bindus below it (i.e. triangle, by a pair of breasts) and Yoni (ekara) resembling the lower half of Hakara. Three bindus in Her body represent all the three-fold aspects like Iccha, Jnana, Kriya; Tamas, Rajas, Sattva; Brahma, Visnu, Rudra; etc. The sadhaka should think of his own 93 body as such as Kamakala. This is explained in Catuhsati and 94 Tripuropanisad. 9*