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2 S'.r.i cakra_. ~ t ' ere . e~ of A tn ba 1vho '\as era' . - f"d by Vidyaral)ya , con1posed his work after · ·estig.a ting all tantras, tl1e yama as and the :o tn a tas. (Ch. l . ' . - ·95). iven thus .. ,his VidyaraJ:ty T he G1trujJri ra1npa r a \ idyaraJ.lya hin1se

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3· This ~ork says that S'amkara wrote Prapanca Sara and Pa.· pada \\'TOte a coq~mentary on i . Before identifying this \ 1idytiran.ya,. the broad limits of his date can ·b e indicated. It has·been pointed out th at \/'idya~ ranya . quotes .fr~om S~ ima S'ambhu's Kriyaka~9akramava.li (1073 A.D.) and .-\b~hitta,+a's Tantraloka (1 07·~ ~\~D.)~ . There are also quotations from Goral{~a San1hita and Hat1hay~ga Pradipika ~of Svatmarama, assigned by 1\Ir. GoQ.e 3 to C . 1 350~ A.D. Ha~hayoga Pradip~ika mentions t 1e ~ath·as ·a long \vith Allan1a, the contempo· rary of Basava. lBioa S'iva is also referred to. H e is perhaps identical 'vith !~ana S 'i vAcarya of Bhik~·amatha at Daval~ke:.p~ura, i11 t he reign of Kr~l)a Deva R·aya. who ·ma~de a grant in S' ~· 1442 Bahu '-Lan:ra t 5_0 ..\fDj) 4• Though this work djffers from Saundary·al a ar: -.. .--kbya of Lal\~n1 idhara i n im_port.ant respects, . on '\"' . I I : caturbh il. _. . ,.- : - ~ t :,J .- ) of Sa u ndar~ a lahari, bot 1.-: Lak~n1id hara a \ idyara1;1ya C . - . _ . : _ ~ a ': e n1or~e or less ::..... . . 1e commen ary. Ivloreove.r in tbi ~ a:-atri differs in important points fro.m S&yana s co-.::._..:;. : · on t same. Therefore this work can tentatively be pl-ced af er Lak; : hara (1520 i.~.D and before 1720 A.D. as a manuscript o f · .e ork is dated Sam.\·at 17S2, .S 'raval).a ( 1 72~6 A. D.). ,. . 1nong the works quoted jn V id yar-.;tava Tan ra ... ~ ) Saradii Tilaka by Lal(smal)a D,esika evidently t he ~ - ~e Lak~mal)a me11tioned by Vidy~r~ a. The work is assig e . . . · - -'[ _ e.n th century and a commentary o it, Padarthiidar'·(, 'va.s :. m ed by Raghava B hatt& !n I 493 ~\.C. (2) S'i-ddh ~rth a . ~ ~ · a is earlier than HemAdri,s Catun· rga Cittlama1Ji, l . ~ -- ra11za San1hita and (4) Sat1z,, o~: ! T ,.,ttra are both ~e - -er than Purnananda • (1577 A.D~.j. . K. Gode place5 : ~a4altvaya Jialtarat1ltl and (6) M ~al1a I· _. .. };oha1la 1'ant ra :_~- -e 1498 A.D.s. -

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_ ortbern India probabl natural to e~pec

near Kanuja, as otherw ise it wolt1d be om VidrAral}.ya of Vijayanagara 1\annaQa

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o doubt there is a perC'i ent tradition that \ idyA . -s a was a devotee of Bhuvanijs\~.ari of Mampi and a great adept i ,. 'riV"idya like l1is guru \ ' idylLS' amkara. 1 rot only the city of ~dyana ra but also the templ e to S.'ri \.id as'amkara at S'r1ngeri ·ere co .. ed accor to S'ricakraprastl.ra 6. \ arious ypes ef ' -ca ~ as are e

ra ·e.d on the \Vall of the \ rid as'am ·ara temple. Bu hi'ioug o t or·· er_e is no reference to it nor to Bhtt ane&vari ef Uam i. e author i. am iliar ' i

the Buddhist pantheon bu tt erse :_ absolutely o re er nee to Ja ina images. Sine~ 1ai n · ~as prominent in outh lndja, the author 'vas probab1 _ more in with orth-eastern Buddhism. Buddhism had prac;tically disappeared from South India in the four eenth century. in

On the othe.r side of th·e q estion f the. identit_;w of this author witb "'idyarat:tya, th·e ~uru of Harihara and Bul~ka, "t may be urged that (l Briawn ha mentioned one DeYa Raya as vulin.g a t Hampi before H ·a rihara I.' ( ....) iddha Naii jesa io his R~ha ·anka Ciritra says that Ragfiavanka composed hi: Hariicandra Ka\~ya under the patronage of Deva Rt~ja of Palnpa. He was .he onten1perary of Haris\"'ara, Kereya Pa.r asa, -ara itnba. Ba11D.la and F ratapa Rudra of ilrugal, (Pratipa Rudra II 1 ~9D .. l320). 3) .\nubhiltiS't arfiplcarya criticises the view ~of a \ "'e dlntiu wh o held that the I~siddhikara ~as an advocate of Ekajivavada. But Anubhiiti S\ arupa. conden1ns hi s view as that of a man who 'vas ig11arant of both vyavaharika and tatt.v a dr~tis and only interested in he \vor hip of Tra1pura aud Silagrama, or io uDderstanding the u age of mantras of 'fraipuramatrka but reall y turning away from Brahma Vidyl. 9 ~6 .

S'astri : BiographJ of Saccidananda S'it-iibifna ~a rsimha Bhi rati in. Kanna4a. p. 190. ?. .A. Venkata Subba.yya. Kelav'' Kantz~" la Kavigala Jee"'an" Kala vicar.a. p. 2-61, 8. R. Narasimbacarya.. Karl}lltaka Kavicarite, Vol. III. Introduction, lxvii. 9. Bhandarkat- finstitutt. Siltrer Jubilee Vol ume~ p. 356-7. N.

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vadi.ns. But fher~ is no evi.d ence that they were pr:imarily interested 1n , 'ri \~id 'a as such and that Ved·anta '\Vas of secondary importance. Perhaps. this \ idyara'?ya of s·'ri V idyar~avatan t ra is m,ea.nt , as in th1~ huge 'vork the descriptions of salagrano1 as are gi\~e11 ·a nd of collrse Tri p~11ta Sundar[ S'ri' idyi. i_ he 1ain theme. To,vards the close of this. work there is some .\d a itic expoBition of salvati on accor.d ing to S'ritantra Rttja (Cb.A3·6 . p. 838) and ·o f Ni~ka1a

B rah1navidyA. The· da te of Anubhu tis.varupa. i"" ]a er than J(handanakara Harsa and earlier than Kalp,a tarukara ..-\malananda.. •· I ba\ e shown t hat ~\.maliinanda s guru Stikh,ap~rak - ~a was, the disciple of Citsllkh~a I v.;·ho may be placed in C. 1220 A.D . 10 ·o n tbe a·u thority of S'ri Kilrm.a m inscriptions. If . nubhutisvarupa was the c~onten1porary of Citsukha and Sukhaprakasa, he probably lived in the mid.dl~e of the thirt.eenth century (1220-1284 A.D.). The author of S'ri. Vi~dyaxl).avatantra may ,have been the older conte·m porary o,f Ant1bbutisvarupa . ~

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Rama has not been proved from any e.p igrapb. .Lt\nd thou.g h ] ha,~e gone carefully hro gh the S'ri \lidyar.l )avatantra, I have not succeeded in locati g any age· 1\rhich mentions t e I~tasiddhikara as an :Ekajivava.din. Therefore, thi s \ idyara:Q} a can tentatively be placed in the sixteen centur)r a in dicated abov e when v·ar1ous conflict111g traditions about t he foundation of Vjj.ayanagr·a '"ere prevaleJlt. There ha . . been a V id} ira~ya mentio~ ned as guru o.f S'ringeri about this time or later. 10. .I. H. Q. June. 1 938~ ·\ Vi·nter1Jitz Jletnorial Volume . P:. 404. www.s rikanta-sastri.org

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'T he identity ~of the fan1ous \ Tidyarru;tya known as ' the founder o f the. En1 p ire of \ l ijaya11ag-ra' \\ ith !vladhav&ca rya a nd h is relation to \1" idy ~s 'arllkara, l\.r iya:Sakti, i\iadhavaman rrin etc. have been disc ussed almost th rea bare b y var·i aus scholars. - That Madha v&carya is Vidyara)J.ya is accepted by Dr. S. !(. lyeng· and o thers but questioned by . . , r. RL Ra·m a Rao. \vere I\: ~a ~ ukhas, as i_ c ear f r o,m Hoysala ittscriptions a _ ~ not of h-e Prat}tabhijfia ~. . chool of Kash m ir. T* ey de~tlite __· bela · ed to the P&S.upala L ak ul a Sampratia}a a~1d eir \-:, ~ ~5 a e en .. ~ ely different fro, ~ r Je S akta ~ ' r~ -idya. T herefore Dr. ~!\ . \~enkatasub~ bayya ~ 'l heo y t La , \~i ya a.g.ya is K riy,l sakti cannot e accepted. ...lr, ~· ' rik: n:r..: ~a as poi nted o·ut that some of t .. c earliest inscriptions n1ention the ci ty as Vidyinagra. Th.fs ·i s a so c·o rroborated by V iroprt.kfia V tzsa1ltot stl·V£J of Abohila (J .0 ~R. J an. Iar. 1941) "\v h·i ch refers to the city as Vi _yaJ"a.'!ya 1zirnzita p u1·i and \ "idy ~a n agra U.ll iforntal ly but tO'\\-ards th e end a \ .. ij ay anaga,_al Pam pam bik nagari an.d to t he peop e of ""ri V£dya -Ka111t1laana. -r,a pu ~as . In t he car fes t i \, · aJ~ \ r idya r al)):~a \Vith l1i - disc ' ple -, - rst I en ter~ed t he car. 1

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. e Suktapa .. i of S'ri \fid~rA . ya .S'ripada~ If this 'vas initia "'on into Sann_~as i t is strange t a• 'vas also . · . of the date of the demise of .~a.r~ya (1386 A.IJ. 1336). 17' Dr. Kr~~a bas listed -o o~ ing inscript ·o~ s ~. . . . .,. ._. ·ng to Vidyarra}J.ya.l8

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Vi$:t1U! on Garut}.a: cakra, gadi and ~. .~- a. on re.d lotus o Brahma : red ca o ya, pot and Ii four hands-\\fara and shield. on lion, btack, with s ya., ---on makara, with pasa an ear ·o rnam - a-with snake upavi

' ~e

da~Q.a,~

adi. Ku.bira'--SlDO e colour, on man, black red c -o K~etrapila-ja1& ifb snakes, th_ree e

es, w-h ite

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Ga1J-«Pati-wh1te, on a mouset four bands-parasu, danta, piBa and triiula. l t1d ra-yellow, with vajra · airavata dbva.~a . • G !isa-b1ack, naked, pas'a and ank-us'a ~ upper right and Ief hands, skull filled with arrack in r ight lower, t he left lo er and touching the De · s yoni ; the De . i is seated on his left thigh, :t her right hand placing his 1inga into l1~er yoni and balding a lotus in her left hand. The tip of t he proboscis also touc.b ing the yonL i h dal};<}a, on mahi~a.

Yama-black,

Goddesse·s otz t l1

4.1- a~ cas--.Sarasvati-pure

wl1ite, rosary. book,

abhaya and 'ara. ahalab.rni--golden, wo lotuses1 ' .a ra and ab a a. 6auri -rosy-red, pi sa, ankusa, 'ara and ab~haya. Lokadbatri-golden, nati, 16tus, 'ara and abba a. Vagis ·ari-white, two lotuses, ,~ara, and 1\dars'a. Mayl-bluet va.ra, ·ankus'a .. pis' a and abhaya" Durgi-green-grass c-olour, s'al}kha, c.akra, bow and arrow.

Bbadrakali-black, skull, shield, sword and trident~ Svasti devi-,vbite,, with s'akti, svastikaJ mudrll and abhaya. S\ abl-red, with two red lotuses, ~vara and abhaya. Subhankari -golden-with ears of pad-dy, kal~ti, s'Ariiga and hll)a. Prii·TJaSiikti--.on red lotus, red, three eyes, six hands-~'a, aokus'a sugar-cane bow and flower-arrows . • Matrka.. Kuta. ~- arada wjtb five. faces of pearl, lightning cloud, ery al and jape. colours, three e .. es each, white bod_?, ten arms witb lotus, disc, pis'a, deer, book, ~at\}am&la, *a.nHa, w·hite skull, dara (vara) and nectar-po~ t. S'rrkaf!~ha-as. ardhanaris'vara. tbr~ee eyes, four hands- rosary, {»s'a~

ankus'a, aod ara.. Vif7!·u-with left half of body as Lak~mi, eight bands-lotus, mace, oonch, cl.is,c~us, vid}~A, lotus,. mirror a·n d pot.

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12 Lakpni-four elephants pouring -.; 1 n nectar-pot. . , four handsrosary, two lo ses and ·book.,

S' akti" -crescen , three eyest o

lotus, our hands- ro5a11 , pi\Sa,

ankus'a and book. Kantd~ tt'«ri-three eyes, crescent, ro~ary, sugar-cane bo~·

o~ver

arro\>vs and idya~ Samtno.h i11i-th,ree eyes, crescent, eight hands-ro..sary·, sugar~ca e bo\v, pa'"" 'a t \VO lott1ses, an 1< us' a, arro\v and book. 11'

a

-trkas-Bafa _am pu·t ita 0 - th ree eyec: four ha ds-pas'a . anku ':a , bolJk and ra ary ron1 r·g t-up . r.

Para0 -white, th:ree eyes. ere cent ri mudt6 an~d book. S'', ; V£d,~a 0 - r~e d, t ree e ·es on lo us, pAs'.a, a.nltus'a, ik~ d and arrows. 1

Hamsa 0 -lightning colour, as ardh.a nari, fhree eyes, crescent;. pis' a, abhaya, vara .a n·d pa·r as'u. Pa~amah.amsa 0 -pure \Vh ite, three eyes, four han.ds-vidya, rosaiJ' kalas'a and mudra. Ka ca v .a rga-born from A-Brahnla. Go1den \\"it) ros ry lotus, . abhaya and knJ;lt"jika. fa ta 'fJ'arga

born from ~U-\ i§J}.u~blne, abhaya1 'ai;tkha, cakra and vara. 1

Pa .:va 'Varga-born from Bindu-S i\"a, reddisb-abhaya, s'ula, kapil a. and t-rar.a. ~a

vargtJ-bom from Bindu-S'i·va, ab,haya, deer, tanka and \ ara. 1 Tarotth.akala-born of SadAS i\.a, four hands with r osary, book a11d t\'\·o kapi]as 1

a

~arabha-eight feet, golden wing·s and body and beak, three eye~, blue hair, c.r escent on head an·d vajrinkura. Palr~pati-ftve faces~ itb thre~ e} es each, beard ·like flan1es~ can.ine~, ten arms - fron1 r ight upper - · s'\vord, arro,vs, rosary, s'akti and paras'u; left- shield, bo\V, ktu~u}.ika1 trident, br.a hma dal).~a, nagabharaJfa an.d ~vhite body. Dal<~ilJ.O.murti-under a ,.~ta

tree. frtyumja~·a.---\vhjte, crescent, three eyes, four armsright up-jiiana mudra ; ]o,ver-rosary, left uppis'a; lower-v6da.

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Godde_sses- B lLl a -tht ee eyes k ul),~a1as, pearl neckla ce a nd je,vels; left hands- pu taka and abhaya ~ righ trosn.ry and \· ara. T ripura B. aira' 'i -re:d cJo es. _ree eye.s t crescen mul}d~s of S'i va, Brahma 2 .. \" ·~l}.u as garland pearl-rosa ry, bo~ok, vara an a a~ c a·ra y n.-pn 'n a nd a.n'k us' n _..apil ~ in ef. hands. right-, a ra., abhaya, ? ; on sim ,J&sana ... l{:a tnes' v·.ari-crescent, three. eyes, red clothes o s' a va simbasana , nltiJ).gamiila, ten han.ds-tris'ula, ~an1ar11, ,:vord, shield, pinaka, arrow~., pa.s'a, a nkus'a, book and rosary. Bhu ' anes\ a ri - four hands, tnt1J.lcjamal a~ pre tas.ana, pas'a, ankus' a vara and a bbava . ( -o eft ttp to 1eft 10\\ er _; rig~~ ,_ ______.a -u :::' d · rg pas'a and ' rara) Bauddha. Godde ses : . . -Pavati-on a lotus, thr e eye and two ha nds with lott1ses. Ugra Tara -o~11 a 'vl1ite lotu , snak.e ornaments, four hands-Kartrt ~ \vord, ~ku1l and bltte lotus. Ekaja~a--one jatJt, tongue ll~tn.ging- do' n, cloth ed in :aer sl{in t par .a of \\ l1ite bones on head an.d Ak?Qbhya on s ~aYa. M' tangi~blac]{ or ye1low, t\VO hands wi th s'uka an~d ,s 'aril,a . S uJn1tkhi or Sy auz a~ newly ~ matured, blue clothed, with toddy-pot and viJ.la, conch e.a r-ornaments. Ca1~daJ1fiiic&1tgi ui-b~ la.ck d ress t pearl neck1ace, conch .. ear o rnaments " 'i th vina. " Giinapatya im ges-Ekak~a1·a 0 --R.ed, crescent, th ree eyes1 serpen t or ~ament,. danta~ v.ara and bijapura in trunk. 1 Alalrlf : -three eyes, with s akti holding a 1ot us, ten hands--disctls., s'a~ha; tri s'ikh a , pas'a, sugar .. cane bow , ted lotu , mace, padd_, bijapura., da.n ta a nd pot in the trunk .. K~£p ,~a 0 ·--three eJ·es, crescenr, four hatl.ds with pas'a, an kus'a, madbu'lLapala and a nother in tl1e ~loni of ~a~*h i \v ho holds lotus and goJde11 pot in trunk.

~~ikfn

7

T

f.

-

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14 l'akrafttfl4a c - with pas' a, ankus'a, vara and abhaya on lotus(?). Lak~tni Gaffesa-ye11ow clothes, on a lo us, thr ee eyes, ern braced by Lak~mi on left side b)' her right arm,, the Jeft hand holding lotus ; four hand~ \Vith cakra_, s'al)kha, d~nta, abha}'a and golden pot in trunk . Hiramba 0 -fi \ e_elephant hea~ds of pear1:. lightn ·n cloud, amrta ghsr Qi colot1rs, crescent, seated o lion, ten arms-tris''uJa, ankus'a, ro_ar_ mudga,r a skull, ~anka, 1110daka danta, a bbaya and d na. Viri o and s'akti 0 as K~ipra 0 • Panca Vaktra S'it,a- eated on lotus, vyaghTa carma, th~ee el es, four bands, with paras' u, deer, vara and abh,aya. Vaz~~7?at'a

Images :-,

Vasudeva

Samkarsa.n a

r

1

Kes'ava

Ma.dhava (Puru~ottama 1)

A.ceortling to

v"isnu ..

I adhusudatla v'imana a

Ha~asit·~a

niruddha

•

Goviuda

arayav.a

PradJ umna

S'ridha·r a Hrsikes'a • • Panibha

Damodara

Paticarat1Aa :-

Kiiav,a -rigbt lower -lotus, upper- s'a\}kha ~ left upmace ; lo~ v;~er-discus. Nariiya11a· above reversed fro1n lo ~ler to up,p er. • M'a dhat'a-left lower-lotus; upper--s'a~.ha; right uppermace and lower-cakra. Go~ vinda-right 1o\ver-cakra ;, upper-mace; )left up-lotus and 1o,w er-s'a:J}kha" Vi~u;-rigbt

up-lotus;, lo~ wer mace; left up-s''al}.kh,a aud lower-discus. fadiJusudafla-right up-s'al}.kha; lower-cakra; left up~ lotus and lower rnace. Vitltana- Right up-mace ; lo« er~ lotus ; left up-disc and lower-conch. Or--left leg on .Brahma.~c).a i right leg on S'es'a· lower Balibandhaoa; heigbt of se' en, t&lapramaJ.laS; hands www.srikanta-sastri.org

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15 left upper-~radn.; lo\ver~lottts; righ t up ca kra and Jower-s' ankh a. • • S 'ridlzara-right up-discus _; lower-1otus ;, left up - · gada.; lower--s 'al).kb:a. On tbe left- Laks: • m i seated ~or standin g and holdiug lottts. Hr~ikl:sa-ri gbt up- discus ; lower-gada ~ lef pper-~ lotus and lo'\"\·er- s'ank ha. P~n_abka-rigbt up- lotus ; lower-s'al}kha; left upper disc and lower-"m ace. Da1uod a r£i - r ig.h t up- s' aiJ.kha; lo\v,er-lo~tus ; le-ft up -mace a nd 10'\\'er-s,vo~ rd. All these s . ould be represented \Vith their ~goddesses 'h olding II

lotus and

vina . in their .

hanrl5,~

24 Va.i~11ava n firlis ·a ccord ·ng Right lo,,·e~.

\ 1-i,sudeva

Kiis'ava Naraya~! a

·M adhava

Purusottama •

Adl1ok~aja

Samkarsana • • Govinda

Visnu . "'

Madbu su aDa At;yuta U pen·d ra Prad} umna T ri \'" ikratna Vima na ·S'r ~ dhara

Narasimba janardana A·n \ruddha

R· ~bt

up .

ma.ce lotus conch mace di sc lotus mace disc mace d. ~c mace conch disc

con ch conch disc disc lottts mace conch mace 1o us conch lotus mace conch

IGtus

mace

conch lotus disc lotus di sc mace

disc disc lotus disc

mace

P'a dmanabha

conch

isc lotus

Damodara

lotus

disc

H ari K·..:sna ., .

conch conch

disc mace

H rsikes'a • •

21.

f o, Si ddhfi rtha

Sattthita . 2 1

Left np.

di c d: c mace coneh con<:·h conch lotus lo us conch lotlls disc disc

Left lo\"er.

otus m ace

lotus lotus mace djsc

mace disc mace

disc conch disc m ace conch lotus lotus conch lotus

mace

cench

mace cot1cb conch lotus

conch mace

disc

mace lotus lotus

l.otus conch mace

conch mace disc

Cf.. J(hare. \l'arieties of~\''i~u lma e. FestscJtrijt P. V . Kan~e. f:L 260. B. B. Bidyibinod . Varieties cf Vi~ttu Images. M~ni. Ar. S.J. no~. 2.

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16 ldelztifi.cat£o~n

Salag ratl'l«s-.l~ccording to

wbite for accomplishme ; b ack for fame ; rrrey destroys sin ; yello'v for progeD)' ; bltte for ~iches and red for lcingdom.

of

o"'ours

=

Sl!;·e-of the size. of an &malaka fruit or cover-ed by both palrns. Too large-destroys o g'evity . • Crooked- brings p,o verty. Unmarked - u~ ess, brol<e "ith bidden cakras, too big· cakras, too o~ en tnattth, lower mouth to be a ·o; ed in sakamlirca a.

According to Rekhas--accor·d ing to Brabma : -

- asudtl. a-Cakra onl} in mouth, not inside, white. Pradj'tl1n t a-re o'\v," i 1 smal1 cakra in mo11th and man bo es. A1~i1·uddha-blue and tl\~o relrhas ·o n ba.c k--1ike lotus. .Kes.avtt-blue, two rekhas; rectangt1lar. Na:rayan.a-bla·c k and two rekhas above. ,.. Ha1·i~long rekha, wid·e ho.~e to f.i ht and mouth abo\ e~ Pnran18~thi-wllite, t"\\ D , -kh.as lik-e lotus and cakra. l 'i-fl!u -lik,e bilva fruit hole at the back·t big and black. Narasintha (on]y for brahn1acari n , r-el
Varaha-bigt witl1out or many ( ·ir-ekha) rekha

and

indr.ani a

colour.

Matsya- long, golden colour and three hindus. Kurma-higbi round rekha at bottom, katlstubh a aud cakra r.ekhas; greenish.

Haya.g riva-,vith five rekhas like ankusas" blue and many bindtts. According. to Padnza : - arczs·i JJlha-long face and rekbas like mane. ll araha-shape of boar with cakra rekha. H a · tgri-oa-horse faced, long re ·has like rosary on top or like lotus.

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17 Va1natra~round,

many marks, col·elur like atasi Rower an~d spots. Or short, ]eft with g·a da and~ ((a.kra n1arks and r i bt rek·has.

lftlorsana- di sc t• ke rekha.

Diimoda·ra-big

ith yello\v line at tr1outb anri cakra in mid,dle;

or two cakras lower and upper sides, no too long, - itb one central lin e ; or big -th small hole and

cakra in centre. AJ&aJr.ta-o·f many colours, with mark of serpent hood.

'vith many cakras

an~d

rnarl{s.

P tl ru,ottama-mouths on a11 sid·e s and

Yogis ara-nr;,.,att: .:ik,hare littgatn bha,va~:n

Tasya

Or

top~ also.

salagram.a

S(ltJtt;t.d ..

)10gi't:ar·o nllJn-~a brah~iza h1tt,am

vyapo.h at'i II~ · Linga grows from the top of salagr&ma ..

Panabha-marks of lotus and parasol ; to be worshipped (only ?) with tulas'I. H iraf!:ya-sbap~ ed like the moon and \vhite with -golden lines.

· -i~f!ttP· a·tiiara-ro·w s of lines. ~esa-circular lines . Gar,«~~two

lo uses co~ nnected \vith long line.

J a,-z,ardantl--\Vith

four c·ak-ras.

Lak""rni-Nariiyana-\vith four .cakras with vanam&la rekha at '" the mouth. Hr~ik;a~a---crescent shaped.

Lak~mi Nt:-Sit;zha -

b1ack. with two hindus and two Qlkras

to the left. TriviJ~rama-black

1,vith two. cakras on left ,a nd two on right and with lotus, J]ak~i~Ava.rta, vanamala rekl)as.

Kr~-four

1ekhas on four mouths.

sides,

t\:vo cak·ras in centre S:n·d

(S9me say tllat \ · i~nu shou.ld not be \V-orsbipped in the s&la-· grama-but the authority for tb.is i ~ que~tionable.) Salagrama lak~t~as are ~lso described in Miru Tantra . ...

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st.AKTf\ I

AGES

Lakfnli-on eight petaJed 1

•

s, 4 elephants pouring with amrta ghatas, 4 ba ds-2 pad·m as, a baya, vara" Dl4rRii-pitambara, re cent, 2 uppermos-t bands-samkba, cak·r a 1 2 Ia~ · er-~sword and sbield .~ 2 le- er-arrow and bo , 2 lower s'ula and tarjani mudra,accordit g to Is'ana S'iva. Jaya Durga-a~n simha,. left up discus,. right up dara, right lo 'er sword, )eft lower ruji (tris'u1a). Or from right up to ri glit lo -e -. • illiu.i Dur·n a-ou lion. 3 e ·es, _ands ir:om rig t wer to left ower-s~ - a, ba~a, sword, ari, dara, mace, bo , pas'a, 4 attendant goddesses holding S\vord and shield. ~ Vitldh:)'avasini·- witlt discus, dara, s\vord, n1ace, arro~r, bo\\", tris'ikh.a and pac:.'a. Vatta Dt,:rga-from rig .t up ari, dara, vara, abhaya, 3 ey.es, sre ated on lotus, 'vith lion. According to NarayaJ.li);'a :~b1ack, leg on buffalo's bead, on a lion · cakra, s'amk'ha, sword, shield, arro , bbw, tarjant, tris'ula in up.per hand,s, .. kul1, r~~ika, musala, kunta. nandaka, gada, bl1il.l9.iva.la, s'akti in lower bands. Or-on eight petal lotus, from right lo' er-s'nla, b~a cakra, s'amkba,s\ ~ard, shield) bo,v" skull. Ma1zal,a kfnti- 1,000 ot 18 arms; from right lower rosary, lotus, arro'v, S\vord, musala, mace, eakra, tris'ula, paras'u, s"arilkha, ghal)ta, paa'a, s'akti, da1.1Q.aJ carma, bo , cup, kamanQ.a.tu; .s eated on iotus. ~l.ahakali-Black, 10 heads '\Vith. 3 eyes each, 10 arms, 10 legs~sword, arrow, mace, trident, cakra, pas'a, bhusuJf«Ji, parigha~ bow, skull. ilf.aha Sarasvati- barn out of the body of Gauri. s.armsarro , n1usala, cakra. trident, s'amkha, plough (langala), bell, bo~ .

Jatavidase Devi-left han.ds s'amkha, shield, arro and abha}ra; right-bo\v, cakra,, cup, vara. Or(?) upper hands- cakra, S\vord, www.srikanta-sastri.org

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-a-

tDm 3 eyes. - ra Durga----on a .:

ll owed b :ge · e 1d. '8 arms

sword ....:w. sbield. an -

Lava,.,a

~ ~

a t en an

it h

_.;;·"-::11

bo\v, pas',a ,. tar:~.

Jll

Durga~red,

3 eye:; on ved lo s s'akti, \"ara, abba~ a. s~nJa..

Ya1natfati- black dress, kapala, pas'a, arilkus'a, 1 amkus'a.~ pas a, s'ula, ka.p Aia.

B .h 'itnii Durgii- Black, cresce.n t,, 3 eyes, ari,. s'arllkha, s'' ula

a d k atvanga in hands.

hair,

'

~

rnaru. .

ill

An.t tapiir,!a

...

a

·dent.

colour= cr -

dane .. • :-, left hand

~.,~-.&.&g

'"~orsbip ~

ing _ cu

crescent , tri s'iila. Or

canJnes~

at

- bt spoo

' iiNiha3 ~.-=-· ..

· ---..........'"'-~ : _,'""a

-, 3 ~eyes, ~ arm~ · . ~, 2 hands binding · ; he beaten b~y go d foJded hands. "' . r-p a up m1rror, ng

Gauri-

~ - 'a,

left ]ower '

~

S'arhk·a ra. . . . . . _-_ -.. ,-- and s'al&ka.

u.ated Sidbya, a raja, red, alia, left~a?s

throat

~

r

amk us ,a, Iii

Pavati~n

-· __ . . , 3 eyes, ho_ ]3'iflhi:J--on lo red clothec:, .:. - ,a and am • k_us a~ pas

Sa, g·o.lden pot,

I

Trtpu.ta..-.-.S'rim, Hrim, Klim.. 9 e ~ ..=, on fatl(o~, 6 hands2 lotuses, p"s'a, ~a, baw, arrow.. Or~ red colourt 4 hands-- pas·a, aJilk~us'a, bow, arrow. Nity~ii

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klinnii-red

c~othes.

3

-...1111111:!:,1

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...aya; on a

~

,

t

Sammohatta-red Jot

,

..---., . . . ~. on a lotus . a lotust 6 a_,.....·ol["'· left up·al pavall i, o hands

p&s a, - - sa, sugar

ihana-o -

Tr

Or--flower

- o es, 3 e _es, cresce s'a, left up .;:Tl).. o e

Vatzh i mga

t

an-red. red c1othe.s ·tb 'a, aiilku-s'a, sugar-cane PQmf;ilr.anate flower a:rro'v. Vlig't'lidini klittna-ars ab6v·e. S'iva4Gl'i -Red, clothes, 3 eyes,, arrns---)ef mace, jewel cup ; ri ht-amkus'a lotua. Tt· ritii.,~witl:t peacock crest umbrella a-n ag made of peacock feathers njl. garland, abbaya bast~s. B yahari-Ieft ca·k ra, righ _"arilkha. t

hiinili~~3

eyes, on a io 4 arms-rig t: up abbaya, lo er TrailiJkya stambhan--pi am - a crescent, gold tnrone 4 hands, right Ia ?er udga:ra, right up pAs ' ,. e t - ·raka. lower jihvi, lef Bag,alamukhi~or Brahmastra ..1d_'a; ptti.m bara. o ·s ana, holding 1 ara, and "~ai rij ~ s-'atrupicJ,ana, rig a. Or-~2 a and· parvata. Or----o_ otus, crescent s#a, Io,ver 4 arms left up · bt hand_ lotus. Or- from rosary, lotus ; on pane reta. .. ~~»i s~ Kalik~~S' ked, 4 at • • lo er lower "tb J

M'.&.a<- -

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as ear

ca

.

·-n

ban

of r se of fila

waiS[-~....................~

oo--

:r- in mid"'"' .. ~skull,

altlf-a-- (accord -n a •

s

· ·a l.imata)

0

nlga iira~ corpse, right on ]ion-.; ,. hich licks ~ right sword and 2lotuses (? )~ left kartri and ~·~..._.

Guhya KiQi-like

Da.k~iQ.i~

B·hadra Kali- blac:k, black clothes, canine_s·, smiling, nago-pa ·I a~ crescen t, ekaja"ta, on nlgas·'ayya, garland : : =~ ~ 00 hea,d ed Anan ta over·head, snakes -e- :::-s:r: '""'- Taksaka on left ,,~ris t,. ear sT "

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car·.

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~

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as -r

gra

pa ........~~

ill

.~--..

~.,

~

bones

on co

S\VOrd,

hai~

skull ;

b e

1'

abiikaJI, Rujdra)!i, Bba~ -i ratnari,. Maharittt,

Yoginis of

'

forehead :

Tarii.~ P-··. --- ~ . ba

lot~ 5

artri, riaht.,

-

with

B ima.,

·--..- - ou..----"""!·

_

~mi,,

B

-..

sww~-!~rescent,

one leg ~~ a, sword ; Or o ~ ~ 4 hands

- ·""'_,_·:.-bell, "·~,........~~ , snake Jl, cup,

~~..a

uJJ~amaJa, ~ '

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'I

·ar1, K UJJ ,a Saras i ~, Ghata ·Sara= -a .. ..~- __

T~r&s~(ac Asta •

#

rding

to ...

Antariksa • .... _i Sarasvlti. ..

•

_- Tantni)~TArtt,

Ugr'

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-

rosary.,

--•

-- e1 ow, 4

..

lotu~ S.ar«.syati- wbit~

abbaya,

_

vara. Bltuva1tisvan- ""

:. escen t 1 .2 a

-

. e

up

aJiL~

_

- ~a , lo,ver abba _ _.. .,...,.ra: : red clothes,. skull garland, re~ abbaya, var~; a.n a lotus, 3 eyes, c -- - - • Sam.p atp,r ada 0 -crescent, sku1l garland, 3 ere~ . left-book, abhaya; rigbt- rosar_ ·da 0 2 • Kaulesil bbairavi,-Bha)a '\ ·dh\amsini, .S x ~ Caitanya Kam- ''l.-ari 0 ,. ·~atkut~ e -- ~­ ~danit~ra0 , Rudra B ~~anesvar]o-"' Caitanyac·- crescent r skull a·nd. \~ a.ra. S~kiita 0 -redd i sh, . k - d, 4 han s-pRSa amkusa, book, rosar _-. ~

I~~,

~

•

Rudra 0 -crescen 3 sim ~d:I shield1 pin- -

:

~ .:

garland , red ·c a

es c

~=~.:s-trisfila,

'"a

9amaru, · b. ook , am"ku · · sa,

-- d,

creso ri!: - - rav·astra, 3 ·e yes ; l _ - ~a ·d ancing ; W'h ite, five faced - . . ·nu,' s· . .' r 1-gt. Bh "'

at

1

- :s~a ~ ....__.. . ~... .. a

Annapur~6svari 0 ~

"'tt.tta

~

masta :-Pra.c anda ,~..,. ,;.A ... .. a\vn head in le ~

hanging • er ov·tn t hr

-~

by

:::.

blood gushing f ~ Kartri ; skull gar n.a ked f upavita, feet .o -,e.,.. ,~ ~atuated ~a ~ of 16, To the left Dak· .. ~aht-,~a ini- ..= _.ears old, • alred:J drinking e ~i's blood i g skull an artri or s o~d and. kartri. · r

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23 D iimlvaJ:ibr""-"5-~

db·vaja,

o

. . '!"..-""'~-e (or ha ir

dh\~aj

body .

Bhadra

Ka~i'-star- -

- su ken eyes, 'b hair, weep in.g (smilin·g), blac with food threatening to ~ - ~.,. woi1d, 2' bands boldi.ng 2 pasas. according to K&likA tan tra). ?viah& Ka.}t- 5 faces, 3· eyes each, snake!"ornament, 8 right sak ti, .siiJa, bow, arrow,. left shield, sword, abhay a~ Su rrounde(l by A~tamatrs (7 + r - on lion, sk u ll g·a rland, 4 arms~ ~~J.c::1..L.l a . (?)~

,

,_ S .m as ana .

Jvii Am&)i

---·L..Oo·

---;;::r:rr

K amalAks.. .. 1· ·....._.,.-nsar y.

Kakatundi. .

-

~

~inis-~~

··

·- um&rika-...

-; -andi DevVa~a y~..

1

'ada a

t -)o t'us

-hi te beak.R i-on n1aJ~f _.,,t:.i\""kC'- vara, a b a_

1

,~ara,

.-

abbaya, clothes, 'b lack, res - g ~es and areca nuts. campaka\··ana, o

--.-db.am6cana. 2 handsred

ife. ~~~_ngi -- i n

necta r

·ipa, ratna u.:illil~151opa, ratna simh~ -~~ _:a:.~.ot·us; dark ~~~bam ala, crescen t. _..,. ..___.L~ - s with S.'uka, .. (?); or yello - ~ ...... ...,.._with Rati on . and Priti on le: . ~ . £lg IJ'I!;OIIiilli'~ " and amklutia ; wbi e ar dark ; s- sugar-cane bow, · ~ . ~ abbaya, '-~ara ; Or-with flo er arr~ows, g"" Lalcjmi- pa i nn1udra, book, bow and arro ~ Or-dar ·. . mirror, ratna dipaj ·an, betel creeper, paraso·t suJia, sarika .e lreJ cn,p, \ ia;taJ ti.la \T - Or- 4 hands-piia, arbkus'a, 1

J ..... . ._ . .

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a ~a : r - s _ord, shield.-';--..~ kull ; Or-,~~·a, adlkus'- .otus and pad Or-gold cqp, jewel - ra, abha)''a-. atangi-on jewelle • ne blue) '\fit b s' ack dress holding vini in h~ on • ·Jni. am sa ... "'"ija_ ~ ~ Par ~a. --Gattri - Gind a ·_

-' pas

~......,..·,on

simha; 3 eyes, b a ·. aDds- ri .. _Ja, eakFa, cup.J Kha~vanga to Aus'anasa Tantra and ~Cya,rana). Or .

1

ruf}-fta and

rlt1J1'}i)a1

4 hands-plo'ttgh~

abhaya. humra 0 --Grey,. de\ outing pa: '· ~enemy,, ~ . . s ra~-Grey, d·e vouring pa_' ·-enemy, boa PanGami, Vlrtali. e, e_a rtb 0 or ,-apna \ ' rt.rahiO-ni.la, o 4- hands-pas'a-. ....,.._ s"a, sword, ·e d. ari~Red,.

~

~a

binding . . 1

K arf!.,api8.a ci-on c- 1-:.lt...

:.OAI-·

c,anine ~

,

pas a. ~-am iLli;

under a Bada: . and b~ one garland. ig stomac , red to _

appears· short, red ev~es 4 hands- vara, a a_ - - sl,:ulls, on a cor ~r ne, 4 bands ~ap1r esvar·i---white, on golde abhaya, 2 lotus -:. ~ --red clothes, bla·c k ( s'u.rp·a and marjan- liatri---re4, 4 arms-righ - .. a and ar and adbodaJ.l<Ja, 3 e_ - dishe e feathers on h~d, m~..u o

"wa, yuhaka pis'a . Or- s'ula, prisa pa '

i mb&sana, 3 eyes

. . arms- otus,

r.__,..aw

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as VAl~A.V.A

lMAGES·

,:. .. £irayal)a (?) pitamb.a ra, from. left lo\ver ca kra,

dara, gadl,

1otus- left up. S'ri, Bl1ti and S'aranga. Or.,.p a, s'a.lilkha 1 g·ada, ·c akra. Kes'ava-right lo\ve - lottls, upper s' alilkba,. left lo"rer cakra. Vlsuda\'a- (white, _atilk·ar~al).a (yeJlow), Pradyumna (back Aniruddba (blue) ~all w itb pitimbara.• dara, cakra gad.aJ. pa. N. ara,yaJ!a with Hha.r.ati, S·' r.i, and Bl)ii--aecording to 1\'l ahakapila Paocaratra, 8 arms, on Garu.~a,. white-for destroyin.g po ·son , disease and death. La .mi _~irayal}a-( according to Rudra ylm$ · -pitam~ bara, lotus, '~ith Lak~tni., 4 arms" V&suda\·a- in milk ocean) under Kalpa tree, on ratna manca, w hite} pitambara, 4 bands-left up mace, ri,g bt up ca kra, right lower--lotus.,. left l~ower-s·'am k· _a. A~coording to- Hay~ as'ir~a Pan.caratra- right up ·c ak ra, lower lotus, ]eft tl p mace, Iower-s''arbkba . Lak~m ~ Vasudeva :- white, embracing s ·' ri who ho ds. left

mirror, j ~ewel pot and likhita and kamala. Tbe godlotus, mace, s'amkha., cakra. Harihara- (as Lak~mi N arayal}.a)- half white, half black, 4 hands-right u p~ ~{i.iia, discQs, ri ht lower s'' amkba, ab!haya. Dadhi Vaman a-aoco~rdi ng to S arasatkgraha·- white1 on \vhite lotus under 'vhite um brella.~ embxaeed 'b S~'ri and B hu ; 2 hands-left--c up of riee and curd,

right-golden n.e ctar pet.

Yajiies'vara \ amana- white, on lotu~~, 4 arms v r:tb daJJ.rJa, nee ar ·~pot , c urd~ric_e w ith pickles an~d g old cup. Bhoga Vamana-as above. Hayagriva- according to S arasa mgFaha-wbite, o·n white lotus, horse.faee, 4 hands from ri.g ht lup to rigbt lower-rosary, lotus, book, abhaya~ ·or-4 arms

~g

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Yajur \ada-yellow,. goat face, z·arms with rosary, Kulis'a, Sarna, ida-blue,, hor_e face, 2 arms with rosary, K·umbha, ith rosary, . . tbarva V~da-wh i e, monkey face, 2 arm Kumbba. For poetic abilit ~horse face, on lotus,, 4 hand__ om right lower to eft upper-lotus, rosary, book and vara. Varaha .Adi 0 -(S're ta 0 ) 8 arms,, right up cakra, le up s'ati1kha, below them in order, rig . : ·ord, left., s , ·eld ; rjght, mace _ _ ef rig ~ . ara, left abhaya; with Bh- o · dam~~ra. Or-b emerging from sea, B u on :white d.am~~ra. Varaba-sea ed mn lotus, black, black face, Bhu o · ap, 4 Hands from left up to right up-s'amkna1 mace, lotus, cakra; surrounded by Bhu, 'ri Rati and Ka.nti who hold shield and sword. Bhudeyi-dark, on lott1s 4 arm -2 lotuse_ add~,.·ear and s'uka from left up to left lower . .su.d ar8ana 8 arm r ight up cakra, left up dar , _ lo ermace, lotus, 2 lo\\~er n1usala, bo · . _ lower p&s'a atld Sfi}l (i.e. amkus'a). Ratbapa·da Hari, with fierce canines and. cakra mudra. , Srikara Vi~1Jlt-from left. lov-·er-mace, lotu-.; upper--s"atilkna, cakra. · 9

•

•

· Trailokya Sanltno,h anlt ) Puru~ttama-red, ands-from Maha Samm6 l1ana !left up to left lower-s'alilkha, cakra, gada, pa (cf. RipaJ11a1Jtja1ta. Ch I II. . 66 .. 2. 16 arms, ~faces of man Nara.simha, boar, \Voman; on G·a ru4a-See belo" Kr~JJ.a. Hr~i.keia-on Garu<Ja,, w·hite, 4- hands-left: up to left lower s'a.Iilkha, cakra, gada pa!! Sridhara-in milk oeeau, on lo us, and Garu<Ja. 4 hands-ar.i, dara, gada, kama a. toget er (?)-4 hands 1 on garu£}a, ith S'ri and A c uta Bhu s'arilkha, cakra. ahhaya, 'ara. A1 a -ta Go,inda

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27 'S ''a nta0 :-wifh Lak~mi o~n left. lap "\vho embraces h~m with right and holds lotus in left hand~ For sta·m bhana-black c]othes., golden bodlr, s'amkha_, cakra . F .a r Vas'ya-·sindura colo~ ur,. lotus, mace conch, d iscu~. For maral}.a-black, 3 e. e"", entrail garland, tearing Daitya's heart, 4 arms-conch, disc) mace., swo~ rdE I

For ur;~itana-blu.e, s' atilkha~ cak·r a, mace, lappa daJ;t(Ja4 For a. k .ar~a\)a-with his goddessl cot1ch, dise, s~~~ord; pis'a . . F ·o r pu~ti~s' abala colour t 3 eyes, conch, "disc, mace, abbaya. For treasure-\vith Lak.~rni, conch, cakra, mace, n '.dhL For \?id a-"~hite, pitern1bara, pas'a, atilkus''a in . pper and conch and shi~eld in lo\ver hands. with Laksmi, arms-right, discust s or~d mah~pa, musala; left, conch shield, mace, bow~ La~mi stands. rig·b t,. Tu~~i ot:~ left ..

For e\"ery pt1rpose

For Krura Karma~as Rudra--entrail garlan.d, snake up·a-...·ita, five fa;ces, with crescents, b.Jue nec.k, 3 eyes in each face,, 10 arms-rosary, mac.e1 lotus,. conch) bow, musala, discus, s·word,. s'illa, arro,\~ . For

a,~ erting

disease-16 arms --2 tearing; .2 lifting entrails, 2 s' a.mkha,. cakra: 2 ba~a and cap~a ; Z sword and shiel~d, 2. maoe and lotus,. 2 pas'a and arilkus'a, 2 an the head of the enemy.

For big

und~ertakings-Right

side·2, cakra and sword,. 2, parasu., pasa, 2 ~. hala, tnusala, 2, abhay·a,. amkusa, 2, pra tti ·aJ bhindi .. ala, 2, Rheta, tomara~ 1. mudgara. - Left side-conch, sword ~ pas'a, s'ti.la; agni and ara, s'akti, ku{l~ ~ka; bow, tarjani mudrli· mace, Q.amaru; o~ ne-sarpa ; _ hands on the enem:s ·s ja u, 2 on head, 2 on feet, 2 u.p-li ted ho1ding entrails, _ lo ·e1 t~earing== 36 hands. For ~destroying fear, poison, death and muk.ha.r oga-on Garu9a, 3 eyest pitamba a, 4 han,d s-discu , co ch, abhaya, vara:

Or- re4, 3 eyes, canines, 8

ar . s, from right up-discus,

co·n cb, gu~a, srl).i, Kulis' a, mace and 2 in diralfa mudra .. For curing fevers-3 eyes, mane 4 hands f~o· m left up to left lower-conch, disc, s'M0rd, bield. 1

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28 Lrt1lf1Ni

rsimM-on

S'~ts hood, with serpent hoods over

head, whi te, embra~c ing Lak~m i · 4· han~rls·-dara, ari, kamala, abhaya from right Jo er to left 1ower. l"'alii !Nr:simka for exorcising demons~ fe "ers. 1f on cakr&sana, 4 hands boding 4 cak.Sudarasana Nrsimha l ras; 3 .eyes, open mouth. " Sri R ifma-On pt.saoa near Sarayu, dark, in --~msana ·w ith jfiana mudra. Or-on p c:'Pa la ~na, embraced by Sita, hold·ajana, Lak. a.l}.a 'vitb arro\v sheath · Or-with jat&; r with Lak~maJ)a bo .ding parasol; ·O r-seated in p ~paka .

Or~as S'i a with Kaparda,

s'ula

3 e_ es and crescent ·; wit.h .bow and arrow, or i h Si a oo left, :L&k~mapa on rightJ o~n pu~paka simhasana, ja!l1

maku~.

Sitii BhagaTJ ati-(?) w ith crescent, 4 arms-pis'a, arbkusaJ bow,

arr~ow ;

3 eyes,. n~4alas, 2 hands

H anumant as -R dr:a miirti- bite, with

in aijali in froo t of R lima or S'i ·a, on petal lotus; wit.h Kaupina, making fierce noi~es like kinkiJa, bbumbb~ka, etc. GlfJi!ila-an oga pit\Ja and petal- red 1- us, Kr~:Q.3.1 with mayu ra pinch·a , utpala karl)ap - ra, kaustubha, s'rivatsal pitainbara 1 feet marked itb s\·ast"ka, etc,. 'h olding ftute, gopis dancing, cows. SrJ -Kr~a-on ratna simh,a sana, pasana, jangh.ii.s near kat i,

blu", child adorned \V.ith tiger·clawJ h olding butter ump, surrounded by gipi, gO~pila and go ! in he ~orning 1Vorship~

idday--blue, ma iira pincha, ratnakw;ttJ&la, pitam· harat va.nam&la etc ; right hand- e~u, lefts'adlkha and vi tra . Mtem~on-even.ing or night :-In Dviraka in a mcm.1apa in m idst o a ta nk, seated on lotus, with maku~ pitAmbara, 4 arms - dara, ari, gada, pa, surround~d by 16,000 wives or r~s to whom he is im-parting insttuctiou. 1

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A.,d vaitartha vica-r ha .. a t 1Jt(zriipam param tB.jo

m.u1:£varyibh~a trt

I

disa'11 ta1n ,.n ja ntl",a gaurat'al

6

Blila Kr'f?!a·- as in the lap of mother or ·a s dancing ~on the hoods of Kriliya ; or blue= "---irh vyaghra nakha, h~o ldi ng in ]eft curds and r igh - rice mi x ~ed, \Vith milk~

Krf~a~a.s wo~ man, pitambara ~, darl<, 4 hand right up-sphat·i ka

rosary, le.ft up-book and 2 han ds playing on t e flute which is S'abda Brabma· ~a. ve:t;tu. rC p ,.. KrslJ.a=S'amkara in Rvpa manf#at.«\ . .. Krt~t!a~l ef t

on hand, go1d rod, rigbt-embra~cing Rt1kmini • hie;, la·p~ Rukmini's left hand-lotus. K . ~a- with S'ik ip.ncha1 left vel}u, right-stick a d pas' a amon·g cows.

Kr.'lna-on ratna simhlsana in midst of cows; right- stickt left-s'athkha ;I to his right Rukmil}.i, left Sa.t ya bhama., front, lt1dra and Su.r abbi; Gods po ri ng amrta fro~ m pots. V i~vaksena and 8 LokapilasKumuda, Kumud.ak~a, P ui)Qarika, \""Amana S'ankukaqia, Sarvan.e tra, Sumukha a . d Supratisthita. •• ...

!1!1

K·,.sna.....,as fi ve y ~ears old-blue,, with Yas'oda. surrounded by Rukm i~i, SatyA-, .Lak~aiJi, jlmba ~atL Kr,sf1a-as. Bala ~GopaJa-on a lotus, blue, R urun.akba on ... rill •

-

throat, two hands-butter and payasa. Krwa~·Under Kalpav"r~k~a, on go~ J d swing, eatin ,a nd payasa.

c·u rd~

left Rukmi~i, right Satya, lotus, mace, dis cus, conch and 2 hands, holding a flute near the~ ·m outh.

Kr¥Ja-·On simhi sana, 8 arms-ernbr,acing

Santana

Gopala ~restoring

son to t _ Brlibmaa,a , • 4 arms- left up conch~ discus, mace, lotus , pita.m ·b·a ra,, mayura pinch.a · Or-child ~on~ red lotus on lap: being embraced by the w~ould .. be mother . (Put-ratvina tYz:b.h avaym muraripum putr,arthini, dead

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J aRatsa:tn. ntolza a

H:r~ In

rnd·a.vana on ratn a simhisanat eet on left s o -der of Garu4a, arms -from right up o lower ·n Of,der ---c,a kra s'arhk aJ SJ'Qi, p&s'a, ftower-ar:ro , sugar-cane bow, lo mace ,; on left lap L~ mi embracing him and ng suga[cane bo in white clothes. Trailikya tnohat1ac- (as above) But in Rupamm.<Jana C . 111,. 1

60-2 16 arms, right; n1ace, disc, goad arr cakra : ~ ara; pestle, noose bo ho -~ hands in oga a ces. 5

-

a 0 -red, r clothes o ands from left p to ef o e - pis"a alilk us'a, sugar-cane bo arro s.

Pra"aoa 0 -as Hari, on lotus, 4 arms-discus (left o er), ~"atilkha, lotus, mace (right lower). Kartavir~a-acco~ rding to

UQ.Q.amares'vara

Tantra g alden garland, re c es and turban, 500 with a ows, seated in a c ariot, su~bows, 500 ·th swords, s ields, bows and rounded b er arrows.

11 varieties : In l&hi~ma~ sporting in the waters o,f R6v.i ; a -~a in prison ; in Durbar on ratna simhlsana, - h bow, arrow, armour, s ord, pa·s 'a etc,. surroun ed by ministers; or in a cba.ri.ot drawn by 1,000 bor es, surrounded by. tbe army: Or-on a white elephant; or with 1,000 lot in hand.s, or in yliga en a lotus. Or-red cio ed, r ed eyed, on black elep ant and cal{ra, arro , bo , musala, swor d'" hira, pas'l, prasa, shield, s'alhkha in each ndred hands from right up.

SAURA I l.:\GES - a- on lotus, red, with K~iJajas, 2 lotuses · upper hands, abhaya and dina · or 2 red latuses ara abhaya, 3 eyes-as female, crescent on bea~ + hands from right up to right lo ~er adlkus'a, guJ.Ul, va.ra, abhaya, cool body; Vi~' is'iki B.hu~es' ari ; Or-on www.srikanta-sastri.org

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red 3 eyes bands-2 lotuses; abhaya : O·r -as _ rdbaniris'vara, 4 hand.s-~1 tanka abba -a~ ara ; on a red lotus . as MlrtaJ~u}a Bhairava-5 miirtis :-Siirya, Bhlskara, B h _ uj Ra·v i, Divakara: e_ es. gold .. yello\\·red colour, pearl necklace, arm: - r· ., . p Kha~vanga, ari, guJJa, rosary,, lotus ; e - -.. - r s'akti, arilkus'a, Kapila an·d e·mbra~cing S'ak'""4 fa;ces-3 eyes each .

Ca1tdra-on white lotus, pearl necklace, 2 bands, left, white lotus, r ight, vara; with b1aek spot, with S'aktis; Ro·h i"Qi,, Krtti l{a, Rev.ati, 'Bhar~i, Ratri,, Ardra, J ..·- -~a ·i'th anja]l hastas. Kuja-red clothes, ef. an r · ab baya~ ,.., a-·a 1:::1.. B~4dh a -}· e llo·w clothes, left o Guru-Golden. clothes, right band pointing to je _ e and g.old o , left to vastu ras'i ; !

1

'I

&

Sukra- White c othes, right hands, ctnm a.

-

•

left,

S\~a.rna.

..

ll

c

Satti - Biue clot _es left ·h and on jAn u

g -- abba.ya. 'Rihu-Grey clo s serpent bod)l, an · - J asta~ red ey,es. Ketu-Biack co es ·hand ~on ]eft tb i · . a aya. , sa, var;a, darbhlL, rosa .~ _ruva, sruk, abhaya, vara, ~ri t r· s .'.a ktis - P'ita, S'\~et&, . ~ . D hiimraj Ti -r&~ - phulingini~ Rucira1 J,a ,inl, ? Or Agni i e a or.se born out of He a, shedd-ing ro flame-like hair dhana a e -. 1

J

~A.IVA

IMAGE

. S'i~a-white,

crescent, five faces- .3 eJ·es eac -,, tiger skin, 4 hand -right up paras'u ~tan - --a., lower--vara; left up-deert lower a·b haya, seated on Jotus. Orred colour, 4 hands- ·ght up s'u1.a~ lower-,·ara, left up skull, lower, abhaya; 3 eyes. on his left thig.h Parv·a n embracing~ ith left-r·ed latus.

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32 Sadas~iva- F i

-e faces, 3 eyes each, crescent, j·atamakuta,, _ea ed on ]otus, w·b ite, 10 arms- right tris'ikha., tan,ka, Yaj ra, S'VOrd, fire ; left-sa .pa, bel}, Sf~i, pas'a, and abhaya. Or-one face, bands, right up tanka, O\ er vara, left up-deer e ~- low·e r on Parva i on left thigh. 5 aspects as avaran. a • de,.,. atas :~ West. s ,a dyi}ita - -r faces, 3 eyes eacl1, i bauds-· ~- a rosary, ahba_·a ·ara. Norr ,. iintat! ... · -4 faces, 3 eye5 eac ailds,- a bnaya, \ a--- ,. "' n ka, r o. . .a~ A gl (JT - ' a r ... .., e_.. e;:; each, . hands, -rosaryl ,-ada, as'a, . _·a l.iamaru, khatvanga,. tris'ikha,. s -lt Bast. Tatpurufa-4 faces, 3 eyes each, 4 hands,- vi~, vara, a'b haya, axe, nt.g·a pavita. Centre. i~ana- 5 faces, 3 e~. es""eacb 10 arms,_.rosary \ -ida, pas' a , amkus' a. a -, a kha$vlnga, tris'ula Ekuil, abha\"'a- ,-ara . 1

&

...

-

..

'

of Himalaya

a simba .. sana; white 5cent in jatamak ~a,. \'" ira.s.ana, 3 eyes, concentra:_ • - tip of nose: seated ~on w·b ite lotus, 4 haDd~s- i .. up tanka, lo .er, vyakhy·A rnudra,. left up deer.. O\ver on left janu. Snake ornam~en t, surra _ed by Sa.naka, Sanandana~ Sanatana, an~a ira, S'uka, J~bali,, -arada, ra

Vy&sa~

Or-on white _ o ~ escent and G~ngti on _.earl~ 3 eyes., naglb·hara~a 4 hands--right u.. ~rl ros.ary, lower-jiia a udra, left ·u p sud a. lower, book, rig t foo on sah·asrara. P'a rvati, ·Subbag , B adri, Kriya, s~ .· Ra rt... -'

Ka}i and Vallab - ~ Or, u.nder }'"a ~-.IL..II a1 m.a:.fJt. kirita, pearl n.e ck a ·1, 4 bands- n -..- book, tire serpent. :w...,..·~aya-on

\\"'b ite lotus, ·bite, crescent ka.p arda 3 eyes 4 bands, ·r ight up Jii_ na mudra, lo er, rosary, left up pas'a, lower, Veda.

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33 &%.ghorastra devata-black, canines,:! 3 eyes, ~ han d s fron1 r'1gh t tlp gan1art1, sl1 jeJd, bo~v, sktt1l; in

.-\s

Karn~.. a-red,

in abhic&ra~ reQ.. in bhukti-1nukti - ·p·e arl \Vhite.

tdgraha and

IVilnkntJ.tha-f.or poiso ts-~·olden, cresce1 t~ snake e . r1.n1en ~ .

.f. ha n ds, rigb t u p rosary,~ right lo\ver ·s'ula, lei ~:: sktt.ll , Io,ver, 1\h·at \·anga, fi \:- e faces, 3 eyes eac~ · ! tiger skin, s eated on lottts .. Or, 4- f'a ces, east white, noTth yello"\\r, 'veRt re,}, so.u th black, 4- hands Tight

:r: ': er

::tbhaya~

· -_~u.k t

C,i -Jt fli rnan.. t~~a.:;

np

?. . Gau r i on

vara.,, left up bo\Y, lo,ver ~id e .

~ -~ ~ ~1roa t

£·\rdhaniris'va ra : lei· : edd"s-

blue;

snake, Gang~ and crescen t on head . . ·Eas:ng. left half "" erce right half, separated garn en .. s. adorned ·'\~ith rn i lii and lepa ; -l- hands-1ei i.ip pis'a, l.o " -:erlotus. right np tri s'u Ja, lo,,·er ~ "'U ~ Or -n·ith 8 arn1s -on r ig ht side from top paras't . ~"so. rd , fire~ arro\v ; left-snake, tris'ik ha, s;.ku t bo~- " s'iya on side-..... red. red clothes, 3 eyes-~ Je t-e~ o a ent~~~ ) 6 s'ii1as . ': - . .an d·S. (;)) 1 _ ~ .• ~ 1"'·u utburu R ·•. ·J-c7-

4 at'111s"-right up f;f "· r;r.e ·-khat~~ nga. eft tlp pas'a, lo\,·er -~ku i . re clo t he~ ~ ri pit-a nasika,. 8 S ' aktis- ' a1na JJ'e~l hi . Raudri, I c i~ Durbhagfi, St1bh a2i ~ Karali: . Ion: .L 4 faces;

/( titrapiil a - black. 1prigl1t ~le1lo'~1' ja~a.. 3 ro ...:: _:;- .~ a d :::.-n1 ace a11·d =- .i :.:~ . . ~- K . ~lia ra.s,-

.~goikes' a , 1\arala,

G · ~~ - ·ara ·a~

A_ ,

1a'"

:~nA

1\~f nhfikOpa,

Pi s' iti~'a, Pingrtk~a-- -= rdh ,~akestra.

l'attf lta BJ1 tri:ra.t.' a-

c:atvika foritlg-white, 2 eyes, ~--h it_e clot'hes,2· hands- - right, tris'ikha, leftt da.JJ4a · li ke a ,latu. Or right dal).4at --~ leiL-:--~l: ulh O_r 4 and s-rris' ula pa~'' a ~ da~da . www.srikanta-sastri.org

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34 an4alu : 3 eyes, blu·e lieck pear' netlt·1a.ce, : attenda11ts-As.itangat H-11tu, C~·~a l- KTi,lha. 1 nmatta~ Bhaira,·a.. Kapa·l i, Bb~ . ~amhiira.

In

~T ita ~a

· .a

:n a

eerrtetry-Bha· rn.~ ~

1.pp·e ars

\\'·ith l ) _I ~ . ~-h~uli-5.'a,_ ·St1kul1s'a, Jam:

_ Rama .. 1ha~ . . · : . !"= -.. I-1 racal).~a, CaJ}~ak~s' a, C ... :; · ~ 1 a, Carna. _: . -amatk&ra Cancala. Caru b h -~ .~bh-~a,

· ~ ~ __a_ -~' a ~ -yo __ -:. ·-a ra.

.. y~ma \ . . ~~p~lia.

~---...,... ~ -

ed, 3- eyes, crescent, red c·lothe~ .. ments, 4 bands right t~p, s"nla, lo\ver, a.bhaya. : e~· up skull, low·er,

· ,ara.

()r r ight

hand~

t~

i-: .

abha'.. a ; left st~ llll and \ arR. '"f'i_ma~:t form~-blrt

<·

garland, : r e-::; -e::-. ~ :a" · hairl naked. $ eyes ~ .ands right cJan.a : ~ • _1 , lefts\vord, s'ula: 0 . ab:.aya, n3ga, pas' a g~!a, skull. (?) f(On1 upper t o o l:e-r 1n order ; C r - 2 hands; right abhaya, left- ~.-a ~. k. :--k

- 17J:t;li-st arn--red, 3 e~ e~, red lo,ver

ro sary ~

~~ ~] al

-

crescent, -+ left ]o,ver

a - ~d~ -ti'!ht ta ka. ·:pper

l'amandfl . . :. T1~31 crntb·a.ka-(~lrtru Sa1 jl \·i

·!dyit of 33 a.k~ara~ ·?. .. " 33 gods). In Ka!lasa, on ·bite lotus, creS<:'·e r~ t 3 eye;.;~ :

6 hands(?): 2 'f-·i t~ Ka a~a pouring am·r la . _ .. ~. ead. 2 ''l1th deer a nd

. 11·. 2 hold\ng ~ ~r

"l -

~

on

thigh. .

~cordz~ 1tf, fo

S'(l1"t1dii Ti . aka

.~ --

j ·- ·n ·,l Su,,t -Rama, \ Tis'\·a .ir}'a1 Dbara. .: s'Dti;. J1ah - d; .... a i11 ~loon- Rlikii, \ "idya Ptajfia, [ ,m ,, Bhrwa ;,z Ea,-r h- Prabha, Sit&, Pratibha, Pavani (S'akti.s) S'art'if in \\,' ater-JyOts·n.a ,. Prahvii, Midbl, Pat ~' Rua,.~a t·n Pi~•-~'- SaJi, S'anti-, ·s'rtnt&, ,, www.srikanta-sastri.org

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Ug , a

i1t \la}· u

BhitllCf itt

::ra -L"~ I u a), S;andh·y i, Kantl~

Aka:a.-Pnratti,

s-i~·&,

_ r.

n_ogha '

D hrti' lija.y a.

·" Some reverse the order of Bha·va and S'a.rva but i"t is not so !Jecause ~o f the ·o rder in ·· B i' a-·u ffl. l·a /{clrabh (JdrtJti1 ca ' ,·t·nfit cct K h-tlgc1lii1Uil/J ·: .

th e 33 deities oi 33

In Vas~t h a Kalpa 'J'-ryam·baka n1a11tra are :

- .-

\- alna~ •

--

-

·8 \.,' ,a s u s- . . Dhru \-a, .\dh vara, Sonl(.t_, :\ tla, . \ nd a, .;:\na l a~ l! rc. .. · ,·· ... u sa~

.

11

Prabh·a sa.

~

R z,t dr~is --\-·rab, _ a.:.ra .

~a t it

S 'ambhtr ~

Giri s'a, E l-rap-ctt. "'-\ h irat ad.l : ~~,.. ~ · a.. I· a~• a lL D ik- ~

. n~:. b r-~ ·.: -~

oudhn}~ ~

~ -

Stbii)U, B harga.

12 Adityas - D: atr ~\.ryatna~ !\·l itra, \ / aruQa. ·

\ -i

· a ~· ? .1 ~

Bhagaa

1 ttdra, Pu~a, P'ar ja.n~ - :.~ T · ·~1a,

\ -i~\lU ~

1 ·P rajapa.ti. 1 \ ·as. a tkara. • •

. f~tttf~jtJ) (l -,~.~nl!e. 5 =!w =~~

E "st \\·bere I1ltth-

~

ou 11ead, Kapalan-.a· a

cresce

;._~: ~ . ~r:ake

o.rt1ame11 t ,

+ hand~

~

:-: ga~a11a , tiger

:e· : -

·apa·a. r igh t- vara at~d t:ris'ula or a--

: ~--h Ka1asas etc ; on. Jeft amka-

3

~e -~=· •

..

.:aces, G-a ng·a, - ~ . aya

a11t1

=: \i -o hands

1a ::: : .--~ Cal}.~i,

f hands-iotus. tn :.ro .. -. arc.~ ~

fi

, abl1aya · amkus'a.. l

pa. ~~

s'atbk ·1.a 1 cal-c:ra, 2 lo · se::. Gti}~a tt'i ~iras-a_ .

\ -isltu ..

O\-el

:o= :..: ,. - 't~ c .t o· t r nlt)o n

n1a1;u}aj as~- in \-ahn =_ ~ ra. o·n ~ . ~an n yas 1tls .,

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l1e1aJ lotlLl~: :. "

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ocation

Colour

A.ksara

i

Ye llo\\". o n 1otus 1 s' an t a r = lit ti. •. , 1 )rahladiui ri.tpa •.. i\.tasi. o n }outs .. .. "" ~ Prabha . .., Ni tya Ki.\pila ~ o n lotus .....

T ar

Sa Vi Tuh Va

Indran ila Fierv

... I \t~s, ~v~~hadru V1lastn1

...

.u

If .. .

..J.

Re

\ \rh i te

Ni y ·am

\\"'hit

Bh ~

.. .. 1

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. ...

Taraka wit h ca . . . B .ac

...;: ·ba

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...

Prabha ·ati Ja~

.... . ... .,

S '-

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Pad m. t;~ ~

I

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v~~api ni

... i

V ima1 a

.... ...

Sii.k sma ' "is · ·a}'r - n:i

red

....

• ••

~-a,:aha

colour o·f ·risin,g ~ __n ,

e .. ..

J

Pad malava _, P a r,a

colour of nilotpla.. colour of gorocana ~~el o face

... . \ ·biteiJ west f ace ... . : ..icolour s ,tira •••

• ••

.. .

-~i

.. .

Spa rs ~ a

• ••

' 'ak

I

•

- bh ~ iB~ ad1·arupa

T!' mUrt i

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Jl

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•

... . •• • ., ... ,

S 'abda Hasta U pa Pav Pa S 'r

~

• •• .. •

.. I

•

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s

Skv

.' ... .... ....

T am opahFr inj •• • •

• •• ~

\\-a· F "r

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conch-,vhite .. . PaJ}Q.ur.a " on to tu ~ .... . red .. ,

I

... . ....

"

Vis ·ales'ft {?}

.... .•.

fbi e

a

aras - t::J ts \"amav a

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a

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.. ,. .

[e Go1~

•••

., j

I

•

.. ••

L '"ll

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dawn- B rahmat}i.. - aces, ~g1·upa. . ~irl forn1. ~ on ha1nsa~ +b,and ~-r _· pot, sruk, srt1va- called Giy·a tri. _~ ea,rs-

l{h atvanga,

oldl 3 e_:·e ~ , tlger sl{in bull, Y'aj iirupa-., 4 llandsosa.ry·, ,-ala ya (? ) abh' _

. ..

t T16l .

I

Savitri~

at su m

set~ "\·-a isna i ..

6 hand s- ~a.rilkh . Saras·v ati.

..

. Garuda, pitan1b a gada, ab,h aya! ,_,. . , ...... -- ~: -

G~P.ATY ~

a r r. : re

ornan1ents,

011

hes

~ t-

ornatl"'ent, a nd feet 1 e.· # - - fa e. s ~ R : dara 4 a ra; bij api r.a han 5 . -eft up pa_ '~ . in trunk. .: ccording to iirtJ.St~1rtJrall tt- 4 hands

hana

1

•

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-fro

r ight. up~

alilkus'a, gnJ..ia,

danta, ,·ara : bold:, bijapora. in trunk, on ,a pitba 'vitl1 Tivra and ot't1er ·S 'aktisjl

H is n ine s' aktis--'l"ivra, J' alL i : - ~anda) Bhogada, K.imarilpil}i, Ugra, Tijo·\·ari . "" aty a. \ ighnatl ru . nas·in'i -according to P rapa -, .\nd . -\stamltrkas :• • 9

B rah 1ni-Goldei1, deer sl< in,

l.

from right lo \\rer rosary ,.a b·.. )"a ,

daJJ:Q.a, pot. ~lah i!s~ vari.-\'l hite,

2.

riglJt lo,ve1·~- tr i s'ikha, t rel="nofollow">a ras'u, Q.amaru, sku} 1.

fron1

..,

fron1 ] eft up g tl(ta k ha ~ \·anga, a11da,. . ... . a ~ k _s' a.

.J ..

+.

f

bell. fron1 right S\VOfd 1

-

llJdralli-

1.

Canlu~J~~la- Red..

I

fro.m Jef· p tomara., alil.ku~'a, Yajra. . =- ·td}"Ut.

N1Ja~

b.

5L:_ d ..

llUI)~~a 1na~a, fron1 r ig ht up s'ula., Jo \' · S\vo.rd,

left up skulJJ Ia'-'- h

8.

e·n

'

Dl an, head,

fron1 right lo\v rosar~· . oij apura, skul~,

iott1s.

\ l iri \ · iuhne~ 'a , ' '' H i~). S indura c olollr~ 3 e)· e~. crescent, . d,s-1e f t up pas ._ ' a, r t g h . k--·s ,.a . ·r•gh t nan ~_ t up are 0

T

lo er e _bracing Pt1~t~ touch in ~ ' er 1 o ~ : arold-pot in trun ·. Pu~ti holds -a lot ·_:; iL :e ·w .a·_ - her right hand em racing the God : ar --~ ! from left lower bijipura, tnace, 00 i_ ~~::' rosary ; fron1 right IOl\-er- lottts, pas''a a rro" - rada and je,vej ,pot (in the hig.b est right ha d ). 3 eyes, tip of trunk i 11 the Yoni oJ Pu~~i 'vho a5 ber hand on his Hnga. Lak~mi GaJ}es'a-pitlmbara, 4 ha n :-.. frojm right up ro r ·,a t

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c~on ch .

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the trun ·- : 3 eyes; Lak~tni 011 his ie a · in lef and en1bracing 'vitb rig

hoJding nd.

' · i Gao· pa-gold·e n co our, i- ar111s frorn left · left lov"·er pis'a, amku~'a, danta, bijapura; in the trunk (one \-at~iet_ ). Or-right up pa 'a . rosary, tooth, sr" i { l up., modaka in trtlnl~ . .akti ~ Or- fro '"' ~et up to left lO\Ve-r ·~-pas,a, am . ---,a. kaJpalata and ,~ifJBJl.a., bijapfira in trunk, 3 red : -::, crescen . r-as Heran1ba~ 011 a r . lrorn ri ht r~ t r -·.. ef , . - aka. e da right abhaya, left • I arms. Or-right and left lowest vara, a above them modal(.a , rada; over the · r- ~ ·u, r I li:apala; over tl1e.n1 ros ary, IlJudgara. amku ·'a, t ris'u]a.

- -tbiJ Subrahmal)ya Gal. pat·r B rahmacarins : . red, red clot -E a orna·me11 ts, 4 _ s ·ro~ -iDht ·akri right low lotus, le o · bl1aya, -r 1gh low (?) ccck. P'

a-,-;,samgrall.. : in

_iaha Ga.J)apat1--·accordii

tnadvipa, petal-lotti . . :

sugar -c.a ne JUtce.

tree,

jew.el-tt1ro

tril~o~a 011 ·.t •

from Ltpper ·

.

,

e

oce~Ln of

P arijata ~

cen tr e. e e·s, \Vhite} c es e r 10 a rnl5

a11d rigl1t discu_ conch · Ia-.. ·er pair tri8ikha.. . a : gar-cane bo' . and red lot " gada and paddy ea , : ijapura and rada ; the · · k : empours j"e\vels pearis tc. fron1 a je"relled left braced b·y Sakti . iDg l~otus i11 left. e

r-

according to upper to righ • - ane bow, gada. h;- "' • - ra, too h cal
~,

bij

pura~

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or differe

karn a. to ca

re elepb, for marau. .. · a e ., or de ../ro·ying obsta· les-blac fierce, 3 e..~~~,r~ c like caltlara: na o-,o pa\·-ta, red cloth~e. . . and ornarne ~1 a lotu~, boJd: ~ g ot tls goad, pa ~a tooth' sakti t " • '. arat abja, suga:Or- arro~ w, bo ..-. 1{ an·1a~uJAltt, tn Odak_ taJnara, P'i sa, - gar-can·e, alilkusa. For ay·elto-,v, for ·v a.8 ya-red, for maraJ}.a.. black. for clhumra, for strength and pu~ti-reddish , for gold-go for sal,~"ati·on - white and as ·a mut1i. 7

R

Bijapiir G~.1.pati-holding bijapura, gadA; sugar·cane bow7 tr-&- :a. a - a .. ! amk h(-1 pa·sa, t1t~1ala, l.::alatnagta and tooth ~ ratoa_- _ -"' Tr~i lok}lra g

e

ouching

t ~

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Jel't·e.-

.atus,

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- of S'akti

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_-\ ccord in.g to - '~a pa

lotus.

r& and abhaya

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on red

al>naya,

e., 3

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on

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o

unma:· 3 ~eyes. red, 4 a l;apaua and danta" The · . . ._ tl1e -i2e - th umb fr·O tll t .. markatikis .. .~ a. Or- on r

,_ k \~etiir a or hands-arro\v_,

~

b~', gnv-a

aml<us'a, .- ·ed, ac·t of coitus. ~ M..~NJlTGHO .-

·it.~

naked .S 'akti in

-

l\Ianjugh~o~a

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'aivite deity, ,,. -.. J

kttmara ,vi th p

ca-

n nd~ hold in~ ~~~J".,.. an1d book.t s·u rro

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-40 b~

Bbaira,-a~J yak~as, ya.k~i!J.is

..

_-\c:cording to Kltkkzt~i~t·crra Tanir« , the R.~i of tb ~e .m antra is Brha.daral).ya.. IVI anjt1gho~a is a Bbaira\ra. and has three fortns Satt,·ika, Rajasa and Tamasa. Or-,vh] te, ieft lotuS1 rigl1t s' ringar a s~:.ana ·idh i ; on the head o- hull, hea.d of ]{ukkllta (cock . kund.a Bo~ver on ead,, lvith boo]( atld naked. Or- Lin der the Laku-ca tree; According to Bhair.a\?a Tantra, he is a fortll of S'aml<ara, \.\"h ite as abo'.~e, o ,~·ith \"el ]o,v _res~. R~i .. . l'an\·a. . - -1 · -ut~' \~ara--r[o~ ~

~

et -.

co}o r - :ra form in t e ha11d of <-;aeri, s. r d s'ikhi and red beak.

1VIaha S'asta-on a

e

bor~e,

3 eyes,. b inding a Sadhya · -: rh

noose and thro ,vit1g~hin1 before the Sadl1aka. His S·'al
-

_-\stiri Durga -Daughter of harvan a nd Ka . uka, on a Jotus, 4 l1and·s --righL -ara= s'nla,, left - abhaya. ·arilkuR'a . &

Kubera-Garttt ma colour, na ...a ~ ~iha11a 1 2 ha nd~-- ·~ara gada. J-\ ccordil1g tO· nl -,. ru Tantra - 2 ha. nd~ N it h pot nne,] \Vith m011ey and r atna karal}qa, short 1egs and hands, l1ea\ y paun on a r:atila,pi~ha ·u~ nder \ ata. '~""- is;V~\·a su

~Gatldh arva-ac.-c~ording

to

Sarasa1;z.g1alt a

l~ alapa

on l1ead. surrollnded b~· J(an to\vards tl1e ,,. ors~ ipper a Kanya.

\\"l th

-a.s.

,-~rul)n~ nc

ording to S'aradati laka~~vhite o. a lotu~= pearl neckl~ce, 4 hand~~pis'a; amku 'a, abha.J"a. ~cara.

_'"'a -agraltas according to \-edic mant r,a s. l Smrti Salilgraha~ R.a\r. -on lotus, _ hands ~1 ith lotus, 7 hor~e chariot, Kiri~a,. born ·in Ii.a1inga.

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B __ a-yello"·, 4 llat1ds-·dalJ4a, on s.i111ha. G _- _~

Do-.........-Do·--- rosar~ ka man.~a lu ,.

yara,

. ~ a (abh·aya ?).

· 'ukrn- \1.·hite, 4 hands-ro-- *~ ~ ~ar.a .

S'ani- t ila, 4 ha·n.d s-bo¥l, s'wa! on ,~ RBhu- Do--~ Do -s,vord, trident, ca simha.

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Kettt-DhiiJllra, 2 arms-,,.ara, gadit, on vulture. _ c r -·n e: to Bhavi~yottara, l\1a n.g ala ' vac; born P'i · aki . 4 hands--c::~~ord~ s'ula

, . .. ~ --

-e fierce face~,

each, east fa ce e-1no1B: -u harasimha, 'rT'!'.EI~ a ruda ' vith -a -ra · 4a, north~boar, upper mosr-:...orse face, on pratlsana, ~' e.llo'v e){ei 1 )'e ~ otbes, n1akt1 .a 1 arms-s,vord, trident, __.,..a_, pas'a, arbk us·a, parvata, dhrutramu~ti, ~f}a, (s''a rilkba ?). Subdtting Taraka. Or colour, red e)rest pita1nbara urrou11ded T

.

-

Sarild.l1 --~

-

~ iDg to I4al\~tn1 kuli ll}a.Ya -6 face-

12 arm~. on the kisara of ite loru- on je,,lelled tnro_ ~ red, .16 years old a bo ~e nee . . white, from nee o 'vaist y·e)'IO\v o t , e . ai t to feet nil a colour. 3

S'ri \ Tidy·ii- ~ia] ini~red cloth'e s, 5 faces, 3 eyes each, o~ n re lotus, t ar1t1s~pis'~ arllkus'a, skull \Vith n r a. and tris'ula.

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.. ki ni, Sakini,

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42 .{Jiikitli~n 16 petal lotus of i ' uddha cakra, red, 3 eyes e e - ~astra, 4 bands-khat\lnp, tris'iila, cup (tris'ikha ?J and canna; food-piyasiinna; residing in ~kin, · sur· rounded by s'a tis Amrti etc. 16 Svara.s- to~ Atp. (3T to arf). According to Saubhigya Ratn'ft~ar:a-red, 3 eyes, one face 4 hands-right up ~'iila, lo"· r-khatvan~a, left up--shield, lower cttp . .. Raki~,i--- in

-Jotu.s, 2 face , dark canine + hau o right up-ab ·a! 'ii~a ·a - a, . ar ~ d inna ~ rro nd · K- aritti e : ree blood ... ccording to Saubhiigy:a Ra -.. a, hands-s'Uia. abja, lJamaru, ca~ka. ~ from Ka to ~ba. ('f; to a). K&lamtri etc. &ave 4 hands-2r in anjali, 2 \Vith s\vords; 14 hands - \Vi th 2 hands ho1ding respecti v~ el) ; ~kuJl, sword ; .• ~. --.. ro ary ~ be11, !-1:\v ord ; •lli ,~ara, abha. ield : "ara, abhaya ; kadali kala~'a: gulla ;. g ord s'iila, -v itala · 7ar . a aya ; kutham. deer : t · 'ula damaru ·' .

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Liikil('"-in ma1.1ipura cakra of nibhi l petal lotus, residing in mAmsa 3 face~, 3 eyes eacn, lack, 4. arms- s~akti, vajral

daWa, vara-. mari<;i·s. ~'ula,

ded by :piimari e c. and l 0 Eating gu. inn a. Marie is h
- J)a to Ph a, (i= to~ ... ccor~ dtng to Saubh&e'. a Ratnlkare 6-arnls--from right tlp 'ajra, s'akr:. a~~a, abhaya, 'ara, dar-. ini-i·n

and tJati. \

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r~a

6 petal~lot

.4

face~,

yellow, 3

eye~

each face; 4 hands-tris'i ·. a. srl}!i, skttll, abha.:a : l'es . ding in. Medha~. ~urr ~ nded by Bandhini etc. bo are yellolv an~d a -e ara, abhaya and na i Eating curd-rice. - ·a~ Ba to~ La. - to ) .. I

Sakini-i

mula.dbara 4 petal lotu . 3 faces, golden, residing ·n bone, ~ hands-snri ·otus, book and jiiana mudri; surrouoed by "'arad e c. ''rho are red, yellal\', blac and whit~ respecti \ ely bands in n.a ti, rosary 10

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Eating mudginna.

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:a· :,· agya Rat11Akara, she is S'a,k in.i, five face-~ ~ and_ \Vith sugar-cane bo,v, Sfl}i, book. and ] ;-_ - am udra, Varl}.as._-\ -a, s' a~ ~a, sa; (q.~.'f.«).

Hikilli-in ajfia cakra in bro\V, 2 petal .lo tu . . ,' \Vhile , 6 fa. c e~, 3 e.. · ~ ea cb ,, residing ir1 rn a~ ;r-. ~ : anJ:;- j iiana· \ ~er ~ rosary and sl{ull (left up ·a11d low).. Surr~o unded by H am sa ,·a ti etc. \vho are \Vhi te, \vith l ris' fila, Yara~ a:t i , · Eating .ha·r idranna. \ ar1,1as.. Ha and l{~a. ({an ~) n1udra ( i.ght tlp)} cJa1t1aru (ri -

Y akiui - l L sahas ritra lot u.s of brahn1a ruitdhra, all va.r)Jas ..~ lO' }~ . a (3f t~o ' ) ,aJl ayudhas, alJ dba.lll5 1 rep rese11ling - - . enJoyu1 . · g- \v1·t 11 P ara S'.1\· a ~ a i l foo d ; 5 ,. ,. ·ra ,. ~ - a _'a."·t · ~ ·r -~ ., r t a t a K ~a · I ~ ~· an - a' a i. t D1d i 11 li-n 1 !:

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Rijag,:ha (Grha raja)

:\lerugi : Giri,·ara

~Iahapatha

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t,. jja·yi n i

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J.J.\.rbuda A.tnratakes'' r E.k amra Trisro·t a l{imakoti . (Devi Kota) .

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Iaya pura ~Iai ay - ~

1a n

:ri

l~ ra

~yap nra Lak~n1i11u~· a

-:\Iatsya Pura~a L a li ta r~eside.... in P rayaga, \ . indb -ra,\·ft.sini in \ .- . ..,,, \l'is'al ak~l ~ 11 \ -·a r ii}aSi an d Tira i n Ki ~k dha Par 'a'la. t

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t\ UlJbo.ue-a. Yo-ga~ra1 i ~uJis"'a.

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II hhiiTilv.a liI

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45 ~flTDRAS

Defit1ition of n1udra : lfula,ziilavatarcr .· r~I udc7d1l. Str'al·upa labli lllihJUI'It

1

deltati"t'tire'l.tt"t- t-'U t11t(l'Jl{(.h Y a/,~y,(v&rjJayaJJtj a'j.'a f tl 't.lll~ ;n.ud raSt Cl Jl /J( r I* j lli r,t i t {i h ~i Jlocayclr/t,t lgrahiir..i iblzyo pfipattghct Jt rii ·~.t}"li: !i ·c.: ~ J loca1llf1'rt

~1udras

,ircr _cTIJcru,J

jl1S11lfit lll'llfi •·tt

"as tt-. u

r

~ ·arl,ifa

used generaiJ:y- ..\tnkus'a~ Kt1ri1bha, . ,. stra. H ·rdaya, ·s·1ra, s'.kh1 ~ a, K' a· ,~ at a, ·N •. e-t ra.

S'a~ ..a _I .J·as ~Hrdaya, S'ira, Netra traya, Galini, s'amk t a

. . latsya~ tris'iJ.cha, S.vah.a ni, sthApaui· ~nn nidhapani, samro a LsanllllUkbikftral)a,sakaii l\a·ra~a ~ ·avaguJ) ~ thana D ~n. u~ ru .. rtika ral).a ~ para m:ikartnl:ta, trikhalJ.~i, sar,ra san1 k:: ~" ~ . :.. ~a:- ·a - ~ ra , -aJ)i sarvakar~11J,i, I
aves;akariJ)i, nn1id1 L. ··11aharill<us' a , bija ., !\ia.hay6ni,. s'al
kOdal)~a, pas' a.

, G,aaJapatya mudra_-danta, pas"'a, arhk ~ a, v·irrhna ~ , ]addtlka .. . ' bijip , a ..

~ 'aJ: tan1udr~a.~- .. [a sal1,. Daurg·i ~ Lai~~ i .-\k~an1ala, 'l yikb~ a \·~itli lfor NI~itangi), pustaka . , y·~on · ~ pas'a, arilkus'a vara ~ abbaya. l
G'i" a ri rn udra5- .s· .mul,ha, san1puta, ,·itata: < ~t1ta~ d\·itricatur- panca -~aij.-adh O-Illt11~ ha , ,yapakAnjali, ~~-/aka. . yan1apas' <1, ran:a, mablkranta, m daara. palla\La {24). At t ~ e close of japa-sura i.. ~ tiri:Ja, ·imha, }'Oni, J~-r a: pankaja, ]inga: nirya . a ~ . \'ai~t)ava In.u dras - -'arill\ha,, cak a. ada, padtlHlr ,·e~lu,s"rivatsa.. ){austubha, van.am,aJ • jnana1 bi lva_, garu~a, nara-

Yiiribi, haya~ri\ i, ·d hanu, ba~1a , para~'u jaganmohini, kama ;, -anara. simhi,

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For S't a-Linga yoni~ tris'ula, ak~an1ala, va a mr ga , kh a~ 'iD""a , klrpaJ.ika, Q.amaruka. .. t

he clo eo

'Ofship- aptajill,,a, naraca,

ra ".

lakarl}ik&t ·,_m al'3. 1 hindu~ Panca mudras for narnaskira-Sunlukha,

\3"--tt,~~tf~J

catura ra.

. tt a,

• ~lftt(W qu I

~~~"\W ~ttpft ~~4~1\111rtf-tl 1

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