Daily Archives: July 23, 2006

shrIvidyA beyond the pa~nchadashI and classical phase

Not much is remembered of the shrI-kula traditions before the universal sweep by the pa~nchadashI and structurally related mantras, like manu vidyA or skanda vidyA. These may be termed the classical shrIvidyA mantras and examples include:The manmatha vidyA or kAdi … Continue reading

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The saMkShipta-bhairava mantra

The formulae of the fierce saMkShipta bhairava can be used to counter a range of mAraNa attacks. It is different from the amR^iteshvara vidya, like that described in the netra tantra tradition. The latter is shAntaM, while the saMkShipta bhairava … Continue reading

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