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Making of a modern-day mantra-śāstra pamphlet
Originally, all mantra instructions were oral, keeping with the spirit of the śruti. But over time, starting probably around the Mauryan age, written manuals began to supplement the oral teachings. Thus, through the ages practitioners of the mantra-lore have made … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought, Life
Tagged atharvaveda, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Iranian, mantra, mantra-sAdhana, mantra-shAstra, religion, Rigveda, Veda, Yajurveda
Śarabha vidhi
The account of this rite continues from the prefatory narrative. Lootika: “There are several ways in which Rudra is worshipped as Śarabha conceived as the great dinosaur. We shall follow the way which is appropriate for us brāhmaṇa-s who observe … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought
Tagged maNDala, mantra, mantra-sAdhana, mantra-shAstra, religion, shaiva, sharabha, tantra
susmeratayA saha saMmelana
Holding a trident he arrived at the great smashANa at the foot of kollagiri from the subterranean temple of nR^isiMha where he had practiced the mantra of the adhomukha. It was in the midst of a storm: the trees in … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient India, kaula, magician, mantra-sAdhana, mantra-shAstra, sorcery, Story, tantra, vidyAdhara
