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Dasa Mahavidyas

The Dasa(Ten) Mahavidyas

In Tantra, worship of Devi-Shakti is referred to as aVidya. Of the hundreds of tantrik practices, the

worship of the ten major Devis is called the Dasaahavidya. These major forms of the !oddess are

descri"ed in the Todala Tantra . They are #ali, Tara,aha Tripura Sundari $or Shodasi-Sri Vidya%,

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&huvaneshvari, 'hinnamasta, &hairavi, Dhumavati,&a!alamukhi, atan!i, and #amala. These tenaspects of Shakti are the epitome of the entirecreation. 'hapter () also outlines their consorts,althou!h Dhumavati, the widow form, is notallocated a consort.

There are several *levels+ at which these Devis can"e worshiped with the prescri"ed antra and antra.

ike a simple worship of the yantra with the mantrarecitation, as a remedial astrolo!ical measure,ela"orate worship with all tantrak rituals forattainin! various siddhis associated with thesetantras and for spiritual salvation.

Successful sadhana of these Vidyas !ives several"oons to the practitioner. The Tantrik- o!i who hascontrol over his senses and positively inclined usesthe "oons to !uide people and for the "enefit ofmankind. The ones whose head starts spinnin! withsuccess use them for the !ratification of the senses,

!ather a "unch of disciples around them and"ecome fake !urus.



Todala Tantra e uates Vishnu/s ten incarnations withthe ten ahavidyas as follows0

*Shri Devi said0 ord of 1ods, 1uru of the universe,tell me of the ten avatars. 2ow I want to hear ofthis, tell me of their true nature. 3aramesvara,reveal to me which avatar !oes with which Devi.

*Shri Shiva said0 Tara Devi is the "lue form, &a!ala

is the tortoise incarnation, Dhumavati is the "oar,'hinnamasta is 2risimha, &huvaneshvari is Vamana,atan!i is the 4ama form, Tripura is 5amada!ni,

&hairavi is &ala"hadra, ahalakshmi is &uddha, andDur!a is the #alki form. &ha!avat6 #ali is the#rishna murti.+ $Todalatantra ()%

The worship of these is also prescri"ed as anastrolo!ical remedy 7 for the 8 planets and the

a!na as follows0

#ali for Saturn, Tara for 5upiter, aha TripuraSundari $or Shodasi-Sri Vidya% for ercury,

&huvaneshvari for oon, 'hinnamasta for 4ahu,&hairavi for a!na, Dhumavati for #etu,&a!alamukhi for ars, atan!i for Sun, and #amalafor Venus.



The tantrik worship of these most powerful Vidyasmust "e practiced only under the !uidence of asiddha 1uru.

*#ali Tara mahavidya Sodashi &huvaneswari.&hairavi 'hhinnamasta cha vidya Dhumavti tatha

&a!ala siddha vidya cha atan!i #amalatmika.9taaha dasamahavidyaaha !upta vidyaaha

prakeertitaaha+



Dasa Mahavidya Yantras

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#ali. Seated on a corpse, !reatly terrifyin!, lau!hin! loudly, with fearful fan!s, four arms holdin! a

cleaver, a skull, and !ivin! the mudras "estowin! "oons and dispellin! fear, wearin! a !arland ofskulls, her ton!ue rollin! wildly, completely naked $di!am"ara 7 clad in the directions%, thus oneshould meditate on #ali, dwellin! in the centre of the cremation !round.

The #ali antra as !iven in the antra ahodadhi is0

“Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Dakshine KaalikaKreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Swaha”It bestows the ei ht su!ernatural !owers"

The #ali Tantra !ives details of the puja of #alika0-

*2ow I speak of the ritual injunction which is the all-nectar-!iver of the Devi. Doin! this, a person"ecomes like &hairava.

*:irstly, I speak of yantra, the knowin! of which con uers death. ;t first draw a trian!le. Outside, drawanother. Then draw three more trian!les. *Draw a circle and then a "eautiful lotus. Then draw anothercircle and then a "hupura with four lines and four doors. This is how the cakra should "e drawn.

*<orship the !uru line, the si= lim"s, and the dikpalas $The ei!ht, or accordin! to some, ten !uardiansof the directions, ed.%. Then the mantrin should place his head at the feet of the !uru.

*O dearest one, after worshippin! the pedestal, set down the offerin!. 3lace the mantra in the si=lim"s. Then, within the heart lotus, the ultimate #ala "lossoms.

*3lace her in the centre of the yantra "y invokin! her $via the "reath%. ;fter meditatin! on the !reat!oddess, dedicate the ritual offerin!s. &ow to ahadevi and then worship the surroundin! deities.

*<orship #ali, #apalini, #ulla, #urukulla, Virodhini, Vipracitta in the si= an!les. Then >!ra, >!rapra"ha,Dipta in the middle. Then 2ila, 1hana and &alaka in the inner an!le. Then atra, udra and ita



within this trian!le, and then the very dusky one holdin! the sword, adorned with human skulls, withher left hand showin! the threatenin! mudra and havin! a pure smile.

*<orship the ei!ht mothers &rahmi, 2arayani, aheshvari, 'hamunda, #aumari, ;parajita, Varahi and2arasimhi.

*In e ual shares, !ive these devis animal sacrifice and worship them, smearin! them with scent andofferin! incense and flame. ;fter doin! the puja, worship usin! the root mantra.

*1ive food and so forth to the Devi a!ain and a!ain. The sadhaka should offer flame ten times. So alsohe should offer flower with mantra accordin! to the rules of ritual.

*;fter meditatin! on Devi, recite the mantra (,))? times. The fruit of recitin!, which is li!ht, place inthe hands of the Devi.

*Then, placin! the flower on the head, do prostration. <ith supreme devotion, then ru" out $theyantra%.+



#"Tara



Tara is descri"ed as seated in the pratyalidha asana, on the heart of a corpse, supreme, lau!hin!

horri"ly, holdin! cleaver, "lue lotus, da!!er and "owl, utterin! the mantra @um, coloured "lue, herhair "raided with serpents, the >!ratara.She is the "estows all supernatural powers.

@er mantra is !iven in antra ahodadhi as0

“$m Hreem Streem Hum %hat”

If Om is removed it "ecomes the 9kajata antra.

If Om A 3hat "oth are removed it "ecomes 2ila Saraswati antra.



3.Sri vidhya

Sri &hakra (Sri Yantra) %oo'a



“$m im Hreem Shreem Sri alita Tri!urasundari %adukam%oo'ayami *amah”

'hakra pooja or antra pooja is the worship of a deity in a dia!rammatic form. This type of worshipe=ists in a lot of the other parts of the world also.

The worship of Devi in Shreechakra is re!arded as the hi!hest form of the Devi worship. Ori!inallyord Shiva !ave BC 'hakras and their antras to the world, to attain various spiritual and material

"enefits. :or his consort Devi he !ave the Shreechakra and the hi!hly coveted and the most powerfulShodashakshari mantra, which is the e uivalent of all the other BC put to!ether.

It is said that in the "e!innin! 1od, who was one, wanted to "ecome many and enjoy himself. ;s thefirst step to creation he created Devi 7 the total cosmic :emale force. :or the male part, out of his lefthe created Shiva, out of his middle he created &rahma and out of his ri!ht he created Vishnu. That iswhy many re!ard the Devi as more powerful than the Trinities and hence She is called 3arashakti or3aradevi 7 3ara meanin! "eyond . &rahma created the universe.

Vishnu controls and runs the universe. Shiva alon! with Shakti is en!a!ed in the eternal dissolutionand recreation of the universe. The &indu in the center of the Shreechakra is the sym"olicrepresentation of the cosmic spiritual union of Shiva and Shakti. ;part from that the Shreechakra alsoem"odies countless num"er of deities and represents the whole of creation. @ence "y worshippin! theDevi in Shreechakra one is actually worshippin! the hi!hest ultimate force in the Tantrik form.

The Shodashakshari mantra is one of the most !uarded secretes of tantra. >sually the 1uru !ives it toa hi!hly deservin! and tested disciple. Very few !et it. 9ven in the antra Shastra, where all othermantras are openly and clearly !iven, the Shodashakshari antra is not directly !iven. Several hintsa"out the mantra are !iven and you are asked to !et the mantra if you are capa"le and deservin!.The openin! versus of the mantra shastra chapter on Shreechakra says, * our head can "e !iven, yoursoul can "e !iven "ut the Shodashakshari antra of the Devi can not "e !iven+.

Various "ooks and we"sites on Shreechakra have pu"lished what the pu"lishers thou!ht is theShodashakshari antra. et me make it clear that those who know it will never pu"lish it and thosewho pu"lish it do not know it. So don/t waste your full moon ni!hts chantin! those lon! mantras.



@owever, Shreechakra can also "e worshipped "y other Devi mantras. There are several traditions ofthe worshippin! the Shreechakra. <e are !ivin! here a very simple and still very effective pooja ofShreechakra. It is known as the Shreechakra 2avavarana pooja as per the #had!amala Vidhi. :or allround spiritual and material "enefits it is a hi!hly effective pooja. ;ny one can perform it.

If you cannot do a detailed worship, simply worship the Sri antra ()? times with the simple Deviantra0


Or "etter still with the 3anchadasakshari antra, which is one of the !reatest mantras of Devi andne=t only to the Shodasi antra0

“Ka + i a Hreem , Ha Sa Ka Ha a Hreem , Sa Ka aHreem”



-".huvaneswari



&huvaneshwari 7 eans the ueen of the >niverse, aya, power of love, peace within, as void. She islike the red rays of the risin! sun, with the moon as her diadem, and with three eyes, a smilin! face,"estowin! "oons, holdin! a !oad, a noose and dispellin! fears. On the ri!ht side of &huvaneshvari,who in the heavens, on earth, and in the underworlds is known as the ;dya, worship Tryam"aka.

The mantra is0

“$m Hreem .hubaneswaraye Hreem *amah”



/"&hinnamasta



@er left foot forward in "attle, she holds her severed head and a knife. 2aked, she drinks voluptuouslythe stream of the "lood nectar flowin! from her "eheaded "ody. The jewel on her forehead is tied witha serpent. She has three eyes. @er "reasts are adorned with lotuses. Inclined towards lust, she sitserect a"ove the !od of love, who shows si!ns of lustfulness. She looks like the red 'hina rose. -

'hinnamasta Tantra@er mantra as per antra ahodadhi is0

“$m Shrim Hreem Hreem im 0a'ra 0airo1haniye ShrimHreem Hreem %hat Svaha”

It yields all desired "enefits uickly.



2".hairavi



Tripura &hairavi is Supreme 9ner!y, Supreme 1oddess of speech, as Tapas, as woman warrior. @erhead !arlanded with flowers, she resem"lin! the red rays of (,))) risin! suns, smeared with red,holdin! milk, "ook, dispellin! fears and !ivin! "oons with her four hands, lar!e three eyes, "eautifulface with a slow smile, wearin! white !ems.

The mantra is0

“$m .hairavi Saham”



3"Dhoomavati



The colour of smoke, wearin! smoky clothes, holdin! a winnowin! "asket, dishevelled clothes,deceitful, always trem"lin!, with slant eyes, inspirin! fear, terrifyin!.

The Dhumavati antra as per antra ahaodadhi0

“Dhum Dhum Dhumavati Swaha”

4Don5t use her !i1ture 6or !rayin 7 always blank !hoto is used 6or her5



8".a alamukhi



&a!ala or &a!alamukhi is the ei!hth ahavidya in the famous series of the () ahavidyas.She isidentified with the second ni!ht of coura!e and is the power or Shakti of cruelty.

She is descri"ed as the Devi with three eyes, wearin! yellow clothes and !ems, moon as her diadem,wearin! champaka "lossoms, with one hand holdin! the ton!ue of an enemy and with the left handspikin! him, thus should you meditate on the paralyser of the three worlds.

&a!alamukhi means *The 'rane-@eaded One+. This "ird is thou!ht of as the essence of deceit. Sherules ma!ic for the suppression of an enemy/s !ossip. These enemies also have an inner meanin!, andthe pe! she puts throu!h the ton!ue may "e construed as a pe! or paralysis of our own prattlin! talk.She rules deceit which is at the heart of most speech. She can in this sense "e considered as a terri"leor &hairavi form of atrika Devi, the mother of all speech. ;ccordin! to Todala Tantra, her maleconsort is aharudra.

Seated on the ri!ht of &a!ala is the aharudra, with one face, who dissolves the universe.

The &a!alamukhi antra as per antra ahodadhi0

“$m Hleem Sarva Dusthaanaam 0aa1ham Mukham %aadam stambhaya 'ihvyamkilaya buddhim vinaashaya Hleem $m Swaha”

The tantrik worship of these most powerful Vidyas must "e practiced only under the !uidence of asiddha 1uru.



9"Matan i



atan!i. Dusky, "eautiful "rowed, her three eyes like lotuses, seated on a jewelledlion-throne, surrounded "y !ods and others servin! her, holdin! in her four lotus-like hands a noose and a sword, a shield and a !oad, thus I remem"er atan!i, the!iver of results, the odini.

The atan!i antra as per antra ahaodadhi0

“$m Hreem im Shreem *amo .ha avati :11histha1handali SriMatan eswari Sarva yanavashamkari Swaha”

E This !oddess is said to "e pre!nant, so if pre!nant mothers pray to her she is"elieved to protect the "a"y and mother. ;nd delivery !o well/

;<"Kamala



#amala0 <ith a smilin! face, her "eautiful lily-white hands hold two lotuses, and show the mudras of!ivin! and dispellin! fear. She is "athed in nectar "y four white elephants and stands upon a "eautifullotus.

The Dhumavati antra as per antra ahaodadhi0

*@asauh 5a!atprayutai Swaha+



Sri alita Tri!ura Sundari




Sinduraruna vi!raham trinayanam manikyamauli sphuratTara nayaka shekharam smitamukhi mapina vakshoruham3ani"hyamalipoorna ratna chashakam raktotpalam "i"hratim

Saumyam ratna !hatastha raktacharanam dhyayet paramam"ikam 7(The Divine mother is to "e meditated upon as shinin! in a vermilion-red "ody, with three eyes,sportin! a crown of ru"ies studded with the crescent moon, a face all smiles, a splendid "ust, onehand holdin! a jewel-cup "rimmin! with mead, and the other twirlin! a red lotusFG

Dhyayet padmasanastham vikasitavadanam padmapatrayatakshim@ema"ham pitavastram karakalitalasad hemapadmam varan!imSarvalankara yuktam satata ma"hayadam "haktanamram "havanimShrividyam shanta murttim sakala suranutam sarva sampatpradatrim ..H

The Divine 1oddess is to "e meditated upon as seated on the lotus with petal eyes. She is !oldenhued, and has lotus flowers in @er hand. She dispels fear of the devotees who "ow "efore @er. She isthe em"odiment of peace, knowled!e $vidyaa%, is praised "y !ods and !rants every kind of wealthwished for.

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