Rahasya mantras

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Devirahasya Tantra
As water merges in water, as fire merges in fire, as (the void within) abroken
pot dissolves in aether, and as air merges with air, so too thebrahmana and brah
mani dissolve in the supreme essence by drinking wine. Mountain Born One, there
is no doubt about it! MatrikabhedaTantra, III,34-35
There are many compilations or tantrik digests, discussing a variety of topics a
sadhaka or sadhvini needs to know. Below is a summary of thecontents of the
Devirahasya
, which will give an idea of the scope of thistype of work. There is little phil
osophy here; practically the entire contentsof the work deals with mantra, yantr
a, puja and sadhana of the differentgods and goddesses discussed.Rahasya means s
ecret and the work does cover most of the topics apractitioner would need to kno

w. These include purashcarana, which isthe preparatory work before puja proper c
an start. This is very arduous,involving the recitation of mantra and a ritual w
hich spans many hours.The
Devirahasya
, however, introduces some short-cuts for the Kaulainitiate.The panchangas (five
limbs) in this work give essential puja informationfor a sadhaka or sadhvini an
d give intriguing insights into various aspectsof devata worshipped by the Hindu
tantrikas. (An example, translated onthis site, is theBala Panchanga.)
Chapter 1
This deals with the characteristics of guruand pupil, with the planetaryposition
s and times of initiation, and with the attendant disqualifications onboth pupil
s and gurus. It also deals with the sequence of initiation, thepurification of t
he disciple, and the initiation of shaktis.
Chapter 2
The different mantras of the Devis are given. Goherefor the translation of this
chapter. The Devis mentioned areBala(an aspect of Tripurasundarias a young girl)
, Panchadashi and Sodasi (Tripurasundari), Tripura,Vidyarajni (Queen of Vidya),
Bhadrakali, Matangi, Bhuvaneshvari,Ugratara,Chinnamasta, Sumukhi (Pretty Face),
Sarasvati, Annapurna(Full of Food), Mahalaksmi, Sarika(Small Bodied), Sarada(Aut
umnal),Indraksi(Indra's eyes),Bagalamukhi, Mahaturi(The Transcendent Fourth),Mah
arajni(Great Queen),Jvalamukhi(Fire-Mouth), Bhida, Kalaratri (Nightof Time), Bha
vani, Vajrayogini, Dhumravarahi(Smoky Varahi Devi),Siddhalakshmi, Kulavagisvari,
Padmavati, Kubjika (Crooked One), Gauri(Fair One), Khecari,Nilasarasvati, Paras
akti.