LAKSMI TANTRASanjukta Gupta |
Contents
Introducing the sastra I | 1 |
Introducing the śāstra I | 2 |
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The pure creation | 8 |
The three phenomenal guņas | 15 |
Evolution of the material world from prakṛti | 27 |
The six kośas of Sakti | 36 |
The avatāras of Lakṣmi in the six sheaths | 44 |
Tārikā in the three states of existence viz | 177 |
Anga upanga and other mantras | 184 |
The purification of the body Bhutaśuddhi | 202 |
Description of the images and the process of | 212 |
External sacrifice construction of the platform | 227 |
External worship Further details with a descrip | 238 |
Various requisites for external worship | 248 |
The daily duties of an adept | 254 |
The three types of Gods avatāras | 54 |
The fivefold divine functions | 64 |
The true nature of Śakti Lakṣmi | 73 |
Various methods of attaining ultimate truth | 79 |
The secret method of selfsurrender the fourth | 88 |
Explanation of the mātṛkās | 109 |
Description of Lakṣmis mantraform | 119 |
The structure of tāraka with its parts and | 127 |
Tārā and Anutārāmantras | 135 |
The two aspects of Śakti viz Soma and Sūrya | 163 |
The Sudarśana kriyāśakti | 170 |
The initiation and abhiṣeka ceremonies | 269 |
The rite of puraścaraṇa the ritual worship of | 278 |
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Different methods of worshipping the mantra | 286 |
Revealing the secret mantras of the Tārikā | 297 |
Mode of worshipping the Lakṣmimantra | 310 |
A brief summary of the Cosmogony | 356 |
Bhutaśuddhi and Anganyāsa | 363 |
Diagram I | 393 |
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absolute activity adept Agni ahamkāra aiśvarya Aniruddha arghya aspect avidyā bala becomes belonging bija bliss body Brahmā Brahman buddhi called citśakti cognition consciousness consisting cosmic created creation creative deity described divine attributes envisage essence eternal evolves existence fingers fire five four function God's goddess gods gross hands Hari hrim I-hood identical incarnations japa jiva jñāna kāla kleśa knowledge known kośas kriyā Lakṣmi Tantra Lakṣmi-Nārāyaṇa letter listen lord lotus Mahālakṣmi Mahāmāyā mahat Mahāvidyā maṇḍala manifest mantra Māyā meditation mind mudrā namaḥ Nārāyaṇa nature objects ocean offer Pañcarātra perform pervaded possess Pradyumna prakṛti praṇava preceptor principles Puramdara pure rajas represents rites ritual Śakra śakti salute thee samādhi Samhitā Samkarṣaṇa Samkhya sattva senses six divine Soma sound Śrī subtle subtle body supreme Sureśvara svāhā tamas Tārā Tārikā tejas three guņas Vasudeva Vedānta Vedas verses Vibhava virya Viṣṇu visualize vowels Vyūha worship yoga yogin