Tantra
Tantra is derived from the two Sanskrit words – Tanoti, meaning to expand, & Trayate, meaning to liberate. It is the Hindu science of expanding and liberating the soul. It encompasses almost all the spiritual practices of the Hindus – like Pooja, Stotra, Mantra, Yantra, Yoga, Meditation etc.
Unfortunately quite a few people have projected Tantra as some kind of a witchcraft & medieval sexual ritual. So strong is this myth that today a tantrik is looked upon as the practitioner of some gruesome rituals to hook people for his advantage. Nothing is farther than the truth. The same goes with their interpretation of the word “Kama”. In Sanskrit the word “Kama” means desire – desires of all kinds like, hunger, thirst… to sex. But once again it is sensationalized by playing to the gallery by mentioning only sex. What is even more gruesome is that the various names of the Divine mother are sexyfied. Kamakshi becomes the sexy eyed Goddess and Kamaroopini becomes sexy looking Goddess!
Tantra aims at enhancing each and every aspect of human life, because to attain liberation, one must become perfect. First one must perfect ones physical & mental faculties, and then learn to control them and sublimate them, and then convert and divert them to rise the soul to higher levels of spiritual progress. It enables you to perfect and control anger, hunger, thirst, hatred, ego, concentration, psychic faculties etc. It also teaches you to perfect and control sex, which is a part of our daily natural life. But to pick on this three letter word only and to project tantra as a four letter practice is ludicrous jocundity.
As one raises higher in the spiritual ladder, one gets various siddhis or what are being described as “powers” like intuition, mind reading, healing, future gazing, mesmarising etc. At this stage some people get carried away and forget the main goal and succumb to displaying and using these powers to gain money & fame. Fully self realised gurus like Sivananda, Satyananda, Chinmayananda rise their disciples to their level but these semi-elevated fake “Gurus” stoop down to the level of their hankering disciples and their crash is imminent.
There are a lot of ancient tantrik texts which give details of various principles and practises of tantra. The Yogini Hridaya, Sri Tripura Rahasya, The Todala Tantra (which gives the dasa mahavidyas of Kali, Tara, Sodashi (Tripurasundari), Bhuvaneshvari, Cchinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala), Matrikabheda tantra, Devi Rahasya tantra, Vamakeswari tantra, Gandharva tantra, Mahanirvana tantra, Mantra Mahodadhi, Mantra Yoga Samhita, Mantra Maharnava, Mantra Muktavalîi, Mantra Kaumudi, Tattvananda Tarangini, Yogini Tantra, Gupta Sadhana Tantra, Devirahasyam are just some of the important works in tantra.
The Soundarya Lahari by Sri Adi Shankara also has a special place in Tranta.
Tantric Poojas
Tantra Raajaya Vidmahe Maha Tantraya Dheemahi Tanno Tantra Prachodayaat
Tantra is derived from the two Sanskrit words – Tanoti, meaning to expand, & Trayate, meaning to liberate. It is the Hindu science of expanding and liberating the soul. It encompasses almost all the spiritual practices of the Hindus – like Pooja, Stotra, Mantra, Yantra, Yoga, Meditation etc. and helps us to attain our desired objectives in all the four aspects of life – Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha.
Unfortunately many people think that Tantra is something negative – like witchcraft or black magic etc. That is not the case. Tantra is a great ancient science by which a Deity is ritualistically worshipped with Tantrik mantras and Havan to attain a specific goal for a specific person. In fact 95% of the time Tantra is used to ward off the negative influences and to get good results. The Atharva Veda is full of Tantric mantras and many Tantric texts like Mantra Mahodadhi give details of these practices.
The Vedic Poojas are like a wonderful health tonic to improve your life; where as the Tantrik Poojas are like a powerful injection to remove a specific infection and to boost a desired objective.
Not everyone can master Tantra. To get proper Siddhi of Tantrik Pujas one needs – firstly an expert Tantric Guru, secondly very rigorous training in the rituals and thirdly a strictly righteous life.
Tantrik practices for you
Tantra originated from Shiva and Shakti, the two supreme cosmic forces of creation and dissolution. Tantrik practices give quick results and are highly effective. However they must be practiced under the guidance of an expert guru. If not performed properly without expert guidance, quite a few of them can have negative side effects. The repercussions of provoking and playing with the highest forces can be devastating at times.
However all tantrik practices are not dangerous. There are several which are quite safe and can be practiced by the common man to get positive results. We are giving bellow a few which you can practice with out any fears.
The minimum rules to be observed
1. Worship only after taking bath and wearing clean clothes.
2. Sit facing the East or North.
3. Sit on an asan of Deer Skin, Silk, Woolen or Cotton. Avoid synthetic material.
4. Light a lamp and offer some prasad – even milk or sugar will do.
5. Ladies must avoid the worship during the menstrual period.
6. Never do the worship with any negative sankalpa (purpose) like harming your enemies or to bewitch a woman etc.
7. Before you start the worship, offer a prayer to Ganesha, Guru and Saraswati – see the Vandana trayee
Khadgamala
There are many types and levels of worship of the Devi(s) of the Sri Chakra. The Khadgamala is the simplest way. It is simply reciting the names of all the Devis of the Sri Chakra. The following is the sequence in which the names should be recited. It is very good for all round protection and progress. If recited when you are tired and exhausted, it is an excellent rejuvenator of the body, mind and the soul.
Om Aim Hrim Srim Aim Klim Souh
Om Namah Tripura Sundari, Hridayadevi, Sirodevi, Sikhadevi, Kavaca Devi, Netra Devi, Astra Devi
Om Namah Tripura Sundari, Hridayadevi, Sirodevi, Sikhadevi, Kavaca Devi, Netra Devi, Astra Devi
Kamesvari, Bhagamalini, Nityaklinne, Bherunde, Vahnivasini, Mahavajresvari, Sivaduti, Tvarite, Kulasundari, Nitya, Nilapatake, Vijaye, Sarvamangale, Jvalamalini, Citre, Mahanitye, Paramesvara Paramesvari
Mitresamayi, Sasthisamayi, Uddisamayi, Caryanathamayi, Lopamudramayi, Agastyamayi, Kalatapanamayi, Dharmacaryamayi, Muktakesisvaramayi, Dipakalanathamayi, Visnudevamayi, Prabhakara devamayi, Tejodevamayi, Manojadevamayi, Kalyanadevamayi, Vasudevamayi, Ratnadevamayi, Sri Ramanandamayi
Anima Siddhe, Laghima Siddhe, Garima Siddhe, Mahima Siddhe, Isitva Siddhe, Vasitva Siddhe, Prakamya Siddhe, Bhukti Siddhe, Iccha Siddhe, Prapti Siddhe, Sarvakama Siddhe, Brahmi, Mahesvari, Koumari, Vaisnavi, Varahi, Mahendri, Camunde, Mahalaksmi, Sarva Samksobhini, Sarva Vidravini, Sarva karsini, Sarva Vasamkari, Sarvonmadini, Sarva Mahankuse, Sarva Khecari, Sarva Bije, Sarva Yone, Sarva Trikhande, Trilokya mohana cakra swamini Prakata yogini
Kamakarsini, Buddhyakarsini, Ahamkarakarsini, Sabdhakarsini, Sparsakarsini, Rupakarsini, Rasakarsini, Gandhakarsini, Cittakarsini, Dharyakarsini, Smrityikarsini, Namakarsini, Bijakarsini, Atmakarsini, Amrtakarsini, Sarirakarsini, Sarvasa paripuraka cakra svamini Gupta yogini
Ananga Kusume, Ananga Mekhale, Ananga Madane, Ananga Madananture, Ananga Redhe, Ananga Vegini, Ananga Kusume, Ananga Malini, Sarva sanksoghana sadhaka cakra swamini Gupta tara yogini
Sarva Samksobhini, Sarva Vidravini, Sarva Karsini, Sarva Hladini, Sarva Sammohini, Sarva Stambini, Sarva Jrumbhini, Sarva Vasamkari, Sarva Ranjani, Sarvonmadini, Sarvarthasadhini, Sarva Sampattipurani, Sarva Mantra Mayi, Sarva Dvandva Ksayamkari, Sarva Soubhagya Dayaka Cakra Swamini Sampradaya yogini
Sarva Siddhiprade, Sarva Sampatprade, Sarva Priyamkari, Sarva Mangalakarini, Sarva Kamaprade, Sarva Duhkha Vimocani, Sarva Mrityu Prasamani, Sarva Vigna Nivarani, Sarvanga Sundari, Sarva Soubhagya Dayini Sarvartha Sadhaka Cakra Swamini Kulottirna yogini
Sarva Jne, Sarva Sakte, Sarvaisvarya pradayini, Sarva Jnanamayi, Sarva Vyadhivinasini, Sarvadharasvarupe, Sarva Papa Hare, Sarva Ananda Mayi, Sarva Raksa Svarupini, Sarvepsita Phala Prade, Sarva Raksakara Cakra Svamini Nigarbha yogini
Vasini, Kamesvari, Modini, Vimale, Arune, Jayini, Sarvesvari, Kaulini, Sarvarogahara Cakra Swamini Rahasya yogini Banini, Capini, Pasini, Ankusini
Maha Kamesvari, Maha Vajresvari, Maha Bhagamalini, Sarva Siddhiprada Cakra Swamini Ati Rahasya yogini Sri Sri Maha Bhattarike Sarvananda Maya Cakra Swamini Parapara Rahasya Yogini
Tripure, Tripuresi, Tripurasundari, Tripura Vasini, Tripura Srih, Tripuramalini, Tripura Siddhe, Tripurambe, Maha Mahesvari, Maha Maha Rajni, Maha Maha Sakte, Maha Maha Gupte, Maha Maha Jnapte, Maha Mahannande, Maha Maha Skandhe, Maha Mahasaye, Maha Maha Sri Cakra Nagara Samrajni
Sri Lalita Tripura Sundar Padukam Poojayami Tarpayami Namah.
1 Response to "Tantra"
man i live in iraq it took me time to memorize it since i am not a hindu but in heart yes am i obliged to memorize the introduction part which starts om asya suddha .... then the dhyanam or directly i start the stotra? my mail is zeid_67@yahoo.com would love to hear your opinion and comunicate with you if its possible thank you