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TANTRA
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BRHANNILA
TANTRA
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BRIHANNILA TANTRA.
PREFACE,
‘The edition of the ahove appearing for the fst sme
jn the Devanagart Serpt ie based on the calltion of the
following +
RA manuscript writen in the Devanggen sept. Fresh
Contsine nine chapters oniv. Consite of fotysie leaves, each
leaf having twentyfour lines with twenistwo letters per Une.
Meares 13°91
Begins
St sfitiaee am 1 i amen
Serafoucei fet satire |
fae gt it wer Swami
onde
marred ait sitgteneimmadt: |
waders gt eis adie 1
ie eueiaaes eacictieais Fan: Gem 1
1. ‘Theprinted edionin the Bengali sein ofthe Kanthya
tnd other alied Tantes prepated for the prete and publi ed
bby Rasikarohana Cha opediyaya ton of Anandamohans
Chattopadhyay
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INTRODUCTION,
‘The Tanta of which the Bint edition appeets inthe
following pogea bears the designation of Nistantram, It isso
‘alled becouse iteupplin every inlcration in connection with
the worship of Nik Soranvatt. How the goddess of wiadain
beeame Ni (le ) i at length desided. ia. the eleventh
chapter of thin Tanta
fe je writen in the form of» cilogue ia which
‘Mahakahibhairava appears as the speaker and Mabilait es the
Fearer, It contact twentylour chapters. Contents of these a
bey. mentioned inthe fest chapter. The Tntra is evidently
Tater in comporiion than the Gandharvstantra. to which it
elem andthe Durgtesptaall ete, fom which stanzas ate
borrowed aad made is own.
SUMMARY OF CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER |
Tn thiathe Dev equests Bhairav trevealthe Nilstate,
an promised atthe time when the Kaltitra was revealed
Bhairav aleme the promise and declares that the Tantra
which be is to reveal should be daly preserved and concealed
fv that leade to many blessings. Fiat he belly mention the
important topice of the Tantra and theo begins description of
“Tara. her fora together with the way Jn which she i
to ce wontipped.
‘The mantra of Nilerasvatt consiting of ive ellables
ceads as 3 aE GE. Ol this Vasishha inthe sige,
‘Vfobatt the metre, Niararvat the deity and the abject acquis
tion of pore power. Pracioncr of the manta ie advised to
pevlorm the bathing ein dhe ight mancer according to both
fomau Vedic and Tactic. He has to use in so doing paviclar
santa for panicular ects such as 62 forbesmeatng the body with
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‘earth and & lor removal of dit ete. Sandhya isto be done thrice
‘day and the Gayatri to be mutered therein is as follows >
rent feu gmt wate air edt erect!
CHAPTER 1
This choptct describes the ait of worship of the
Nietaraevati- It ie t2 26 done in outobne-way places
such se deeett, cremation grourda, Jungle, hills and bilocks.
Worabip the deities Ganeta, Kaetespals, Yorint and Vatula
vith a, hth af comes the begDyning, While enteriog the
lear Brahma and Vastuparisha receive thei worship, Devi is
fo be mecitated pon st occupying the seat of jewels ar the
foot of the desve-gianting ex, Wate equited for worshipping
ia to be puclied with the maton Ht eae Wy SATE und the
rand wih Giamatti ma siren gt
fear Sipping i to be done wich ot qq zamr. Toft of the
hair at the head is to be tied wih of wit afay woe
Heng ear and puclicaton of eselawilh Stew car Sh We ER
‘The sucrliial ahar in 29 be
pried in the manner given above, In the four gates Ganeda
ew ate to seesive their wort. The manvra reading az i a
fee saree wearer Gi GE SUET ie tered in warcing
cll cel inllococes, The earth is to be conseersted wath 3 8
ak hea ert star Ech € eg eawris he mantee in
prinkled ih the water
to begin worskippng, ist dressing hirsel:propetiy and pur‘
Fis mind ic, with the mantra given above far cying the tule
cf hai Thon be iz to draw a dingeam on «vessel of gold
le, consisting of cightpetalled Jor, #1 wit # coming in
the leaves of the four quarters act etc. In the ds
te, also feceive thet worship. The Pitha Sokvis of Tank
Lalshet etey ase wotthioped in the eight leaves. Alter wr
thiping thes ond perlorsing bocily pertienton, the practztone!
has to consider the wsdl as etheic snd hic own ell ax identical
with Tare whoee form ix described at pose, leven,
ra Gasedn
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Insrscsons for dawing the ciagram. and pacing
tie vanows tir of wortip on them are ven afer thie
siete ee cee so fo
eee age ya a
eee ee des entero
ie Tbs aes ts Te ll eae
te be wombigad inthe cat petal with the ania
fragt aston oe eet snd Podokn, Yamane
Peas. fol Neaierata tela eee ott
(Olin ora pect tal ecm
sme. ‘The mane so be uted in the laner ie i 8 RSE
apg af mg mE mee GreE AH in Ee ACT
wreda anete gz ge fgira fefou wisagamies The deters
of the mantte mf GE are te be mediated upon ie
‘Molichira, Swadhishehina, navel and hear eespecively or i the
tougue caletvely. lore singing the encomiaac hymo (Stat)
the practioner must request the Devito aeeeat the Japs with the
mantra given inthe text slong with tie Tstsdatake atthe end
The latter also appears in the Stetaprameda
CHAPTER IL
Ie emphasites the importance and deseribes the way
‘of Diksha or Inkintin, Every follower of the Devi mutt
Ineve is fom « teal apistesl teachee. The letter ip to have
Salbeental, decency of dens, absence of liypocriey, good
tarda, itente longing for worshipping the Devise. Care ie
tobe taken is erecting the cay and place for inition
‘Auaprious days are the sith (righ: 1 of Bhadeon, fourteenth
‘dark } of Assoon, sinh (bight! of Poh, foun (eight) of
Magha. thirteen of Chale, thd (right of Vaitkha, tenth
Tighe} of Jet fit brgbe 1 of Har, ln dar) of Soman.
‘The placer a cow-ehees, temple, crematosuma, cver-banks
sod hile, ‘The tescher is to whisper the mantra in the ear
ol she initiate lise wortbipping and ollering Homa to the Dew,
“The latiee choule take care that the fonner lcely tied in
evmy way. At the end ol the ceremony th nite to feed the
