Table Of ContentThe Khacakrapancakastotra
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I praise ihc Greal Kcalily (mahärtha), the vcncrahlc (goddess)
Mangalä, she who is the mother of all things, the energy of Siva, the
awesome (canda) power (tejas) of consciousness. (I praise her) the
great wave of the Great Reality filled with all things, (she who is) the
light of the Inexplicable (that illumines) the Sun and Moon along with
Fire of (universal) destruction.7 (1)
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One goddess (alone), the Supreme, extends (as all things, her)
Sound the cgoily of Emptiness (vyoman). 1 salute the Circle of the
Goddess (devicakra) whose field (visaya) is wonder (vismaya) that is
beyond speech and extremely terrible with the light of the bliss of
undifferentiated manifestation (kalanä) whos ■ form is Emptiness
{vyoman). (1 salute) the fearful (raudra) circle which is (empty) like the
sky, the totality (of all things), the network of the rays (of
consciousness). (2)
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The primordial Lord is Jnänanetra who has led (his disciples) to
supreme consciousness and (has himself) attained its bliss and known
ultimate reality. He is the light of the vision of knowledge (that arises)
by the quelling of all phenomenal states (bhäva) and is the Solitary
Hero (ekavlra) devoid of (phenomenal nature - nihsvabhäva) merged
in the state of unity (samarasa). (3)
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And so I salute that imperishable (avyaya) Siva who is the
universe of many energies (bahutejas), Who is one with the multitude
of manifestations (vibhava) and has destroyed -01 phenomenal stales
(bhäva) Who, eternal has and free of arising and tailing away, is one’s
own nature (svabhäva), the fire of time with countless rays. i4)
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Once saluted (the goddess) GaurT, the YoginT, Gancsa, Valuka,
the VTrasiddhas, the YoginTs and Mothers, he (Jnänanet a) brought
(this hymn) down (into the world). (5)
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1 prostrate before Gancsa conjoined with (his) energy along
with the host. I praise the lotus feet of Srinatha and the pure nature of
the host (of energies) commencing with Khecari, the circle of Siva’s
YoginTs and that of the teachers. (6-7ab)
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(The YoginTs) in the venerable Northern Seat, born of the eight
seats (astapTtha) (of the Mothers) have come together in a single circle
in the cremation ground of KaravTra. They arc united together in the
Great Union (mahämeläpa) in the festival of the sport of Yoga. (7cd-K)
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(They are) KhecarT, DikcarT, GocarT, Bhücari along with
Ramyä, DamanT, DäkinT, and VyomesT,34 who is very powerful. (9)
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The Yoginls are also assembled (there) united together in the
Great Union with olher yogis of many kinds and in many (kinds of)
unions.37 (10)
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The Yoginls number sixty-eight and seventeen.39 They reside
in the five circles according to their names and letters (of the alphabet
to which they correspond). (II)
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(The names of these Yoginls arc as follows): Mahgalä, EkarälrT,
KhecarT, PhanidhärinT, RavinT, Mantrarupä, the one called Hariisä,
Cakranäyikä, Gharhanä, the goddess renouned as Dämarä, GarjanT,
EkacärT, äavarT, Vajrapahjarä and know Rddhi to be the seventeenth
(energy who) resides in the Circle of Bhäsä, U2-i-'ab).
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KHACAKRAPANCAKASTOTRA
Seventeen are said to be the YoginTs in the Circle of Emptiness
(khacakra) (namely); Mandarä, EkanärT, KhagT, PhanT, Ravämikä, she
who is called Rasmi, Mantrakalä, Haramälr, Candikä, Nabhas, Bhäsä,
DambamayT, the one called Yamändä, GhabhastinT, EkayoginT,
Mantrajnä, Vamanä and Rddhini. (14cd-16)
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The goddesses residing in the Circle of the Directions
(dikcakra), that reside, that is, in the third circle arc: Manthänä,
Ekavlrä, SvädinT, Phanibhüsanä, Raman!, Mantralilä, HaiT, Candra-
masä, Nabhonnatä, Damaru, Yamunä, OghinT, GancsT, Ekalämä,
SankhinT, VajraghätinT and Rtuksayarhkari, the goddess who burns
brilliantly with the seventeen states (of this circle). (17-19)
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(The goddesses residing in the Circle of Speech art): Madana.
Ekacakrä, Khagacakrä, Phaläsim, RajakT, the one called Madagandhä,
PhalinT, Cakrapujitä, NandinT, DandinT, Yas;..'7 ModinT, Gaganä,
Ekavlrä, Savabhaksyä, Varäyudhä and one shoul know that the
seventeenth mistress in the Circle of Speech (gocakra) is Rksfi.
(20-2 lab)
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These are ihc seventeen that reside in the Circle of the Earth:
Manovegä, Ekarasä, Khakalä, Phanagarvini, RaktäksT, Mandasiddhi,
^rThayagrivä, Carcikä, Nadanä, Uhakä, Yasadä, OsadhT, GandharvT,
EkavTrä, 5avarl, VajradhärinT and Rddhikä. (21c’ 24)
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Another group of five circles arise from this one. I will tell
(you) each one and her location in the surrounding entourage. (25)
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DäkinT, Pinjari, Ghorä, Unmattä, Pr—.ibhaksika, Kalihgä,
KälarätrT, MärjärT, SandhibhedinT, Ajavakträ, Mesamukhä, VyäghrT,
SükararüpinT, JambhanT, BhTsanT, RaudrT and Ku.nbhakarnT. (These)
seventeen reside in the first circle. (26-28ab)
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The heroines who arise from the seventeen-fold sequence in the
second circle are: SäkinT, BhadracärT, RohinT, Madaranjikä, Nirmalä,
JambhinT, Svacchandä, JarjarT, HastikarnT, Candatejä, JagaddhätrT,
Jsivänanä, Carcikä, RäksasT. ßhattä, MundinT and Munrjadhärikä.
(28cd-30)
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KHACAKRAPANCAKASTOTRA
Those who are called the seventeen-fold sequence and arise in
the third circle arc: Lämä, RukminT, HarinT, KhecarT, Prybhä,
Sonitabhäsä, TapanT, VarsanT, Jayä, Vijavä, Siddhä, Trijatä,
Putrahartrkä, Digväsä, JananT, Tärä, and DurdurL. '31-33ab)
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These are the seventeen heroines in the fourth circle: Rtipika,
Cittahäri, BhasvarT, BhavanT, £ülim, SülaghälT, JTvahärT, Hayänanä,
KukkurT, Cakravegä, GrdhravaktrT, NisäcarT, PumsinT, Snbalä, RajakT,
CTrabhücarT, and MärjärT. (33cd-35)
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Here the seventeen (goddess who) arc known as the
outpourings of the fifth circle are: BhQcarT, fedhakT, Bindumälä,
Antrabhaksikä, AakamT, BhadrakarnT, Sumali, VTragarvita, GuhyädhvT,
VTraväsä, KälarätrT, Kharänanä, SäiikarT, VrtlinT, Ghorä, MuklakcsT and
KrsodarT. (36-38ab)
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One hundred and seventy are (the eneigics) that form the
sequence of YoginTs. All of them reside in a single circle- engaged in
the Great Festival of Yoga. All of them reside in the Circle of
Emptiness (vyomacakra) and in particular in the Circle of the Earth
(bhücakra). (38cd-39)
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Eighty-five make up (he Wheel of the Void (khacakra) and in
its centre is the mistress of the circle called Mahgalä, the goddess who
bestows authority (adhikärakari). (40)
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According to the path of the Krama teachings, the Tradition
{mala) is that of the 1) YoginTs of the Sacred Scats, another sequence
(krama) is 2) that of the Great YoginT and is the governor of all the
Lords. (41)
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Another (sequence) is that of 3) the Primordial Yogim and is
the supreme body of the mantras of the sequence. After this comes 4)
the sequence of the Great Siddhas that is the teaching (mala) of the
YoginTs of the Sacred Seats. (42)
5) Another sequence is that of the governor of all the Lords and
is that of the SiddhayoginTs. Associated with the live gestures (mudrä)
it has been transmitted along the sequence of the Lineage of the
Masters, (43)
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The yogi is one who knows (the following) in due order
(kramena): Speech (kathana), the worship of the sequence
(kramapujana), transference (samkramana) which is present
everywhere and is free of all (demonic) possession (ävesa), the bliss
8 KHACAKRAPANCAKASTOTRA
(ramana) of entry into Sound, the consuming fire of emission and
assimilation - such, precceded by the auspicious (mungala), is the
teaching of the sequence of the Yoginls. The Great Reality (muhartlui)
is in the pcrvicw of the Great Kaula who knows (this). (44-4<Sab)
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Worship is mystical sexual union (caryakratmi), It is (erotic)
play (kridä), while gesture (mudrä) is that exhibited by (the inner
mystical) Sound (rava). (The yogi) should offer the Great Meal, fish,
liquor, rum and wine, the sacrificial pap (earn), many kinds of
sacrificial animals, song and instrumental music. (He should do this) as
he meditates and rcpcales mantras (to the Yoginls) in their own
respective circles according to their own nature. (46cd-48ab)
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Then, having hearcd with (their) mind delighted lac Great
Sound (of universal consciousness) (that emerges) from the supreme
emptiness (paräkäsa) of the Stainless (Absolute nimnjena), the
Yoginls known as Bhäsä who reside in the Great Abode (ol absolute
consciousness) inside the five-fold sequence, and move within the
mystical entry into the Gesture (mudrä of the energy of consciousness),
vibrate inebriated by supreme bliss. (48cd-50ab)
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The KhecarT (Yoginls) reside on the path of emptiness and have
dissolved away into the Supreme Emptiness (woman). (5()cd)
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