The Heart of the Yogini: The Yoginihrdaya, a Sanskrit Tantric Treatise

206 Pages·2013·1.385 MB·English

by  Padoux, Andre.,Jeanty, Roger-Or

The Heart of the Yoginī
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THE HEART OF

Ī
THE YOGIN
ī
The Yogin hṛdaya, a Sanskrit
Tantric Treatise
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Introduction, translation, and
commentary
by
ANDRÉ PADOUX
with
ROGER-ORPHÉ   JEANTY
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Padoux, Andre´.
The heart of the yoginī : The Yoginīhrdaya, a Sanskrit tantric treatise /
Introduction, translation, and commentary by Andre Padoux with
Roger–Orphe´ Jeanty.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–998232–5 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978–0–19–998233–2
(pbk. : alk. paper)—ISBN 978–0–19–998234–9 (ebook) 1. Tantras.
Yoginihrdaya—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Tripurasundari (Hindu
deity)—Cult. 3. Srividya (Sect) 4. Tantrism. 5. Hinduism—Rituals.
I. Jeanty, Roger-Orphe. II. Tantras. Yoginihrdaya. English. III. Title.
BL1142.6.Y656P33 2013
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To the memory of Professor Vraj Vallabha Dvivedi and of
Pandit R. N. Bhatt
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Contents

Preface ix
Note on the Transcription and Pronunciation of Sanskrit x i
Introduction 1
1. Encounter in the Cakra :  Cakrasamketa 24
2. Encounter in the Mantra: M antrasamketa 58
3. Encounter in the Worship:  Pūjāsamketa 93
Notes 163
Glossary 181
Bibliography 185
Index 187
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Preface

this book originates in a French translation of the Y ogin ī hṛ daya from
Sanskrit by André Padoux, published in 1994 in Paris by the Collège de
France. It was printed by Editions de Boccard as an annotated translation
with transliterated Sanskrit of the three chapters of the Y ogin ī hṛ daya and of
its commentary by Amṛ tānanda, meant for an academic readership.
Pursuant to his interest in the Śr ī Vidyā tradition, this book was read
by Roger-Orphé Jeanty, living in the United States. Assuming that the
Yogin ī hṛ daya would be of considerable interest to a larger English-speaking
readership, he proceeded in 2003 to translate its three chapters into
English, working with his colleague Sarah Caldwell, using Padoux’s French
translation and a Sanskrit d evanāgari edition. This was published infor-
mally in English with the original Sanskrit both in the Indian d evanāgari
script and in transliteration. It was designed for use by readers interested
in or practicing within contemporary Śrī Vidyā communities.
S ome time after completion, Jeanty sent a copy of this eff ort to Padoux,
in recognition of the considerable eff ort required for the original published
French version. In fact, Padoux had already considered the possibility of
such a translation and began writing an English introduction to the text
and attempted a translation of the fi rst chapter. But he found translating
Sanskrit into English very diffi cult and the attempted translation very awk-
ward and unsatisfactory, and he therefore abandoned it.
Upon receiving a copy of this English translation, Padoux found it
quite satisfactory, while admiring the beautiful d evanāgari text that accom-
panied it. He thought it a pity that such useful work should be known and
made use of by only a few people, and he suggested that they take up the
job together.
Padoux emended Jeanty’s translation when needed to make it more
true to the original Sanskrit text, and Jeanty corrected Padoux’s English (in