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Dear DeviTanayas, I would like to share some information about the lesser known Divine mother Prathyangira Devi.It is high time I give an elaborate and decent post on it. I had mentioned in

one earlier posting on the woefully inadequate knowledge of one member about this Divine Mother to the extent of quoting texts and 'authorities' wrongly. In the e-mail he wrote that the Devi's name means 'Hot fire'. I would like to refute this by saying that this is not true. No doubt 'Angira' means a coal ember(but it refers to the Rishi Angiras) Without knowing anything about something and yet to say an 'ill-thing' which means nothing is a 'foolish-thing'! Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine force. In their meditation, through the Mantra-Akasha, they heard Her Moola Mantra. The beejaksharam (seed letter) of the Mantra isksham (bliss).Since they hold the first Mantra siddhi for the deity the deity is called Prathyangira popularly. She is also known as Atharvana Bhadrakali as She is regarded as the saraamsam of Atharvana. To speak ill of this deity is to

insult the very Veda and Atharvana Maharishi who gave us the Fourth veda filled with rituals and magical and mantric-alchemical(spiritual alchemy) thoughts. Let us not err here and incur the displeasure of bening forces.This is not true Vaishnava my dear friend! Prathyangiras and Angiras at Her Divine feet! This deity is an 'Ugra amsa' of Shakthi. This deity came into being when Sharabheshwara was formed.The eternal mother is all powerful and she is said to be the core of Atharvana Mantras.The main Beejakshara (cosmic seed letter) in her Moola Mantra is “KSHAM”. The eka-veeja mantra of this Divine mother is 'Hraam'. (Narasimha Shaligrama found in Varanasi) She is also worshipped in the form of a Narasimha Shaligrama, which the jealous 'Vaishnavite' did not know for sure.He conviniently forgets that even Vaishnava sampradaya has such 'Ugra deities' like Narasimha, Mahasudarshana and Ugra Anjaneya. Shree Umapati Shivam was one of the greatest devotees of this deity in modern times. The following are the famous temples for this deity: 1.Ayyavadi(Aivar Padi) near Kumbakonam(South India). Here Deity is lion faced with 18 hands. 2.Vedian Enthal a small village near Manamadurai(South India) Here she is five faced and seated on a lotus. 3.In the corridor of the Karumariamman Temple(Chennai) 4. A private Temple in Solinga Nallur(Chennai) Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi, is depicted as a ferocious half lion and half human. The lion head is that of a male and the body is that of a female, representing the union of Shiva and Shakti. In her full form, She is humongous, with 1008 heads (symbolically representing the 1008-petalled Sahasrara Chakra, the universal chakra of the cosmic energy) and 2016 hands, riding majestically on a chariot pulled by 4 lions (representing the 4 Vedas). Sri Maha

Pratyangira Devi is all powerful and leads Her devotees along the right path and protects them from all obstacles. She is always by the side of Her devotees. She is within each and every being in all planes of existence and is the God within. The legend and existence of Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi has not been widely known.I regret this but nevertheless let me take some

stepsin the promulgation of this knowledge. There are many mantras of Prathyangira-vedic and Tantric. However two are very popular.Many saints have done tapas on the deity and reaped lot of benfits from the Gupta-devi(secretive devi) Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is a powerful Devi who is said to havedestroyed Sarabheswara's arrogance. Sarabheswara isan ugra avatar of Siva. She is also known as Naarasimhikaa( in Kali sahasranama Stotram) : Om Kreem Naarasimhikaayai Namaha! 'She who is the Ferocious Half Human Half Lion of Courage'-- the male energy of

Narasimha(This is not be confused as the consort of Narasimha!)It is said that when Prathyangira Devi shook herLion's Mane, she threw the stars into disarray!She is enveloped as bliss in the letter "Ksham". Sri Pratyangira Devi is also associated with Sri Cakra.She is considered to be a powerful repellent of theinfluences generated by witch-craft. In Sri Cakra worship, she protects the devotees against all odds and guides him/her along the rightpath. The

Lalitha Sahasranama has the following words in the Phalashruti' Yo Vaabhichaaram Kuruthe Namasaahasra PaatakeNivartya Tat Kriyaam Hanyaattham vy prathyangiraa Swayam!'---One who does an Abhichaara Prayoga(an evil black magic ritual)on one who recites the Sahasranama, Prathyangira Devi goes Herself(orrather Rajarajeshwari devi assumes the ugra form of the Devi) and removesill-effects of the 'parikriya' and also annihilates the enemy tottally. Now, if the Devi was bad and asuric as the memberportrayed then why would She protect on Her own accord thechanters of Lalitha Sahasranama? Pray tell me? In some image she is shown as dark complexion, terrible in aspect, having a lion's face with reddened eyes and riding a lion, entirely nude or wearing black garments, she wears garland of human skulls; her hair strands on end, and she holds a trident, a serpent in the form of a noose,

a hand-drum and a skull in her four hands. She is also associates with Bhairava, and she has a variant form viz Atharvana-Bhadra-Kali. Even a 'saatwic' person like Muthuswami Deekshitar has composed a krithi on the mysteries of this deity in his famous Lalithopaakhyana based

krithis. Satva is not merely doing bhajans and eating saatvic food. It is an inherent quality of the mind,soul and heart which blissfully unite in coherence toacheive ascendency and unite with the Parabrahma in a parasatvic way.One has to go beyond Satwa too at one stage. Many Vaishnavites when seeing Shaktha forms of worship think they are Rajasic and that 'God' has to be 'saatvic' and 'soft' and all the niceand mushy things! And the conept of Goddesses they have is subserviant to the God. All these are not so correct attitudes but plays of Mother Maya. The rupa of Prathyangira Devi though Ugra has many symbolic meanings The lion face

---Power of ParashakthiThe nails--to gore evil(in oneself down mercilessly)The fire in the mouth---the power of Vaakshakthi and Mantra shakthiThe lion Vahana--to show that one's ego should be controlledThe Damaruka--to show to the world that everything emnated from Shabda Brahman Paasam--Noose to draw Her devotees to Herself and the right pathThe Khadga--to pierce Agnaana(ignorance)The trident---the dominion of the three gunasand

as a shiva shakthi deityThe severed head --the severence of one's ego which looms like an asurichead.Her leg on a skull - to indicate that intelligence in the head will one day become ashes under Her divine feet-Impermanence of everythingThe rundamala---to indicate the karmas which she wearsSnake

Yagnopaveetham-to show that Brahman is to be achieved withno adherence to mock rituals but to the Inner fire and spirit.(Brahmins wear the Yagnopaveetha with a sacred thread...the 'sacredness'loses its meaning when rituals are followed instead of seeking out 'Brahman These are thus the esoteric meanings of the iconology of

Prathyangira I have a book by 'Najan'(Late Natarajan ji who was a great Srividya Upasakand who wrote a book on the subject). This book is printed by 'Prathibha prasuram' and has many many mantras for this deity.Iam surprised to note that the Vaishnavite member though a Tamildoes not know

the existence of this and other popular books in Tamil and says that 'such evil deities donot have mantras' He further quotes that his Guru(a female Guru ironically!)has said that such deities are not good. After my first posting in this context. I got an e-mail from an 'unidentifiedVaishnavite' who is a 'non-member' of the group giving me an offer to propogandize Vaishnava sampradaya with the same 'passion'(to use his words). Let me tell him(whoever that might be) that I HAVE NO PASSION but COMPASSIONfor him and other unelightened Vaishnavites. I too was in the sway like that

aand brainwashed a bit but luckily came out of it with my head on shoulders!Iam not here to 'PROPOGANDIZE' or 'PROSELYTIZE' any cult or -ismIam here to express my love for Divine mother Rajarajeshwari and to share whatever little I know.And also to blast some misconceptions if I may add.Though everything is wrought by Divine Mother and my Gurunatha ultimately. I have the greatest respect and divine feelings for Lord Vishnu and pray toHim too in my daily prayers.I also share a special connection with Him.To call Eshwaree a Dustha Shakthi and that too quoting the name of Lord Vishnu for this is to betray ignorance and malice toward other paths.This is another sign of

'Kali' which corrupts minds and makes one very parochial. I rest my case at the beautiful lotus feet of Prathyangira and the Blue lotus feet of Padmaaksha(Lord Vishnu). Let them decide who is wrong! Let us not

deviate or digress into such distasteful diatribes in future. OM ATHARVANA VEDAAYA VIDMAHE' BHADRAKAALYAI CHA DHEEMAHI TANNO PRATHYANGIRAA PRACHODAYAATH Yours yogically as ever, Shreeram

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It is very interesting that this Goddess here is brought to attention because

for a long time

I was reserching the nature in which my Guru appeared to me , and here I got the

answer

my Guru appeared in that form to me . thank you .

> Dear DeviTanayas,

>

>

>

> I would like to share some information about the lesser known Divine mother

Prathyangira Devi.It is high time I give an elaborate and decent post on it. I

had mentioned

in one earlier posting on the woefully inadequate knowledge of one member about

this

Divine Mother to the extent of quoting texts and 'authorities' wrongly.

>

> In the e-mail he wrote that the Devi's name means 'Hot fire'.

>

>

>

> I would like to refute this by saying that this is not true. No doubt

'Angira' means a coal

ember(but it refers to the Rishi Angiras)

>

> Without knowing anything about something and yet to say an 'ill-thing'

which means

nothing is a 'foolish-thing'!

>

>

>

>

> Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages Prathyagiras

and

Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the first vision meditatively of

this puissant

and dynamic Divine force. In their meditation, through the Mantra-Akasha, they

heard Her

Moola Mantra. The beejaksharam (seed letter) of the Mantra is

> ksham (bliss).Since they hold the first Mantra siddhi for the deity the deity

is called

Prathyangira popularly. She is also known as Atharvana Bhadrakali as She is

regarded as

the saraamsam of Atharvana.

>

>

>

> To speak ill of this deity is to insult the very Veda and Atharvana

Maharishi who gave

us the Fourth veda filled with rituals and magical and

mantric-alchemical(spiritual

alchemy) thoughts. Let us not err here and incur the displeasure of bening

forces.This is

not true Vaishnava my dear friend!

>

>

>

>

> Prathyangiras and Angiras at Her Divine feet!

>

> This deity is an 'Ugra amsa' of Shakthi. This deity came into being when

Sharabheshwara was formed.The eternal mother is all powerful and she is said to

be the

> core of Atharvana Mantras.The main Beejakshara (cosmic seed letter) in her

Moola

Mantra is " KSHAM " .

>

>

>

> The eka-veeja mantra of this Divine mother is 'Hraam'.

>

>

>

> (Narasimha Shaligrama found in Varanasi)

>

> She is also worshipped in the form of a Narasimha Shaligrama, which the

jealous

'Vaishnavite' did not know for sure.He conviniently forgets that even Vaishnava

sampradaya has such 'Ugra deities' like Narasimha, Mahasudarshana and Ugra

Anjaneya.

>

> Shree Umapati Shivam was one of the greatest devotees of this deity in

modern times.

>

> The following are the famous temples for this deity:

>

> 1.Ayyavadi(Aivar Padi) near

> Kumbakonam(South India). Here

> Deity is lion faced with 18 hands.

>

> 2.Vedian Enthal a small village near

> Manamadurai(South India) Here

> she is five faced and seated on a

> lotus.

>

> 3.In the corridor of the

> Karumariamman Temple(Chennai)

>

> 4. A private Temple in Solinga

> Nallur(Chennai)

>

>

>

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>

>

>

> Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi, is depicted as a ferocious half lion and

>

> half human. The lion head is that of a male and the body is that of

>

> a female, representing the union of Shiva and Shakti. In her full

>

> form, She is humongous, with 1008 heads (symbolically

>

> representing the 1008-petalled Sahasrara Chakra, the universal

>

> chakra of the cosmic energy) and 2016 hands, riding majestically

>

> on a chariot pulled by 4 lions (representing the 4 Vedas). Sri Maha

Pratyangira Devi

is all powerful and leads Her devotees

>

> along the right path and protects them from all obstacles. She is

>

> always by the side of Her devotees. She is within each and every

>

> being in all planes of existence and is the God within. The legend

>

> and existence of Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi has not been widely

>

> known.I regret this but nevertheless let me take some steps

>

> in the promulgation of this knowledge.

>

> There are many mantras of Prathyangira-vedic and Tantric. However two are very

popular.

>

> Many saints have done tapas on the deity and reaped lot of benfits from the

Gupta-

devi(secretive devi)

>

>

>

> Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is a powerful Devi who is said to have

>

> destroyed Sarabheswara's arrogance. Sarabheswara is

>

> an ugra avatar of Siva.

>

> She is also known as Naarasimhikaa

>

> ( in Kali sahasranama Stotram) : Om Kreem Naarasimhikaayai Namaha!

>

>

>

> 'She who is the Ferocious

>

> Half Human Half Lion of Courage'-- the male energy of Narasimha

>

> (This is not be confused as the consort of Narasimha!)

>

> It is said that when Prathyangira Devi shook her

>

> Lion's Mane, she threw the stars into disarray!

>

> She is enveloped as bliss in the letter " Ksham " .

>

>

>

> Sri Pratyangira Devi is also associated with Sri Cakra.

>

> She is considered to be a powerful repellent of the

>

> influences generated by witch-craft.

>

> In Sri Cakra worship, she protects the devotees

>

> against all odds and guides him/her along the right

>

> path.

>

>

>

> The Lalitha Sahasranama has the following words in the Phalashruti

>

> ' Yo Vaabhichaaram Kuruthe Namasaahasra Paatake

>

> Nivartya Tat Kriyaam Hanyaattham vy prathyangiraa Swayam!'

>

> ---One who does an Abhichaara Prayoga(an evil black magic ritual)

>

> on one who recites the Sahasranama, Prathyangira Devi goes Herself(or

>

> rather Rajarajeshwari devi assumes the ugra form of the Devi) and removes

>

> ill-effects of the 'parikriya' and also annihilates the enemy tottally.

>

>

>

> Now, if the Devi was bad and asuric as the member

>

> portrayed then why would She protect on Her own accord the

>

> chanters of Lalitha Sahasranama? Pray tell me?

>

>

>

> In some image she is shown as dark complexion,

>

> terrible in aspect, having a lion's face with

>

> reddened eyes and riding a lion, entirely nude

>

> or wearing black garments, she wears garland

>

> of human skulls; her hair strands on end,

>

> and she holds a trident, a serpent in the

>

> form of a noose, a hand-drum and a skull

>

> in her four hands. She is also associates

>

> with Bhairava, and she has a variant form

>

> viz Atharvana-Bhadra-Kali.

>

>

>

> Even a 'saatwic' person like Muthuswami Deekshitar has composed a krithi

>

> on the mysteries of this deity in his famous Lalithopaakhyana based krithis.

>

Satva is not merely doing bhajans and eating saatvic food.

>

It is an inherent

>

> quality of the mind,soul and heart which blissfully unite in coherence to

>

> acheive ascendency and unite with the Parabrahma in a parasatvic way.

>

> One has to go beyond Satwa too at one stage.

>

>

>

>

>

> Many Vaishnavites when seeing Shaktha forms of worship think

>

> they are Rajasic and that 'God' has to be 'saatvic' and 'soft' and all the

nice

>

> and mushy things! And the conept of Goddesses they have is subserviant

>

> to the God. All these are not so correct attitudes but plays of Mother Maya.

>

The rupa of Prathyangira Devi though Ugra has many symbolic

>

> meanings

>

>

>

> The lion face ---Power of Parashakthi

>

> The nails--to gore evil(in oneself down mercilessly)

>

> The fire in the mouth---the power of Vaakshakthi and Mantra shakthi

>

> The lion Vahana--to show that one's ego should be controlled

>

> The Damaruka--to show to the world that everything emnated from

>

> Shabda Brahman

>

Paasam--Noose to draw Her devotees to Herself and the right path

>

> The Khadga--to pierce Agnaana(ignorance)

>

> The trident---the dominion of the three gunas

>

> and as a shiva shakthi deity

>

> The severed head --the severence of one's ego which looms like an asuric

>

> head.

>

> Her leg on a skull - to indicate that intelligence in the head will one day

>

> become ashes under Her divine feet-Impermanence of everything

>

> The rundamala---to indicate the karmas which she wears

>

> Snake Yagnopaveetham-to show that Brahman is to be achieved with

>

> no adherence to mock rituals but to the Inner fire and spirit.

>

> (Brahmins wear the Yagnopaveetha with a sacred thread...the 'sacredness'

>

> loses its meaning when rituals are followed instead of seeking out 'Brahman

>

>

>

> These are thus the esoteric meanings of the iconology of Prathyangira

>

>

>

> I have a book by 'Najan'(Late Natarajan ji who was a great Srividya Upasak

>

> and who wrote a book on the subject). This book is printed by

>

> 'Prathibha prasuram' and has many many mantras for this deity.

>

> Iam surprised to note that the Vaishnavite member though a Tamil

>

> does not know the existence of this and other popular books in Tamil

>

> and says that 'such evil deities do

>

> not have mantras' He further quotes that his Guru(a female Guru ironically!)

>

> has said that such deities are not good.

>

>

>

>

>

> After my first posting in this context. I got an e-mail from an 'unidentified

>

> Vaishnavite' who is a 'non-member' of the group giving me an offer to

>

> propogandize Vaishnava sampradaya with the same 'passion'(to use

>

> his words). Let me tell him(whoever that might be) that I HAVE NO PASSION but

COMPASSION

>

> for him and other unelightened Vaishnavites. I too was in the sway like that a

>

> and brainwashed a bit but luckily came out of it with my head on shoulders!

>

> Iam not here to 'PROPOGANDIZE' or 'PROSELYTIZE' any cult or -ism

>

> Iam here to express my love for Divine mother Rajarajeshwari and to share

>

> whatever little I know.And also to blast some misconceptions if I may add.

>

> Though everything is wrought by Divine Mother and my Gurunatha

>

> ultimately.

>

I have the greatest respect and divine feelings for Lord Vishnu and pray to

>

> Him too in my daily prayers.I also share a special connection with Him.

>

> To call Eshwaree a Dustha Shakthi and that too quoting the

name of Lord Vishnu for this is to betray ignorance and malice

>

> toward other paths.This is another sign of 'Kali' which corrupts

>

> minds and makes one very parochial.

I rest my case at the beautiful lotus feet of Prathyangira and the

>

> Blue lotus feet of Padmaaksha(Lord Vishnu). Let them decide

>

> who is wrong!

>

> Let us not deviate or digress into such distasteful diatribes in

>

> future.

>

>

> OM ATHARVANA VEDAAYA VIDMAHE'

>

> BHADRAKAALYAI CHA DHEEMAHI

>

> TANNO PRATHYANGIRAA PRACHODAYAATH

>

>

>

>

>

> Yours yogically as ever,

>

>

> Shreeram Balijepalli

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

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Namaskar,

do not worry. Anybody who does nindaa of ShrI Pratyangira devi will

meet their destined gati duely. When it comes to counter-Abhichara

prayoga Shri Pratyangira in the Sharabhaastra prayoga is one of the

final prayogas. Even the Pancharatra texts of the vaishnavas

acknowledge here as the Atharvana Shakti who is to be combined with

the sudarshana vidyaa while seeking protection from attackers.

 

Rajita

[Guest guest]

> Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages

Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the

first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine force.

 

I believe the information in the web site from which you obtained the

above sentence is inaccurate. The original Pratyangira mantras of the

AV Samhitas was seen by a Rishi known as Pratichina Angirasa. This is

the authority of the Shruti. The Mantras themselves known as the

Pratyaangirasa or pratyangirasa krityaa. There is another version of

the mantra in the Rig Veda Khila.

 

R

[Guest guest]

Dear Member,

 

I normally do not quote texts too much(it acts as a 'frightening

thing' and makes people think that God/ Goddess is a technical thing

beyond their reach)

 

However...

 

The information I have known is what is popularly cognised. However,

I will make enquries. Thankyou for pointing out the fact.If I have

erred I will take the proper steps to amend it.

 

I would like to mention my source of information and the textual

authority here though in my defence.

 

My source for the information in the posting is from

 

Sharabha Shakthi--Prathyangira Prabhaavam---I have with me a

translation of the original text by 'Najan'(Natarajan),who was an

authority on the Dakshina Shatha Sampradaya and a great Srividya

Upasaka.He used to run a press called Prathiba Prasuram(Luckily I

bought many texts from that stores) which sold and still sells(they

plan to close it soon as his sons are now engaged in some legal

battles for the ownership of the old press)

 

If you know Tamil and can read spiritual Tamil lingo. Please read

Page 25 of Sharabheshwara Sarvaswam and Prathyangira Prabhaavam

 

Najan ji says in the 4rth para,

 

' Ivaludaya(Prathyangira's) Mantirathai Kandu pidithavargal(those

who discovered Her mantras)

 

Angirasar(Angirasa)

Prathyangirasar(Prathyangirasa)

endra rishigal(Rishis--please note the plural form).Najanji further

says 'Ival periyalaye antha rishigal perugalum adangiullana'(Her

name itself contains the names of the names of these rishis--to

translate litreally)'

 

Najanji was an authority in Shaktha and Shaiva Agama sampradayas and

a great Srividya Upasana. So, I can safely quote from His text.

 

Also, one more thing.Prathichina Angirasa compiled the Atharvana

Veda Samihta Mantras.

 

'Prathichina Angirase Udyudhbhave' Prathyangira Ugrakrithya,

Angirasa Prathyangirasa prabhatadarshane vikasita pushpam ahyehi

parameshwari! " --this is from Prathyangira Dhyananigraha.

 

The mantras are thus called 'Prathyangira Mantraani' as far as my

miniscule knowledge in this matter goes.

 

However, Iam quite sure pedantically not from an experietial point

of view(experiential point of view means one should contact the

deity and get to the information from the horse' mouth(rather the

lion's mouth!)) that I have not erred here.

 

As you said one who derides the devotee of Prathyangira is done for!

 

This has an authority in the following verse

 

'Prathyangira Dhyana sheele Na kuryaath Dwesha Maatmanam'

--'One who meditates the Prathyangira Mantra should not be kept

enemity with!'

 

I also have with me the book' Shashara mukha Tatwa'(the philosophy

of the thousand heads) which also reiterates the concept of the two

rishis.

 

The compiler should not be confused with the rihis who first had the

darshan and had the mantra siddhi.

 

Apart from 'Ugra rupa' She also has a Gnaanaroopa, Mangala roopa and

Vyaktha-Avakthya Roopa and not just Ugraroopa as many think. The

ugra roopa is neverthelss romantic and captures the attention of all

for easy fixes to life.

 

'krithya' means a homachara term. When a particularly puissant deity

is invoked with a particular mantric vibrtatory chant in a certain

meter(chandanusaarena), then a physical-etheric energy is formed to

solev a particular purpose out of the 'act'(kriyaanaam ahuthi rupane

iti krithya). Thus the 'Prathyagira Mantra Krithya' is a means of

invoking the deity in the mantraic form and relasing it for some

purpose for highly accelerated results. One may find in some cases

where proper homacharic procedures are followed a 'figure' or some'

light' or 'ray' emerging much like the genie out of a magic lamp and

going out to either attck the foe or solev the problem. This is the

Goodavishaya(secretive knowledge) in the Prathyangira Krithya.

 

I have personal experience in the Krithya while doing a homa for a

certain purpose and thus can speak with some authority here.

 

Also, the Krithya procedure is given in detail in the Atharvana

Veda. The Vedic mantra is however to be chanted with a meter.

 

Even in the nyaasa nigraha they have mentioned the two rishis which

will act as the authority of Shruthi.

 

Also the rare Prathangira Sahasranama mentions the names of the

rishis specifically as the first 'dathas'(givers) to the world of

the Goddess. It is much akin to Vishwamitra who first 'gave'

Gayathri Ma to the world.

 

It is not that the deity did not exist before the 'Datha' but it is

just that they found a way(key / mantra) to tap the daiveeka jyithi

pinda shakthi of the Devi or Deva.

 

I think no other site online mentions so many details in the few

postings I have made.But there are books on the subject which will

throw greater light on the subject.

 

I will certainly make another elaborate posting on the deity but I

fear that if I excite the interest of the members in the diety some

of them might misuse the deity's shakthi and incur themselves(and me

a bit) bad karma apart from harming someone else.

 

As you pointed out it is the last resort in the ugra parikriyas and

also the highest.Also as you rightly pointed out the Vaishnava texts

do carry references about the deity in the context of Sudarshana

(Sudarshana Dagitha Shakthi).Infact it is believed in some shaktha

conclaves that Lord Shiva when granting the Sudarshana to Lord

Vishnu invoked Prathangira in the Bhairava Bhadarkali rupa to adorn

powerfully the sudarshana.

 

I appreciate your concern for the truth and guiding me and others of

this group properly though.

 

Ever grateful to you and ever in your service,

 

Shreeram Balijepalli

 

--- In

Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " rajita_rajvasishth "

<rajita_rajvasishth> wrote:

>

> > Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages

> Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the

> first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine

force.

>

> I believe the information in the web site from which you obtained

the

> above sentence is inaccurate. The original Pratyangira mantras of

the

> AV Samhitas was seen by a Rishi known as Pratichina Angirasa. This

is

> the authority of the Shruti. The Mantras themselves known as the

> Pratyaangirasa or pratyangirasa krityaa. There is another version

of

> the mantra in the Rig Veda Khila.

>

> R

>

[Guest guest]

I hope you were not offended by my original statement. I was only

pointing to the website and not questioning your knowledge. What I

meant was to be precise was: the Seer of the mantra: yAM

kalpayan...(I can only use the Pratika) that is used in the

Pratyangira homa/tarpanaM (as per tradition I am in) is Pratichina

Angirasa. This Rishi of the Angirasa clan of the family of

Bharadvajas. This confirmed by the indices of the two Samhitaas of the

Atharvaveda: Paippalada and Shaunaka.

 

Now it is indeed clear that the Tantric mantras to Pratyangira (of

which we use about 6 different ones and one in combination with

Sharabha and Shulini) have different Seers. For most of them we

declare the Rishi as Atharva or Bhargava in in the Nyasa.

 

From what you say may be some texts might call " Pratyangiras " a Rishi,

but per say we have little evidence for that in the oldest layers of

texts. The Yajur Samhitas have a collection termed the Pratyangirasam

and the Rgvidhana also mentions a variant of yAM kalpayan... which is

known as Pratyangirasam. From this term in the later days the term

" Pratyangiras " might have been taken as a Rishi's name

RR

[goverthana 0]

 

I hope you were not offended by my original statement. I was only

pointing to the website and not questioning your knowledge. What I

meant was to be precise was: the Seer of the mantra: yAM

kalpayan...(I can only use the Pratika) that is used in the

Pratyangira homa/tarpanaM (as per tradition I am in) is Pratichina

Angirasa. This Rishi of the Angirasa clan of the family of

Bharadvajas. This confirmed by the indices of the two Samhitaas of the

Atharvaveda: Paippalada and Shaunaka.

 

Now it is indeed clear that the Tantric mantras to Pratyangira (of

which we use about 6 different ones and one in combination with

Sharabha and Shulini) have different Seers. For most of them we

declare the Rishi as Atharva or Bhargava in in the Nyasa.

 

From what you say may be some texts might call " Pratyangiras " a Rishi,

but per say we have little evidence for that in the oldest layers of

texts. The Yajur Samhitas have a collection termed the Pratyangirasam

and the Rgvidhana also mentions a variant of yAM kalpayan... which is

known as Pratyangirasam. From this term in the later days the term

" Pratyangiras " might have been taken as a Rishi's name

RR

 

Apologizing first of all for the belated comment on this topic but I've just discovered incidentally an external source describing an additional form of Tantric Worship to Pratyangira Devi, as given above earlier for a varied mode of 6 different ones.

 

I found this in "divinebrahmanda" blogspot where the post claims of Soundarya Lahari Sloka No 47:

 

 

"Bhruvau Bhugney Kinchid BhuvanabhayabhangavyasaniniThvadeeye Nethraabhyaam Madhukararuchibhyaam Dhruthagunam!

Dhanurmanye Savyetharakaragruheetham Rathipathehe

Prakoshtey Mushtau Cha Sthagayathi Nigootaantharamumey!" ,

 

refers to the Amba Pratyangira Devi thus the post claims the source of this information comes from the Soundarya Lahari commentary in Kannada by Sri. G.Ramachandra Shastry.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but I wish that this could complement the Tantric Worship of Thy Mother.

 

I personally am not sure of the accrued information, different commentaries are available from Profound Shakta Upasakas and this one caught my attention because there is none so far I've seen that attributes the names of Devis and Images of Thy Devis whom are the corresponding Patrons of the Slokas in Soundarya Lahari.