Das mahavidhya introduction article

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|| Hare Rama Krishna ||

 

Namaste Swee ji,

 

As always, its a delayed response from me.

 

Here is what I am able to gather with respect to the Das Mahavidhyas.....

 

The das Maha-Vidhyas or the ten great devi worship comes from the Todala Tantra Patalas out of ancient Hindu tantra. There are hundreds of such devi worships (vidhya) in tantra and out of which the 10 major ones are termed as mahavidhyas.

 

There are several "levels" at which one can engage among the das mahavidhyas starting from a elementary yantra-sthapana combined with mantra worship to the higher full fledged and elaborate practices including tantra rituals and offerings as reveled in the Todala.

 

The ten devi-form incarnations as reveled in the 10th chapter of Todala tantra, worshipping which ( any of the ten mahavidyas) gives the native complete control over his senses and/or fulfillment of the most materialistic of his desires. Below is a table that gives consort forms of each of the Vidhyas:-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devi Vidhyas

Incarnated Form

 

1

Tara

Blue form

 

2

Bagalamukhi

Tortoise form

 

3

Dhumavati

Boar form

 

4

Chinnamasta

Narsimha form

 

5

Bhuvaneshvari

Vamana Form

 

6

Matangi

Rama form

 

7

Tripura Sundari

Jamadagni form

 

8

Bhairavi

Balabhadra form

 

9

Mahalakshmi

Buddha form

 

10

Durga

Kalki form

 

11

Kali

Krishna Murti form

**The last one (11th): Kali in the form of Krishna murti, is in italics because as reveled by Shiva in the Todala tantra, she is yet to arrive by herself.

 

In Jyotish, Mahavidhya is considered as a higher remedy for severe planetary afflictions. The ten correspond to the nine planets + lagna as below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Das Maha-Vidhyas

Associated Planet

 

1

Tara

Jupiter

 

2

Bagalamukhi

Mars

 

3

Dhumavati

Ketu

 

4

Chinnamasta

Rahu

 

5

Bhuvaneshvari

Moon

 

6

Matangi

Sun

 

7

Tripura Sundari

Mercury

 

8

Bhairavi

Lagna

 

9

Kamala

Venus

 

10

Kali (Durga)

Saturn

 

I am in process of finding more information about Mahavidhya, including the Beeja-mantra associated with each of the das mahavidhyas.

 

Namaste;

 

Gaurav Jain

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 9/29/2005 6:48:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, swee writes:

 

Jaya Jagannatha

Dear Gaurav,

Namaste

I’m into research J can you first find the root of their personifications before you attempt with their energies. Even the beej attached with each of their energies.

Would be great.

Love,

Swee