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Introducing the sastra.<br/>Benedictory verses; Anasuya requests her husband to explain<br/>Laksml's supremacy;. Atri describes how Narada narrated<br/>Laksml's feats to the sages and how Indra asked LaksmT to<br/>tell him the secret of her greatness; Atri agrees to enlighten<br/>Anasuya.<br/>The pure creation<br/>Real nature of Vasudeva, the supreme soul, and of Laksmi;<br/>description of the six ideal attributes; fourfold nature of the<br/>pure creatiori.<br/>The three (phenomenal) gunas<br/>Transformation of" the ideal attributes into phenomenal<br/>gunas; explanation of the pure and impure creation; the role<br/>of jiva's karma.<br/>Vyuhas and their saktis<br/>Characteristics of each of the four Vyuhas, their special<br/>functions and nature: Narayana's Vyuhantara, Vibhava and<br/>Area emanations; Mahalaksmi's appearance, nature and<br/>qualities; emanations of MahasrI, Mahavidya and Mahamaya<br/>from Mahalaksml.<br/>Evolution of the material world from prakrti<br/>Emergence of the three cosmic divine couples, Rudra etc.;<br/>evolution of the Samkhya categories; creation of Manus and<br/>manavas.<br/>The six kosas of Sakti<br/>Description of these sheaths and of the cosmic realities.<br/>Tattvas and the jiva as the object and subject of<br/>knowledge .<br/>Jiva the cognizer; nature of the instruments of Imowledge;<br/>nature of the objects of knowledge.<br/>The avataras of Laksmi in the six sheaths<br/>Inseparability of Sakti in all Narayana's emanations; Srl's<br/>emanations corresponding with all Aniniddha's emanations.<br/>The exclusive incarnations of Sakti<br/>List of these with mythological background; merit of learning<br/>about them.<br/>The three types of God's avataras<br/>The absolute nature of God and its manifestation on the three<br/>levels of consciousness, namely susupti, svapna and jagrat.<br/>Viiakhayupa and the Vibhava incarnations.<br/>Nature of the supreme Vyuhas; description of the Viiakhayupa<br/>and of the Vibhava incarnations; explaining the need<br/>for these.<br/>The fivefold divine functions<br/>Causes of jiva's suffering; Sakti's five functions; the nature<br/>of delusion; the five categories of avidya; classification of<br/>other causes of misery; Sakti's three cosmic functions of<br/>creation etc.<br/>The true form of the jiva<br/>The fifth function of Sakti and jiva's epential nature; jiva's<br/>five functions corresponding with Sakti's.<br/>The true nature of ^akti (Laksmi)<br/>Sakti's transcendental as well as immanent nature.<br/>Various methods of attaining ultimate truth<br/>The four ways leading to the realization of" truth, details<br/>about the first two ways; nature of the first cosmic category,<br/>pralqid.<br/>Elaboration of the methods to attain ultimate<br/>truth<br/>Details about other cosmic categories; the third and fourth<br/>methods.<br/>The secret method of self-surrender, 'the fourth<br/>method of attaining the highest goal<br/>Definition of the highest goal and the six components of<br/>self-surrender.<br/>. The course of mantras and their characteristics<br/>Sabdabrahman's inert condition; thenada, bindu, madliyama<br/>and vaikhari states corresponding to the four Vyuhas res<br/>pectively; emergence of mantras from Sabdabrahman as their<br/>source, logos; mantras of Tarika etc.<br/>The origin of letters<br/>Emergence of the fifteen vowels from kriy^akti; emergence<br/>of the twenty-five primary consonants from the Person<br/>together with all other cosmic categories; emergence of the<br/>four dharanas from the four semi-vowels; existence of the<br/>five aspirates in the five Brahmans, i.e. Brahman and the<br/>four Vyuhas.<br/>Explanation of the matrkas<br/>Classification of the letters under each of the four Vyuhas.<br/>Analysis of the structure of a mantra and the<br/>qualities looked for in a preceptor and in a<br/>disciple<br/>Description of Laksmi's mantra-form<br/>The six sonic stages of creation; the mantra-course, padacourse<br/>and bhuvana^ourse; attainment of the highest goal<br/>through mantras; the grading of mantras.<br/>Description of matrka<br/>How to construct a matrka-pitha and distribute the letters<br/>on it; placing the letters on the body of matrka; worship of<br/>matrka; the seven bijas.<br/>The structure of taraka with its parts and the<br/>method of initiation in the practice of meditation<br/>Construction of taraka and its nature as the source of all<br/>names and forms; ahganyasa; laya-yoga; pura^carana;<br/>efficacy; prasada-mantra; samjha, astra, paramatman, pada<br/>and vyapaka mantras.<br/>Tara- and Anutara-mantras<br/>Names of letters; synonyms for Tara.<br/>Eluddatiori of the seven vidyas, viz. tara,<br/>Tara, Anutara, vagbhava, kama, Sarasvati and<br/>Mahalaksmi-bijas.<br/>. Duties of an adept<br/>Hrllekha-mantra, its efficacy and five forms; teaching a<br/>disciple this mantra and his subsequent duties.<br/>, Daily duties of an adept<br/>Abhigamana; upadana; ijya; svadhyaya; yoga; importance<br/>of following this routine.<br/>Distinction between kriyasakti and bhutisakti,<br/>otherwise called Agni and Soma respectively<br/>Kriyasakti as Surya, as Agni, as Soma, as SudarSana;<br/>Sudarsana's bija and pinda.<br/>The two aspects of Sakti, viz. Soma and Surya,<br/>and further elucidation of the Sudarsana-mantra<br/>The Sudarsana (kriyasakti).<br/>SudarSana's efficacy; his Gayatri-mantra, mudra, grasanamantra<br/>and dhyana.<br/>Tarika in the three states of existence, viz. the<br/>gro.ss, the subtle and the absolute states<br/>Ahga, upahga and other mantras<br/>Mantras of Tarika's ahga, upahga, alainkara, astra, adhara,<br/>adharesa, avyaktapadmamandala and cidbhasana; mantras<br/>of the ksetre^as; mantras of Gane^a and others.<br/>The hand postures and method of ritualistic bath<br/>Appropriate times for mudras; mudras of Maha^rl, Sakti,<br/>yoni, LaksmI, Kirti, Jaya and Maya; of ahgas and upahgas;<br/>of alamkaras; of Ananta; of prthivl; of kslrarnava; of dharma<br/>etc.; of the three dhamans; of cidbhasana; of ksetresa etc.;<br/>of Sri-bija; of Jaya and Vijaya; of Yamuna; of Samkhanidhi<br/>and Padmanidhi; of Gane§a; of Vagl^vari; of guru; of pitaras;<br/>of siddhas; of varabhaya; of Visvaksena; of avahana and<br/>visarjana; of kamadhenu; three modes of bathing.<br/>The purification of the body (Bhutasuddhi)<br/>Gradual involution of the body and its emergence from its<br/>sources; mantra-nyasa.<br/>Description of the images and the process of the<br/>mental sacrifice<br/>Visualization of the inner seats of Sakti; the Purusa-sukta<br/>and the §ri-sukta; the mental sacrifice.<br/>External sacrifice (construction of the platform .<br/>for worship; mandala of nine lotuses)<br/>Preliminary preparation, collection and consecration of the<br/>requisites for worship; visualization of God's retinue.<br/>External worship. Further details with a descrip<br/>tion of some lesser deities<br/>Layayaga; objects offered to the goddess; visualization of<br/>the Supreme Couple on the lotus.<br/>Various requisites for external worship<br/>Six forms of worship; rules concerning the repetition of<br/>mantras; description of a rosary.<br/>The daily duties of an adept<br/>The rosary; mantra-repetition; significance of the bell; details<br/>of sacrifice including subsequent duties, anuyaga.<br/>The initiation and abhiseka ceremonies.<br/>Meaning of diksa, its variations and the rite itself.<br/>The rite of purascarana, the ritual worship of the<br/>mantra of Tarika<br/>Different methods of worshipping the mantra of<br/>Tarika.<br/>Dhyanas of Tarika placed on main parts of the body; on the<br/>five elements comprising the body; Tarika envisaged as know<br/>ledge and its object; as located in the thirty-two lotuses of<br/>the inner body; visualizing All as merged in Laksmi-Narayana;<br/>regulations for yogins; methods for controlling one's<br/>mind.<br/>Revealing the secret mantras of the Tarika<br/>group .<br/>Revelation of Sri's various manifestations<br/>Mantras of the first four primary manifestations; retinues<br/>of Laksml, KIrti, Jaya and Maya; their mudras.<br/>Mode of worshipping the Laksmi-mantra and<br/>results obtained.<br/>Mode of worshipping the Kirti-mantra and results<br/>obtained.<br/>. Mode of worshipping the Jaya-nuintra and results<br/>obtained.<br/>. Mode of worshipping Maj'a-mantra and results<br/>obtained. Pratistha of an image of Laksmi-<br/>Narayana<br/>. The power of the Sri-sukta.<br/>Application of the SrI-sukta; constructing a mantra by using<br/>each noun mentioned in the hymn; its efficacy; prapatti;<br/>efficacy of the Laksml-mantra.<br/>. A brief summary of the Cosmogony<br/>. The mantras.<br/>. Summarizing ritual performances .<br/>. Bhutasuddhi and Ahganyasa<br/>'. A Yogin's vision of his inner body<br/>. Missing<br/>. Summary of the four states of sound and conclusion . |
