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The Cidvilāsastava of Amṛtānanda
The Cidvilāsastava of the great Śrīvidyācārya, Amṛtānanda (fl. c. 1325-1375) is one of the most comprehensive treatments of the esoteric contemplation of...
Kāmakalā Vilāsa by Puṇyānandanātha
Image credit: Mike Magee-Kāmakalā Vilāsa Tripurā Tallikā is delighted to present a reformatted version of "Kamakalā Vilasa," originally published by Arthur...
Lalitopākhyāna Series (Part 2) – Smaraprāṇa Dīpikā
Lalitopākhyāna Series (Part 2): Smaraprāṇa Dīpikā As many of the practitioners know, the Lalitopākhyāna (part of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa) holds a significant...
Lalitopākhyāna Series (Part 1) – The War with Bhaṇḍāsura
Lalitopākhyāna Series (Part 1): War With Bhaṇḍāsura (a Study Guide) As many of the practitioners know, the Lalitopākhyāna (part of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa) holds...
Art Project: Deities of Paraśurāma Kalpasūtra
For the first time, this publication reveals images of the principal Śrīvidyā deities of the Paraśurāma Kalpasūtra (PKS) deity maṇḍala. The PKS is a...
Contemplating Ritual in Śrīvidyā
image credit: Pinterest The Bhāvanopaniṣad teaches, ज्ञानमर्घ्यं ज्ञेयं हविः ज्ञाता होता ज्ञातृज्ञानज्ञेयानांअभेदभावनं श्रीचक्र पूजनम् ॥१०॥jñānamarghyaṃ...
The Saubhāgya Saṃpradāya
image credit: C. Kondaiah Raju The early Śrīvidyā tradition was actually known as the Saubhāgyasaṃpradāya (the auspicious tradition), as well as...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Forty
image credit: Devprayag Amṛtānanda ends his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness') with a profound teaching on the nature of ritual worship and...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-nine
image credit: Amritanandanatha Saraswati Blogspot In the thirty-ninth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches...