The Padyavāhinī is an unpublished and important ritual manual (paddhati) that survives in a single extant manuscript at the Government Oriental Manuscripts...
The Padyavāhinī: The Integration of Multiple Kaula Traditions
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The Pañcaślokaja Paraguhya Stotra of the Śambhunirṇaya Tantra
The Pañcaślokaja Paraguhya Stotra (Supremely Secret Hymn of Five Verses) is an incredibly rare and secret hymn revealed in the Śambhunirṇaya Tantra, an...
The Dīpikā commentary on the Śambhunirṇaya Tantra by Śivānanda
The Shambhunirnaya Tantra (IAST: Śambhunirṇaya Tantra) received a commentary, entitled Dīpikā (the lamp), by Śrīvidyā's foundational South Indian guru and...
The Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava Tradition
The Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava (also spelled Shadanvaya Shambhava) tradition is a lesser known South Indian tantric tradition that is closely related to the Kubjikā...
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...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-eight
image credit: Bird Headed Yoginī via Wikimedia Commons In the thirty-eighth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-seven
image credit: Cesar Couto In the thirty-seventh verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the worship of the...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-six
image credit: Tianzhan In the thirty-sixth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda contemplates the deeper meaning of...
Cidvilāstava: Verse Thirty-five
image credit: Wikipedia Sriyantra In the thirty-fifth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-four
image credit: Cidānandanāthar "Sir" of Guhānandamaṇḍali In the thirty-fourth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-three
image credit: Kamadeva wikipedia In the thirty-third verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-two
image credit: Kanchi Kamakshi Twitter In the thirty-second verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty-one
image credit: Annamalai Swami In the thirty-first verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Thirty
image credit: Ironage Aesthetics In the thirtieth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about what it means to...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-nine
image credit:RN Mitra In the twenty-ninth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda contemplates the nondual meaning of...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-eight
Image Credit: Precious Umbrella Documents & Designs In the twenty-eighth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-seven
image credit: Parul Jauhari In the twenty-seventh verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the inner nature...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-six
image credit: Himalayan Art Resources In the twenty-sixth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-five
image credit: Hari Prasad Nadig In the twenty-fifth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the ultimate...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-four
image credit: Ganesh Parasuraman In the twenty-fourth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about how offering...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-three
In the twenty-third verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda reveals how consciousness is the inner power and beauty of...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-two
In the twenty-second verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper aspects of worshiping the...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty-one
image: Ramanisblog In the twenty-first verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper meaning of...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Twenty
image credit: Śrī Caitanyānandanātha performing āvāhana, Sri Vidya Temple Society In the twentieth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Nineteen
image credit: Śrīcakra drawn by Ramana Maharshi In the nineteenth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Eighteen
image: Sri Vidya Temple Society In the eighteenth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper...
Cidvilāsastava: Verse Seventeen
image credit: Astamangala In the seventeenth verse of his Cidvilāsastava ('Hymn to the Play of Consciousness'), Amṛtānanda teaches about the deeper aspects of...
