Sri Vidya & Dasam Mahavidya

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Hi Jatin:

 

Maybe I am being too basic; please let me know if I am, and give me

a broader idea or context on what you are asking.

 

But very broadly speaking, SriVidya denotes Supreme Wisdom; it is a

sophisticated Tantric system of shakti sadhana.

 

Sri Chaitanyananda Natha Sarswathi observes: "In the beginning was

the One, unmanifest and unqualified. It desired to be many. That

first desire is indeed the Mother of this Universe. When the

manifold universe emerged from the One, the original desire pervaded

all its manifestations. Tracing the roots of the inner most desire

in ourselves (the microcosm) is the surest and safest path to reach

Her. The desire to know her comes by Her Grace. She reveals Herself

as the Universe and its Mother at the same time, to all who so

desire. The mysteries of the Universe remain mysteries no more. For

the knowledge She bestows on Her devotees is that of the Supreme

Self, otherwise known as SriVidya."

 

The Dasa Mahavidyas are the Ten Wisdom Goddesses -- they are deities

within the Srividya system (and within other Shakta traditions as

well); they are the primary forms of Devi worshiped in Tantric

Shaktism. My guru, Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswathi, notes: "There

are many, many more than ten ways to reach Godhood. However, the

Dasa Mahavidyas are the ten most important ways. ... Kali, Tara,

Sundari, Bhuvana, Bhairavi, Chandi, Dhuma, Bhagala, Matangi, Kamala

are the names for the ten paths. The ultimate goal is the same in

each case; integration of all forms into one Godhood, which is

identical with the self."

 

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

 

, "Jatin Prakash"

<jatinprakash> wrote:

> can anybody guide me the difference between sri vidya and dasam

> mahavidya.

> JP