necessity of Kaula worship of Shakti

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Here is the passage from Mahanirvana in translation of A. Avalon:

 

"Without Kulachara, O Devi! the Shakti-Mantra is powerless to give

success, and therefore the worshipper should worship the Shakti with

Kulachara rites.

O Adya! the five essential Elements in the worship of Shakti have been

prescribed to be Wine, Meat, Fish, parched Grain, and the Union of man

with woman (22). The worship of Shakti without these five elements is

but the practice of evil magic. That Siddhi which is the object of

sadhana is never attained thereby, and obstacles are encountered at

every step (23). As seed sown on barren rocks does not germinate, so

worship without these five elements is fruitless (24)".