prapa~ncasAra

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Namaste,

 

The prapa~ncasAra is a tantric manual written by Adi SankarAcArya.

 

I am looking for further info on the same, including its contents, its

study/usage/status in the traditional advaitin maTha-s, etc.

 

Would be grateful if any of our knowledgeable members could enlighten

me on this text.

 

dhanyosmi

Ramesh

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advaitin, "Ramesh Krishnamurthy"

<rkmurthy wrote:

>

> Namaste,

>

> The prapa~ncasAra is a tantric manual written by Adi SankarAcArya.

>

> I am looking for further info on the same, including its contents,

its

> study/usage/status in the traditional advaitin maTha-s, etc.

>

> Would be grateful if any of our knowledgeable members could

enlighten

> me on this text.

>

> dhanyosmi

> Ramesh

>

Dear Ramesh ji,

The follwing could be gathered from the various web sites. Hope

these could be of help. You can look into some more sites on

Prapanchasara.

Regarding the usage of tantra/mantra shastra in Sringeri Mutt, what i

have observed is the conduct of regular worship of the Srichakra. It

is done by someone who has had the formal upadesha. Further, there

are some Srichakra upasakas who conduct elaborate formal worship of

Srividya. This includes specific japa, with nyasa, daily worship of

the Devi, special worship of Pournami, etc. All this is done with

formal initiation from a Senior Srividya Upasaka. This comes under

the sattvic part of the tantra sadhana which the Acharyas have

approved.

 

Regards,

subbu

 

1.Prapanchasara Tantra Ch 17 (Ed A Avalon)

 

2. Rendered by Katon Shual from Prapanchasara Tantra(5) Eight is

particular sacred number in the Ganesha practice.

 

3.The following link gives information about the books:

 

http://www.easternbookcorporation.com/moreinfo.php?

txt_searchstring=11222

 

4.The Sakta Agamas

There is another group of scriptures known as the Tantras. They

belong to the Sakta cult. They glorify Sakti as the World-Mother.

They dwell on the Sakti (energy) aspect of God and prescribe numerous

courses of ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother in various forms.

There are seventy-seven Agamas. These are very much like the Puranas

in some respects. The texts are usually in the form of dialogues

between Siva and Parvati. In some of these, Siva answers the

questions put by Parvati, and in others, Parvati answers, Siva

questioning.

Mahanirvana, Kularnava, Kulasara, Prapanchasara, Tantraraja, Rudra-

Yamala, Brahma-Yamala, Vishnu-Yamala and Todala Tantra are the

important works. The Agamas teach several occult practices some of

which confer powers, while the others bestow knowledge and freedom.

Sakti is the creative power of Lord Siva. Saktism is really a

supplement to Saivism.

Among the existing books on the Agamas, the most famous are the

Isvara-Samhita, Ahirbudhnya-Samhita, Sanatkumara-Samhita, Narada-

Pancharatra, Spanda-Pradipika and the Mahanirvana-Tantra.

 

5.The following link contains some articles on Prapanchasara:

http://64.233.161.104/search?

q=cache:d2iZRYuSQm4J:www.experiencefestival.com/prapanchasara+Prapanch

asara&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5