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Dear learned sadhakas,

Pranam

During cource of discussions in this group emphasis has sometime been

laid to understand shaktism deeply in order to better understand Maa

shakti and Shiva. Therefore i request you to kindly suggest name of our

scriptures or any books for the same. Also plz share in which order

they must be read.

 

Thanks

 

so hum...

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To Start with Devi Mahatmya (Chandi Paath) is great.....nice story of

Devas and Asuras intertwined with " tantric vibes " :-)

 

 

, " so hum " <jigyaasuu wrote:

>

> Dear learned sadhakas,

> Pranam

> During cource of discussions in this group emphasis has sometime been

> laid to understand shaktism deeply in order to better understand Maa

> shakti and Shiva. Therefore i request you to kindly suggest name of our

> scriptures or any books for the same. Also plz share in which order

> they must be read.

>

> Thanks

>

> so hum...

>

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, " so hum " <jigyaasuu wrote:

and Shiva. Therefore i request you to kindly suggest name of our

> scriptures or any books for the same. Also plz share in which order

> they must be read.

>

>

Dear sohum,

 

of course Durga Saptshati is on top of the list. Still some other

books like Shiv-sutra, books written by Sir Arthur Avalon and Pandit

Gopinath Kaviraja are best to understand Shakti tattwa

 

If you could lay your hands on Shakti Ank published by Gorakh Pur

Press, that will give you all ideas about Shati Tattwa in one place

 

love

 

Aum

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Thanks a lot Dear Aumji.......some of the readings suggested by you are

available online and I am putting across the links..........ofcourse it asks for

patient reading :-(

 

The Philosophy of Tripura Tantra By Gopinath Kaviraj

 

http://www.shivashakti.com/philtan.htm

 

Shakti and Shâkta by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe)

 

http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/sas/index.htm

 

And also here is an article that very nicely explains about the Origin and

Procreation of the Ten MahaVidyas (Word File Attached)

 

Moderator: doesnt allow attachments. You have to upload it into

Files section.

 

Regards,

Anupam

 

 

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> of course Durga Saptshati is on top of the list. Still some other

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, " so hum " <jigyaasuu wrote:

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> Dear learned sadhakas,

> Pranam

 

 

Tantric Yoga by David Frawley is proably the best book on the topic of

Shakti/Tantra.

 

Tripura Rahasya gives the Shakta version of Adwait(which doesnt reject

Shakti as Maya).

 

Durga Saptashati is the main text. The translation by Swami Satyananda

Saraswati is the best, as he gives the hidden names of the demons-

like Mahishasur is the " Great Ego " , Raktabeeja is " Seed of Desires " .

 

The Serpent power by Arthur Avalon is a very difficult text, but very

rewarding for those who do read it.

 

Yogini by Shambhavi Chopra gives great explanations mixed with

personal experiences by a master Yogini.

 

with love

Shantnu

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DONE.

 

 

, " so hum " <jigyaasuu wrote:

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> Thanks Dear Anupam for the links.

> Please upload the word file in file section of the group as suggested

> by the moderator.

>

> so hum...

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