Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Dear DeviTanayas, I would like to share some information about the lesser known Divine mother Prathyangira Devi.It is high time I give an elaborate and decent post on it. I had mentioned in one earlier posting on the woefully inadequate knowledge of one member about this Divine Mother to the extent of quoting texts and 'authorities' wrongly. In the e-mail he wrote that the Devi's name means 'Hot fire'. I would like to refute this by saying that this is not true. No doubt 'Angira' means a coal ember(but it refers to the Rishi Angiras) Without knowing anything about something and yet to say an 'ill-thing' which means nothing is a 'foolish-thing'! Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine force. In their meditation, through the Mantra-Akasha, they heard Her Moola Mantra. The beejaksharam (seed letter) of the Mantra isksham (bliss).Since they hold the first Mantra siddhi for the deity the deity is called Prathyangira popularly. She is also known as Atharvana Bhadrakali as She is regarded as the saraamsam of Atharvana. To speak ill of this deity is to insult the very Veda and Atharvana Maharishi who gave us the Fourth veda filled with rituals and magical and mantric-alchemical(spiritual alchemy) thoughts. Let us not err here and incur the displeasure of bening forces.This is not true Vaishnava my dear friend! Prathyangiras and Angiras at Her Divine feet! This deity is an 'Ugra amsa' of Shakthi. This deity came into being when Sharabheshwara was formed.The eternal mother is all powerful and she is said to be the core of Atharvana Mantras.The main Beejakshara (cosmic seed letter) in her Moola Mantra is “KSHAM”. The eka-veeja mantra of this Divine mother is 'Hraam'. (Narasimha Shaligrama found in Varanasi) She is also worshipped in the form of a Narasimha Shaligrama, which the jealous 'Vaishnavite' did not know for sure.He conviniently forgets that even Vaishnava sampradaya has such 'Ugra deities' like Narasimha, Mahasudarshana and Ugra Anjaneya. Shree Umapati Shivam was one of the greatest devotees of this deity in modern times. The following are the famous temples for this deity: 1.Ayyavadi(Aivar Padi) near Kumbakonam(South India). Here Deity is lion faced with 18 hands. 2.Vedian Enthal a small village near Manamadurai(South India) Here she is five faced and seated on a lotus. 3.In the corridor of the Karumariamman Temple(Chennai) 4. A private Temple in Solinga Nallur(Chennai) Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi, is depicted as a ferocious half lion and half human. The lion head is that of a male and the body is that of a female, representing the union of Shiva and Shakti. In her full form, She is humongous, with 1008 heads (symbolically representing the 1008-petalled Sahasrara Chakra, the universal chakra of the cosmic energy) and 2016 hands, riding majestically on a chariot pulled by 4 lions (representing the 4 Vedas). Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is all powerful and leads Her devotees along the right path and protects them from all obstacles. She is always by the side of Her devotees. She is within each and every being in all planes of existence and is the God within. The legend and existence of Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi has not been widely known.I regret this but nevertheless let me take some stepsin the promulgation of this knowledge. There are many mantras of Prathyangira-vedic and Tantric. However two are very popular.Many saints have done tapas on the deity and reaped lot of benfits from the Gupta-devi(secretive devi) Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is a powerful Devi who is said to havedestroyed Sarabheswara's arrogance. Sarabheswara isan ugra avatar of Siva. She is also known as Naarasimhikaa( in Kali sahasranama Stotram) : Om Kreem Naarasimhikaayai Namaha! 'She who is the Ferocious Half Human Half Lion of Courage'-- the male energy of Narasimha(This is not be confused as the consort of Narasimha!)It is said that when Prathyangira Devi shook herLion's Mane, she threw the stars into disarray!She is enveloped as bliss in the letter "Ksham". Sri Pratyangira Devi is also associated with Sri Cakra.She is considered to be a powerful repellent of theinfluences generated by witch-craft. In Sri Cakra worship, she protects the devotees against all odds and guides him/her along the rightpath. The Lalitha Sahasranama has the following words in the Phalashruti' Yo Vaabhichaaram Kuruthe Namasaahasra PaatakeNivartya Tat Kriyaam Hanyaattham vy prathyangiraa Swayam!'---One who does an Abhichaara Prayoga(an evil black magic ritual)on one who recites the Sahasranama, Prathyangira Devi goes Herself(orrather Rajarajeshwari devi assumes the ugra form of the Devi) and removesill-effects of the 'parikriya' and also annihilates the enemy tottally. Now, if the Devi was bad and asuric as the memberportrayed then why would She protect on Her own accord thechanters of Lalitha Sahasranama? Pray tell me? In some image she is shown as dark complexion, terrible in aspect, having a lion's face with reddened eyes and riding a lion, entirely nude or wearing black garments, she wears garland of human skulls; her hair strands on end, and she holds a trident, a serpent in the form of a noose, a hand-drum and a skull in her four hands. She is also associates with Bhairava, and she has a variant form viz Atharvana-Bhadra-Kali. Even a 'saatwic' person like Muthuswami Deekshitar has composed a krithi on the mysteries of this deity in his famous Lalithopaakhyana based krithis. Satva is not merely doing bhajans and eating saatvic food. It is an inherent quality of the mind,soul and heart which blissfully unite in coherence toacheive ascendency and unite with the Parabrahma in a parasatvic way.One has to go beyond Satwa too at one stage. Many Vaishnavites when seeing Shaktha forms of worship think they are Rajasic and that 'God' has to be 'saatvic' and 'soft' and all the niceand mushy things! And the conept of Goddesses they have is subserviant to the God. All these are not so correct attitudes but plays of Mother Maya. The rupa of Prathyangira Devi though Ugra has many symbolic meanings The lion face ---Power of ParashakthiThe nails--to gore evil(in oneself down mercilessly)The fire in the mouth---the power of Vaakshakthi and Mantra shakthiThe lion Vahana--to show that one's ego should be controlledThe Damaruka--to show to the world that everything emnated from Shabda Brahman Paasam--Noose to draw Her devotees to Herself and the right pathThe Khadga--to pierce Agnaana(ignorance)The trident---the dominion of the three gunasand as a shiva shakthi deityThe severed head --the severence of one's ego which looms like an asurichead.Her leg on a skull - to indicate that intelligence in the head will one day become ashes under Her divine feet-Impermanence of everythingThe rundamala---to indicate the karmas which she wearsSnake Yagnopaveetham-to show that Brahman is to be achieved withno adherence to mock rituals but to the Inner fire and spirit.(Brahmins wear the Yagnopaveetha with a sacred thread...the 'sacredness'loses its meaning when rituals are followed instead of seeking out 'Brahman These are thus the esoteric meanings of the iconology of Prathyangira I have a book by 'Najan'(Late Natarajan ji who was a great Srividya Upasakand who wrote a book on the subject). This book is printed by 'Prathibha prasuram' and has many many mantras for this deity.Iam surprised to note that the Vaishnavite member though a Tamildoes not know the existence of this and other popular books in Tamil and says that 'such evil deities donot have mantras' He further quotes that his Guru(a female Guru ironically!)has said that such deities are not good. After my first posting in this context. I got an e-mail from an 'unidentifiedVaishnavite' who is a 'non-member' of the group giving me an offer to propogandize Vaishnava sampradaya with the same 'passion'(to use his words). Let me tell him(whoever that might be) that I HAVE NO PASSION but COMPASSIONfor him and other unelightened Vaishnavites. I too was in the sway like that aand brainwashed a bit but luckily came out of it with my head on shoulders!Iam not here to 'PROPOGANDIZE' or 'PROSELYTIZE' any cult or -ismIam here to express my love for Divine mother Rajarajeshwari and to share whatever little I know.And also to blast some misconceptions if I may add.Though everything is wrought by Divine Mother and my Gurunatha ultimately. I have the greatest respect and divine feelings for Lord Vishnu and pray toHim too in my daily prayers.I also share a special connection with Him.To call Eshwaree a Dustha Shakthi and that too quoting the name of Lord Vishnu for this is to betray ignorance and malice toward other paths.This is another sign of 'Kali' which corrupts minds and makes one very parochial. I rest my case at the beautiful lotus feet of Prathyangira and the Blue lotus feet of Padmaaksha(Lord Vishnu). Let them decide who is wrong! Let us not deviate or digress into such distasteful diatribes in future. OM ATHARVANA VEDAAYA VIDMAHE' BHADRAKAALYAI CHA DHEEMAHI TANNO PRATHYANGIRAA PRACHODAYAATH Yours yogically as ever, Shreeram Balijepalli Purity, Powers, Parabrahmam... Click to join Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 It is very interesting that this Goddess here is brought to attention because for a long time I was reserching the nature in which my Guru appeared to me , and here I got the answer my Guru appeared in that form to me . thank you . > Dear DeviTanayas, > > > > I would like to share some information about the lesser known Divine mother Prathyangira Devi.It is high time I give an elaborate and decent post on it. I had mentioned in one earlier posting on the woefully inadequate knowledge of one member about this Divine Mother to the extent of quoting texts and 'authorities' wrongly. > > In the e-mail he wrote that the Devi's name means 'Hot fire'. > > > > I would like to refute this by saying that this is not true. No doubt 'Angira' means a coal ember(but it refers to the Rishi Angiras) > > Without knowing anything about something and yet to say an 'ill-thing' which means nothing is a 'foolish-thing'! > > > > > Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine force. In their meditation, through the Mantra-Akasha, they heard Her Moola Mantra. The beejaksharam (seed letter) of the Mantra is > ksham (bliss).Since they hold the first Mantra siddhi for the deity the deity is called Prathyangira popularly. She is also known as Atharvana Bhadrakali as She is regarded as the saraamsam of Atharvana. > > > > To speak ill of this deity is to insult the very Veda and Atharvana Maharishi who gave us the Fourth veda filled with rituals and magical and mantric-alchemical(spiritual alchemy) thoughts. Let us not err here and incur the displeasure of bening forces.This is not true Vaishnava my dear friend! > > > > > Prathyangiras and Angiras at Her Divine feet! > > This deity is an 'Ugra amsa' of Shakthi. This deity came into being when Sharabheshwara was formed.The eternal mother is all powerful and she is said to be the > core of Atharvana Mantras.The main Beejakshara (cosmic seed letter) in her Moola Mantra is " KSHAM " . > > > > The eka-veeja mantra of this Divine mother is 'Hraam'. > > > > (Narasimha Shaligrama found in Varanasi) > > She is also worshipped in the form of a Narasimha Shaligrama, which the jealous 'Vaishnavite' did not know for sure.He conviniently forgets that even Vaishnava sampradaya has such 'Ugra deities' like Narasimha, Mahasudarshana and Ugra Anjaneya. > > Shree Umapati Shivam was one of the greatest devotees of this deity in modern times. > > The following are the famous temples for this deity: > > 1.Ayyavadi(Aivar Padi) near > Kumbakonam(South India). Here > Deity is lion faced with 18 hands. > > 2.Vedian Enthal a small village near > Manamadurai(South India) Here > she is five faced and seated on a > lotus. > > 3.In the corridor of the > Karumariamman Temple(Chennai) > > 4. A private Temple in Solinga > Nallur(Chennai) > > > > function toggle(theDivine) { theDivine = theDivine || window.event; var elem = document.getElementById(theDivine)|| document.getElementById(srcElement); elem.style.display = (elem.style.display == " none " )? " " : " none " ; } > > > > Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi, is depicted as a ferocious half lion and > > half human. The lion head is that of a male and the body is that of > > a female, representing the union of Shiva and Shakti. In her full > > form, She is humongous, with 1008 heads (symbolically > > representing the 1008-petalled Sahasrara Chakra, the universal > > chakra of the cosmic energy) and 2016 hands, riding majestically > > on a chariot pulled by 4 lions (representing the 4 Vedas). Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is all powerful and leads Her devotees > > along the right path and protects them from all obstacles. She is > > always by the side of Her devotees. She is within each and every > > being in all planes of existence and is the God within. The legend > > and existence of Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi has not been widely > > known.I regret this but nevertheless let me take some steps > > in the promulgation of this knowledge. > > There are many mantras of Prathyangira-vedic and Tantric. However two are very popular. > > Many saints have done tapas on the deity and reaped lot of benfits from the Gupta- devi(secretive devi) > > > > Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is a powerful Devi who is said to have > > destroyed Sarabheswara's arrogance. Sarabheswara is > > an ugra avatar of Siva. > > She is also known as Naarasimhikaa > > ( in Kali sahasranama Stotram) : Om Kreem Naarasimhikaayai Namaha! > > > > 'She who is the Ferocious > > Half Human Half Lion of Courage'-- the male energy of Narasimha > > (This is not be confused as the consort of Narasimha!) > > It is said that when Prathyangira Devi shook her > > Lion's Mane, she threw the stars into disarray! > > She is enveloped as bliss in the letter " Ksham " . > > > > Sri Pratyangira Devi is also associated with Sri Cakra. > > She is considered to be a powerful repellent of the > > influences generated by witch-craft. > > In Sri Cakra worship, she protects the devotees > > against all odds and guides him/her along the right > > path. > > > > The Lalitha Sahasranama has the following words in the Phalashruti > > ' Yo Vaabhichaaram Kuruthe Namasaahasra Paatake > > Nivartya Tat Kriyaam Hanyaattham vy prathyangiraa Swayam!' > > ---One who does an Abhichaara Prayoga(an evil black magic ritual) > > on one who recites the Sahasranama, Prathyangira Devi goes Herself(or > > rather Rajarajeshwari devi assumes the ugra form of the Devi) and removes > > ill-effects of the 'parikriya' and also annihilates the enemy tottally. > > > > Now, if the Devi was bad and asuric as the member > > portrayed then why would She protect on Her own accord the > > chanters of Lalitha Sahasranama? Pray tell me? > > > > In some image she is shown as dark complexion, > > terrible in aspect, having a lion's face with > > reddened eyes and riding a lion, entirely nude > > or wearing black garments, she wears garland > > of human skulls; her hair strands on end, > > and she holds a trident, a serpent in the > > form of a noose, a hand-drum and a skull > > in her four hands. She is also associates > > with Bhairava, and she has a variant form > > viz Atharvana-Bhadra-Kali. > > > > Even a 'saatwic' person like Muthuswami Deekshitar has composed a krithi > > on the mysteries of this deity in his famous Lalithopaakhyana based krithis. > Satva is not merely doing bhajans and eating saatvic food. > It is an inherent > > quality of the mind,soul and heart which blissfully unite in coherence to > > acheive ascendency and unite with the Parabrahma in a parasatvic way. > > One has to go beyond Satwa too at one stage. > > > > > > Many Vaishnavites when seeing Shaktha forms of worship think > > they are Rajasic and that 'God' has to be 'saatvic' and 'soft' and all the nice > > and mushy things! And the conept of Goddesses they have is subserviant > > to the God. All these are not so correct attitudes but plays of Mother Maya. > The rupa of Prathyangira Devi though Ugra has many symbolic > > meanings > > > > The lion face ---Power of Parashakthi > > The nails--to gore evil(in oneself down mercilessly) > > The fire in the mouth---the power of Vaakshakthi and Mantra shakthi > > The lion Vahana--to show that one's ego should be controlled > > The Damaruka--to show to the world that everything emnated from > > Shabda Brahman > Paasam--Noose to draw Her devotees to Herself and the right path > > The Khadga--to pierce Agnaana(ignorance) > > The trident---the dominion of the three gunas > > and as a shiva shakthi deity > > The severed head --the severence of one's ego which looms like an asuric > > head. > > Her leg on a skull - to indicate that intelligence in the head will one day > > become ashes under Her divine feet-Impermanence of everything > > The rundamala---to indicate the karmas which she wears > > Snake Yagnopaveetham-to show that Brahman is to be achieved with > > no adherence to mock rituals but to the Inner fire and spirit. > > (Brahmins wear the Yagnopaveetha with a sacred thread...the 'sacredness' > > loses its meaning when rituals are followed instead of seeking out 'Brahman > > > > These are thus the esoteric meanings of the iconology of Prathyangira > > > > I have a book by 'Najan'(Late Natarajan ji who was a great Srividya Upasak > > and who wrote a book on the subject). This book is printed by > > 'Prathibha prasuram' and has many many mantras for this deity. > > Iam surprised to note that the Vaishnavite member though a Tamil > > does not know the existence of this and other popular books in Tamil > > and says that 'such evil deities do > > not have mantras' He further quotes that his Guru(a female Guru ironically!) > > has said that such deities are not good. > > > > > > After my first posting in this context. I got an e-mail from an 'unidentified > > Vaishnavite' who is a 'non-member' of the group giving me an offer to > > propogandize Vaishnava sampradaya with the same 'passion'(to use > > his words). Let me tell him(whoever that might be) that I HAVE NO PASSION but COMPASSION > > for him and other unelightened Vaishnavites. I too was in the sway like that a > > and brainwashed a bit but luckily came out of it with my head on shoulders! > > Iam not here to 'PROPOGANDIZE' or 'PROSELYTIZE' any cult or -ism > > Iam here to express my love for Divine mother Rajarajeshwari and to share > > whatever little I know.And also to blast some misconceptions if I may add. > > Though everything is wrought by Divine Mother and my Gurunatha > > ultimately. > I have the greatest respect and divine feelings for Lord Vishnu and pray to > > Him too in my daily prayers.I also share a special connection with Him. > > To call Eshwaree a Dustha Shakthi and that too quoting the name of Lord Vishnu for this is to betray ignorance and malice > > toward other paths.This is another sign of 'Kali' which corrupts > > minds and makes one very parochial. I rest my case at the beautiful lotus feet of Prathyangira and the > > Blue lotus feet of Padmaaksha(Lord Vishnu). Let them decide > > who is wrong! > > Let us not deviate or digress into such distasteful diatribes in > > future. > > > OM ATHARVANA VEDAAYA VIDMAHE' > > BHADRAKAALYAI CHA DHEEMAHI > > TANNO PRATHYANGIRAA PRACHODAYAATH > > > > > > Yours yogically as ever, > > > Shreeram Balijepalli > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Purity, Powers, Parabrahmam... > > > > Click to join Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru > DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Namaskar, do not worry. Anybody who does nindaa of ShrI Pratyangira devi will meet their destined gati duely. When it comes to counter-Abhichara prayoga Shri Pratyangira in the Sharabhaastra prayoga is one of the final prayogas. Even the Pancharatra texts of the vaishnavas acknowledge here as the Atharvana Shakti who is to be combined with the sudarshana vidyaa while seeking protection from attackers. Rajita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 > Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine force. I believe the information in the web site from which you obtained the above sentence is inaccurate. The original Pratyangira mantras of the AV Samhitas was seen by a Rishi known as Pratichina Angirasa. This is the authority of the Shruti. The Mantras themselves known as the Pratyaangirasa or pratyangirasa krityaa. There is another version of the mantra in the Rig Veda Khila. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Dear Member, I normally do not quote texts too much(it acts as a 'frightening thing' and makes people think that God/ Goddess is a technical thing beyond their reach) However... The information I have known is what is popularly cognised. However, I will make enquries. Thankyou for pointing out the fact.If I have erred I will take the proper steps to amend it. I would like to mention my source of information and the textual authority here though in my defence. My source for the information in the posting is from Sharabha Shakthi--Prathyangira Prabhaavam---I have with me a translation of the original text by 'Najan'(Natarajan),who was an authority on the Dakshina Shatha Sampradaya and a great Srividya Upasaka.He used to run a press called Prathiba Prasuram(Luckily I bought many texts from that stores) which sold and still sells(they plan to close it soon as his sons are now engaged in some legal battles for the ownership of the old press) If you know Tamil and can read spiritual Tamil lingo. Please read Page 25 of Sharabheshwara Sarvaswam and Prathyangira Prabhaavam Najan ji says in the 4rth para, ' Ivaludaya(Prathyangira's) Mantirathai Kandu pidithavargal(those who discovered Her mantras) Angirasar(Angirasa) Prathyangirasar(Prathyangirasa) endra rishigal(Rishis--please note the plural form).Najanji further says 'Ival periyalaye antha rishigal perugalum adangiullana'(Her name itself contains the names of the names of these rishis--to translate litreally)' Najanji was an authority in Shaktha and Shaiva Agama sampradayas and a great Srividya Upasana. So, I can safely quote from His text. Also, one more thing.Prathichina Angirasa compiled the Atharvana Veda Samihta Mantras. 'Prathichina Angirase Udyudhbhave' Prathyangira Ugrakrithya, Angirasa Prathyangirasa prabhatadarshane vikasita pushpam ahyehi parameshwari! " --this is from Prathyangira Dhyananigraha. The mantras are thus called 'Prathyangira Mantraani' as far as my miniscule knowledge in this matter goes. However, Iam quite sure pedantically not from an experietial point of view(experiential point of view means one should contact the deity and get to the information from the horse' mouth(rather the lion's mouth!)) that I have not erred here. As you said one who derides the devotee of Prathyangira is done for! This has an authority in the following verse 'Prathyangira Dhyana sheele Na kuryaath Dwesha Maatmanam' --'One who meditates the Prathyangira Mantra should not be kept enemity with!' I also have with me the book' Shashara mukha Tatwa'(the philosophy of the thousand heads) which also reiterates the concept of the two rishis. The compiler should not be confused with the rihis who first had the darshan and had the mantra siddhi. Apart from 'Ugra rupa' She also has a Gnaanaroopa, Mangala roopa and Vyaktha-Avakthya Roopa and not just Ugraroopa as many think. The ugra roopa is neverthelss romantic and captures the attention of all for easy fixes to life. 'krithya' means a homachara term. When a particularly puissant deity is invoked with a particular mantric vibrtatory chant in a certain meter(chandanusaarena), then a physical-etheric energy is formed to solev a particular purpose out of the 'act'(kriyaanaam ahuthi rupane iti krithya). Thus the 'Prathyagira Mantra Krithya' is a means of invoking the deity in the mantraic form and relasing it for some purpose for highly accelerated results. One may find in some cases where proper homacharic procedures are followed a 'figure' or some' light' or 'ray' emerging much like the genie out of a magic lamp and going out to either attck the foe or solev the problem. This is the Goodavishaya(secretive knowledge) in the Prathyangira Krithya. I have personal experience in the Krithya while doing a homa for a certain purpose and thus can speak with some authority here. Also, the Krithya procedure is given in detail in the Atharvana Veda. The Vedic mantra is however to be chanted with a meter. Even in the nyaasa nigraha they have mentioned the two rishis which will act as the authority of Shruthi. Also the rare Prathangira Sahasranama mentions the names of the rishis specifically as the first 'dathas'(givers) to the world of the Goddess. It is much akin to Vishwamitra who first 'gave' Gayathri Ma to the world. It is not that the deity did not exist before the 'Datha' but it is just that they found a way(key / mantra) to tap the daiveeka jyithi pinda shakthi of the Devi or Deva. I think no other site online mentions so many details in the few postings I have made.But there are books on the subject which will throw greater light on the subject. I will certainly make another elaborate posting on the deity but I fear that if I excite the interest of the members in the diety some of them might misuse the deity's shakthi and incur themselves(and me a bit) bad karma apart from harming someone else. As you pointed out it is the last resort in the ugra parikriyas and also the highest.Also as you rightly pointed out the Vaishnava texts do carry references about the deity in the context of Sudarshana (Sudarshana Dagitha Shakthi).Infact it is believed in some shaktha conclaves that Lord Shiva when granting the Sudarshana to Lord Vishnu invoked Prathangira in the Bhairava Bhadarkali rupa to adorn powerfully the sudarshana. I appreciate your concern for the truth and guiding me and others of this group properly though. Ever grateful to you and ever in your service, Shreeram Balijepalli --- In Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " rajita_rajvasishth " <rajita_rajvasishth> wrote: > > > Prathyangira is the combination of the names of two great sages > Prathyagiras and Angiras who meditated on this Shakthi and got the > first vision meditatively of this puissant and dynamic Divine force. > > I believe the information in the web site from which you obtained the > above sentence is inaccurate. The original Pratyangira mantras of the > AV Samhitas was seen by a Rishi known as Pratichina Angirasa. This is > the authority of the Shruti. The Mantras themselves known as the > Pratyaangirasa or pratyangirasa krityaa. There is another version of > the mantra in the Rig Veda Khila. > > R > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I hope you were not offended by my original statement. I was only pointing to the website and not questioning your knowledge. What I meant was to be precise was: the Seer of the mantra: yAM kalpayan...(I can only use the Pratika) that is used in the Pratyangira homa/tarpanaM (as per tradition I am in) is Pratichina Angirasa. This Rishi of the Angirasa clan of the family of Bharadvajas. This confirmed by the indices of the two Samhitaas of the Atharvaveda: Paippalada and Shaunaka. Now it is indeed clear that the Tantric mantras to Pratyangira (of which we use about 6 different ones and one in combination with Sharabha and Shulini) have different Seers. For most of them we declare the Rishi as Atharva or Bhargava in in the Nyasa. From what you say may be some texts might call " Pratyangiras " a Rishi, but per say we have little evidence for that in the oldest layers of texts. The Yajur Samhitas have a collection termed the Pratyangirasam and the Rgvidhana also mentions a variant of yAM kalpayan... which is known as Pratyangirasam. From this term in the later days the term " Pratyangiras " might have been taken as a Rishi's name RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goverthana Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I hope you were not offended by my original statement. I was onlypointing to the website and not questioning your knowledge. What I meant was to be precise was: the Seer of the mantra: yAM kalpayan...(I can only use the Pratika) that is used in the Pratyangira homa/tarpanaM (as per tradition I am in) is Pratichina Angirasa. This Rishi of the Angirasa clan of the family of Bharadvajas. This confirmed by the indices of the two Samhitaas of the Atharvaveda: Paippalada and Shaunaka. Now it is indeed clear that the Tantric mantras to Pratyangira (of which we use about 6 different ones and one in combination with Sharabha and Shulini) have different Seers. For most of them we declare the Rishi as Atharva or Bhargava in in the Nyasa. From what you say may be some texts might call " Pratyangiras " a Rishi, but per say we have little evidence for that in the oldest layers of texts. The Yajur Samhitas have a collection termed the Pratyangirasam and the Rgvidhana also mentions a variant of yAM kalpayan... which is known as Pratyangirasam. From this term in the later days the term " Pratyangiras " might have been taken as a Rishi's name RR Apologizing first of all for the belated comment on this topic but I've just discovered incidentally an external source describing an additional form of Tantric Worship to Pratyangira Devi, as given above earlier for a varied mode of 6 different ones. I found this in "divinebrahmanda" blogspot where the post claims of Soundarya Lahari Sloka No 47: "Bhruvau Bhugney Kinchid BhuvanabhayabhangavyasaniniThvadeeye Nethraabhyaam Madhukararuchibhyaam Dhruthagunam! Dhanurmanye Savyetharakaragruheetham Rathipathehe Prakoshtey Mushtau Cha Sthagayathi Nigootaantharamumey!" , refers to the Amba Pratyangira Devi thus the post claims the source of this information comes from the Soundarya Lahari commentary in Kannada by Sri. G.Ramachandra Shastry. Correct me if I'm wrong but I wish that this could complement the Tantric Worship of Thy Mother. I personally am not sure of the accrued information, different commentaries are available from Profound Shakta Upasakas and this one caught my attention because there is none so far I've seen that attributes the names of Devis and Images of Thy Devis whom are the corresponding Patrons of the Slokas in Soundarya Lahari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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