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Hare Rama Krishna

 

Dear Narasimha,

 

The Avatar-Mahavidya co-relation is for a different purpose. The Todala

Tantra gives a different co-relation:

 

Nîla Târâ – Matsya

Bagalâmukhî – Kûrma

Dhumâvatî - Varâha

Chinnamastâ – Narasimha

Bhuvaneshvarî - Vâmana

Tripurasundarî (Shodasî) – Parashurâma

Mâtangî – Râma

Bhairavî – Balabhadra

Mahâkâlî – Krishna

Kamalâ – Buddha

Durgâ – Kalki

 

They may be other co-relations as well. The Planet-Mahavidya co-relation is

not SJC’s version. It is used by many pandits and priests. Some of them have

it in their web sites, and they are not linked with SJC in any way. I don’t

think this is the issue here. The issue is to understand the different

schemes of relations between the Avatars and the Mahavidyas, for which one

needs to delve deep into the Mahavidyas and understand these various

schemes. I just wanted to share a few points about some of the Mahavidyas

for deeper reflection.

 

Sadashiva/Mahakal lying beneath Kali is the nirguna, Purusha from whom the

gunatmika Prakriti, in the form of Kali, has sprung. Kali’s wild dance is

the lila of srishti. Kali’s foot, touching Sadashiva, signifies the

connection between Purusha and Prakriti; that it is the same Brahma who can

be at once nirguna (Purusha/Sadashiva) and saguna (Prakriti/Kali). The

imagery is the personification of Shivashaktiaikya or Prakritipurushaaikya.

The Avatar-Mahavidya connection depicts this aspect. Narayanchandra also

adheres to this belief. Kali holds the power to severe in one stroke, with

her khagda, the bondage of the atma with the body and mind. Thakur speaks of

his visit to Varanasi, where at Manikarnika, he saw clearly Kali moving from

corpse to corpse, detatching the soul. Although Kali is the gunatmika form

of the Brahma, in the spectrum of the forms of the Divine Feminine, she is

nirguna. She burns your sins by ‘eating’ the fruits of all your karmas,

thereby making you ready for that bandhna mukti. A special puja of hers is

the Phalaharini Kali Puja, performed without fail by Thakur each year (and

continues in the RKM Maths and Missions to this day); a very auspicious Kali

Puja, where she ‘eats’ all your karma phalas. The study of her imagery is

vast; if you go into the details about her skull garland, which represents

the varnas- mundamala is actually varnamala-; why her teeth is pressing her

protruding tongue and so on. Saturn is related to sins, longevity,

re-birth, the lord of the tithi amavasya, when she is worshipped; the

darkest of nights for cleansing the darkest of sins. It is in amavsaya, that

Mahakal and Mahakali are united in a permanent embrace; in the aloneness of

the deepest of dark nights. In tantra, amaa-kalaa is known as Prakriti. A

Moon bereft of any kalaas. (The other divine form who rermoves your sins

instantly is Krishna).

 

To reach Kali you must cross the bhava sagar; the ocean of karmas, the ocean

of sansar filled with the waves of our illusory attachments. Tara helps us

to cross over this sorrowful ocean, so that we can reach Kali. Hence Tarini

– she who helps us cross the bhava sagar. She is the shakti of Brihaspati

and if you read the Tararahasyam you will see that she is worshipped with

the vagbhava bija aim. (Although her mula bija is the pranava). She has

emerged from the bija Hum, by which the evils of the sansar are suppressed.

Without her strength you cannot cross that ocean. Her various forms –

Ugratara, Ekajata, Nila Sarasvati – explains further, details of the layers

of this shakti. One of Nila Sarasvati’s mantra is Aim Aim Vada Vada

Vagvidini Svaha; associations of Tara with the Guru, with knowledge. She

bestows the knowledge of crossing the ocean.

 

The Moon attains its full 16 kalas on purnima; the devi is then Shodashi.

Resplendent, majestic and manifest. The queen of the three puras. Tri- puras

also represent the three aspects of the Kundalini shakti. She is the empress

of kundalini. Very much saguna. Prithvi tattva Mercury is associated with

her. Sri shakti; hence linked with the most saumya of the planets. She is

Mantratmika. Because Mercury is related to learning; Tripurasundari is

worshipped in all guru-shishya paramparas. Incidentally she is worshipped on

Thurdays. Thakur performed the shodasa upachar puja to ma as Shodasi.

Although Ma has said, “Know that I am Bagala”. (In the chart provided in her

biography by Swami Gambhirananda, she is Karka lagna with lagna lord and AK

Moon conjoined Mars).

 

Devi Chhinnnamasta is the thunderbolt, the streak of lightening, which is

the shakti of Virocana, the Supreme Self, the luminosity of the Primordial

Prakasa. That is why she is Vajravairocani, the glow of the Paramatma which

flashes like a lightening and shatters the skies. She is yellow and shines

like a million suns, the glory of which destroys all desires and makes her a

Mahayogini, the supreme exponent of yogic powers and like Vajra, pure and

blazing. She epitomizes self-control by conquering sexual and selfish

desires and transforming that energy into yogic energy. Hence she is

Yogamaya, Yogamargapradayini, the acme of yogic force. The blood rushing

from below her feet to her head depicts this transformation of kunadalini

energy from its somnabulence to its blossoming through the dint of yoga and

the act of self control. Be the energy below the control of sexual desire of

Rati and Kama, or the transformation of the eternal yearning for Shiva under

her feet, both are channelized into a blazing, yogic might, which makes her

like the Vajra, untainted and pure. This primal energy rushes up her body to

meet the thousand petalled lotus in her head, culminating in the bliss of

the union with Parama Shiva. Hence she is the epitome of spiritual power

which every sadhaka seeks to acquire. The energy is also channelized into

love as the blood nourishes her devotees on her either side, who were hungry

for nourishment. So she is the food (bhojanam), the nourisher (bhokta) and

the eater (bhojyam) as she also drinks her own blood while feeding her

devotees. These two devotees are Rajas and Tamas, who could not escape the

bind of duality, and are therefore fed by the secondary channels or nadis,

Ira and Pingala. Thus they are also known by these names. The Devi as the

Sushumna, depicts Satva guna and she is the one who is able to cut the binds

of the chakras and clear the passage for the blood to rush though and unite

with Shiva in the sahasrara and then gush down to drench the sadhaka in the

bliss of the union. As the destroyer of all bonds, and the means of

achieving liberation through supreme yogic powers, Chhinnamasta is the

embodiment of Moksha.

 

Rahu, the greatest of bonders, the cause of re-birth, grips the sadhaka in

its vicious coils. From its basest form of extreme greed and carnal desires,

through the treachery and trickery of its twisted mind, it seeks to engulf

all that comes before his path. Even when a person is able to avoid such

engulfment, it ensures that his path towards the union with Parama Shiva is

strewn with hurdles and makes it difficult for the sadhaka to prise himself

from his grasp. It is Chhinnamasta who has the power to cut the knots of

Rahu and release the sadhaka from his bonds to enable his journey towards

Moksha. Chhinnamasta therefore is the link, which allows one to travel the

trajectory from Rahu (bondage) to Ketu (liberation), wherein all desires are

dissolved. Having cut the bonds, Devi herself absorbs the poison and

transforms herself to Dhoomavati, the widow.

 

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Sarbani Rath

 

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sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of

Narasimha P.V.R. Rao

07 June 2009 22:03

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vedic astrology ; sohamsa

Re: Planets and Dasa Mahavidyas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Swee,

 

 

> If you do not mind, Munda literally means " demon " ?????????? - so the list

 

> you have given below is not for the purpose of internal yagna but for

> causing pain to others, which I believe is opposite of what you are trying

> to teach.

 

 

 

Munda does not have such a meaning at all. It means a head, especially a

shaved head. It also symbolizes ego. Munda maala is a garland of heads and

symbolizes the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

Dear Sarbani,

 

 

 

Good to hear from you! Please convey my regards to Sanjay ji.

 

 

 

> Sri Narayanchandra Jyotirbhushan Bhattacharya, in his epic tome, " Jyotish

> Kalpa-Vriksha " has quoted from the tantra thus:

>

 

> <verse..see below>

>

> He does not mention the name of the tantra, though.

 

 

 

Thank you for giving a classical reference to the SJC version of

planet-Mahavidya mapping. Do you know when Sri Narayanchandra Jyotirbhushan

Bhattacharya lived? If he does not name the tantra that he " has quoted

from " , that is not helpful. Munda Maala Tantra, on the other hand, is a

respected Tantra text.

 

 

 

Best regards,

Narasimha

 

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sohamsa , " Sarbani Rath " <sarbani wrote:

> Hare Rama Krishna

>

> Dear Narasimha,

>

> Sri Narayanchandra Jyotirbhushan Bhattacharya, in his epic tome, " Jyotish

> Kalpa-Vriksha " has quoted from the tantra thus:

>

> Divaakarasya Matangi Chandrasya Bhuvaneshvari

> Kujasya Bagalaadevi Budhasya Parasundari.

> Tara Brihaspateshchaiva Shukrasya Kamaltmika

> Shanestu Dakshinakaali Grahanaamishtadevtaa..

> Chhinnamastaa Tathaa Raahoh Ketordhumavati Tathaa.

>

> He does not mention the name of the tantra, though. He has further

proceeded

> to construct a table called Sarbadukhaharachakramidam, where he has mapped

> the planets with the Dashavatars and the Dasha Mahavidyas. It might be of

> intereste to you.

>

> Best Regards,

>

> Sarbani Rath

>

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>

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>

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>

> Sri Jagannath Centre: <http://.org/> http://.org

 

 

sohamsa , Swee Chan <sweechan wrote:

>

> Jaya Jagannatha

>

> Dear Narasimha,

>

> Namaste

>

> If you do not mind, Munda literally means " demon " ?????????? - so the list

> you have given below is not for the purpose of internal yagna but for

> causing pain to others, which I believe is opposite of what you are trying

> to teach.

>

> According to my Guru, Chhinnamasta is akin to Rahu, fierce and its vidya

> quells the rebellious aspect of the enemy. Nothing to do with cleansing

the

> Indriya per se, but the prevailing external forces which we can map to our

> horoscopes. Parasara of course teaches us that it is not one, but two or

> more malefics that causes such pain.

>

> Baglamukhi is Mars, since she helps in lawsuits and contentious issues

with

> land. Both issues point to Mars as the karaka in learner jyotish. Whilst

we

> are at it, I am surprised you did not but her in the category of Venus,

the

> 2nd house lord of the natural horoscope and speech.since Bablamukhi is

> number one for causing stambhan.

>

> You may enjoy reading the Narada Purana with its wonderful exposition on

the

> expansions of the shaktis and get a better idea on the same, since it is

> evident that you have given a list off the cuff and off course.

>

> Thanks for reading.

>

> Love,

>

> Swee

>

> _____

>

> sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf

Of

> Narasimha P.V.R. Rao

> 06 June 2009 22:54

>

> Cc: vedic astrology ; ;

> sohamsa

> Planets and Dasa Mahavidyas

>

> Dear Narayan,

>

> Thanks for the verse from Munda Maalaa Tantra. Out of all planet-mahavidya

> mappings I have seen, this is the most philosophically sound mapping.

>

> Sun - Taaraa - Raama

> Moon - Kaali - Krishna

> Mars - Bhairavi - Nrisimha

> Mercury - Maatangi - Buddha

> Jupiter - Dhumaavati - Vaamana

> Venus - Chhinnamastaa - Bhaargava Rama

> Saturn - Bagalamukhi - Koorma

> Rahu - Bhuvaneswari - Varaaha

> Ketu - Kamala - Matsya

>

> * * *

>

> Vidya is knowledge. Mahavidya is supreme knowledge. Dasa mahavidyas are

the

> ten highest forms of knowledge that take us to moksha or liberation,

> approaching from different angles. Other kinds of knowledge (e.g.

> mathematics, physics, astronomy, astrology, grammar etc) do not liberate

us.

> But these ten kinds of knowledge liberate us. The deities (names and forms

> described in books for ten mahavidyas) are personifications of those ten

> types of supreme knowledge that liberate us.

>

> * * *

>

> Please note one thing here. Moksha means overcoming the maayaa of the

> duality around us. Seeing some things as desirable, some as undesirable,

> some as pleasurable, some as painful, some as beautiful, some as ugly etc

is

> what binds us. Overcoming the duality and seeing all as Brahman is

> liberation or moksha.

>

> Different planets represent different aspects of our selves. The duality

> around us and the way to overcome it seem different from different angles.

> From the point of view of individual soul (Sun), this maayaa is something

> that needs to be overcome by crossing and reaching the other end (supreme

> cosmic soul). From the point of view of mind (Moon), this duality is

> something that clouds the vision and needs to be destroyed so that it

cannot

> tempt again. From the point of view of the intellect/discrimination/dhee

> (Jupiter), it issomething that is non-existent anyway ( " so what was the

> problem in the first place? " ), like shapes made of smoke. From the point

of

> view of initiative and energy within us (Mars), it is something that needs

> to be fought hard and fearlessly. From the point of view of the learning

> ability within us (Mercury), it is something that needs to be learnt and

> understood fully so that we can overcome it. From the point of view of

> enjoyment and happiness (Venus), it is something that needs to be accepted

> and enjoyed and not something to fear or avoid ( " after all, all is

Brahman.

> Then why stay away from enjoyments? " ). And so on.

>

> But remember one important thing. Whichever approach is taken to

overcoming

> duality, the end result is the same. One first masters the approach. It

> becomes part of one's common sense and thinking. One eventually overcomes

> duality. One becomes self-realized and becomes liberated. That end result

is

> the same irrespective of the approach chosen.

>

> * * *

>

> Sun is the soul within us. The highest form of knowledge coming from

delving

> deep into this aspect is what makes one wade (tar=swim/wade/cross) the

ocean

> of delusion and get to the source. If you master the knowledge that helps

> one view the world as an ocean that needs to be crossed to reach the

> supreme, other things will follow and you eventually get liberation.

Taaraa

> personifies this knowledge.

>

> Moon is the mind within us. The highest form of knowledge coming from

> delving deep into this aspect is an understanding of attachments and

> desires, their impermanence and how to kill them. If you master the

> knowledge that kills all attachments and desires and gives perfect control

> on the mind, other things will follow and you eventually get liberation.

> Kaali personifies this knowledge.

>

> Mars is the energy and initiative within us. The highest form of knowledge

> coming from delving deep into this aspect is what gives one fearlessness

of

> anything in the universe. If you master the knowledge that makes you

utterly

> fearless and you do not fear anything (including death or pain!) other

> things will follow and you eventually get liberation. Bhairavi personifies

> this knowledge.

>

> Mercury is knowledge and learning ability within us. The highest form of

> knowledge coming from delving deep into this aspect is what gives one

> learning of various topics. If you master the knowledge that give you

> mastery of all kinds of learning through logical and rational thinking,

> other things will follow and you eventually get liberation. Maatangi

> personifies this knowledge. In fact, some people associate Maatangi with

> Saraswati. Saraswati is also known as " Maatanga Kanya " .

>

> Jupiter is the intellect, wisdom and discrimination (dhee shakti) within

us.

> The highest form of knowledge coming from delving deep into this aspect is

> that all is delusion. The individual soul and individual mind and

everything

> they perceive is just an illusion. All that is there is Brahman. Any other

> perceptions, of various good or bad things, are just a delusion, like

> figures made of smoke. If you master the knowledge that makes your

intellect

> shine, you will realize that the entire world is a delusion and not

deluded

> by anything anymore. Then other things will follow and you eventually get

> liberation. Dhumaavati personifies this knowledge.

>

> Venus is the spirit of enjoyment and bliss. The highest form of knowledge

> coming from delving deep into this aspect is what makes one egoless and

> blissful. If you master the knowledge that makes you utterly fearless and

> you do not fear anything, including death or pain, other things will

follow

> and you eventually get liberation. Chhinnamasta personifies this

knowledge.

> She is depicted as a deity holding her own severed head, standing near a

> naked couple in copulation and surrounded by associates who are drinking

> wine. One mastering this knowledge need not stay away from any pleasures,

> but one learns to see god even those pleasures. However, pleasure obtained

> with an ego ( " *I* am enjoying this act or object " ) binds. The headless

state

> symbolizes egolessness. If one has overcome I-ness, pleasures are not

> binding. One not thinking in terms of " *I* am enjoying " but having no

sense

> of " I " can live life without running away from any pleasures or

undertaking

> any austerities and yet become liberated.

>

> Saturn is the spirit of hard work within us. He also represents our

> weaknesses and sins. The highest form of knowledge coming from delving

deep

> into this aspect is what makes us realize our internal enemies and destroy

> them. If you master the knowledge that makes you overcome weaknesses such

as

> laziness and internal enemies such as lust, anger, greed, jealosy etc,

other

> things will follow and you eventually get liberation. Bagalamukhi

> personifies this knowledge. Most of her mantras ask to destroy enemies and

> so people foolishly think that she is the one who gives success in

> litigation and worship her for court cases. This is like going to a king

to

> ask for two spoons of sugar for your milk. You go to the king for bigger

> things and a neighbor is enough for giving you two spoons of sugar. The

> enemies destroyed by Bagalamukhi are internal enemies and your own

laziness.

> Remember, she is a mahavidya, i.e. a type of supreme knowledge that

> liberates you!

>

> Rahu is the spirit of material well-being within us. Rahu is the one who

> binds us to rebirth (this is why Saturn showing sins and Rahu showing

> rebirth are important in the death chart). The highest form of knowledge

> coming from delving deep into this aspect is what gives us worldly success

> in a dhaarmik way. If you master the knowledge that makes you materially

> successful in a dharmik way, you become successful and fulfil all your

> duties and debts in the world and eventually get liberation. Bhuvaneswari

> personifies this knowledge.

>

> Ketu is the spirit of of detachment and Vedic knowledge within us. The

> highest form of knowledge coming from delving deep into this aspect is the

> essense of Veda. If you master the knowledge that enables you to be in

> oneness with the supreme cosmic being, you eventually get liberation.

Kamala

> (Mahaalakshmi) personifies this knowledge. According to saptashati rahasya

> also, Mahaalakshmi is the Aadyaa (the first One). She is the energy of

> supreme cosmic being. She divides Herself into 3 parts - Mahaakaali,

> Mahaalakshmi and MahaaSaraswati and they create Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and

> their consorts. Kamala represents the knowledge of the supreme cosmic

energy

> of the supreme cosmic being.

>

> * * *

>

> One of the above is not superior to the other. Depending on your vasanas

> (mental conditioning), attitudes, likes and dislikes, depending on which

> aspect of your personality dominates over other aspects (the sinfulness

and

> weaknesses? or the interest in learning things? or the spirit of fighting?

> or the sense of enjoyment? etc), one Mahavidya may be more suitable than

> others, as that knowledge uses your strong aspect and moulds that aspect

to

> take you towards liberation. Do not compare them. Take the one that is

most

> suitable, but do master that aspect.

>

> * * *

>

> There are some who do Dasa Mahavidya sadhana by doing one Mahavidya's

mantra

> for one month, then switch to another and so on. They think that by doing

> each mahavidya mantra for a certain count, they " finish " the mahavidya

> sadhana. This is wrong and serves no useful purpose. Instead, one should

> pick any ONE mahavidya and succeed in that sadhana. The definition of

> success is that the knowledge represented by that deity becomes part of

your

> common sense - you understand that knowledge and ooze that knowledge in

your

> thoughts and actions. Whether you experience the deity as an external

> human-like form (who may impart some knowledge to you) or as an internal

> human-like form or as light or as sound is secondary, but the end result

> should be that the knowledge represented by Her should become common sense

> and second nature to you. One claiming visions or siddhi of a mahavidya

but

> not showing the corresponding knowledge is bluffing.

>

> There are many people who do mahavidya sadhana and yet many others who

claim

> to have siddhi in one or more mahavidyas, but very few who actually

possess

> any of the ten mahavidyas. The area of mahavidya sadhana is one of the

most

> ill-understood in today's age of ignorance and half-baked knowledge. It is

> easier to possess lower vidyas or lower shaktis, but mahavidyas are beyond

> the capability of understanding for most people.

>

> Best regards,

> Narasimha

>

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> -

> " naaraayana_iyer " < <narayan.iyer

> narayan.iyer

> < >

> Friday, June 05, 2009 9:58 AM

> Re: Rama as God

>

> > Namaste Narasimha,

> >

> > Here's what the Mundamala Tantra states (not in correct itrans format):

> >

> > kriShnaastu kaalika saakshaat raamamoortischa taariNii |

> > vaaraaho bhuvana prokta nrsimho bharavishvarii ||

> > dhoomavatii vamanaH syaat chinnaa bhrighukulodbhavaAH |

> > kamalaa matsyaroopaAH syaat koormastu bagalamukhii ||

> > maatangii baudh ityeSHa Shodashii kalkiroopinii ||

> >

> > Some of the reason for the mapping given is:

> >

> > Varaha as the boar that dug deep to uplift Mother Earth (Bhuvaneshvari)

> > Bhairavi is the burning tapas of that shoots forth and destroys all evil

 

> > but not to aspirants (like Narasimha deva being kind to Prahalada)

> > Parasurama cut the head of his mother Renuka (Chinnamasta)

> > Kamalatmika robed in the waters of consciousness is behind the Matsya

the

> > primordial fish in the vivifying waters of creation.

> > Bagalamukhi is stifling force of Kurma avtara that lies still and

> > motionless withdrawing its limbs into itself.

> > Matangi is the Vaikhari Vak behind the avatara of Buddha who had come to

 

> > articulate the message of truth.

> >

> > Regards

> > Narayan

> >

> >

> , " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao " <pvr@>

> > wrote:

> >>

> >> Dear Narayan,

> >>

> >> Todala tantra also maps Vishnu's ten incarnations to Dasa maha vidyas.

> >> Krishna is associated with Kaali there too. However, Shiva teaches

> >> Parvati

> >> in Todala tantra that Maatangi is Rama. Can you give the full list of

> >> mapping as given in Munda maalaa tantra?

> >>

> >> Best regards,

> >> Narasimha

> >>

> >> Do a Short Homam Yourself: <http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam>

> http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam

> >> Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: <http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana>

> http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana

> >> Spirituality: <>

>

> >> Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): <http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net>

> http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net

> >> Free Jyotish software (Windows): <http://www.VedicAstrologer.org>

> http://www.VedicAstrologer.org

> >> Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: <http://www.SriJagannath.org>

> http://www.SriJagannath.org

> >>

> >>

> >> -

> >> " naaraayana_iyer " <narayan.iyer@>

> >> <

>

> >> Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:07 AM

> >> Re: Rama as God

> >>

> >>

> >> > Namaste Rajarshiji,

> >> >

> >> >> As a corollary, can the path shown by Lord Rama be equated to the

path

>

> >> >> of

> >> >> Dakshina Kali and that of Krishna as Vama Kali.

> >> >

> >> > Actually, Krishna is equated to Kali, as per the Munda Mala Tantra.

> >> > Krishna's beeja akshara is Kleem while Kali's beeja akshara is Kreem.

> >> > Whereas, Rama is equated to Taaraa, the Raama Naama is called the

> >> > Taaraka

> >> > mantra. Taaraa means crossing and she is the one who helps us

> >> > cross-over

> >> > from the material plane to the spiritual plane. Raama also had to

cross

> >> > the ocean to get Sita. Esoterically, Raama is the soul, Lakshmana is

> >> > the

> >> > single-pointed concentration (lakshya-mana) and Sita is the Kundalini

> >> > Shakti. Raavana who stands for our material desires steals Sita and

> >> > takes

> >> > her away to Lanka, stands for how our material desires makes the

> >> > kundalini

> >> > remain in the mooladhara. The beeja akshara of Mooladhaara is Lam,

> >> > which

> >> > is what Lanka is.

> >> >

> >> > Munda Maala tantra has other parallels (equating Das Mahaavidya & Das

> >> > Avataara) too, some of which makes sense and some of them dont.

> >> >

> >> > Hope this helps.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks

> >> > Narayan