aghora nR^isiMha

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aghora nR^isiMha is a composite form of shiva and viShNu even as

nR^isiMha itself shares many features of rudra/shiva. The following

is a brief outline of the AvaraNa devata-s for the yantra of this

composite devata. The aghora nR^isiMha mantra is a combination of the

tAntric aghora-shiva mantra and the anuShTup mantra-rAja. Some

interesting features are the various garuDa-s that come in the fifth

AvaraNa and the aShTa bhairava-s. Worship of aShTa bairava-s also

figure in the nR^isiMha pratIkAra bali vidhi.

 

Apart from this, aghora-shiva mantra, shiva pa~nchAkShari, and the

shiva chintAmaNi mantra are used along with mantrarAja, and

sudarshana-ShaDakShari during the nR^isiMha bhasma snAna vidhi. These

are supposed to be done by nR^isiMha upasaka-s, but the vaiShNava-s

after the advent of rAmAnuja might have edited these out. Whatever be

the case no one can wish away the similarities between these two.

 

prathmAvR^iti: hR^idaya, shira, shikAdi devata-s

dvitIya - avayava-s : brahma shirase namaH, viShNu kapAlAya namaH,

rudramukhAya namaH, agni netrAya

namaH, sUrya netrAya namaH, aghora jihvAya, kAlI hastAya, durgA

hastAya, bhairava hR^idayAya, vIrabhadrodarAya

vyAdhyekapAdAya, mR^itupAdAya etc..**

tritIya:vAsudeva, sankarShana, aniruddhAdi mUrti-s

turyAvR^iti:shakti-s like ilA, UrjA, vAni, lakShmI, shrI

pa~nchamAvR^iti:shrIgaruDa, AshugaruDa, tArkShya garuDa,kShipra

garuDa, svarNa garuDa, mR^ityu garuDa, ketu garuDa

vR^ittavIthyAM prathama chaturasre:Ananta, takShaka, karkoTaka,

mahApadmAdi nAgAH

vR^itta dvitIya vIthyAM:asitA~Nga , ruru, krodha, unmatta, kapAla,

bhIShaNa, samara bhairava-s

vR^itta tritIya vIthyAM:dikpAlaka-s and Ayudha-s

 

**Notice the similarity here with sharabheshvara where he is

meditated as comprising various devata-s, with

durga and kAlI(shUlini and pratya~Ngira alternately) as wings,

bhairava as heart etc.