Guest guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Namaste Sarada, I'm probably getting into things over my head, but I'm curious. In one commentary on the Lalita Sahasranama, it mentions the fifteen syllable mantra, panchadashaksari, as the mantra of Sri Chakra. According to Pandit Tigunait, there are many variations of the Sri Vidya mantra. These are the fifteen syllables he gives: Ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim shrim Is the Sri Vidya mantra the same thing as the Sri Chakra mantra? Is the term "panchadashaksari" simply a way to refer to the Sri Chakra or Sri Vidya mantra without revealing the mantra? Astraea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Namasthe Astraea As Shree Pandith Tigunait has rightly said, there are many versions of the Shri vidya mantra. The school of thought [sampradaya] that practices the mantra begining with "ka" is called "kaadi matha" or "kaadi vidya sampradaaya". Likewise there are "saadi" (sa- aadi:begining with 'sa'), "haadi" etc. The mantra which you have quoted is actually "shodashakari" - the 16 syllabled mantra of the Divine Mother. Panchadashi is 15 lettered. Both are also called as Shree chakra mantras as they are the main mantras for worshipping the shree chakram. The rules of Shree vidya prohibits even discussing the secrets of the vidya in the presence of the uninitiated one. In such cases, one can refer to the mantras indirectly. Normally, we say "moola" [the original/source]to mean the Shree vidya mantra. The vedic tradition is an oral tradition - mantras and secret knowledge are taught by the Gurus to their desciples orally, in secrecy and it is laid out that sacred mantras should not be written. , "astraea2003" <astraea2003> wrote: > Namaste Sarada, > I'm probably getting into things over my head, but I'm curious. > In one commentary on the Lalita Sahasranama, it mentions the fifteen > syllable mantra, panchadashaksari, as the mantra of Sri Chakra. > > According to Pandit Tigunait, there are many variations of the Sri > Vidya mantra. These are the fifteen syllables he gives: > > Ka e i la hrim > ha sa ka ha la hrim > sa ka la hrim > shrim > > Is the Sri Vidya mantra the same thing as the Sri Chakra mantra? > Is the term "panchadashaksari" simply a way to refer to the Sri > Chakra or Sri Vidya mantra without revealing the mantra? > > Astraea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Namasthe Astraea As Shree Pandith Tigunait has rightly said, there are many versions of the Shri vidya mantra. The school of thought [sampradaya] that practices the mantra begining with "ka" is called "kaadi matha" or "kaadi vidya sampradaaya". Likewise there are "saadi" (sa- aadi:begining with 'sa'), "haadi" etc. The mantra which you have quoted is actually "shodashakari" - the 16 syllabled mantra of the Divine Mother. Panchadashi is 15 lettered. Both are also called as Shree chakra mantras as they are the main mantras for worshipping the shree chakram. The rules of Shree vidya prohibits even discussing the secrets of the vidya in the presence of the uninitiated one. In such cases, one can refer to the mantras indirectly. Normally, we say "moola" [the original/source]to mean the Shree vidya mantra. The vedic tradition is an oral tradition - mantras and secret knowledge are taught by the Gurus to their desciples orally, in secrecy and it is laid out that sacred mantras should not be written. , "astraea2003" <astraea2003> wrote: > Namaste Sarada, > I'm probably getting into things over my head, but I'm curious. > In one commentary on the Lalita Sahasranama, it mentions the fifteen > syllable mantra, panchadashaksari, as the mantra of Sri Chakra. > > According to Pandit Tigunait, there are many variations of the Sri > Vidya mantra. These are the fifteen syllables he gives: > > Ka e i la hrim > ha sa ka ha la hrim > sa ka la hrim > shrim > > Is the Sri Vidya mantra the same thing as the Sri Chakra mantra? > Is the term "panchadashaksari" simply a way to refer to the Sri > Chakra or Sri Vidya mantra without revealing the mantra? > > Astraea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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