What are these mahavidyas? Why are they distinguished from one another though they all proceed from and lead to the same one Reality? The author explains with his usual lu-cidity: "Each is a particular Cosmic function and each leads to a special realisation of the One Reality. The secrets of these vidyas are buried deep in Sastras. and oral traditions. Classic expose of sri vidya and the sri cakra, Sri Shankaranarayanan has dwelt upon the manifestation of the Primal Divine Shakti in the form or this variegated, many-planed Universe. In the present work he explains the process of this manifestation. For, as he points out, creation is not a sudden precipitation; it is a graded self-revelation. The tran-scendent and ultimate Mother of the Universe puts out sev-eral Powers and Personalities of herself, each missioned to work out a particular truth of her Being. Of these, some are the major, Cardinal Powers, mentioned variously as Four, Six, Ten, Twelve etc., according to the standpoint of the Seers of old. The Tantra celebrates the Ten as the maha vidyas, Great Sciences, that hold the creation in their celestial grasp
What are these Mahavidyas? Why are they distinguished from one another though they all proceed from and lead to the same oneReality? The author explains with his usual lucidity. Each is a particular Cosmic function and each leads to a special realisation of the One Reality.
The might of Kali, the sound-force of Tara, the beauty and bliss of Sundari, the vast vision of Bhuvaneshwari, the effulgent charm of Bhairavi, the striking force of Chinnamasta, the silent inertness of Dhumavati, the paralysing powerof Bagalamukhi, the expressive play of Matangi and the concord and harmony of Kamalatmika are the various characteristics, the distinct manifestations of the Supreme Consciousness that has made this creation possible. The Tantra says that the Supremecan be realised at these various points. traditions. The relationships to other systems and a synthesisof the Mahavidyas to different avatars of Vishnu has been presented. The author presents an intuitive grasp of these fundamentals, deep learning and conscientious scholarship in working out the clus and the facility with which he has been able to link up the datelesspast of the mystics with the actual present dominated by empirical Science.
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