Parātrīśikā · Chapter 1

Parātrīśikā — Chapter 1

परात्रिंशिका

Parātriṃśikā


Chapter 1 36 verses

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  1. 1 śrīdevy uvāca | anuttaraṃ kathaṃ deva svataḥ kaulikasiddhidam … The venerable Goddess said: How, O God, is the Unsurpassable (anuttara), which of itself…
  2. 2 etad guhyaṃ mahāguhyaṃ kathayasva mama prabho | hṛdayasthā … Tell me this secret, the great secret, O Lord — and (tell me of) that Power abiding in…
  3. 3 tām me kathaya deveśa yena tṛptiṃ vrajāmy aham … Tell me of her, O Lord of gods, by which I may attain contentment.
  4. 4 kathayāmi na saṃdehaḥ sadyaḥ kaulikasiddhidam | kauliko 'yaṃ … I shall declare it — no doubt of it — that which at once bestows the kaulika attainment.
  5. 5 athādyās tithayaḥ sarve svarā bindvavasānakāḥ | tadantaḥ kālayogena … Now, all the primal lunar days (tithis) are the vowels, ending in the bindu;
  6. 6 pṛthivyādīni tattvāni puruṣāntāni pañcasu | kramāt kādiṣu vargeṣu … The principles (tattvas) from earth up to puruṣa abide, in due order, in the five…
  7. 7 vāyvagnisalilendrāṇāṃ dhāraṇānāṃ catuṣṭayam | tadūrdhve śādivikhyātam purastād brahmapañcakam (Then comes) the tetrad of the retentions (dhāraṇās) of wind, fire, water, and Indra;
  8. 8 amūlā tatkramā jñeyā kṣāntā sṛṣṭir udāhṛtā | sarveṣāṃ … Rootless, having that sequence, ending in kṣa — this is to be known as the emanation…
  9. 9 iyaṃ yoniḥ samākhyātā sarvatantreṣu sarvadā | caturdaśayutaṃ bhadre … This is proclaimed as the Womb (yoni) in all the tantras, ever (and everywhere).
  10. 10 etan nā yoginījāto nā rudro labhate sphuṭam | … Neither one born of a Yoginī nor a Rudra obtains this clearly — the Heart of the God of…
  11. 11 asyoccāre kṛte samyaṅ mantramudrāgaṇo mahān | sadyaḥ sanmukhatām … When its utterance is rightly performed, the great host of mantras and mudrās at once…
  12. 12 muhūrtaṃ smarate yas tu cumbake nābhimudritaḥ | sa … The man who, for a moment, contemplates it at the meeting-point, sealed at the navel — he…
  13. 13 atītānāgatānarthān pṛṣṭo 'sau kathayaty api | praharād yad … Questioned, he tells even matters past and future;
  14. 14 sakṣāt paśyaty asaṃdigdham ākṛṣṭaṃ rudrasaktibhiḥ | praharadvayamātreṇa vyomastho … He directly beholds, beyond doubt, (the deity) drawn near by the Rudra-powers;
  15. 15 trayeṇa mātaraḥ sarvā yogesvaryo mahābalāḥ | vīrā vīresvarāḥ … By the triad, all the Mothers, the mighty Mistresses of yoga, the Heroes, the Lords of…
  16. 16 āgatya samayaṃ dattvā bhairaveṇa pracoditāḥ | yacchanti paramāṃ … Having come and made the pact, impelled by Bhairava, they grant the supreme attainment,…
  17. 17 anena siddhāḥ setsyanti sādhayanti ca mantriṇaḥ By this the Siddhas will attain perfection, and the mantra-adepts accomplish their ends.
  18. 18 yatkiṃcid bhairave tantre sarvam asmāt prasidhyati | mantravīryasamāveśaprabhāvān … Whatever is in the Bhairava tantra — all of it is accomplished from this, through the…
  19. 19 adṛṣṭama.ṅdalo 'py evam yaḥ kaścid vetti tattvataḥ | … Even one who has not seen the maṇḍala — whoever knows it thus, in truth — he would…
  20. 20 anena jñātamātreṇa jñāyate sarvaśaktibhiḥ | śākinīkulasāmānyo bhaved yogaṃ … By the mere knowing of this, one is recognized by all the Powers;
  21. 21 avidhijño vidhānajño jāyate yajanaṃ prati | kālāgnim āditaḥ … One who knew no rite becomes a knower of the ordinance with regard to worship — taking…
  22. 22 śivo viśvadyanantāntaḥ paraṃ śaktitrayaṃ matam | tadantar varti … Śiva, ranging from Viśva up to Ananta, and beyond — the triad of Powers is so held;
  23. 23 aṇur viśuddham acirād aisvaraṃ jñānam aśnute | taccodakaḥ … The bound soul soon attains pure, divine knowledge;
  24. 24 sarvago nirmalaḥ svacchas tṛptaḥ svāyatanaḥ śuciḥ | yathā … All-pervading, stainless, transparent, full, self-abiding, and pure — just as the great…
  25. 25 tathā hṛdayabījasthaṃ jagad etac carācaram | evaṃ yo … so too this whole world, moving and unmoving, abides within the Heart-seed.
  26. 26 dīkṣā bhavaty asaṃdigdhā tilājyāhutivarjitā | mūrdhni vaktre ca … And initiation, beyond doubt, takes place even without oblations of sesame and ghee — at…
  27. 27 nyāsaṃ krtvā śikhāṃ baddhvā saptaviṃsatimantritām | ekaikena diśāṃ … Having performed the nyāsa and bound the tuft empowered with the twenty-seven, with each…
  28. 28 tālatrayam purā dattvā saśabdaṃ vighnaśāntaye | śikhāsaṃkhyābhijaptena toyenābhyukṣayet … Having first given three hand-claps aloud for the quelling of obstacles, one should then…
  29. 29 puṣpādikaṃ kramāt sarvaṃ liṅgaṃ vā stha.ṅdilaṃ ca vā … Flowers and all the rest in due order, or a liṅga, or else the altar-ground — with a…
  30. 30 tatra sṛṣṭiṃ yajed vīraḥ punar evāsanaṃ tataḥ | … There the Hero should worship the Emanation, then again the seat;
  31. 31 sarvatattvasusampūrṇām sarvāvayavaśobhitām | yajed devīṃ mahābhāgā saptaviṃśatimantritām The greatly blessed one should worship the Goddess, wholly filled with all the…
  32. 32 tataḥ sugandhipuṣpaiś ca yathāśaktyā samarcayet | pūjayet parayā … Then one should worship with fragrant flowers according to one's capacity, venerate (her)…
  33. 33 evaṃ yajanam ākhyātam agnikārye 'py ayaṃ vidhiḥ | … Thus has the worship been declared;
  34. 34 ādyantarahitam bījaṃ vikasat tithimadhyagam | hṛtpadmāntargataṃ dhyāyet somāṃśuṃ … He should meditate upon the seed-syllable, free of beginning and end, unfolding, set in…
  35. 35 yān yān kāmayate kāmāṃs tān tāñ cchīghram avāpnuyāt … Whatever desires he longs for, those very ones he would swiftly obtain;
  36. 36 evaṃ mantraphalāvaptir ity etad rudrayāmalam | etad abhyāsataḥ … Thus is the obtaining of the fruit of the mantra — this is the Rudrayāmala.