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BRHANNILA | TANTRA Edited by MADHUSUDAN KAUL BRHANNILA TANTRA BRHANNILATANTRA Tet TAT ited By ‘MADHUSUDAN KAUL Butala & Company DELL BARODA utlihed by BUTALA & COMPANY (98 UB, Jawahar Nowe, ‘Dati 26007 ‘surya Narayan Bae Gn0p0. ‘Raopura Read, Barods Printed bs [ALK Lithographers through Poetox Ofset Printrt Debit 10035 ] BRIHANNILA TANTRA. PREFACE, ‘The edition of the ahove appearing for the fst sme jn the Devanagart Serpt ie based on the calltion of the following + RA manuscript writen in the Devanggen sept. Fresh Contsine nine chapters oniv. Consite of fotysie leaves, each leaf having twentyfour lines with twenistwo letters per Une. Meares 13°91 Begins St sfitiaee am 1 i amen Serafoucei fet satire | fae gt it wer Swami onde marred ait sitgteneimmadt: | waders gt eis adie 1 ie eueiaaes eacictieais Fan: Gem 1 1. ‘Theprinted edionin the Bengali sein ofthe Kanthya tnd other alied Tantes prepated for the prete and publi ed bby Rasikarohana Cha opediyaya ton of Anandamohans Chattopadhyay Z INTRODUCTION, ‘The Tanta of which the Bint edition appeets inthe following pogea bears the designation of Nistantram, It isso ‘alled becouse iteupplin every inlcration in connection with the worship of Nik Soranvatt. How the goddess of wiadain beeame Ni (le ) i at length desided. ia. the eleventh chapter of thin Tanta fe je writen in the form of» cilogue ia which ‘Mahakahibhairava appears as the speaker and Mabilait es the Fearer, It contact twentylour chapters. Contents of these a bey. mentioned inthe fest chapter. The Tntra is evidently Tater in comporiion than the Gandharvstantra. to which it elem andthe Durgtesptaall ete, fom which stanzas ate borrowed aad made is own. SUMMARY OF CHAPTERS. CHAPTER | Tn thiathe Dev equests Bhairav trevealthe Nilstate, an promised atthe time when the Kaltitra was revealed Bhairav aleme the promise and declares that the Tantra which be is to reveal should be daly preserved and concealed fv that leade to many blessings. Fiat he belly mention the important topice of the Tantra and theo begins description of “Tara. her fora together with the way Jn which she i to ce wontipped. ‘The mantra of Nilerasvatt consiting of ive ellables ceads as 3 aE GE. Ol this Vasishha inthe sige, ‘Vfobatt the metre, Niararvat the deity and the abject acquis tion of pore power. Pracioncr of the manta ie advised to pevlorm the bathing ein dhe ight mancer according to both fomau Vedic and Tactic. He has to use in so doing paviclar santa for panicular ects such as 62 forbesmeatng the body with 3 ‘earth and & lor removal of dit ete. Sandhya isto be done thrice ‘day and the Gayatri to be mutered therein is as follows > rent feu gmt wate air edt erect! CHAPTER 1 This choptct describes the ait of worship of the Nietaraevati- It ie t2 26 done in outobne-way places such se deeett, cremation grourda, Jungle, hills and bilocks. Worabip the deities Ganeta, Kaetespals, Yorint and Vatula vith a, hth af comes the begDyning, While enteriog the lear Brahma and Vastuparisha receive thei worship, Devi is fo be mecitated pon st occupying the seat of jewels ar the foot of the desve-gianting ex, Wate equited for worshipping ia to be puclied with the maton Ht eae Wy SATE und the rand wih Giamatti ma siren gt fear Sipping i to be done wich ot qq zamr. Toft of the hair at the head is to be tied wih of wit afay woe Heng ear and puclicaton of eselawilh Stew car Sh We ER ‘The sucrliial ahar in 29 be pried in the manner given above, In the four gates Ganeda ew ate to seesive their wort. The manvra reading az i a fee saree wearer Gi GE SUET ie tered in warcing cll cel inllococes, The earth is to be conseersted wath 3 8 ak hea ert star Ech € eg eawris he mantee in prinkled ih the water to begin worskippng, ist dressing hirsel:propetiy and pur‘ Fis mind ic, with the mantra given above far cying the tule cf hai Thon be iz to draw a dingeam on «vessel of gold le, consisting of cightpetalled Jor, #1 wit # coming in the leaves of the four quarters act etc. In the ds te, also feceive thet worship. The Pitha Sokvis of Tank Lalshet etey ase wotthioped in the eight leaves. Alter wr thiping thes ond perlorsing bocily pertienton, the practztone! has to consider the wsdl as etheic snd hic own ell ax identical with Tare whoee form ix described at pose, leven, ra Gasedn 4 Insrscsons for dawing the ciagram. and pacing tie vanows tir of wortip on them are ven afer thie siete ee cee so fo eee age ya a eee ee des entero ie Tbs aes ts Te ll eae te be wombigad inthe cat petal with the ania fragt aston oe eet snd Podokn, Yamane Peas. fol Neaierata tela eee ott (Olin ora pect tal ecm sme. ‘The mane so be uted in the laner ie i 8 RSE apg af mg mE mee GreE AH in Ee ACT wreda anete gz ge fgira fefou wisagamies The deters of the mantte mf GE are te be mediated upon ie ‘Molichira, Swadhishehina, navel and hear eespecively or i the tougue caletvely. lore singing the encomiaac hymo (Stat) the practioner must request the Devito aeeeat the Japs with the mantra given inthe text slong with tie Tstsdatake atthe end The latter also appears in the Stetaprameda CHAPTER IL Ie emphasites the importance and deseribes the way ‘of Diksha or Inkintin, Every follower of the Devi mutt Ineve is fom « teal apistesl teachee. The letter ip to have Salbeental, decency of dens, absence of liypocriey, good tarda, itente longing for worshipping the Devise. Care ie tobe taken is erecting the cay and place for inition ‘Auaprious days are the sith (righ: 1 of Bhadeon, fourteenth ‘dark } of Assoon, sinh (bight! of Poh, foun (eight) of Magha. thirteen of Chale, thd (right of Vaitkha, tenth Tighe} of Jet fit brgbe 1 of Har, ln dar) of Soman. ‘The placer a cow-ehees, temple, crematosuma, cver-banks sod hile, ‘The tescher is to whisper the mantra in the ear ol she initiate lise wortbipping and ollering Homa to the Dew, “The latiee choule take care that the fonner lcely tied in evmy way. At the end ol the ceremony th nite to feed the