śrīmātre namaḥ

Sri Kamakoti Mandali is a close-knit group of upāsakas and this is the e-Grantha Mandira for the disciples of the Maṇḍalī to read articles related to Srīvidyā, Advaita, Kuṇḍalinī Yoga and understand the teachings of our Guru Maṇḍala. Our Gurunātha belongs to the lineage of Srī Dakṣiṇāmnāya Sringeri Sharadā Pīṭham and was initiated into spiritual practices in his childhood. He studied Srīvidyā and Advaita Vēdānta from Brahmaśrī K P Shankara Shastri, the āśthāna vidvān of Sringeri Sharadā Pīṭham and the Principal of Shankara Sanskrit College, Kaladi. He further studied Prasthānatraya bhāṣya from Vēdabrahmaśrī Vidyānidhi Anantanarayana Avadhanigal. He also enjoyed the privilege of receiving guidance on Srīvidyā, Kuṇḍalinī Yoga and Tantra śāstra from various masters like Late Sri Sitaram Kaviraj, Paramahamsa Parivrājakācārya Srī Shāntānanda Sarasvatī, Sri C V Kamakoti Shastri (Srī Bālānandanātha) & 'Lōpāmudrā' Smt Rajalakshmi Suryanarayanan (Smt. Prakāśāmbā) of Guhananda Mandali, Sri Ranaji, Sri Viśuddhānanda Sarasvatī of Sumeru Maṭha and Anantaśrīvibhuṣita Chinmudrānandanātha.

Sri Kamakoti Mandali has been fortunate to have in our Guru a loving Mother who has always nurtured the śiṣyavr̥nda, never expecting anything but dedication to upāsanā. This is a humble attempt to consolidate the teachings of our Guru Maṇḍala. Sri Kamakoti Mandali, as conceived by our Guru, is not an organization or a self-help group. It is occasionally involved in charity and various religious activities but is not associated with any socio-religious organizations, maṭhas or monasteries. Kamakoti Mandali simply means the family of Kāmakōṭi - of Srī Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī Rājarājēśvarī - who shines in the Kāmakōṭi Pīṭha as Bhagavatī Kāmākṣī Parābhaṭṭārikā. The credit for this nomenclature goes to Smt. Rajalakshmi Suryanarayanan (Prakāśāmbā), the direct disciple of Brahmaśrī Chidānandanātha, who has showered limitless blessings on the Mandali.

Articles

Guru Maṇḍala

नमो नमः शंकरपादुकाभ्याम्

|| नमो नमः शङ्करपादुकाभ्याम् || गुशब्दस्त्वन्धकारः स्यात् रूकारस्तन्निरोधकः | अन्धकारनिरोधत्वात् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते || गुकारो ज्ञानसंपत्तिः रेफस्तस्य प्रकाशकः | उकारश्शिवतादात्म्यं गुरुरित्यभिधीयते || आचिनोति हि शास्त्राणि ह्याचारे स्थापयत्यपि | स्वयं

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Srī Vidyābhinava Vālukēśvara Bhāratī

  जगद्भयनिवारणं भुवनभोगमोक्षप्रदं गुरोः पदयुगाम्बुजं भजति यत्र योगे जयम् | भजामि परमं गुरुं नयनपद्ममध्यस्थितं भवाब्धिभयनाशनं शमनरोगकालक्षयम् || शङ्करार्चित शारदाकृपयाप्तचित्सुखसंपदं हृत्सरोरुहमध्यविस्फुरदात्मतत्त्वविदग्रगम् | शान्तमात्मनि लीनमाहितमानसं प्रणमाम्यहं विद्ययायुत

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Srīvidyā

An Introduction to Mantras

  उद्दामकामपरमार्थसरोजषण्ड- चण्डद्युतिद्युतिमुपासितषट्प्रकाराम् | मोहद्विपेन्द्रकदनोद्यतबोधसिंह- लीलागुहां भगवतीं त्रिपुरां नमामि || We receive many queries on the inner workings of Mantras, Ajapā Japa, etc. There are

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Shākta Vijñāna

  Sōmānanda (not to be confused with Utpaladeva’s dēśika) describes the thirteen aspects of Kunḍalinī that constitute of śakti vijñāna, adding three to the list

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Svarṇākarṣaṇa Bhairava

    śrīmātrē namaḥ | Prāsāda Paramēśvarāya namaḥ | Lakṣmīnr̥siṁha parabrahmaṇē namaḥ || Upāsanā of Bhairava is considered indispensable for all upāsakas of Bhagavatī. Lord

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Srividya Stotras

  [Query]: Please list on your site all Stotras on Srīvidyā and its aṅgadēvatās. Stōtra Sāhitya is like a huge ocean. It is impossible to

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