Alchemy

The Alchemical Body

  The Egyptian god Anubis figure’s ascent on the right side of the wheel represents the upward movement of the Governing Vessel along the spine.

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Srichakra

Prastāra-bhēda of śrīchakra

  Innumerable prastāras are discussed for various formulations of śrīcakra. चत्वारि शिवचक्राणि शक्तिचक्राणि पंच च | सामरस्याद्भवेच्चक्रं श्रीचक्रं सर्वरूपकम् || बिन्दोर्मन्वस्रपर्यन्तं शक्तिचक्रं प्रकीर्तितम् | तदुत्तरं

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Sri Subrahmanya

Rōgahartā

    अपस्मारकुष्टक्षयार्शः प्रमेह ज्वरोन्मादगुल्मादिरोगा महान्तः | पिशाचाश्च सर्वे भवत्पत्रभूतिं विलोक्य क्षणात्तारकारे द्रवन्ते || – श्रीसुब्रह्मण्यभुजङ्गम् – 25  

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Sixteen Nithya Devi

Mahānityāmaṇḍalam

    श्रीमात्रे नमः भूताः प्रेताः पिशाचाश्च राक्षसा ब्रह्मराक्षसाः | भूतप्रेतग्रहाश्चैव तथा बालग्रहाः शिवे || कश्मलाश्च निवाताश्च डाकिनी शाकिनी तथा | याकिनी राकिणी चैव हाकिनी

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Ugra Narasimha

Nr̥simhēṣṭi

    Oṃ namō bhagavatē nārasiṁhāya || The ritual of Nr̥simhēṣṭi is performed when one is suffering from various afflictions related to the physical, spiritual

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Srichakra

Vidyā Traividhyam

  Traditionally, the Veda is regarded as the source of all adhyātma-vidyā. However, several śaiva, śākta, and Vaiṣṇava āgamas frequently categorize Vaidika-vidyā as laukika and

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Yaksha Ganapati

Yakṣa Gaṇapati

    – Pūrvāṅga mantra of Ucchiṣṭa Mahāgaṇapati – āvaraṇa – aṣṭama – Dik – uttara – aṅga mantras – Kubēra, Yakṣiṇī-traya (Dhanākarṣiṇī, Janākarṣiṇī, Vaṭayakṣiṇī),

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Gandabherunda Narasimha

Gaṇḍabhēruṇḍa Narasimha

  वन्देऽहं क्रूरघोरप्रबलतरमहागण्डभेरुण्डसिंह- व्याघ्राश्वक्रोडशाखामृगवरखगराड्भल्लुकाद्यष्टवक्त्रम् | द्वात्रिंशत्कोटिबाहुं हलमुसलगदाशङ्खचक्रादिहेतीः बिभ्राणं भीमदंष्ट्रं शरभखगगजान् भक्षयन्तं नृसिंहम् || The secretive upāsanā of śrī Gaṇḍabhēruṇḍa Nr̥siṁha has remained concealed among qualified practitioners

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Sri Kubjika

Vakrakubjikā

    On the paurṇamī of Dāmōdara māsa, Vakrakubjikā or Vakrēśvarī (one among the Navaratna-kubjikā) is propitiated. The origin and māhātmya of Vakrakubjikā is described

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Bhagavān Garuḍa

    स्वस्तिको दक्षिणं पादं वामपादं तु कुञ्चितम् | प्राञ्जलीकृतदोर्युग्मं गरुडं हरिवल्लभम् || अनन्तो वामकटको यज्ञसूत्रं तु वासुकिः | तक्षकः कटिसूत्रं तु हारः कार्कोट उच्यते

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Suryanarayana - Martanda

Mārtāṇḍa

    According to Maitrāyaṇīya Samhitā (I.6.12), Aditi, desirous of progeny, prepared sacrificial rice, offered it to the deities, and ate the remnant. The result

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