{"id":698,"date":"2020-01-07T11:12:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T11:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/?p=698"},"modified":"2020-01-07T13:20:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T13:20:10","slug":"goddess-balasundari-in-srividya-and-nath-sampradaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/?p=698","title":{"rendered":"Goddess B\u0101l\u0101sundar\u012b in \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101 and N\u0101th Samprad\u0101ya"},"content":{"rendered":"

This practise you can see in the\u00a0\u015aiva<\/em> Samhit\u0101<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u092e\u0942\u0932\u093e\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0947\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092f\u0924\u094d\u092a\u0926\u094d\u092f \u091a\u0924\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0932\u0938\u092e\u0928\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0924\u092e\u094d \u0924\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0935\u092d\u0935 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092b\u0941\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0902 \u0924\u0921\u093f\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0925\u092e\u094d || <\/span>\u0967\u096f\u0966 ||
\n<\/span>\u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0915\u0927\u0942\u0915\u0915\u0941\u0938\u0941\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u092e\u094d \u0906\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0947 \u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0916\u094d\u092f \u091a\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0915\u094b\u091f\u093f\u0938\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u092e\u094d
\n\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092f\u092e\u093f\u0926\u0902 \u0917\u094b\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u092d\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092b\u0932\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u092e\u094d \u090f\u0924\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0902 \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0927\u092f\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0927\u0915\u0903 || <\/span>\u0967\u096f\u0967 ||<\/span><\/p>\n

m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101resti yatpadya caturdalasamanvitam<\/em>
\ntanmadhye v\u0101vabhava b\u012bja\u1e43 visphuranta\u1e43 ta\u1e0dityatham \u0965190\u0965<\/em>
\nh\u1e5bdaye k\u0101mab\u012bja\u1e43tu kadh\u016bkakusumaprabham<\/em>
\n\u0101j\u00f1\u0101ravinde \u015bakty\u0101khya candrako\u1e6disamaprabham<\/em>
\nb\u012bjatrayamida\u1e43 gopya\u1e43 bhuktimuktiphalapradam<\/em>
\netanmantratraya\u1e43 yog\u012b s\u0101dhayetsiddhis\u0101dhaka\u1e25 \u0965191\u0965<\/em><\/p>\n

One needs to contemplate v\u0101<\/em>gbhava-b\u012bja<\/em>\u00a0(in \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101, it is\u00a0b\u012bja<\/em> ai\u1e43 <\/i>\u0910\u0902<\/span>) in the center of the four-petalled lotus (m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra<\/em>), like the trembling light of lightning (vispurana). In the heart (an\u0101hata-cakra) there is\u00a0k\u0101ma<\/em>–b\u012bja<\/em> (known as kl\u012b\u1e43 <\/i>\u0915\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0902<\/span> in \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101), it is similar to a bandhuk flower (in India it is associated with passion). In the lotus of the \u0101j\u00f1\u0101-cakra, there is\u00a0\u015bakti<\/em>–b\u012bja<\/em> (in \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101 they call it sau\u1e25 <\/i>\u0938\u094c\u0903<\/span>), it is like ten million moons (candrako\u1e6disamaprabha<\/em>). This secret mantra bestows fruit both in the form of spiritual liberation and enjoyment. A yogin must diligently practice these three mantras.<\/i><\/p>\n

Based on that, some people conclude that this is not a text of the N\u0101thas<\/em>, but rather the vedantic<\/em> one, belonging to the tradition of\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101<\/i>. But I don\u2019t think so, the text could well belong to\u00a0N\u0101thas<\/em>. Because, one of the initiations in the N\u0101tha-samprad\u0101ya<\/em>, known as upade\u015b\u012b<\/i>-d\u012bk\u1e63\u0101<\/em>, implies the worship of the Goddess B\u0101l\u0101sundar\u012b<\/i><\/em>. To begin with, I will give you Her\u00a0\u015babar-mantra<\/em> with my translation. Pay attention to the description of the Goddess:<\/p>\n

\u0938\u0924 \u0928\u092e\u094b \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 | <\/span>\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0942\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936\u00a0| <\/span>\u0950 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u091c\u0940 |\u00a0<\/span>\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0905\u0932\u093f\u092f \u0915\u0932\u093f\u092f \u0924\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092a\u0941\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b\u0924\u0932\u093e |
\n<\/span>\u092c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u092a\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915 \u0926\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u092e\u093e\u0932\u093e |\u00a0<\/span>\u091c\u092a\u094b \u0924\u092a\u094b \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u093e ,\u00a0<\/span>\u091c\u0940\u0935 \u092a\u093f\u0923\u094d\u0921 \u0915\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0930\u0916\u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0907\u0924\u0928\u093e \u092f\u094b\u0917\u092e\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0930\u0942\u092a \u0909\u092a\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u092d\u092f\u093e |\u00a0<\/span>\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u00a0<\/span>\u0928\u093e\u0925\u091c\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u091c\u0940\u00a0<\/span>\u0915\u094b \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936\u00a0<\/span>\u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936\u00a0<\/span>\u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 || <\/span><\/p>\n

sat namo \u0101de\u015b | gur\u016bj\u012b ko \u0101de\u015b | o\u1e43 guruj\u012b |\u00a0so\u1e43 aliya kaliya t\u0101r\u0101 tripur\u0101 total\u0101 |
\nb\u0101ye\u1e43 h\u0101th pustak d\u0101ye\u1e43 h\u0101th m\u0101l\u0101 |\u00a0japo tapo \u015br\u012b sundar\u012b b\u0101l\u0101,\u00a0j\u012bv pi\u1e47\u1e0d k\u0101 tum rakhv\u0101l\u0101
\nitn\u0101 yogam\u0101y\u0101 svar\u016bp upade\u015b\u012b mantr samp\u016br\u1e47 bhay\u0101 |\u00a0\u015br\u012b\u00a0n\u0101thj\u012b guruj\u012b\u00a0ko \u0101de\u015b \u0101de\u015b \u0101de\u015b |<\/p>\n

We pay respect to the highest being (truth), let there be its will (\u0101de\u015b). Let there be the will of Guruji, with all respect to Guruji. So\u1e43 is the expression of the Goddess of Speech (aliya),\u00a0<\/i>K\u0101l\u012b<\/em>\u00a0(kaliya), T\u0101r\u0101 (t\u0101r\u0101), Tripur\u0101 (tripur\u0101). She holds a scripture in her left hand, and japa-mala in her right. So (itn\u0101) it was your (tum),\u015a<\/em>r\u012b\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101sundar\u012b<\/em>\u00a0(\u015br\u012b\u00a0<\/i>b\u0101l\u0101\u00a0<\/i>sundar\u012b), in the form of the nature of yoga (yogam\u0101y\u0101 svar\u016bp), complete repetition (japa) and spiritual effort (tapas) of the\u00a0upade\u015b\u012b<\/i>–<\/em>mantra (upade\u015b\u012b mantr samp\u016br\u1e47 bhay\u0101) in the form of a living soul, located inside the body (j\u012bv pi\u1e47\u1e0d k\u0101 rakhv\u0101l\u0101). Let there be the will (blessing) of the respected\u00a0\u015a<\/em>r\u012b<\/i>\u00a0Guru N\u0101<\/i>th (\u015br\u012b n\u0101thj\u012b guruj\u012b ko \u0101de\u015b).<\/i><\/p>\n

It describes exactly the same image of the Goddess B\u0101l\u0101<\/em>, which is worshipped in the Tradition of\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101<\/i>. We can argue about the varieties of syllables, the differences between Sa\u1e43sk\u1e5bt<\/em>\u00a0mantras<\/em> and\u00a0\u015aabar<\/em> mantras<\/em>. But, that is the same as, for instance, we confidently say that Gorak\u1e63a<\/em>–g\u0101yatr\u012b<\/em> is not G\u0101yatr\u012b<\/em>, because it does not correspond to the metric size, as there are no 24 syllables in it. Or, to argue about the fact that it is not right to consider the G\u0101yatr\u012b<\/em> mantra<\/em> as so-ham<\/em>. However, if you thoroughly study the topic of metric sizes, you will see that each metric size has many variations. One chandas<\/em> can have variations with different numbers of ak\u1e63aras<\/em>. On the other hand,\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em> is not limited to three b\u012bjas<\/em>; there are combinations of six, nine, and even sixteen (\u1e63o\u1e0da\u015b\u012b<\/em>). Her\u00a0b\u012bjas<\/em> are parts of the Maha\u1e63o\u1e0da\u015b\u012b<\/em>\u00a0mantra<\/em>, inside of which there is the pa\u00f1cada\u015b\u012b<\/em> or\u00a0\u1e63o\u1e0da\u015b\u012b<\/em> (mantra<\/em>) from k\u0101di<\/em>, h\u0101di<\/em> and s\u0101di<\/em>\u00a0k\u016b\u1e6dak\u1e63aras<\/em>, with the addition of\u00a0\u015br\u012b\u1e43<\/em>, and also\u00a0pra\u1e47ava<\/em> Om. In fact, the mantra<\/em> of Tripura Bhairav\u012b<\/em> is also derived from the mantra<\/em> of\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em>, in which\u00a0b\u012bjas<\/em> ha<\/em>, sa<\/em> and ra<\/em> are added. The former is the essence of the \u015ar\u012b\u00a0Yantra<\/em>, and also the form of\u00a0K\u0101l\u012b<\/em>. For that reason, virtually all the main mantras<\/em> of\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101<\/i> are derived from\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em>. In general, Tripura\u00a0Sundar\u012b<\/em> in tantrism is the Goddess of \u016brdhv\u0101mn\u0101ya<\/em>, oriented on the ideals of\u00a0mok\u1e63a<\/em>, the main goal in yoga<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I propose to analyse the shorter\u00a0\u015babar-<\/em>mantra<\/em> of\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em> from the N\u0101tha-Samprad\u0101ya<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The\u00a0N\u0101tha-mantra<\/em> of Yoga<\/em> M\u0101y\u0101<\/em>\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u0950 \u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0907\u0932\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0902 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0928\u092e\u0903\u00a0\u0965
\n<\/span>o\u1e41 s\u014d\u1e41 Il\u012b\u1e41 kl\u012b\u1e41 \u015br\u012b\u1e41 s\u014d\u1e41 \u015br\u012b\u1e41 sundar\u012b b\u0101l\u0101 nama\u1e25\u00a0\u0965<\/em><\/p>\n

These\u00a0b\u012bjas<\/em> are slightly transformed versions of the triak\u1e63ari<\/em>, as well as of other mantras<\/em> of\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101<\/i> (\u015b<\/em>ri\u1e43<\/em>, o\u1e43<\/em> and soha\u1e43<\/em>) derived from it.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101<\/i> mantra<\/em> of\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u0910\u0902 \u00a0<\/span>\u0915\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u094c\u0903\u00a0\u0965
\nai\u1e41 kl\u012b\u1e41 sau\u1e25\u00a0\u0965<\/em><\/p>\n

Some are compressed according to the principle of praty\u0101h\u0101ra<\/em>, some, on the contrary, are expanded. Let’s take a closer look.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0b\u012bja<\/em>\u00a0\u0938\u094b\u0902<\/span> so\u1e41<\/em> is a combination of \u0938\u094b\u093d\u0939\u0902<\/span> so\u0315h<\/span>a\u1e41<\/em> and Par\u0101<\/em> (\u015aakti<\/em>)\u00a0b\u012bja<\/em> \u0938\u094c\u0903<\/span> sau\u1e25<\/em>. The\u00a0b\u012bja<\/em> \u0907\u0932\u0940\u0902<\/span> il\u012b\u1e41 is simply a modified \u0910\u0902<\/span> ai\u1e41<\/em> (v\u0101k<\/em>–b\u012bja<\/em>), because \u0910\u0902<\/span> ai\u1e41<\/em> is nothing more than a sandhyak\u1e63ara<\/em> from \u0905<\/span> + \u0908<\/span>, although there could be short variants of them. We get \u090f<\/span>, then if we again add \u0905<\/span> to it, we get \u0910<\/span>. Just like joining \u0905<\/span> + \u0909<\/span>, we get \u0913<\/span>, with bindu<\/em> it will be\u00a0pra\u1e47ava<\/em> \u0913\u0902<\/span>, and if we further \u2018strengthen\u2019 it, we will get \u0914<\/span>, which can be a part of the\u00a0b\u012bja<\/em> \u0938\u094c\u0903<\/span>, called\u00a0\u015aakti<\/em>–b\u012bja<\/em> and sometimes Par\u0101<\/em>–b\u012bja<\/em>. In fact, \u0907\u0932\u0940\u0902<\/span> could be understood as a compressed form that extends from \u0907<\/span> to \u0932<\/span> – the last\u00a0ak\u1e63ara<\/em> of the Sanskrit alphabet (m\u0101t\u1e5dk\u0101<\/em>), with the exception of the first\u00a0ak\u1e63ara<\/em>\u00a0\u0905<\/span>, from which the entire\u00a0m\u0101t\u1e5dk\u0101\u00a0<\/em>emerges. The\u00a0b\u012bja<\/em> \u0915\u094d\u0932\u0940\u0902<\/span> kl\u012b\u1e41<\/em> is the k\u0101ma<\/em>–b\u012bja<\/em> without modifications. This is just a small analysis of the parallels between the N\u0101th<\/em> Tradition and the\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101-<\/i>tantra<\/em> mantras<\/em>. Of course, I cannot give out all the secrets of the mantras<\/em> to those who are not\u00a0d\u012bk\u1e63ita<\/em>. Nevertheless, even from that one can see a lot of connections and parallels of seemingly different traditions. In my opinion, the situation here is about the same as in Vajrayana, when many siddhas<\/em> could not really separate themselves from Buddhism and from N\u0101thism<\/em> at the same time. But after centuries, the paths diverged. Although, there are fewer differences between\u00a0\u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101<\/i> and N\u0101thism<\/em>, since both traditions are theistic and have much in common.<\/p>\n

Goddess\u00a0B\u0101l\u0101<\/em> is directly related to\u00a0Gorak\u1e63an\u0101th<\/em>, because she is young, just like\u00a0Gorak\u1e63an\u0101th<\/em> (bal-jati<\/em>). Both deities are symbols of living energy, opened to everything new, without the weight of worldly affairs etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This practise you can see in the\u00a0\u015aiva Samhit\u0101: \u092e\u0942\u0932\u093e\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0947\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092f\u0924\u094d\u092a\u0926\u094d\u092f \u091a\u0924\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0932\u0938\u092e\u0928\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0924\u092e\u094d \u0924\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0935\u092d\u0935 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092b\u0941\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0902 \u0924\u0921\u093f\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0925\u092e\u094d || \u0967\u096f\u0966 || \u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0915\u0927\u0942\u0915\u0915\u0941\u0938\u0941\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u092e\u094d \u0906\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0947 \u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0916\u094d\u092f \u091a\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0915\u094b\u091f\u093f\u0938\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u092e\u094d \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092f\u092e\u093f\u0926\u0902 \u0917\u094b\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u092d\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092b\u0932\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u092e\u094d \u090f\u0924\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0902 \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0927\u092f\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0927\u0915\u0903 || \u0967\u096f\u0967 || m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101resti yatpadya caturdalasamanvitam tanmadhye v\u0101vabhava b\u012bja\u1e43 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141,34,105],"tags":[144,108,123,140,142,147,41,146,145,143,36,31],"class_list":["post-698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-balasundari","category-deity","category-goddess","tag-bala","tag-bija","tag-gorakhnath","tag-mantra","tag-matka","tag-nath-sampradaya","tag-natha","tag-sabar","tag-sabar-mantra","tag-srividya","tag-tantra","tag-yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":701,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions\/701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}