That self of the nature of food is pervaded by the self of the nature of
vital energy; similarly the self of vital energy is by nature pervaded
by the self of the nature of mind - - Katharudropanishad, 24
As we've pointed out elsewhere in these pages, there is a multitude of
small texts describing themselves as Upanishads which nevertheless deal
with entirely tantrik themes.
Whether this is because different schools of tantras were seeking
scriptural and ancient authorities for their views is difficult to say,
but, very often these so-called "Upanishads" do give a useful short
precis of the views of particular schools.
That's the case with this particular text below, which describes a nyasa
by which a devotee is said to assume the body or nature of Kali.
The rishi or seer of this piece is Virupaksha Mahakala, perhaps
connected with the famous Virupaksha temple in Vijayanagar - a temple
that, for some reason, or other survived the ravages of the 3,000 other
temples and is still active today. The mantras and matrikas described
below use the iTrans method of transliteration.
Hamsah Shodha Upanishad
Now the Hamsa six fold nyasa by which (devotees) become Shiva, become
the lord of all siddhi. Even Sadashiva is not entitled to the fruit of
this.
Of this six fold nyasa Virupaksha Mahakala is the seer. Anushtub is the
metre. Kali is the devata. The object of its application is the body of
Kali. By the six limb Hamsa (nyasa) he becomes of the nature of Nirvana.
Ha.msaH ka.m kha.m ga.m ~na.m - bearer of the great rosary of skulls,
beloved of Mahakala, protect, protect me!
Dwelling in the six chakras, the lady of speech, dwell on the tip of my
tongue!
Ha.m namaH on the head. He becomes Shiva.
Ha.msaH cha.m Cha.m ja.m jha.m Na.m Mahatripurabhairavi, bearer of the
book and the rosary of aksha seeds, paralyser of the face of the enemy,
do it! Do it! SvAhA. This in the great lotus.
Ha.msaH Tam Tha.m Da.m Dha.m Na.m DA.m DI.m Da.m Dakini, protect,
protect me! SvAhA. This (the devotee) should place in the Anahata. He
becomes the third form.
Ha.msaH Ta.m Tha.m Da.m Nam, great goddess of death, destroying death,
HU.m HU.m, destroy! Destroy poverty! SvAhA. He should place Gu.m/ He
becomes Brahma Kali. He attains the Fourth.
Ha.msaH Pa.m Pha.m Ba.m Bha.m Ma.m, cat devi, heroic one, destroy!
Destroy my idleness!
Ha.msaH Ya.m Ra.m La.m Va.m sha.m Sha.m Sa.m Ha - big bellied Devi,
mother greatly fond of the auspicious, dissipate! Dissipate my dullness.
Cause it to disappear! Cause it to disappear!
Bhagavati, protect, protect me! Maintainer of the worlds, maintain,
maintain me! SvAhA the two foot nyasa. He becomes Shiva.
Now he should place the sixth. Ha.msaH La.m Ksha.m Mahalakshmi
Rararajeshvari, Beloved of Mahakala, the devi who is all the parts of
time, the Devi of kalas, break in pieces! Break in pieces! Kha.m KhI.m
KhU.m Khai.m Kho.m Khau.m KhaH, the spade in earth, SvAhA. In all libs
he should place that. He should do the 50 fold diffusion. Thus the
Sixth.
He becomes Shiva. He is worshipped by the Moon. He becomes detached. He
becomes initiated in all. He becomes Amrita. He becomes all time. He
does every nyasa. He gets knowledge even of the unknown. The duty he
should do becomes done. He becomes lord of all siddhi. He becomes like
Kali. So-aha.m Ha.msa, thus Bhagavan Sadashiva stitched this veda. |
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