Gandharva Tantra

8th Chapter

The eighth chapter describes the sacrificial altar and the way in which the practitioner should, while entering it, bow to the presiding deities of the quarters and other deities such as Ganesha, Ksetrapala etc. and how he should make an offering to the Bhutas with the Mantra om hrii.m sarvavighnakrt sarvabhutebhyoh hum svaha, how he should remove all obstacles by muttering seven times Astra-mantra which reads as aim klii.m sauh astraya phat and how he should clean the sacrificial altar.

 Every article of worship is to be concealed till the invocation of the Devi The Devotee is instructed to use his discretion in selecting Asana because the fruit of worship varies with the material of which the Asana is made. Red blanket is specially advised for the worship of Tripura. It must measure two cubits in length and a cubit and a half in width. He has to sit also on it under the instructions of Asana. The posture peculiar to the worship of Tripura is Padmasana and the North is the quarter which the practitioner must face to secure success in the worship of Tripurasundari. The practitioner should take care that when worshipping he should have everything red, such as saffron ointment, red dress, red seat etc. and while following instructions regarding the use of the articles of worship and their places, he should have the Shrichakra drawn in red lead, placed on the Simhasana. Towards his left he should place a stand with a pot full of water on a rectangular diagram. The stand is to be identified with the orb of the fire, the pot with the solar orb and the water with the moon and these must as such be worshipped with the Kalas of the fire, the sun and the moon. Anandabhairava and Anandahhairavi are to receive their worship through the pot. Conch and other vessels are also to be placed in particular places. The purification of the five elements, constituting the body by removing the impurities attaching to them through the letters peculiar to the elements and by subsequent infusion of the energy of the Changeless Reality is to be attended to and performed as a preliminary to the worship. For this purification the practitioner is to deeply concentrate in the Bindu-chakra on the Turiya aspect of Mahatripurasundari. After this he has to protect himself against all sinister influences by Digbandhana with the Mantra om hrii.m hamsah so-aham svaha aim klii.m sauh tripurasundari mam raksha raksha.

9th Chapter

In the ninth chapter is given the Matrikanyasa. In performing this the practitioner is first to wash his hand in a particular manner with the mantra am aam sauh. Then he has to pay his attention to Rishinyasa etc. Then comes the Matrikanyasa of which all details such as Rishi etc. and the six limbs etc. are given. Matrika is said to be of two kinds as Antarmatrika and Bahirmatrika. In case of the former letters of the alphabet are to be meditated upon in the six centres of the body Muladhara to Bhrumadhya. In the latter case letters of the Matrika preceded each by klii.m are to be meditated upon, vowels individually in the sixteen different parts of the head, five groups of letters, gutturals to labials in hands, feet, sides, back, navel, and belly, identifiable with the seven constituents of the body, skin, etc. vital soul, individual soul and supreme soul in heart, armpits, throat, shoulders, lower end of the heart, hands and feet, belly and face. Different poses of the hands are also to be used in performing this Nyasa. Towards the end various results obtainable from Matrika-nyasa are described.

10th Chapter

In the 10th Patala the sixfold Nyasa of Shrividya as consisting of those of Ganesha, planets, constellations, Yoginis, signs of Zodiac and Pitha is described.

Ganesha Nyasa. In this the fiftyone Ganeshas, Vighneshvara to Ganesha with their Saktis are to be contemplated upon in the different parts of the body, forehead etc. assigning each letter of the alphabet to a couple as a.m vighneshvaraaya shriyai namo lalaaTe. 

Planets (Graha) Nyasa. The planets Sun to comet occupy the places heart, middle of the eyebrow, eyes, heart, throat, navel, anus and the feet. Their letters are respectively vowels, semi-vowels, gutturals, palatals, linguals, dentals, labiaIs, aspirates and La & ksha.

Constellations (Nakshatra Nyasa)

Details regarding this are as given in the following table:-

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a.m aa.m

i.m

ii.m u.m uu.m

R^i.m R^I.m L^i.m L^I.m

e.m

ai.m

o.m au.m

ka.m

kha.m ga.m

dha.m ~Na.m

cha.m

Cha.m ja.m

jha.m ~na.m

Ta.m Tha.m

Fore- head

Right eye

Left eye

Right ear

Left ear

Right nostril

Left nostril

throat

Right should.

Left should.

Right elbow

Left elbow

Right wrist

Left wrist

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16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Da.m

Dha.m Na.m

ta.m tha.m

da.m dha.m

na.m pa.m pha.m

Ba.m

bha.m

Ma.m

ya.m ra.m

la.m

va.m sha.m

Sha.m sa.m ha.m

ksha.m La.m a.m aH

Right hand

Left hand

navel

Right hip

Left hip

Right Thigh

Left thigh

Right knee

Left knee

Right leg

Left leg

Right foot

Left foot

Yogini Nyasa. The Nyasa of Yoginis is to be performed with the mantras in the following manner:-

YoginiLakini	Kakini	Shakini	Hakini	Yakini
Colour	White	Blue	Red	Yellow	Brown	White	All colours
Form	With one face of three eyes	With two faces having three eyes each	With three faces having three eyes each	With four faces having three eyes each	With five faces having three eyes each	With six faces having three eyes each	All faces
Emblem	Sword, wine-cup, trident, skull-crowned club	Trident, small hand drum, lotus	Thunderbolt, vara spare, abhaya	Trident, small hand drum, noose, abhaya	Bow, arrows, noose, goad, book, jnana-mudra	Small hand drum, rosary, skull, sword, book, jnana mudra	All weapons
Constituents of the human body	Skin	Blood	Flesh	Fat	Bones	Marrow	Shukra
Seat	Throat	Heart	Navel	Linga	Muladhara	Middle of the eyebrows	Cavity in the head
Offering	Milk & rice	White food	Sugar & rice	Curd & rice	Beans & rice	Turmeric & rice	All edibles

The mantra of the first is a.m aa.m i.m I.m u.m U.m R^i.m R^I.m L^i.m L^I.m e.m ai.m o.m au.m a.m aH Daa.m Dii.m Damalavarayuu.m Daakinyai namo daakini tvagdhaatugate chatuSShaShTilakshakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkai aaGYa.m me dehi mama vichche

The mantra of the second is ka.m kha.m ga.m gha.m ~Na.m cha.m Cha.m ja.m jha.m ~na.m Ta.m Tha.m raa.m rii.m ramalavarayuu.m raakinyai namo raakini asR^igdhaatugate dvaatri.mshallakshakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkari aaGYaa.m me dehi mama vicche

The mantra of the third is Da.m Dha.m Na.m ta.m tha.m da.m dha.m na.m pa.m pha.m laa.m lii.m lamalavarayuu.m laakinyai namo laakini maa.msadhaatugate ShoDashalakshakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkari aaGYaa.m me dehi mama vicche

The mantra of the fourth is ba.m bha.m ma.m ya.m, ra.m la.m kaa.m kii.m kamalavarayuu.m kaakinyai namaH medodhaatugate aShTalakshakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkari aaGYaa.m me dehi mama vicche

The mantra of the fifth is va.m sha.m Sha.m sa.m shaa.m shii.m shamalavarayuu.m shaakinyai namaH shaakini asthidhaatugate chaturlakshakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkari aaGYaa.m me dehi mama vicche

The mantra of the sixth is ha.m ksha.m haa.m hii.m hamalavarayuu.m haakinyai namo haakini majjaadhaatugate dvilakshakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkari aaGYaa.m me dehi mama vicche

The mantra of the seventh is a.m aa.m i.m ii.m u.m uu.m R^i.m R^I.m L^i.m L^I.m e.m ai.m o.m au.m a.m aH ka.m kha.m ga.m gha.m ~Na.m cha.m Cha.m ja.m jha.m ~na.m Ta.m Tha.m Da.m Dha.m Na.m ta.m tha.m da.m dha.m na.m pa.m pha.m ba.m bha.m ma.m ya.m ra.m la.m va.m sha.m Sha.m sa.m ha.m ksha.m yaa.m yii.m yamalavarayuu.m yaakinyai namo yaakini shukradhaatugate dashakoTiyoginisvaamini sarvasattvavasha.mkari aaGYaa.m me dehi mama vicche

Rashi Nyasa: Like the two previous Nyasas the above Nyasa also is prescribed in the table as given below.

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Letters

a.m aa.m i.m I.m

u.m U.m R^i.m

R^I.m L^i.m L^i.m

e.m ai.m

o.m au.m

a.m aH sha.m Sha.m sa.m ha.m

ka.m kha.m ga.m gha.m ~Na.m

cha.m Cha.m ja.m jha.m ~na.m

Ta.m Tha.m Da.m Dha.m Na.m

ta.m tha.m da.m dha.m na.m

pa.m pha.m ba.m bha.m ma.m

ya.m ra.m la.m va.m ksha.m

Seat

Right ankle

Right knee

Right testicle

Belly right

Right shoulder

Right head

Left head

Left shoulder

Left belly

Left testicle

Left knee

Left ankle

Pitha Nyasa. In this the practitioner has to identify the fiftyone Pithas Kamarupa etc. with the different parts of the body and in doing so the letters of the Matrika are to go along with the names of the pithas one with each with a Bindu at the top. The chapter ends with the spiritual powers that the practitioner of this Shodhanyasa gets.