Dhyana-mala of the Tantra-sara

p.

#

goddess

color of body (or of body-part)

other attributes

holding __(or mudra __)

190

IV

Anna-purn.a wife of S`ambhu

molten gold (face saffron-red)

waist-band

 

190-1

V:1

Bhuvana-isvari

vermilion

adorned with rubies; smiling; left foot on jar of gems

 

191

V:2

Maha-laks.mi

red rising sun

smiling

s`ali-blossom-cluster

192

V:3

Vajra-prastarin.i

red

on 12-petalled red waterlily in red ship in sea of blood

vijapura = pomegranate

194

IX

Tri-put.a

golden waterlily

bejewelled anklets & girdle

 

196

XIII

Ugra-tara

(blue & brown matted locks)

snakes on body; put the world into a skull-cup

broken jar

197

XV

Uccis.t.ha-can.d.alin.i

?

seated on corpse; red-clad; gun~ja-berries-garland; dazzling light

 
 

XVI

Kanaka-vati

(lips bimba-like)

fierce-faced; red-clad

 

198

XX

Karn.a-pis`aci

black, smoke-lustred (red-eyed; tongue bandhuka-flower-red)

seated on corpse; pot-bellied; matted hair

(vara, abhaya)

 

XXI:1

Mahis.a-mardini

kot.i of moons

right foot on lion; keyura = armlets; jat.a-mukut.a; silk-clad

thunderbolt; trident

199

XXI:2

Maha-kali

(red-eyed)

wearing tigre-skin; garland of severed human heads

 
 

XXIII

Kama-is`vari

(face moon-like)

eyen fickle like khan~jana-bird

 

200

XXV

Kali

(face dark)

naked; necklace of human heads

(tarjani)

205

XXXIV:A1

Brahmi

rising sun in starry sky

kr.s.n.a-ajina = skin of black antelope

manuscript

 

XXXIV:B2

Madhya-ahna-kaliya

alaktaka-rasa = red lac

surrounded by 36 Tattva-s`akti-s

 

206

XXXIV:C1

Saya-ahna-kaliya

(face white)

white-clad; seated on bull in sun’s orb

(varada)

207

XXXV

Guhya-kalika

dense clouds

black-clad; smiling; necklaces of serpents; earrings of human bodies

 

209

XLI

Camun.d.a

(face dark)

dwelleth in dense darkness; seated on corpse

khat.vanga

211

LI:1

Tarin.i

(tawny-haired; red-eyed)

short; big-bellied; Aks.obhya-serpent on forehead

blue waterlily

213

LI:3

Maha-tarin.i

dark

tall; big-bellied; earrings of serpents; seated on skull placed on a corpse; staring a tip of nose; residing on hills; long jangha

(varada, abhaya)

 

LIII

Tripura-bhairavi

1000 rising suns

red-clad

(abhaya, vara)

214

LV

Tvarita

(dark face)

crowned with peacock-feathers; clothed in leaves [cf. Parn.a-s`abari]

(varada, abhaya)

216

LIX:1

Jaya-durga

(face emerald)

bejewelled earrings; riding lion

 

217

LIX:2

Maha-devi the wife of Bhava

(face like rising sun)

red-clad, on waterlily on lion-seat in coral-island [atoll]

discus

 

LXII

Dhana-dayika

(face red kunkuma = saffron-flower; eye blue waterlily)

red-clad; ornaments of man.ikya = ruby; sitting on bejewelled throne surrounded by gold walls

 

218

LXIV

Dhavala-mukhi

moke-colored

thin

rosary of bones

 

LXV

Dhuma-vati

vivarn.a = pale

tall; can~cala = tremulous; pendulous breasts; in chariot

winnowing-fan

219

LXVIII

Caitanya-bhairavi

100 rising suns

red-clad

(varada, abhaya)

222

LXXVII

Parijata-sarasvati = Vac-devi

(face white)

smiling; pearl-necklace; kunda-flower

lute; jar of nectar

223

LXXIX

Parvati = Brahma-s`ri

(face red bandhujiva = bandhuka flower)

red-clad

 

224

LXXXI:1

Praccan.d.a-can.d.ika = Chinna-masta

kot.i of suns

naked; garland of bones; standing on Rati & Kama who are engaged in viparita-rati

(p. 225) her own severed head in kharpara = broken jar

227

LXXXIV

Bhadra-kali

(face ink; teeth blue-black jambu-fruit)

sunken-eyed

flame-like noose

228

LXXXIX:1-2

Bhuvana-is`i wife of Hara

rising sun (face dark)

smiling

(varada, abhaya)

231

XCIV

Manasa

white campaka-flower

clothed in flaming white

 
 

XCVI

Manas-hara

(face autumnal moon; lips red bimba-fruit)

deer-eyed; body besmeared with sandalwood-paste; silk-clad

 

235

CII

Maha-laks.mi wife of S`arngin

(face vermilion)

seated on waterlily

vasu-patra = jar full of coins; mirror

 

CIII

Maha-sampat-prada

1000 copper-colored suns (face full moon)

garland of severed heads; (p. 236) pear-necklaces; red-clad

manuscript; rosary

236

CIV

Mahis.a-mardini [XXI:1 again!]

emerald

seated on head of Mahis.a = buffalo

(tarjani)

237

CVI

Matangi

(face dark)

on bejewelled throne

shield

238

CXII

Rati-sundari

(face gold)

waterlily-eyed

 

239

CXVIII

Rudra-bhairavi

1000 rising suns

red-clad; garland of severed heads; S`iva as her throne

kettledrum

240

CXXI:1

Kamala

(face lightning)

smiling; seated on waterlily; pearl-necklace

(vara, abhaya)

 

CXXI:2 [& CXXI:3 – p. 241]

S`ri [wife of Hari – :3]

[rubies -- :3] (face gold)

"being bathed by four white elephants with the golden (hiran.maya) jars of nectar held in their raised trunks."

(vara, abhaya)

242

CXXIII:1 [& CXXIII:2]

Vagala-mukhi

(face yellow)

[inebriated -- :2] yellow-clad; yellow garland

holding enemy by enemy’s tongue, while smiting enemy

245

CXXVII

Varn.a-is`vari

(face red)

 

fawn; t.anka = chisel

246-250

CXXXI:1-8

Vac-is`vari [LXXVII again!]

(p. 247 :3 Van.i) white camphor & kunda-flower

 

(p. 248 :5 Vac) varn.a-akhya-mala = "garland of letters"

263-265

CXLI:1-4

S`iva

(p. 265 :3-4 face red dadimi-flowers)

(p. 263 :1) with 8 red S`akti-s each holding a blue waterlily

 

266

CXLI:5

S`mas`ana-kali

collyrium (eyen red)

naked; inebriated; smiling; chewing raw flesh

wine-jug; severed human head

266-7

CXLII

S`ulini

(face dark-clouds)

riding a lion; "attended by four girls holding sword and shield."

mace

267-8

CXLIV:1

S`yama = Daks.in.a-kalika

(face dense-clouds)

(p. 268) naked; 2 corpses as earrings; girdle made of severed hands of corpses

(abhaya, varada)

273

CXLVIII

S.at.-kut.a-bhairavi

(face red java-flower)

golden-jar-like breasts; red-clad; necklaces of severed human heads

manuscript; rosary

 

CXLIX

S.as.t.hi = Deva-sena {wife of Skanda}

(face white camplka-flower)

   

Goddesses also appear combined with gods, in the ardha-nari forms :- as, e.g., (p. 276 CLVIII:3) Mart-an.d.a Vallabha-ardha

JOURNAL OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY , Vol. VI, Parts 1-2 (1972-73). pp. 186-278 D. C. Sircar (tr.) : "Tantrasaradhr.ta Dhyanamala".

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goddesses in the Tantra-sara

IV Anna-purn.a http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg13.htm

V:1 Bhuvana-is`vari http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg08.htm

IX Tri-put.a http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg16.htm

XXI:1 Mahis.a-mardini http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg12.htm

LIX:1 Durga http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg15.htm

LXXVII Saras-vati http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg14.htm

CXXI:2 Laks.mi http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg10.htm

CXLI:1-4 {in the S`iva Puran.a, S`iva is wife, not of S`iva, but of a r.s.i}