Kubjika-mata Tantra

Kubjika-mata Tantra

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pp. 152-153 KMT 22:23-46 on the 24 sacred sites & their praesiding goddesses [with variants from S.SSc on S.SS 34:28-52] (9^th to 24^th pit.ha-s, with praesiding goddesses, are also in KMT 7:20-23) [their 24 male Kse.tra-pala-s also are tabulated in :- Goudriaan & Schotermann (eds.) : Kubjikamatatantra, Kulalikamnaya Version. Leiden, 1988. pp. 125 sq., Table II]

#	*sacred site*	*its praesding goddess*
1^st	At.t.a-hasa	Saumya-asya
2^nd	Caritra	Kr.s.n.a
3^rd	Kola-giri	Maha-laks.mi
4^th	Jayanti	Jvala-mukhi
5^th	*Ud-jayini (Eka-amraka, S.SSc)*	Maha-maya
6^th	Prayaga	Vayu-vega
7^th	Varan.asi	Urdhva-kes`i / S`ankari
8^th	S`ri-kot.a / Devi-kot.a	Karn.a-mot.i
9^th	Vi-raja	Ambika
10^th	Airud.i	Agni-vaktra (cf. 20^th )
11^th	Hastina-pura	Pinga-aks.i
12^th	Ela-pura	Khara-asya
13^th	*Kas`mari (Narmada, S.SSc)*	Go-karn.a
14^th	Maru-des`a	Kraman.i
15^th	*Caitra-kaccha (Bhr.gu-nagara, S.SSc)*	Bimba-kacchapa
16^th	Pun.d.ra-vardhana	Ca-mun.d.a
17^th	Para-stira	Prasanna-asya
18^th	Pr.s.t.ha-pura	Vidyut-mukhi
19^th	Kuhudi	Maha-bala
20^th	Sopara	*Agni-vaktra (Agni-vadana, S.SSc; Vahni-anana, KRP* 7:23b)**
21^st	Ks.irika	Loka-mata
22^nd	Maya-puri	Kampini
23^rd	Amra-atika-is`vara	Putana
24^th	Raja-gr.ha	Bhagna-nasa

p. 153 "The S`M/GS present an elaborate description ... (number of arms with attributes, colours, mounts and other characteristics) of each of these goddesses." (S`M 19:41-185 = GS 20:42-188)

p. 31, fn. 42 the series (called Vr.ddha-krama or Jyes.t.ha-krama) of 28 = 4 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 4

#	S.SS 2:21sq; 40:70-75; 47:13sq.		S`M 1 & 23 = GS 24:36sq. = KNT fol. 50v sq.
4	pit.ha-s		pit.ha-s
5	goddesses	Matangi / Can.d.ali	worlds, called the panc~ca-ratna (‘5 jewels’)	gagana
		Pulindi		svarga
		S`abari		pavana
		Campaka		martya
		Kubjika		naga
6	goddesses	Jakara / Kukara	goddesses, called "_akini" :-	D.
		Khinkini		R
		S.as.t.hi		L
		Man.i		K
		Sundari / Sus`irambha		S
		Ratna-sundari		H
4	Siddha-s, called "__-natha" :-	Mitra-	gupta (‘secret’) yuga deities, called "__-ananda" :-	Khecara-
		Od.d.a-		Ratna-
		S.as.t.ha-		Marut-
		Carya-		Megha-
5	cakra-s	Adhara	Vimala-s	An-adi
				Sarva-jn~ana
				Yoga
				Siddha
		Vis`uddhi		Samaya
4	S`akti-s	Vama	Siddha-s, called "__-natha" :-	Mitra-
		Jyes.t.ha		Od.d.a-
		Raudri		S.as.t.ha-
		Ambika		Carya-

p. 31, fn. 42 other series, mentioned in S`M 9:50-51 = GS 10:49-50

*series consisting of __*	*called __*
26 = 5 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 1	*Madhyama-krama*
27 = 4 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 3	*Kanyasa-krama*

S.SS = S.at.-sahasra Samhita

S.SSc = S.at.-sahasra Tippan.i

S`M = S`ri-mata-uttara (Tantra)

GS =Go-raks.a Samhita

KRP = [Kula-mula-]Ratna-pan~caka-avatara

KNT = Kubjika-nitya-ahnika-tilaka

GRONINGEN ORIENTAL STUDIES, Vol. IX = Dory Heilijgers-Seelen : The System of Five Cakras in Kubjikamatatantra 14-16. Egbert Forsten, Groningen, 1994. [authoress, wife of Lex – p. vi]

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