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YANTRA

eight Mahagauri one Shailaputri six Katyayani three Chandraghanta five Skandamata seven Kalaratri four Kushmanda nine Siddhidatri two Brahmacharini

Nav Durga Yantra - the yantra of the nine Durgas

The Yantra is the graphic, mathematics and magic

representation of the divine one. It is an ancient tradition that get lost in the night of the times; we can find graphic

representations of God in the prehistoric mural paintings, games of numbers and magic squares in a lot of ancient cultures. But it is in the tantric tradition that

theYantras assume a bigger spectrum of uses.

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Many Yantras are contained in a square (bhupur) with four gates. The square represents the material world while the gates are the points of access into the Yantra.

Apart from invoking the divine, the Yantra is used by the Aghoris as object of meditation. It is painted in the walls of the temples or next to the dhuni (sacred fire). It is engraved on small copper plates and usually positioned in

the mandir (temple). Or It is written within small squares of paper inside a silver or copper container as amulets

(kavacha); for every application there is a specify Yantra. The study of the Yantras is an important footstep in the particular sadhana (spiritual path) of the Aghoris.

MEANING OF THE NUMBERS

1. absolute, action

2. duality, ying yang (+ / -), masculine and female 3. 2+1 perfection

4. earth 5. man

6. material excess

7. the man dominates the subject 8. endless

9. spirituality 0. the circle, God

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evolution of spirit, involution of matter MEANING OF THE SYMBOLS

Bindu - representing the

supreme consciousness

Nada Bindu formed by a static bindu and a dynamic sound (nada)

Space Center

Earth Static, Earth

Masculine, Fire Espression

Female, Water Creation, Clockwise _movement

Equilibrium Dissolution, Counterclockwise movement

Preservation, balance

between static and dinamic Swastika -

symbol of Aum and Ganesh

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Here are some examples of Yantra:

MASCULINE YANTRA FEMALE

YANTRA

GURU YANTRA the union among the masculine

and female yantras.

THE TEN DIKPALA

(Guardians of the directions)

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Na

me Direction Mantra Weapon Consort

Guardia n Matrika Graha (Planet) Kub era North Om Sham Kubera ya Namah Gada (ma

ce) Kuberajaya Kumari Budha (Mercury)

Ya ma South Om Mam Yamay a Namah Danda

(staff) Yami Varahi Mangala (Mars)

Indr a East Om Lam Indray a Vajra (thunderb

olt) Shaci Aindri

Surya (Su n)

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Namah Var uṇa West Om Vam Varuna ya Namah Pasha (no

ose) Nalani Varuni Shani (Saturn)

Ish

ana Northeast

Om Ham Ishana ya Namah Trishula (t

rident) Parvati Maheshvari Brihaspati (Jupiter)

Agn i Southeast Om Ram Agnay e Namah Shakti (Sp

ear) Svaha Meshavahini Shukra (Venus)

Vay u Northwest Om Yam Vayuv e Namah Ankusha (

goad) Bharati Mrigavahini Chandra (Moon)

Nirri ti Southwest Om Ksham Raksh asaya Namah Khadga (s

word) Khadgi Khadagadharini

Rahu (Nor th Lunar Node) Vish nu Nadir Om Klim Vishna ve Namah Chakra (di

scus) Lakshmi Vaishnavi

Lagna (ascendan t) Bra hm a Zenit h Om Hrim Brahm ane Namah Padma

(lotus) Sarasvati Brahmani

Ketu (South Lunar Node)

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MATRIKA YANTRA

The letters of the Devanagari alphabet are associated with Matrikas, various forms of Devi, the Great Mother, in their sound form. This yantra contains all 51letters or matrikas and is used in the rite of purification of mantras (samskara).

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In this version is added the conjunct jñ, forming 52 letters: 16 vowels and 36 consonants.

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7 CHAKRA

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Devi Khadgamala Stotram

Nitya

The moon has 16 phases (kala). 15 phases are visible while the sixteenth kala is beyond our visibility. The 16 kala are governed by female deities known as Nitya.Nitya are the 15 aspects of Lalita Tripurasundari (Shri Yantra) associated with the 15 lunar days (tithi) of the waxing moon. The

15 Nitya are: Kameshvari, Bhagamalini,Nityaklinna, Bherunda, Vahnivasini, Mahavajreshwari, Shivadooti, Tvarita, Kulasunda ri, Nitya, Nilapataka,

Vijaya, Sarvamangala, Jvalamalini and Chitra.

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manifestation of Para Shakti. Next come the Yantra associated with the 15 Nitya.

1. Kameshvari 2. Bhagamalini 3. Nityaklinna 4. Bherunda 5. Vahnivasini 6.Mahavajreshv ari 7. Shivadooti 8. Tvarita 9. Kulasundari 10. Nitya 11. Nilapataka 12. Vijaya 13. Sarvamangala 14. Jvalamalini 15. Chitra

HANUMAN YANTRA: widely used by Aghoris for any health problem and as protection from negative forces.

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RAMA YANTRA 9 16 5 4 7 2 11 14 12 13 8 1 6 3 10 15 GARAPAL YANTRA ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ

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NAVGRAHA YANTRA - the yantra of the nine planets

10 5 12 7 2 9 8 3 10

11 9 7 8 6 4 9 7 5

6 13 8 3 10 5 4 11 6

JUPITER MOON MARS

9 4 11 6 1 8 11 6 13

10 8 6 7 5 3 12 10 8

5 12 7 2 9 4 7 14 9

MERCURY SUN VENUS

12 7 14 13 8 15 14 9 16

13 11 9 14 12 10 15 13 11

8 15 10 9 13 11 10 17 12

SATURN RAHU KETU

Rahu and Ketu are the lunar knots.

SURYA YANTRA 6 32 3 34 35 1 7 11 27 28 8 30 19 14 16 15 23 24 18 20 22 21 17 13 25 29 10 9 26 12 36 5 33 4 2 31

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CHANDRA YANTRA 37 78 29 70 21 62 13 54 5 6 38 79 30 71 22 63 14 46 47 7 39 80 31 72 23 55 15 16 48 8 40 81 32 64 24 56 57 17 49 9 41 73 33 65 25 26 58 18 50 1 42 74 34 66 67 27 59 10 51 2 43 75 35 36 68 19 60 11 52 3 44 76 77 28 59 20 61 12 53 4 45 MANGAL YANTRA 11 24 7 20 3 4 12 25 8 16 17 5 13 21 9 10 18 1 14 22 23 6 19 2 15 BUDHA YANTRA 8 58 59 5 4 62 63 1 49 15 14 52 53 11 10 56 41 23 22 44 45 19 18 48 32 34 35 29 28 38 39 25 40 26 27 37 36 30 31 33 17 47 46 20 21 43 42 24 9 55 54 12 13 51 50 16 64 2 3 61 60 6 7 57 BRIHASPATI YANTRA

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4 14 15 1 9 7 6 12 5 11 10 8 16 2 3 13 SUKRA YANTRA 22 47 16 41 10 35 4 5 23 48 17 42 11 29 30 6 24 49 18 36 12 13 31 7 25 43 19 37 38 14 32 1 26 44 20 21 39 8 33 2 27 45 46 15 40 9 34 3 28

MAHA LAXMI YANTRA o SARVATADRAM YANTRA 22 3 9 15 16

14 20 21 2 8 1 7 13 19 25 18 24 5 6 12 10 11 17 23 4

OM HRIM SHRIM KAMALALAYE PRASID SHRIM HRIM OM MAHALAXMYE NAMAH

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KUBERA KOLAM

23 28 21 22 24 26 27 20 25

MAHA LAXMI YANTRA

DHANDA YANTRA ॐ प ॐ अ ॐ ॐ KALI YANTRA

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MAHAVIDYAS 1 . Kali 2 . Tara 3 . Shodashi 4 . Bhuvaneshvari 5 . Bhairavi 6 . Chinnamasta 7 . Dhumavati 8 . Bhagalamukhi 9 . Matangi 10 . Kamala

The Divine Mother is worshipped as ten cosmic

personalities, the Dasa-Mahavidya. The Mahavidyas are considered Tantric in nature and are usually identified as:

1. Kali: The ultimate form of Brahman, "Devourer of Time".

2. Tara: The Goddess as Guide and Protector, or Who Saves. Who offers the ultimate knowledge which gives salvation (also known as Neel Saraswati).

3. Shodashi or Lalita Tripurasundari: The Goddess Who is "Beautiful in the Three Worlds"; the "Tantric Parvati" or the "Moksha Mukta".

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4. Bhuvaneshvari: The Goddess as World Mother, or whose body is the cosmos.

5. Bhairavi: The Fierce Goddess.

6. Chinnamasta: The self-decapitated Goddess. 7. Dhumavati: The Widow Goddess, or the

Goddess of death.

8. Bagalamukhi: The Goddess who paralyzes enemies.

9. Matangi: the Prime Minister of Lalita; the "Tantric Saraswati".

10. Kamala: The Lotus Goddess; the "Tantric

Lakshmi".

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MRITYUNJAYA YANTRA

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SARASVATI YANTRA

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७८

७६

१०

७४

१

९

४

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७१ ॐ

ॐ सरस्व नम

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SARVAMANOKAMNA YANTRA ShivaShakti Yantra Mahashri Yantra Kali Yantra Gayatri Yantra Hanuman Yantra Swastik Yantra Raja Ko Prasanne Sarvalok Mohan

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Karane Ka Yantra

Yantra

VASTU YANTRA

Vastu Shastra is an ancient doctrine which consists of precepts born to a traditional view of how the laws of nature affect human dwellings. The designs are based on directional alignments. It used to be applied in Hindu architecture, especially

for temples, and extends to other areas, including vehicles, boats, furniture, sculpture, paintings, etc.

The Vastu Yantra is an indispensable part of Vastu Shastra and constitutes the mathematical

basis and schematic for the generation of design. It is themetaphysical plan of a building that

incorporates coarse bodies and supernatural forces. It provides the method that determines the requirements of architecture in relation to its directions.

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Vastu Yantra according to Mahanirvana Tantra Vastu Purusha Mandala

KAAL SARP YOG YANTRA

Kaal Sarp Yog happen when in a Horoscope, all the seven planets (Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury and Saturn) are placed between Rahu and Ketu Axis (north and south nodes of Moon), Rahu is serpent’s head and Ketu is dragon’s tail. This planets combination is considered very evil andharmful for the person. However have Kaal Sarp Yog in the horoscope does not mean that the person will be totally unlucky and devoid of all the joys of life.

One of the remedies for this problem is the Kaal Sarp Yog Yantra to establish in your home and worship it regularly.

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Durga Yantra Guru Yantra Navgraha Yantra Shri Yantra Hanuman Yantra Lakshmi Ganesh Yantra Shiva Yantra Swastika

In the West the swastika association with Nazism has largely overshadowed its religious and cultural significance. The word swastika comes from Sanskrit and signifies well being and good luck and it is still used extensively throughout the east as decoration on homes, temples and at festivals. Further more ancient Greeks, Hittites, Celts and even Native Americans also used the symbol. The swastika was subverted and adopted by Adolf Hitler in the 1920s as a symbol for his Nazi party, a meaning which has taken on significance in the west. It's time to clear up the misconception and re-claim the swastika.

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The Flower of Life

The Flower of Life is another symbol found in many cultures that use sacred geometry. Ancient representations of this symbol can be found in India, in the Assyrian palaces, Egypt, China, Japan and many other places. Kabbalistic Tree of Life symbol is derived from the diagram of the Flower of Life.

Sacred Geometry

Sacred geometry is used in every culture in the construction and structuring of sacred buildings like temples, mosques, megaliths, monuments, churches and sacred spaces such as altars, sacred fires, as well as the creation of sacred art or objects. Here are some examples:

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