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Navashakti Dhyanam ..}## \itxtitle{.. navashaktidhyAnam ..}##\endtitles ## \section{|| 1\. vAmAdhyAnam ||} bAlendukoTidhavalAM bimboShThIM chArulochanAm | mandasmitamukhIM devIM mandArakusumaprabhAm || padmapAshadharAM vande muktAhAravibhUShitAm | vAmadevA~NkasaMsthAM tAM vAmAM vAmArthadAyinIm || \section{|| 2\. jyeShThAdhyAnam ||} taptahemapratIkAshAM trailokyashriyamIshvarim | ratnama~njIraninadAM ratnakA~nchIvirAjitAm || akShamAlAM sudhAgranthaM varAbhItiM cha bibhratIm | j~nAnagarbhAM jagadvandyAM jyeShThAM vande shivapriyAm || \section{|| 3\. raudrIdhyAnam ||} japAkusumasa~NkAshAM vidyudarchirvibhAsvarAm | bhrukuTIkuTilAlolAM bhairavIbhAvashAlinIm || trishUlaparashuM bibhrat khaDgaM raktotpalaM tathA | raudrIM raudraprashamanIM vande rudrahR^idisthitAm || \section{|| 4\. kAlIdhyAnam ||} nIlanIradasa~NkAshAM kAlameghasamadyutim | muktakeshIM mahAghorAM muNDamAlAvibhUShitAm || khaTvA~NgakapAlasaMyuktAM karAlAsyAM digambarAm | kAlakAlapriyAM vande kAlIM kAlavinAshinIm || \section{|| 5\. kAlavikAriNIdhyAnam ||} dhUmranIlanibhAM devIM kAlachakrapravartinIm | kShaNalavamuhUrtAdikAlatattvaikashAlinIm || pAshA~NkushadharAM shAntAM chandrarekhAvibhUShitAm | kAlavikAriNIM vande vishvasaMhArakAriNIm || \section{|| 6\. balavikAriNIdhyAnam ||} aruNArkapratIkAshAM vIrashaktivirAjitAm | ratnakirITasaMyuktAM divyabhUShaNabhUShitAm || gadAshaktidhanurbANAn bibhratIM bhujachatuShTayaiH | balavikAriNIM vande darpadAvAnalopamAm || \section{|| 7\. balapramathanIdhyAnam ||} shuddhasphaTikasa~NkAshAM siMhagAminimadbhutAm | dIptadaMShTrAM vishAlAkShIM jvAlAmAlAvirAjitAm || khaDgakheTakavajrADhyAM daityadarpaniShUdinIm | balapramathanIM vande bhairavIshaktivigraham || \section{|| 8\. sarvabhUtadamanIdhyAnam ||} marakatadyutisampannAM shItAMshukiraNojjvalAm | nAgahAralasatkaNThIM divyagandhAnulepanAm || pAshA~NkushadharAM devIM sarvabhUtavasha~NkarIm | bhUtapretapishAchaghnIM vande bhUtadamanIM shivAm || \section{|| 9\. manonmanIdhyAnam ||} shuddhasphaTikasa~NkAshAM sharachchandranibhAnanAm | trilochanAM chaturbAhuM chandrachUDAM manoharAm || akShamAlAM sudhApadmaM varAbhItiM cha bibhratIm | shvetapadmasamAsInAM vAmadevA~NkasaMsthitAm || chidAkAshaikanilayAM nirvikalpAM nirAmayAm | manonmanIM mahAshaktiM vande chinmAtravigraham || \section{|| bAlikAdhyAnam ||} bAlArkakoTisa~NkAshAM bAlendushakalAnanAm | mandasmitamukhIM divyAM bAlabhAvaprakAshinIm || pAshA~NkushavarAbhItidhAriNIM chArubhUShaNAm | navaratnakirITADhyAM dhyAyedbAlikamIshvarim || \section{anya shaktidhyAnAni} \section{|| karmAdhyAnam ||} sindUrAruNasa~NkAshAM karmabIjaikajIvanIm | chaturbAhuM trinayanAM sarvayaj~napravartinIm || akShamAlAM pustakaM cha varAbhItiM cha bibhratIm | jagatkriyAmayIM devIM karmAM vande sanAtanIm || \section{|| prashAntikAdhyAnam ||} shAradAmbhodasa~NkAshAM pUrNachandranibhAnanAm | prasannavadanAM devIM shAntisAraikavigraham || shvetapadmasamAsInAM muktAhAravirAjitAm | abhayaM varadaM dhatte prashAntIM paramAM bhaje || \section{|| muktamAlAdhyAnam ||} shuddhasphaTikasa~NkAshAM muktAhArashatAvR^itAm | muktAphalalasatkarNAM muktAkuNDalamaNDitAm || muktAmAlAM kare dhR^itvA sudhAkumbhaM tathAparam | mokShalakShmIsvarUpAM tAM muktamAlAM namAmyaham || \section{|| paramitAdhyAnam ||} aruNAruNasa~NkAshAM koTisUryasamaprabhAm | trinetrAM chAruvadanAM sarvAla~NkArabhUShitAm || ikShuchApaM puShpabANaM pAshA~NkushadharAM shivAm | ratnasiMhAsanopetAM paramitAM vichintayet || brahmaviShNuharAdhArAM chidAnandaikavigraham | sarvavidyAmayIM devIM paramitAM bhajAmyaham || \section{|| tripadIdhyAnam ||} vidyullatAsamAbhAsAM tripadabrahmarUpiNIm | trinetrAM triguNAtItAM trivedArthaprakAshinIm || trishaktisArasampUrNAM trilokyaikaraNeshvarIm | tripadIM paramAM devIM dhyAyechchinmayavigraham || ## Notes: Shiva has five faces, and one of them is Vamadeva (##vAmadeva##). Every form of Shiva has many Shaktis that represent different divine powers such as Iccha Shakti, Jnana Shakti, and Kriya Shakti. In the same way, the Vamadeva aspect of Shiva has nine divine Shaktis. These nine Shaktis are ##vAmA##, ##jyeShThA##, ##raudrI##, ##kAlI##, ##kAlavikAriNI##, ##balavikAriNI##, ##balapramathanI##, ##sarvabhUtadamanI##, and ##manonmanI##. These Shaktis are connected with the famous Vamadeva Mantra that is recited during Mala Samskara and other Shaiva rituals. ##namo## ##vAmadevAya## ##namo## ##jyeShThAya## ##namaH## ##shreShThAya## ##namo## ##rudrAya## ##namaH## ##kAlAya## ##namaH## ##kalavikaraNAya## ##namo## ##balavikaraNAya## ##namo## ##balAya## ##namo## ##balapramathanAya## ##namaH## ##sarvabhUtadamanAya## ##namo## ##manonmanAya.## From this mantra the names of the nine Shaktis are derived. ##vAmadeva## becomes ##vAmA##. ##jyeShTha## becomes ##jyeShThA##. ##rudra## becomes ##raudrI##. ##kAla## becomes ##kAlI##. ##kalavikaraNa## becomes ##kAlavikAriNI##. ##balavikaraNa## becomes ##balavikAriNI##. ##balapramathana## becomes ##balapramathanI##. ##sarvabhUtadamana## becomes ##sarvabhUtadamanI##. ##manonmana## becomes ##manonmanI##. These nine Shaktis are the Anga Devatas and Anga Devis of Vamadeva. They reside in the Vamadeva Yantra and are worshipped as the divine powers of the Vamadeva aspect of Shiva. The complete iconography of these Shaktis is not available today because their individual Dhyana Shlokas are not widely preserved. The Vamadeva tradition is not as well known as some other Shaiva traditions, and many old ritual texts have been lost over time. Among these nine Shaktis, ##manonmanI## is regarded as the principal Shakti of Vamadeva. In the Vamadeva Yantra the nine Shaktis are arranged on a white lotus. ##vAmA## resides in the east. ##jyeShThA## resides in the southeast. ##raudrI## resides in the south. ##kAlI## resides in the southwest. ##kAlavikAriNI## resides in the west. ##balavikAriNI## resides in the northwest. ##balapramathanI## resides in the north. ##sarvabhUtadamanI## resides in the northeast. ##manonmanI## resides in the centre. The first eight Shaktis occupy the eight petals of the lotus and govern the eight directions. ##manonmanI##, who is the supreme Shakti of Vamadeva, resides with ##vAmadeva## at the bindu in the centre of the lotus. The Shaiva Agamas also describe these nine Shaktis as residing in Shuddhavidya Tattva, one of the pure realms of Shaiva philosophy. Although the names appear in the Yajurveda, it is the Shaiva Agamas, especially the Kamika Agama, the Karana Agama, and later ritual manuals such as the Soma Shambhu Paddhati, that clearly arrange them as the Navashaktis or the Nine Shaktis. During the worship of the Panchasana, the five tiered spiritual throne of Shiva, the Vamadeva Mantra governs the Lotus Seat. The Agamas describe these nine Shaktis as the presiding female deities of the nine directions and the nine petals surrounding the divine energy of ##vAmadeva##. These Shaktis belong specifically to the ##vAmadeva## aspect of Shiva. They should not be understood as the attendants of Shiva in general. Each of the five faces of Shiva has its own divine powers, Shaktis, and sacred forms. According to some later Shaiva and Tantric traditions, the eight outer Shaktis are also identified with the eight Matrikas. Their corresponding Bhairavas are identified with the Ashta Bhairavas, although this interpretation is not described in the same way in every Shaiva scripture. These dhyAna shlokas are from ##manonmanI yantra pUjA krama##. Encoded, proofread, and notes by Durga Sharma \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}