% Text title            : Tantrashtakam
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tanoti brahmavij~nAnaM trAyate bhavasAgarAt |
tena tantramiti khyAtaM R^iShibhistattvavedibhiH || 1||
na dehe na cha mantre.artho na yantre na bahiHkriyAH |
chidrUpashaktisaMyogastantramityabhidhIyate || 2||
yatra jIvaH shivo bhUtvA shaktyA brahmaNi lIyate |
tadeva tantramityAhurvedatantravishAradAH || 3||
na varNo nAshramAchAro na kulaM na bahiHkriyA |
shuddhabodhaikaniShThatvaM tantrasya paramaM padam || 4||
yadantarbahiravyaktaM vyApya vishvaM vyavasthitam |
tadeva tantramityuktaM guhyAdguhyataraM mahat || 5||
j~nAnaM kriyA tathA ichChA trayaM yatraikatAM gatam |
tattattvaM tantramityAhuH sarvAgamavishAradAH || 6||
na bandho na cha mokSho.asti na sAdhyo na cha sAdhanam |
svasaMvittiparaM tattvaM tantramityabhidhIyate || 7||
yaH pashyatyakhilaM vishvamekashakteH sanAtanam |
sa tantraviditi prokto nAnyathA vedapAragaiH || 8||

iti tantrAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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