Yoni Tantra
Yoni Tantra
Yoni Tantra
2007
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Svecchachara
This Sanskrit word means a spiritual state in which an
individual may act according to her or his own will. As
she or he is Éiva incarnate, there can be no morality, but
only freedom from the rules of the pasu or herd-person
who is fettered by the mind:----
Bhairava said: Listen, VÌra CËmuÙdË, to the charac-
teristics of vessels and the way of acting. One may be like
a child, a madman, a king, like one in a swoon, like an
independent spirit, like a Lord Hero, a Gandharva, a naked
person, a Tridandin or like one teaching knowledge for
gain. The way to be is to act however one wills.’’ (KJN,
Patala 8)
The Yoni Tantra advocates Svecchachara in Patala 7,
stating that the ordinary rules for worship are suspended for
one following Mahachina practice. This ‘‘Mahachina’’ is
often encountered in tantrik texts----it seems to refer to
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KËmarÍpa
The Yoni Tantra hails from Cooch Bihar (Kocha), but
many of the Kaula Tantras originate from KËmarÍpa. In
Puranic legend, this is the place where the yoni of DevÌ
fell to earth after the Goddess’ body was sliced into 50
segments by the discus of ViÚÙu.
Matsyendranath----founder of Kaula and NËtha schools---
expounded the Kaula Shastra at KËmarÍpa. The famous
temple at Gauhati is celebrated. The KamarupÌ is hymned in
the Kalika Purana and in very many other Vama and Kaula
tantras.
‘‘It is said that female sadhvikas knowing yoga dwell at
KËmakhyË PÌtha. If one joins with one of these, one
obtains Yogini Siddhi.’’ (KJN, Patala 16)
base of the yoni, one should rub the liÔga and the yoni
together.
I have thereby declared the manner of proceeding for all
sËdhakas. DeveÚÌ, never reveal this tantra! Do not give it to
the disciple of another or to the undevoted. MahËdevÌ, the
Yoni Tantra is revealed from love for you.
Sixth Patala
If a person should gaze at a yoni while ritually bathing, his
life becomes fruitful. There is no doubt of this. One should
look at one’s partner’s yoni, at another woman’s yoni, the
yoni of a maiden----in the absence of a maiden’s yoni one
should gaze reverentially at the yoni of a pupil.
Never worship the yoni in front of pashus. Using the
yoni sËdhana method, one definitely becomes like ViÚÙu, of
this there is no doubt. Whosoever does this is praised by the
Suras and Asuras in heaven and the underworld. Only one
acting with vÌra SËdhana is liberated from sorrow.
This well-balanced sËdhana is revealed from love for
you. If a worshipper of the yoni tattva enters a dispute,
after conquering all enemies he becomes ultimately victo-
rious, DÍrgË. What is the point of bathing in the Ganges?
What need is there to resort to sacred places? There is
nothing equalling devotion to the yoni. Acting otherwise
is useless.
DeveÚÌ, even with my five mouths I am unable to speak of
the yoni’s greatness! Listen Naganandini, by grace of your
yoni I became MahËdeva!
Whichsoever sËdhaka should have intercourse in a
woman’s yoni becomes liberated from the great misery
which is the terrible Ocean of Samsara. What need of many
words in this matter? PËrvatÌ-SundarÌ, listen! There is
nothing praised in the world more worthy of praise than
the yoni tattva.
DevÌ, without it, how could it be possible for ViÚÙu or
Éiva to speak? How could I be capable of anything, O
Mother DÍrgË? How is it possible for me to describe your
great receptacle of riches?
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