Bhagavad Gītā: The divine knowledge of Parābhairava 💗🌹

In Kashmiri Śaivism, the Bhagavad Gītā is not just a story from a distant battlefield but a living dialogue that unfolds within the heart of every human being. Here, Kṛṣṇa is understood not as a separate deity but as the very voice of Parābhaírava, the supreme Śiva, who speaks from the depths of universal consciousness itself. Parābhaírava reveals the gita through Kṛṣṇa.

Brahman is a Vedāntic concept, non-doing, non-acting, & attributeless consciousness. Śāktās dont follow Vedanta.

In Śāktism, Devī is Parā, Aparā, & Parāparā Śakti. The ultimate reality is not inert Brahman, but Chit-Śakti – consciousness that is dynamic, self-aware, & creative.

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Unlike Vedāntic Brahman, which is merely the silent witness, Devī is both consciousness (Śiva) & Śāktī. She is not only sat-cit-ānanda but also icchā, jñāna, and kriyā. For this reason, She is called Pañca-kṛtya-parāyaṇā, the one devoted to the five cosmic acts.

Kālī and Lalitā are not separate goddesses but two faces of the same absolute Śakti.

In Śrīvidyā and Kaula Tantra, Lalitā Tripurasundarī is the serene, supremely beautiful aspect of the divine mother. She rules over creation with grace, order, & the sweetness of śṛṅgāra rasa.
Kālī is the fierce, time-dissolving aspect of that very same Śakti. She stands beyond creation, stripping away illusion through raw transcendence & the raudra rasa of annihilation.

One is the stillness of the ocean under moonlight, the other its roaring, all-consuming waves.

DESIRE IS DIVINE 🌹💫

In the Śākta tradition, detachment isn’t a requirement. Worship of the divine feminine doesn’t distance you from life, it draws you deeper into it.

Devi doesn’t separate you from the world, she awakens you to its fullness.
Devī engages with you wholly, wildly, and without holding back, rather than sterilising your experience.

What many call “detachment” often comes from a place of fear, a patriarchal defence against the raw, untamed force of the feminine.

Nija-sallāpa-mādhurya-vinirbhartsita-kacchapī

Meaning: She whose sweet speech puts to shame the melody of the Vīṇā of Sarasvatī.

~ Srī Lalitā Sahasranāma 🌙🌹

This name glorifies the supreme sweetness and power of Lalitā Devī's speech, or more subtly, her sound, Nāda. It’s a profound metaphysical point in Śrīvidyā and Tantra, where the Devi's speech is not just literal words but represents Divine Vāk (Speech) in its highest form, spanning all four levels; Parā, Paśyantī, Madhyamā, and Vaikharī.

Why are women honoured in Tantras?

Apart from the understanding that women are manifestations of Śakti and are associated with the Kula (Śakti) principle, while men are linked to Akula (Śiva), there is a deeper significance to this symbolism.
Just as Śakti keeps Śiva engaged with his own creation, his very nature, so too does a woman keep a man grounded in the material world. The material realm is not an impediment to spiritual growth; rather, it is the very foundation upon which spiritual progress is built.

What is 'AHAM VIMARSHINI' in Kashmiri Shaivism ??

Aham Vimarshini is the Self-Reflective Power of Consciousness in Kashmiri Shaivism. It is one of the most exquisite and profound concepts in Kashmiri Shaivism. While Aham Brahmāsmi of Advait Vedanta reveals the oneness of the individual with the Absolute in Advaita Vedanta.

Aham Vimarśinī in Kashmiri Shaivism explores how that Absolute becomes aware of itself through its own Saktī and expresses itself as the universe.

DESCRIPTION OF MANDIVIPA 🌹

Mandivipa the abode of Tripurásundarī 💗

सर्वदो निजवासार्थ प्रकृत्या मूलभूतया ।
कैलासादधिको लोको वैकुण्ठादपि चोत्तमः ॥
गोलोकादपि सर्वस्मात्सर्वलोकोऽधिकः स्मृतः ।
नैतत्समं त्रिलोक्यां तु सुन्दरं विद्यते क्वचित्‌ ॥ Meaning:

In the very beginning, the Devi Mula Prakriti Bhagavati built this place for Her residence, superior to Kailasa, Vaikunta and Goloka. Verily no other place in this universe can stand before it. Hence it is called Manidvipa or Sarvaloka as superior to all the Lokas

Beautiful sculpture of Lajja Gauri 💗.

It can be daunting and make people uncomfortable as it is raw naked form of the divine Mother, free from any filters of social norms.

Devi is called Śrī Mata i.e the Mother that gives birth to the entire universe. How are we Born ??
The obvious answer is through the female genital (Yoni). That is the place where the procreative power of God lies.

The Male genital is one that sows the seed of creation and the female nourishes it and gives life to it. She is source of creation

Nice fictional story but the reality is Francis Xavier was a Christian fanatic who established the Goa Inquisition, which lead to killing of large numbers of hindus and Jews and Destruction of temples.

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Xavier and Jesuits unleashed terror in Goa. Hindus & Jews were forcefully converted by means of torture, bribery , threat, social & economical pressure to accept christanity.

Xavier's did it because Goa was a centre of Hindu learning and he knew it isn't easy to proselytise

Shut up !!

No IVC wasn't buddhist coz Siddharta himself was born in a Hindu family before he started his cult.

Ashokan Inscriptions of Negliva and Paderia mentions that Amravati stupa of Ashoka depicts that Siddharta Gautama's tribe worshipped Ishvara (shiva.)

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Siddhartha Gautama knew about Saivism. He mentions it as Siva Vijja , even buddhist commentator buddhagosha calls it bhuta Vijja.

Even Tripitak, Sutpitak & Digha Nikaya & Brahmajala sutta speaks of Siva Vijja .
(Ofc Buddhist referred it as evil ).

This shows Saivism existed

🔺AMRITESHVARA BHAÍRAVA 🔺

In the Bhairava Agamas of Kashmiri Saivism, includes the worship of Amriteshvar Bhairav. This form of Bhairava holds Amruta of Immortality. In the Bhairav Agamas, Parvati asks Siva:

O Lord your eyes loaded with tears of compassion are so beautiful. Please tell me how these eyes are capable of such a flare that it can reduce Death itself to ashes.

Books on Tantra 🔱

While I believe no book can ever elucidate the divine knowledge of Tantra, that a guru can, but still since I was requested to share few books here are few :

1) These two books by Arthur Avalon, who was shishya of Acharya Sivachandra of Bengal
2) By Robert Svabodha , shishya of Aghori Vimalananda

HṚDAYADEVĪ💗
The Goddess who resides in your heart.

Devi exists in three states :
Para, Apara and ParaPara

1) Para is the most supreme transcendental, energy that is out of human experience or understanding. 2) ParaPara

In order to Manifest in the cosmos which is just equal a thought in Devi's mind, she limits herself during manifestation to level of Mediocre or Moderate Sakti. This is the state of Para Para

BASIC NAVRATRI UPASANA SUGGESTIONS 💗

Chant either of the two or both :

1) "Om Durgaye Namah "
21 or 108 malas (as per your convenience) you hve to finish this in 9 days

2) Stotram of 32 Names of Durga 108 times in 9 days. Offer some Bhog that you prepare like Payasam. Devi loves it💗 orelse offer sweets or fruits.

Offer her beautiful flowers in Red, White or Yellow Colour.

Avoid Tulsi . Candíkā gets angry with smell of Tulsi.

महेश्वरमहाकल्पमहाताण्डवसाक्षिणी ❤️‍🔥

She who is the witness of the great dance of maheshvara (shiva) at the end of the great cycle of creation.

Siva causes the great dissolution where everyone gets dissoluted into him. Devi is a witness to this. Everything is destroyed by Siva, all devi devatas, asuras and this entire cosmos merges within Siva and then he himself merges with Devi and dissolutes himself within her.

Only then she's Parashakti. She is the residence for all the 36 tattvas during the period of Dissolution.

Matangi: The holder of the Supreme Sound 🌹💗

She is the Mantrini Sakti of Lalita Mahatripurasundari . She represents the power of attraction of Lalita.

Her main purpose is to bring people to Lalita Upasana by her innate aspect of Akarshana power (attraction power) Lalita uses this mantra to attract devotees to her, while the devotee thinks he is attracting Lalita to him. This is the secret of Matangi.

Tantras recognise four types of sounds in our Body. They are :
Parâ, Pashyanti, Madhyama, and Vaikhari.

🗣️: "She is our compassionate mother she can never ask for Bali”

Meanwhile to those who know that she was the cause of the entire Ramayan & Mahabharat. Kālī made both groups fight each other and enjoyed their blood and flesh when they killed each other.

SOURCE: Kalika Puran🌝 According to the Kalika Puran it's due to the will of Sakti only that entire Ramayan and Mahabharat war happened and she enjoyed seeing both groups kill each other.

Why ?? Because it's her own play.

It's an Abrahamic view to show "God" as "All Merciful & Good only"

Pashubali at Nava Durga Bhavani Temple in Nepal 🙏

Manusmriti 5.41 states :

At the Madhuparka offering, at sacrifices, and at the rites in honour of the Pitrs, at these alone should animals be killed, and nowhere else: thus has Manu declared. Manusmriti further states:

The twice-born person, knowing the real import of the Veda, killing animals on these occasions, carries himself and the animal to the most excellent state.

Khadga of Bhagvati cuts of all ignorance. When she rises everyone surrenders to her.

At this stage every sort of ignorance, including the ignorance of duality that we percieve gets destroyed by her. Even the duality we see between Síva and Sakti is Destroyed. This state is the state that is beyond the 36 tattvas including the Siva and Sakti.

This is state of Paradevata. Saivas call it Parasiva, Saktas called it Adiparashakti.

Acharya Abhinavagupta in the Tantraloka states:

Let the sharp pointed triśūla of Bhairava filled with will, knowledge & action have predominance in knowledge only. And let that jñāna-śūla remain in such a way that it destroys the opposites of the highest state of bliss. May that jñāna-śūla destroy all the three bondages by its flame of absolute divine God consciousness.

O supreme Bhairava! You alone possess the three glorious energies of absolute independence, of the will of desiring the world of succession, & of the world of succession itself.